Climatch

Pietermaritzburg vs Kaiyuan, China Climate

75%match

On climate, Kaiyuan is a 75% match for Pietermaritzburg. Compared with Pietermaritzburg, Kaiyuan has the same summer highs, less sun, more rain in summer and 4°F (2°C) milder winter nights.

Pietermaritzburg gets 30 in (752 mm) of rain a year and Kaiyuan 36 in (917 mm). Pietermaritzburg's warmest month is February, at 84°F (29°C); Kaiyuan's is May, at 83°F (28°C).

Kaiyuan is in the Northern Hemisphere, so its seasons are flipped: Pietermaritzburg's July is most like Kaiyuan's January.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJFMAMJJASOND
Pietermaritzburg
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJFMAMJJASOND
Kaiyuan

Climate fingerprints: ring color = average temperature, thickness = rain. January at the top.

Month by month

Highs and lows (°F)

PietermaritzburgKaiyuan (6 months later)solid = high, dashed = low

40°60°80°100°JFMAMJJASONDPietermaritzburg Jan: 83°Pietermaritzburg Feb: 84°Pietermaritzburg Mar: 82°Pietermaritzburg Apr: 78°Pietermaritzburg May: 76°Pietermaritzburg Jun: 71°Pietermaritzburg Jul: 71°Pietermaritzburg Aug: 74°Pietermaritzburg Sep: 77°Pietermaritzburg Oct: 77°Pietermaritzburg Nov: 79°Pietermaritzburg Dec: 82°Pietermaritzburg Jan: 64°Pietermaritzburg Feb: 64°Pietermaritzburg Mar: 62°Pietermaritzburg Apr: 56°Pietermaritzburg May: 48°Pietermaritzburg Jun: 41°Pietermaritzburg Jul: 41°Pietermaritzburg Aug: 46°Pietermaritzburg Sep: 52°Pietermaritzburg Oct: 56°Pietermaritzburg Nov: 59°Pietermaritzburg Dec: 62°Kaiyuan (6 months later) Jan: 81°Kaiyuan (6 months later) Feb: 82°Kaiyuan (6 months later) Mar: 79°Kaiyuan (6 months later) Apr: 75°Kaiyuan (6 months later) May: 71°Kaiyuan (6 months later) Jun: 65°Kaiyuan (6 months later) Jul: 65°Kaiyuan (6 months later) Aug: 69°Kaiyuan (6 months later) Sep: 76°Kaiyuan (6 months later) Oct: 81°Kaiyuan (6 months later) Nov: 83°Kaiyuan (6 months later) Dec: 83°Kaiyuan (6 months later) Jan: 67°Kaiyuan (6 months later) Feb: 66°Kaiyuan (6 months later) Mar: 63°Kaiyuan (6 months later) Apr: 59°Kaiyuan (6 months later) May: 51°Kaiyuan (6 months later) Jun: 46°Kaiyuan (6 months later) Jul: 45°Kaiyuan (6 months later) Aug: 48°Kaiyuan (6 months later) Sep: 53°Kaiyuan (6 months later) Oct: 59°Kaiyuan (6 months later) Nov: 64°Kaiyuan (6 months later) Dec: 67°

Rain (in per month)

PietermaritzburgKaiyuan (6 months later)

0510JFMAMJJASONDPietermaritzburg Jan: 4.8Pietermaritzburg Feb: 3.9Pietermaritzburg Mar: 3.4Pietermaritzburg Apr: 1.7Pietermaritzburg May: 0.7Pietermaritzburg Jun: 0.5Pietermaritzburg Jul: 0.6Pietermaritzburg Aug: 0.9Pietermaritzburg Sep: 1.5Pietermaritzburg Oct: 2.8Pietermaritzburg Nov: 4.2Pietermaritzburg Dec: 4.7Kaiyuan (6 months later) Jan: 8.2Kaiyuan (6 months later) Feb: 7.1Kaiyuan (6 months later) Mar: 3.4Kaiyuan (6 months later) Apr: 2.2Kaiyuan (6 months later) May: 1.3Kaiyuan (6 months later) Jun: 0.7Kaiyuan (6 months later) Jul: 0.5Kaiyuan (6 months later) Aug: 0.5Kaiyuan (6 months later) Sep: 0.8Kaiyuan (6 months later) Oct: 1.7Kaiyuan (6 months later) Nov: 3.7Kaiyuan (6 months later) Dec: 6.1

Monthly averages

Average monthly highs, lows and rain in Pietermaritzburg and Kaiyuan
MonthHighLowRain
PietermaritzburgKaiyuanPietermaritzburgKaiyuanPietermaritzburgKaiyuan
Jan83°F(28°C)65°F(18°C)64°F(18°C)45°F(7°C)4.8 in(123 mm)0.5 in(12 mm)
Feb84°F(29°C)69°F(21°C)64°F(18°C)47°F(9°C)3.9 in(100 mm)0.5 in(13 mm)
Mar82°F(28°C)76°F(24°C)62°F(17°C)53°F(12°C)3.4 in(86 mm)0.8 in(21 mm)
Apr78°F(26°C)81°F(27°C)56°F(13°C)59°F(15°C)1.7 in(43 mm)1.7 in(44 mm)
May76°F(24°C)83°F(28°C)47°F(9°C)64°F(18°C)0.7 in(17 mm)3.7 in(93 mm)
Jun71°F(22°C)83°F(28°C)40°F(5°C)67°F(19°C)0.5 in(12 mm)6.1 in(155 mm)
Jul71°F(22°C)81°F(27°C)40°F(5°C)67°F(20°C)0.6 in(14 mm)8.1 in(207 mm)
Aug74°F(23°C)82°F(28°C)46°F(8°C)66°F(19°C)0.9 in(22 mm)7.1 in(181 mm)
Sep77°F(25°C)79°F(26°C)52°F(11°C)63°F(17°C)1.5 in(37 mm)3.4 in(86 mm)
Oct77°F(25°C)75°F(24°C)56°F(13°C)59°F(15°C)2.8 in(72 mm)2.2 in(55 mm)
Nov79°F(26°C)71°F(21°C)59°F(15°C)51°F(11°C)4.2 in(106 mm)1.3 in(32 mm)
Dec82°F(28°C)65°F(18°C)62°F(17°C)46°F(8°C)4.7 in(120 mm)0.7 in(18 mm)

1991–2020 averages, by calendar month.

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