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Rocktail Beach Camp
KwaZulu-Natalvillage
Air quality index
Demographic figures from Statistics South Africa. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Rocktail Beach Camp, a village in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, forms part of the country's settled landscape. Located at -27.262°, 32.770°, Rocktail Beach Camp occupies a subtropical portion of the southern hemisphere. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. The location receives about 1,758 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 69% of daylight hours. Climate records indicate average highs near 78°F and lows near 67.4°F and about 40.3 in of annual precipitation (a moderate total). The latitude suggests hot summers and mild winters typical of the subtropics. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Sombre GreenbulAndropadus importunus (Vieillot, 1818) · Aves102
- Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves82
- Yellow-throated LongclawMacronyx croceus (Vieillot, 1816) · Aves80
- African PipitAnthus cinnamomeus Rüppell, 1840 · Aves75
- Barn SwallowHirundo rustica Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves75
- Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves73
- Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cubla (Latham, 1802) · Aves72
- Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura (Vieillot, 1821) · Aves69
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in KwaZulu-Natal
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species









Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Rocktail Beach Camp, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.
Sources
- • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Elevation
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org