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Richards Bay vs Hervey Bay Climate

90%match

Richards Bay and Hervey Bay are a 90% climate match. Compared with Richards Bay, Hervey Bay has the same summer highs, more sun and more rain in summer.

Richards Bay gets 41 in (1037 mm) of rain a year and Hervey Bay 44 in (1126 mm). Richards Bay's warmest month is February, at 86°F (30°C); Hervey Bay's is January, at 87°F (31°C).

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJFMAMJJASOND
Richards Bay
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Hervey Bay

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

Month by month

Highs and lows (°F)

Richards BayHervey Baysolid = 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°Hervey Bay Jan: 87°Hervey Bay Feb: 87°Hervey Bay Mar: 85°Hervey Bay Apr: 81°Hervey Bay May: 77°Hervey Bay Jun: 73°Hervey Bay Jul: 72°Hervey Bay Aug: 75°Hervey Bay Sep: 78°Hervey Bay Oct: 81°Hervey Bay Nov: 84°Hervey Bay Dec: 86°Hervey Bay Jan: 71°Hervey Bay Feb: 71°Hervey Bay Mar: 69°Hervey Bay Apr: 64°Hervey Bay May: 58°Hervey Bay Jun: 54°Hervey Bay Jul: 51°Hervey Bay Aug: 52°Hervey Bay Sep: 57°Hervey Bay Oct: 62°Hervey Bay Nov: 66°Hervey Bay Dec: 69°

Rain (in per month)

Richards BayHervey Bay

0510JFMAMJJASONDRichards 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: 3.5Hervey Bay Jan: 6.5Hervey Bay Feb: 8.0Hervey Bay Mar: 5.5Hervey Bay Apr: 2.9Hervey Bay May: 3.0Hervey Bay Jun: 2.8Hervey Bay Jul: 1.6Hervey Bay Aug: 1.5Hervey Bay Sep: 1.6Hervey Bay Oct: 3.1Hervey Bay Nov: 2.5Hervey Bay Dec: 5.2

Monthly averages

Average monthly highs, lows and rain in Richards Bay and Hervey Bay
MonthHighLowRain
Richards BayHervey BayRichards BayHervey BayRichards BayHervey Bay
Jan85°F(30°C)87°F(31°C)69°F(21°C)71°F(22°C)5.0 in(126 mm)6.5 in(166 mm)
Feb86°F(30°C)87°F(30°C)70°F(21°C)71°F(22°C)4.7 in(119 mm)8.0 in(202 mm)
Mar85°F(29°C)85°F(29°C)68°F(20°C)69°F(20°C)4.4 in(113 mm)5.5 in(139 mm)
Apr81°F(27°C)81°F(27°C)64°F(18°C)64°F(18°C)3.9 in(98 mm)2.9 in(73 mm)
May78°F(26°C)76°F(25°C)59°F(15°C)58°F(15°C)3.9 in(98 mm)3.0 in(77 mm)
Jun75°F(24°C)73°F(23°C)54°F(12°C)54°F(12°C)1.6 in(40 mm)2.8 in(71 mm)
Jul74°F(23°C)72°F(22°C)54°F(12°C)51°F(10°C)2.0 in(52 mm)1.7 in(42 mm)
Aug77°F(25°C)74°F(24°C)57°F(14°C)52°F(11°C)1.7 in(43 mm)1.5 in(39 mm)
Sep78°F(26°C)78°F(26°C)60°F(16°C)57°F(14°C)2.4 in(60 mm)1.6 in(41 mm)
Oct79°F(26°C)81°F(27°C)63°F(17°C)62°F(17°C)3.4 in(86 mm)3.1 in(79 mm)
Nov81°F(27°C)83°F(29°C)65°F(19°C)66°F(19°C)4.4 in(112 mm)2.5 in(64 mm)
Dec84°F(29°C)86°F(30°C)68°F(20°C)69°F(21°C)3.5 in(90 mm)5.2 in(133 mm)

1991–2020 averages, by calendar month.

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