Climatch

Pietermaritzburg vs Zhonghe, China Climate

70%match

Pietermaritzburg vs Zhonghe: a 70% climate match. Compared with Pietermaritzburg, Zhonghe has twice the summer rain and 5°F (3°C) cooler summer days.

Pietermaritzburg gets 30 in (752 mm) of rain a year and Zhonghe 54 in (1377 mm). Pietermaritzburg's warmest month is February, at 84°F (29°C); Zhonghe's is August, at 78°F (26°C).

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJFMAMJJASOND
Pietermaritzburg
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJFMAMJJASOND
Zhonghe

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

Month by month

Highs and lows (°F)

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

20°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°Zhonghe (6 months later) Jan: 77°Zhonghe (6 months later) Feb: 78°Zhonghe (6 months later) Mar: 78°Zhonghe (6 months later) Apr: 76°Zhonghe (6 months later) May: 70°Zhonghe (6 months later) Jun: 66°Zhonghe (6 months later) Jul: 64°Zhonghe (6 months later) Aug: 67°Zhonghe (6 months later) Sep: 73°Zhonghe (6 months later) Oct: 76°Zhonghe (6 months later) Nov: 78°Zhonghe (6 months later) Dec: 78°Zhonghe (6 months later) Jan: 66°Zhonghe (6 months later) Feb: 65°Zhonghe (6 months later) Mar: 63°Zhonghe (6 months later) Apr: 58°Zhonghe (6 months later) May: 47°Zhonghe (6 months later) Jun: 40°Zhonghe (6 months later) Jul: 37°Zhonghe (6 months later) Aug: 41°Zhonghe (6 months later) Sep: 46°Zhonghe (6 months later) Oct: 52°Zhonghe (6 months later) Nov: 59°Zhonghe (6 months later) Dec: 65°

Rain (in per month)

PietermaritzburgZhonghe (6 months later)

051015JFMAMJJASONDPietermaritzburg 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: 4.7Zhonghe (6 months later) Jan: 11Zhonghe (6 months later) Feb: 9.4Zhonghe (6 months later) Mar: 6.6Zhonghe (6 months later) Apr: 5.1Zhonghe (6 months later) May: 1.1Zhonghe (6 months later) Jun: 0.5Zhonghe (6 months later) Jul: 0.7Zhonghe (6 months later) Aug: 1.1Zhonghe (6 months later) Sep: 1.6Zhonghe (6 months later) Oct: 2.5Zhonghe (6 months later) Nov: 5.5Zhonghe (6 months later) Dec: 8.9

Monthly averages

Average monthly highs, lows and rain in Pietermaritzburg and Zhonghe
MonthHighLowRain
PietermaritzburgZhonghePietermaritzburgZhonghePietermaritzburgZhonghe
Jan83°F(28°C)64°F(18°C)64°F(18°C)37°F(3°C)4.8 in(123 mm)0.7 in(17 mm)
Feb84°F(29°C)67°F(20°C)64°F(18°C)40°F(5°C)3.9 in(100 mm)1.1 in(28 mm)
Mar82°F(28°C)73°F(23°C)62°F(17°C)46°F(8°C)3.4 in(86 mm)1.6 in(41 mm)
Apr78°F(26°C)76°F(25°C)56°F(13°C)52°F(11°C)1.7 in(43 mm)2.5 in(63 mm)
May76°F(24°C)78°F(26°C)47°F(9°C)59°F(15°C)0.7 in(17 mm)5.6 in(141 mm)
Jun71°F(22°C)78°F(25°C)40°F(5°C)65°F(18°C)0.5 in(12 mm)8.9 in(225 mm)
Jul71°F(22°C)77°F(25°C)40°F(5°C)66°F(19°C)0.6 in(14 mm)11 in(285 mm)
Aug74°F(23°C)78°F(26°C)46°F(8°C)65°F(18°C)0.9 in(22 mm)9.4 in(240 mm)
Sep77°F(25°C)78°F(26°C)52°F(11°C)63°F(17°C)1.5 in(37 mm)6.6 in(167 mm)
Oct77°F(25°C)76°F(24°C)56°F(13°C)58°F(14°C)2.8 in(72 mm)5.1 in(129 mm)
Nov79°F(26°C)70°F(21°C)59°F(15°C)47°F(8°C)4.2 in(106 mm)1.1 in(29 mm)
Dec82°F(28°C)65°F(19°C)62°F(17°C)40°F(4°C)4.7 in(120 mm)0.5 in(12 mm)

1991–2020 averages, by calendar month.

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