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Explore Kimberley
Kimberley in Frances Baard District Municipality (Northern Cape) with it's 142,089 inhabitants is located in South Africa about 295 mi (or 474 km) south-west of Pretoria, the country's capital.
Local time in Kimberley is now 03:36 AM (Monday). The local timezone is named Africa / Johannesburg with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 8 airports in the wider vicinity of Kimberley. The closest airport in South Africa is Kimberley Airport in a distance of 5 mi (or 8 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Barkly West, Boshof, Warrenton, Koffiefontein and Christiana. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 36°C / 96 °F
Morning Temperature | 23°C / 73 °F |
Evening Temperature | 27°C / 81 °F |
Night Temperature | 22°C / 72 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 6% |
Air Humidity | 13% |
Air Pressure | 1008 hPa |
Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 16 km/h (10 mph) from South-East |
Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 1% of sky |
General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Tuesday, 19th of November 2024
33°C (92 °F)
26°C (79 °F)
Sky is clear, fresh breeze, clear sky.
Wednesday, 20th of November 2024
34°C (93 °F)
20°C (67 °F)
Light rain, high wind, near gale, clear sky.
Thursday, 21st of November 2024
30°C (86 °F)
21°C (71 °F)
Light rain, strong breeze, scattered clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Oleander Guest House
Protea Hotel Kimberley
Aletheim Guest House Collection
GARDEN COURT KIMBERLEY
DIAMOND LODGE MS
44 Memorial Manor
Mc Kala Guest House
Kimberley Country House
Kimberley Manor Guesthouse
Villa Mexicana
Videos from this area
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Warlords of Draenor: Highmaul - The Walled City [warr][dps][lfr]
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Kimberley's historical buildings
With tastefully furnished guest rooms, ample secure parking & relaxing shaded gardens, The Solomon Edwardian Guest House provides the perfect accommodation for your stay in Kimberley.
Lion Growl
Lion Growling at the Buisfontein Safari Lodge near Kimberley, South Africa. The Lodge has many lions of all ages and a variety of other aminals including zebras on the property.
The Big Hole
This is The Big Hole in Kimberley where they dug up some of the worlds biggest diamonds. Its full of water now due to hitting an underground river or something. The hole is about 1 km i think...
Rhino poop
On Safari at Good Hope Private Reserve outside of Kimberley, South Africa. Our guide providing us with useful information on rhino poop.
Big Hole.MOV
This is at The Big Hole in Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa. It's a giant hole left behind from diamond mining. Eish.
view of the Vaal River
View of the Vaal River from the Good Hope Private Reserve located outside of Kimberley, South Africa.
Polaris Outlaw STUCK IN THE SH#T WATER
Quinton Kruger And Stolen Goods went on a trip around KBY and Q... got stuck in the "MUD"....... LOL.
One Finger Death Punch [part 1]
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Big Hole
The Big Hole, Open Mine or Kimberley Mine is an open-pit and underground mine in Kimberley, South Africa, and claimed to be the largest hole excavated by hand.
Kimberley Boys' High School
Kimberley Boys' High School is a state secondary school or high school situated adjacent to the Honoured Dead Memorial, in the arc between Dalham and Memorial Roads, Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa – a site it has occupied since January 1914. The school was founded, along with what would become Kimberley Girls' High School, in 1887, under the name Kimberley Public Undenominational Schools.
Kimberley Girls' High School
Kimberley Girls' High School is a high school located on Elsmere Road in Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa. It is over a hundred years old and has close affiliation with Kimberley Boys' High School and Kimberley Junior School.
St Cyprian's Grammar School, Kimberley
St. Cyprian's Grammar School in Kimberley, South Africa, is a co-educational English-medium independent school for Grades 1-12, attached to St Cyprian's Cathedral. In its present form it opened its doors to 83 students on 21 January 2009.
St Cyprian's Cathedral, Kimberley
The Cathedral Church of St Cyprian the Martyr, Kimberley, is the seat of the Bishop of the Kimberley and Kuruman, Anglican Church of Southern Africa. The building was dedicated in 1908, becoming a Cathedral when the Synod of Bishops mandated formation of the new Diocese of Kimberley and Kuruman in October 1911. The first Bishop, the Rt Revd Wilfrid Gore Browne, was enthroned there on 30 June 1912.
Northern Cape High Court
The Northern Cape High Court, Kimberley (formerly the Northern Cape Provincial Division and commonly the Kimberley High Court) is one of the High Courts of South Africa. It is located in Kimberley and has general jurisdiction over the Northern Cape province, except for certain areas transferred from the North West province in 2006 that presently remain under the jurisdiction of the North West High Court.
Malay Camp, Kimberley
The Malay Camp in Kimberley, South Africa, with a history similar to Cape Town's District Six, Johannesburg's Sophiatown and Port Elizabeth's South End, was a cosmopolitan suburb originating in the early days of Kimberley's existence but subject to forced 'slums clearance' after the owner of the land donated the area to the Kimberley Municipality in 1939. Most of the houses, churches, mosques, shops and other buildings were demolished, making way for Kimberley's Civic Centre.
William Humphreys Art Gallery
The William Humphreys Art Gallery, in Kimberley, South Africa, was opened in 1952 and named after its principal benefactor, William Benbow Humphreys (1889–1965).
Kimberley railway station (South Africa)
Kimberley railway station is the central railway station of the city of Kimberley, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. Because Kimberley is the junction of the main Cape Town–Johannesburg main line with another line from Bloemfontein, it is served by several routes of the Shosholoza Meyl inter-city service.
Trams in Kimberley, Northern Cape
The Kimberley tramway network formed part of the public transport system in Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa, for roughly 60 years until the late 1940s. A heritage tramway network has since been opened in the city, in 1985.