Pietermaritzburg vs Piet Retief Climate
90%matchOn climate, Piet Retief is a 90% match for Pietermaritzburg. Compared with Pietermaritzburg, Piet Retief has the same winter lows, more sun and 4°F (2°C) cooler summer days.
Pietermaritzburg gets 30 in (752 mm) of rain a year and Piet Retief 34 in (855 mm). February is the warmest month in both, with highs of 84°F (29°C) in Pietermaritzburg and 79°F (26°C) in Piet Retief.
Climate fingerprints: ring color = average temperature, thickness = rain. January at the top.
Month by month
Highs and lows (°F)
PietermaritzburgPiet Retiefsolid = high, dashed = low
Rain (in per month)
PietermaritzburgPiet Retief
Monthly averages
| Month | High | Low | Rain | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pietermaritzburg | Piet Retief | Pietermaritzburg | Piet Retief | Pietermaritzburg | Piet Retief | |
| Jan | 83°F(28°C) | 78°F(26°C) | 64°F(18°C) | 59°F(15°C) | 4.8 in(123 mm) | 5.7 in(146 mm) |
| Feb | 84°F(29°C) | 79°F(26°C) | 64°F(18°C) | 59°F(15°C) | 3.9 in(100 mm) | 4.8 in(121 mm) |
| Mar | 82°F(28°C) | 78°F(25°C) | 62°F(17°C) | 57°F(14°C) | 3.4 in(86 mm) | 3.5 in(89 mm) |
| Apr | 78°F(26°C) | 73°F(23°C) | 56°F(13°C) | 51°F(11°C) | 1.7 in(43 mm) | 2.0 in(51 mm) |
| May | 76°F(24°C) | 71°F(22°C) | 47°F(9°C) | 45°F(7°C) | 0.7 in(17 mm) | 0.7 in(18 mm) |
| Jun | 71°F(22°C) | 67°F(20°C) | 40°F(5°C) | 40°F(5°C) | 0.5 in(12 mm) | 0.4 in(10 mm) |
| Jul | 71°F(22°C) | 67°F(19°C) | 40°F(5°C) | 40°F(4°C) | 0.6 in(14 mm) | 0.4 in(10 mm) |
| Aug | 74°F(23°C) | 72°F(22°C) | 46°F(8°C) | 44°F(7°C) | 0.9 in(22 mm) | 0.6 in(16 mm) |
| Sep | 77°F(25°C) | 76°F(24°C) | 52°F(11°C) | 49°F(9°C) | 1.5 in(37 mm) | 1.2 in(30 mm) |
| Oct | 77°F(25°C) | 75°F(24°C) | 56°F(13°C) | 52°F(11°C) | 2.8 in(72 mm) | 3.6 in(91 mm) |
| Nov | 79°F(26°C) | 77°F(25°C) | 59°F(15°C) | 56°F(13°C) | 4.2 in(106 mm) | 4.9 in(124 mm) |
| Dec | 82°F(28°C) | 79°F(26°C) | 62°F(17°C) | 58°F(15°C) | 4.7 in(120 mm) | 5.9 in(149 mm) |
1991–2020 averages, by calendar month.