Hopefield’s annual rainfall averages 260 mm. Due to receiving most of its rainfall during winter it has a Mediterranean climate. The month with the lowest average rainfall recorded is February (2 mm), with the highest being July (50 mm). Average midday temperatures recorded range between 17.1°C in July to 28.3°C in February. The region is the coldest during July when the mercury drops to 7°C on average during the night.
Cold and occasional rainy weather during Winter allows for traditional ‘Waterblommetjie Bredie’ (water lily stew) to be enjoyed with freshly baked farm bread, or hearty homemade soups to be enjoyed in front of a cosy fireplace. Sunny days during Winter allow the visitor to experience exquisite scenes of rolling green wheat lands and swollen estuaries.
Spring calls for magnificent displays of veld / Fynbos blossoms and flowers, followed in time by bright Canola fields and
golden wheat lands, waiting to be harvested.
Hopefield is situated on the R45 which forms part of the Route 27 West Coast Road. http://www.route27sa.com/hopefield.html
Hopefield is in the heart of the West Coast Fynbos Country with spectacular displays of wild Spring flowers in and around
town peaking during August until October.
Hopefield hosts the annual Hopefield Fynbos show, which takes place during the last weekend of August (Thursday to Sunday) where there is a unique display of at least 200 Fynbos species found in the area.
Hopefield is home to a Dutch Reformed Church which was built in 1879 in which a Forster & Andrews organ was installed
(one of only ten in South Africa). The inauguration of the enlarged church and new organ was held on 20 December 1911. Even though a management committee was appointed by the inhabitants in 1903, the church council retained jurisdiction
over all matters until the town became a municipality in 1914.
Cold and occasional rainy weather during Winter allows for traditional ‘Waterblommetjie Bredie’ (water lily stew) to be enjoyed with freshly baked farm bread, or hearty homemade soups to be enjoyed in front of a cosy fireplace. Sunny days during Winter allow the visitor to experience exquisite scenes of rolling green wheat lands and swollen estuaries.
Spring calls for magnificent displays of veld / Fynbos blossoms and flowers, followed in time by bright Canola fields and
golden wheat lands, waiting to be harvested.
Hopefield is situated on the R45 which forms part of the Route 27 West Coast Road. http://www.route27sa.com/hopefield.html
Hopefield is in the heart of the West Coast Fynbos Country with spectacular displays of wild Spring flowers in and around
town peaking during August until October.
Hopefield hosts the annual Hopefield Fynbos show, which takes place during the last weekend of August (Thursday to Sunday) where there is a unique display of at least 200 Fynbos species found in the area.
Hopefield is home to a Dutch Reformed Church which was built in 1879 in which a Forster & Andrews organ was installed
(one of only ten in South Africa). The inauguration of the enlarged church and new organ was held on 20 December 1911. Even though a management committee was appointed by the inhabitants in 1903, the church council retained jurisdiction
over all matters until the town became a municipality in 1914.
