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Richards Bay vs KwaDukuza Climate

96%match

Richards Bay and KwaDukuza are a 96% climate match. Compared with Richards Bay, KwaDukuza has 4°F (2°C) colder winter nights.

Richards Bay gets 41 in (1037 mm) of rain a year and KwaDukuza 37 in (950 mm). February is the warmest month in both, with highs of 86°F (30°C) in Richards Bay and 84°F (29°C) in KwaDukuza.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJFMAMJJASOND
Richards Bay
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJFMAMJJASOND
KwaDukuza

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

Month by month

Highs and lows (°F)

Richards BayKwaDukuzasolid = 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°KwaDukuza Jan: 83°KwaDukuza Feb: 84°KwaDukuza Mar: 82°KwaDukuza Apr: 79°KwaDukuza May: 77°KwaDukuza Jun: 74°KwaDukuza Jul: 73°KwaDukuza Aug: 76°KwaDukuza Sep: 77°KwaDukuza Oct: 77°KwaDukuza Nov: 79°KwaDukuza Dec: 82°KwaDukuza Jan: 67°KwaDukuza Feb: 67°KwaDukuza Mar: 65°KwaDukuza Apr: 60°KwaDukuza May: 55°KwaDukuza Jun: 50°KwaDukuza Jul: 50°KwaDukuza Aug: 53°KwaDukuza Sep: 57°KwaDukuza Oct: 60°KwaDukuza Nov: 62°KwaDukuza Dec: 65°

Rain (in per month)

Richards BayKwaDukuza

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: 3.5KwaDukuza Jan: 4.6KwaDukuza Feb: 4.1KwaDukuza Mar: 4.5KwaDukuza Apr: 2.6KwaDukuza May: 1.9KwaDukuza Jun: 1.1KwaDukuza Jul: 1.9KwaDukuza Aug: 1.3KwaDukuza Sep: 2.4KwaDukuza Oct: 3.7KwaDukuza Nov: 4.8KwaDukuza Dec: 4.5

Monthly averages

Average monthly highs, lows and rain in Richards Bay and KwaDukuza
MonthHighLowRain
Richards BayKwaDukuzaRichards BayKwaDukuzaRichards BayKwaDukuza
Jan85°F(30°C)83°F(28°C)69°F(21°C)67°F(19°C)5.0 in(126 mm)4.6 in(117 mm)
Feb86°F(30°C)84°F(29°C)70°F(21°C)67°F(20°C)4.7 in(119 mm)4.1 in(103 mm)
Mar85°F(29°C)82°F(28°C)68°F(20°C)65°F(19°C)4.4 in(113 mm)4.5 in(115 mm)
Apr81°F(27°C)79°F(26°C)64°F(18°C)60°F(16°C)3.9 in(98 mm)2.6 in(67 mm)
May78°F(26°C)77°F(25°C)59°F(15°C)55°F(13°C)3.9 in(98 mm)1.9 in(49 mm)
Jun75°F(24°C)74°F(23°C)54°F(12°C)50°F(10°C)1.6 in(40 mm)1.1 in(29 mm)
Jul74°F(23°C)73°F(23°C)54°F(12°C)50°F(10°C)2.0 in(52 mm)1.9 in(48 mm)
Aug77°F(25°C)76°F(24°C)57°F(14°C)53°F(12°C)1.7 in(43 mm)1.3 in(32 mm)
Sep78°F(26°C)77°F(25°C)60°F(16°C)57°F(14°C)2.4 in(60 mm)2.4 in(60 mm)
Oct79°F(26°C)77°F(25°C)63°F(17°C)60°F(16°C)3.4 in(86 mm)3.7 in(94 mm)
Nov81°F(27°C)79°F(26°C)65°F(19°C)62°F(17°C)4.4 in(112 mm)4.8 in(123 mm)
Dec84°F(29°C)82°F(28°C)68°F(20°C)65°F(18°C)3.5 in(90 mm)4.4 in(113 mm)

1991–2020 averages, by calendar month.

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