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Richards Bay vs Handeni Climate

84%match

On climate, Handeni is a 84% match for Richards Bay. Compared with Richards Bay, Handeni has the same summer highs, half the summer rain, less sun and 4°F (2°C) milder winter nights.

Richards Bay gets 41 in (1037 mm) of rain a year and Handeni 34 in (857 mm). February is the warmest month in both, with highs of 86°F (30°C) in Richards Bay and 86°F (30°C) in Handeni.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJFMAMJJASOND
Richards Bay
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJFMAMJJASOND
Handeni

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

Month by month

Highs and lows (°F)

Richards BayHandenisolid = high, dashed = low

40°60°80°100°JFMAMJJASONDRichards Bay Jan: 86°Richards Bay Feb: 86°Richards Bay Mar: 85°Richards Bay Apr: 81°Richards Bay May: 78°Richards Bay Jun: 75°Richards Bay Jul: 74°Richards Bay Aug: 77°Richards Bay Sep: 78°Richards Bay Oct: 79°Richards Bay Nov: 81°Richards Bay Dec: 84°Richards Bay Jan: 69°Richards Bay Feb: 70°Richards Bay Mar: 68°Richards Bay Apr: 64°Richards Bay May: 59°Richards Bay Jun: 54°Richards Bay Jul: 54°Richards Bay Aug: 57°Richards Bay Sep: 60°Richards Bay Oct: 63°Richards Bay Nov: 65°Richards Bay Dec: 68°Handeni Jan: 86°Handeni Feb: 86°Handeni Mar: 85°Handeni Apr: 82°Handeni May: 79°Handeni Jun: 78°Handeni Jul: 78°Handeni Aug: 78°Handeni Sep: 80°Handeni Oct: 82°Handeni Nov: 83°Handeni Dec: 85°Handeni Jan: 66°Handeni Feb: 66°Handeni Mar: 67°Handeni Apr: 66°Handeni May: 63°Handeni Jun: 60°Handeni Jul: 58°Handeni Aug: 58°Handeni Sep: 59°Handeni Oct: 61°Handeni Nov: 64°Handeni Dec: 66°

Rain (in per month)

Richards BayHandeni

02.557.5JFMAMJJASONDRichards Bay Jan: 5.0Richards Bay Feb: 4.7Richards Bay Mar: 4.5Richards Bay Apr: 3.9Richards Bay May: 3.9Richards Bay Jun: 1.6Richards Bay Jul: 2.0Richards Bay Aug: 1.7Richards Bay Sep: 2.4Richards Bay Oct: 3.4Richards Bay Nov: 4.4Richards Bay Dec: 3.5Handeni Jan: 2.0Handeni Feb: 2.5Handeni Mar: 4.5Handeni Apr: 6.9Handeni May: 5Handeni Jun: 0.9Handeni Jul: 0.8Handeni Aug: 0.9Handeni Sep: 1.2Handeni Oct: 2.8Handeni Nov: 3.9Handeni Dec: 2.4

Monthly averages

Average monthly highs, lows and rain in Richards Bay and Handeni
MonthHighLowRain
Richards BayHandeniRichards BayHandeniRichards BayHandeni
Jan85°F(30°C)86°F(30°C)69°F(21°C)66°F(19°C)5.0 in(126 mm)2.0 in(50 mm)
Feb86°F(30°C)86°F(30°C)70°F(21°C)66°F(19°C)4.7 in(119 mm)2.5 in(64 mm)
Mar85°F(29°C)85°F(30°C)68°F(20°C)67°F(19°C)4.4 in(113 mm)4.5 in(114 mm)
Apr81°F(27°C)82°F(28°C)64°F(18°C)66°F(19°C)3.9 in(98 mm)6.9 in(176 mm)
May78°F(26°C)79°F(26°C)59°F(15°C)63°F(17°C)3.9 in(98 mm)5.0 in(127 mm)
Jun75°F(24°C)78°F(26°C)54°F(12°C)60°F(16°C)1.6 in(40 mm)0.9 in(23 mm)
Jul74°F(23°C)78°F(25°C)54°F(12°C)58°F(15°C)2.0 in(52 mm)0.8 in(20 mm)
Aug77°F(25°C)78°F(26°C)57°F(14°C)58°F(14°C)1.7 in(43 mm)0.9 in(23 mm)
Sep78°F(26°C)80°F(27°C)60°F(16°C)59°F(15°C)2.4 in(60 mm)1.2 in(31 mm)
Oct79°F(26°C)82°F(28°C)63°F(17°C)61°F(16°C)3.4 in(86 mm)2.8 in(70 mm)
Nov81°F(27°C)83°F(28°C)65°F(19°C)64°F(18°C)4.4 in(112 mm)3.9 in(99 mm)
Dec84°F(29°C)85°F(30°C)68°F(20°C)65°F(19°C)3.5 in(90 mm)2.4 in(60 mm)

1991–2020 averages, by calendar month.

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