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Monthly climate in Richmond, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Richmond features a oceanic climate (Cfb).Temperatures typically range between 13 °C (55 °F) and 20 °C (69 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -1 °C (31 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (99 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1043 mm (41.1 inches) and receives 152 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Richmond enjoys an average of 3718 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 14 minutes to 14 hours 1 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Richmond, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa §

The warmest months in Richmond are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 20 to 20 °C (68 - 69 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 13 to 14 °C (55 - 57 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Richmond experiences 135 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 Richmond, 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
(95°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(97°F)
Mean maximum 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(93°F)
Average high 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Daily mean 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(67°F)
Average low 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(59°F)
Mean minimum 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 10°C
(51°F)
Minimum 11°C
(53°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 2°C
(37°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 9°C
(49°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Richmond, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa §

Richmond usually has the most precipitation in February, November and December, with an average of 20 rainy days and 157 mm (6.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Richmond are May, June and July. On average, 24 mm (0.9 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Richmond, 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) 118 (4.6) 164 (6.4) 104 (4.1) 86 (3.4) 45 (1.8) 15 (0.6) 12 (0.5) 46 (1.8) 55 (2.2) 92 (3.6) 146 (5.7) 163 (6.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 17 19 16 13 6 3 3 10 9 14 19 23

Monthly sunshine hours in Richmond, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa §

The sunniest months in Richmond are March, October and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 47 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Richmond: January, June and July receive an average of 9 hours 26 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Richmond, 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 283 300 333 304 301 284 300 307 310 325 324 343
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 48m 13h 6m 12h 13m 11h 19m 10h 35m 10h 14m 10h 25m 11h 3m 11h 54m 12h 48m 13h 36m 14h 1m

Solar UV radiation in Richmond, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa §

Richmond experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 15, 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 Richmond UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Richmond, 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) 15 14 12 9 6 4 5 7 10 11 13 15