Richards Bay monthly weather averages

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Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Richards Bay

Richards Bay average temperature chart (Celsius) Richards Bay average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Richards Bay (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 29.2 29 28.7 26.9 24.8 23 22.9 24 24.8 25.4 26.7 28.6
°F 84.6 84.1 83.7 80.5 76.7 73.4 73.3 75.1 76.7 77.7 80 83.5

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Richards Bay monthly rainfall chart (mm) Richards Bay monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Richards Bay (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 164 159 105 100 97 56 57 61 77 103 111 86
inches 6.5 6.2 4.1 3.9 3.8 2.2 2.2 2.4 3 4.1 4.4 3.4
Rainy days 12 11 10 8 7 6 6 7 9 12 13 11

Average annual rainfall in Richards Bay: 1179.633mm (464.4 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Richards Bay

Richards Bay average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Richards Bay
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 8.5 8.4 8.3 8.1 8.1 8.1 8.5 8.7 8 7.8 8 8.3

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Richards Bay average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Richards Bay average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Richards Bay (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 21.2 21.3 20.5 18.3 15.4 12.6 12.6 14.2 16.2 17.4 18.8 20.4
Max °C 29.4 29.2 29 27.2 25.1 23.3 23.2 24.2 25.1 25.6 26.9 28.8
Min °F 70.2 70.3 68.8 64.9 59.6 54.6 54.7 57.6 61.1 63.3 65.8 68.7
Max °F 77.5 77.4 76.5 72.9 68.4 64.2 64.2 66.6 69.1 70.7 73 76.3

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Richards Bay average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Richards Bay average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Richards Bay in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 26.5 27.1 26.9 26 24.7 23.4 22.5 22.2 22.4 23 24.1 25.3
°F 79.7 80.7 80.4 78.7 76.5 74.2 72.5 71.9 72.3 73.4 75.3 77.5

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Richards Bay average winspeed by month (km/h) Richards Bay average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Richards Bay (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 19 18 18 16 16 16 17 19 20 20 20 19
mph 12 11 11 10 10 10 11 12 12 13 12 12

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Richards Bay relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Richards Bay
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
80% 80% 80% 80% 78% 76% 76% 75% 78% 78% 79% 78%

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Richards Bay weather stats

Richards Bay weather statistics
Hottest month: January 29.2°C 84.6°F
Driest month: June 56mm 2.2ins
Sunniest month: July 8.5hrs
Coldest month: June 23°C 73.4°F
Wettest month: January 164mm 6.5ins
Warmest sea: February 27.1°C 80.8°F
Map showing location of Richards Bay (-28.78301, 32.03768) Richards Bay map pin © Google

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