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Richards Bay vs Knysna Climate

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Richards Bay vs Knysna: a 53% climate match. Compared with Richards Bay, Knysna has 8°F (5°C) colder winter nights, 8°F (4°C) cooler summer days and half the summer rain.

Richards Bay gets 41 in (1037 mm) of rain a year and Knysna 27 in (675 mm). February is the warmest month in both, with highs of 86°F (30°C) in Richards Bay and 78°F (26°C) in Knysna.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJFMAMJJASOND
Richards Bay
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJFMAMJJASOND
Knysna

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

Month by month

Highs and lows (°F)

Richards BayKnysnasolid = 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°Knysna Jan: 78°Knysna Feb: 78°Knysna Mar: 76°Knysna Apr: 73°Knysna May: 70°Knysna Jun: 66°Knysna Jul: 66°Knysna Aug: 67°Knysna Sep: 68°Knysna Oct: 71°Knysna Nov: 73°Knysna Dec: 77°Knysna Jan: 62°Knysna Feb: 62°Knysna Mar: 60°Knysna Apr: 55°Knysna May: 51°Knysna Jun: 47°Knysna Jul: 46°Knysna Aug: 47°Knysna Sep: 50°Knysna Oct: 54°Knysna Nov: 57°Knysna Dec: 60°

Rain (in per month)

Richards BayKnysna

0246JFMAMJJASONDRichards 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: 3.5Knysna Jan: 2.2Knysna Feb: 1.8Knysna Mar: 1.9Knysna Apr: 1.9Knysna May: 1.8Knysna Jun: 1.8Knysna Jul: 1.9Knysna Aug: 2.6Knysna Sep: 2.1Knysna Oct: 3.0Knysna Nov: 3.2Knysna Dec: 2.3

Monthly averages

Average monthly highs, lows and rain in Richards Bay and Knysna
MonthHighLowRain
Richards BayKnysnaRichards BayKnysnaRichards BayKnysna
Jan85°F(30°C)78°F(26°C)69°F(21°C)62°F(16°C)5.0 in(126 mm)2.2 in(55 mm)
Feb86°F(30°C)78°F(26°C)70°F(21°C)62°F(17°C)4.7 in(119 mm)1.8 in(45 mm)
Mar85°F(29°C)76°F(25°C)68°F(20°C)60°F(16°C)4.4 in(113 mm)1.9 in(49 mm)
Apr81°F(27°C)73°F(23°C)64°F(18°C)55°F(13°C)3.9 in(98 mm)1.9 in(48 mm)
May78°F(26°C)70°F(21°C)59°F(15°C)51°F(11°C)3.9 in(98 mm)1.8 in(46 mm)
Jun75°F(24°C)66°F(19°C)54°F(12°C)47°F(9°C)1.6 in(40 mm)1.8 in(46 mm)
Jul74°F(23°C)66°F(19°C)54°F(12°C)46°F(8°C)2.0 in(52 mm)1.9 in(48 mm)
Aug77°F(25°C)67°F(19°C)57°F(14°C)47°F(9°C)1.7 in(43 mm)2.6 in(67 mm)
Sep78°F(26°C)68°F(20°C)60°F(16°C)50°F(10°C)2.4 in(60 mm)2.1 in(54 mm)
Oct79°F(26°C)71°F(21°C)63°F(17°C)54°F(12°C)3.4 in(86 mm)3.0 in(77 mm)
Nov81°F(27°C)73°F(23°C)65°F(19°C)57°F(14°C)4.4 in(112 mm)3.2 in(81 mm)
Dec84°F(29°C)76°F(25°C)68°F(20°C)60°F(16°C)3.5 in(90 mm)2.3 in(59 mm)

1991–2020 averages, by calendar month.

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