Richards Bay vs Plettenberg Bay Climate
59%matchRichards Bay and Plettenberg Bay are a 59% climate match. Compared with Richards Bay, Plettenberg Bay has 8°F (4°C) cooler summer days, 7°F (4°C) colder winter nights and half the summer rain.
Richards Bay gets 41 in (1037 mm) of rain a year and Plettenberg Bay 29 in (732 mm). Richards Bay's warmest month is February, at 86°F (30°C); Plettenberg Bay's is January, at 78°F (26°C).
Climate fingerprints: ring color = average temperature, thickness = rain. January at the top.
Month by month
Highs and lows (°F)
Richards BayPlettenberg Baysolid = high, dashed = low
Rain (in per month)
Richards BayPlettenberg Bay
Monthly averages
| Month | High | Low | Rain | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richards Bay | Plettenberg Bay | Richards Bay | Plettenberg Bay | Richards Bay | Plettenberg Bay | |
| Jan | 85°F(30°C) | 78°F(26°C) | 69°F(21°C) | 63°F(17°C) | 5.0 in(126 mm) | 2.2 in(56 mm) |
| Feb | 86°F(30°C) | 78°F(26°C) | 70°F(21°C) | 63°F(17°C) | 4.7 in(119 mm) | 1.9 in(49 mm) |
| Mar | 85°F(29°C) | 76°F(24°C) | 68°F(20°C) | 61°F(16°C) | 4.4 in(113 mm) | 2.1 in(54 mm) |
| Apr | 81°F(27°C) | 73°F(23°C) | 64°F(18°C) | 56°F(13°C) | 3.9 in(98 mm) | 2.0 in(50 mm) |
| May | 78°F(26°C) | 70°F(21°C) | 59°F(15°C) | 52°F(11°C) | 3.9 in(98 mm) | 1.9 in(49 mm) |
| Jun | 75°F(24°C) | 67°F(19°C) | 54°F(12°C) | 49°F(9°C) | 1.6 in(40 mm) | 2.0 in(52 mm) |
| Jul | 74°F(23°C) | 66°F(19°C) | 54°F(12°C) | 47°F(9°C) | 2.0 in(52 mm) | 2.1 in(54 mm) |
| Aug | 77°F(25°C) | 67°F(19°C) | 57°F(14°C) | 48°F(9°C) | 1.7 in(43 mm) | 3.0 in(77 mm) |
| Sep | 78°F(26°C) | 67°F(20°C) | 60°F(16°C) | 51°F(11°C) | 2.4 in(60 mm) | 2.3 in(59 mm) |
| Oct | 79°F(26°C) | 70°F(21°C) | 63°F(17°C) | 55°F(13°C) | 3.4 in(86 mm) | 3.3 in(85 mm) |
| Nov | 81°F(27°C) | 73°F(23°C) | 65°F(19°C) | 58°F(14°C) | 4.4 in(112 mm) | 3.4 in(87 mm) |
| Dec | 84°F(29°C) | 76°F(25°C) | 68°F(20°C) | 61°F(16°C) | 3.5 in(90 mm) | 2.4 in(60 mm) |
1991–2020 averages, by calendar month.