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Monthly climate in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Richards Bay features a humid subtropical climate (Cfa).Temperatures typically range between 19 °C (66 °F) and 25 °C (78 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 10 °C (51 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (99 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1045 mm (41.1 inches) and receives 130 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Richards Bay enjoys an average of 3792 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 19 minutes to 13 hours 55 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa §

The warmest months in Richards Bay are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 25 °C (77 - 78 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 19 to 19 °C (66 - 67 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Richards Bay experiences 191 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 35°C
(96°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(97°F)
Mean maximum 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(94°F)
Average high 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(82°F)
Daily mean 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Average low 22°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(71°F)
Mean minimum 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Minimum 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(64°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa §

Richards Bay usually has the most precipitation in January, February and November, with an average of 14 rainy days and 133 mm (5.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Richards Bay are June, July and August. On average, 35 mm (1.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 115 (4.5) 161 (6.3) 115 (4.5) 70 (2.8) 103 (4.0) 37 (1.4) 20 (0.8) 49 (1.9) 59 (2.3) 94 (3.7) 124 (4.9) 98 (3.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 12 17 12 11 9 6 5 10 9 13 13 13

Monthly sunshine hours in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa §

The sunniest months in Richards Bay are March, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 15 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Richards Bay: January, May and June receive an average of 9 hours 39 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 299 316 345 312 300 288 302 301 309 325 333 356
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 43m 13h 3m 12h 13m 11h 21m 10h 39m 10h 19m 10h 30m 11h 6m 11h 55m 12h 46m 13h 32m 13h 55m

Solar UV radiation in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa §

Richards Bay experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the Moderate / High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 6. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Richards Bay UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 14 14 12 8 6 4 5 7 9 11 13 14