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Richards Bay vs Port Alfred Climate

80%match

On climate, Port Alfred is a 80% match for Richards Bay. Compared with Richards Bay, Port Alfred has 8°F (4°C) cooler summer days and half the summer rain.

Richards Bay gets 41 in (1037 mm) of rain a year and Port Alfred 27 in (679 mm). February is the warmest month in both, with highs of 86°F (30°C) in Richards Bay and 79°F (26°C) in Port Alfred.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJFMAMJJASOND
Richards Bay
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJFMAMJJASOND
Port Alfred

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

Month by month

Highs and lows (°F)

Richards BayPort Alfredsolid = 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°Port Alfred Jan: 78°Port Alfred Feb: 79°Port Alfred Mar: 77°Port Alfred Apr: 75°Port Alfred May: 73°Port Alfred Jun: 71°Port Alfred Jul: 70°Port Alfred Aug: 70°Port Alfred Sep: 70°Port Alfred Oct: 71°Port Alfred Nov: 73°Port Alfred Dec: 76°Port Alfred Jan: 64°Port Alfred Feb: 65°Port Alfred Mar: 63°Port Alfred Apr: 59°Port Alfred May: 56°Port Alfred Jun: 52°Port Alfred Jul: 51°Port Alfred Aug: 52°Port Alfred Sep: 54°Port Alfred Oct: 57°Port Alfred Nov: 59°Port Alfred Dec: 62°

Rain (in per month)

Richards BayPort Alfred

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: 3.5Port Alfred Jan: 2.3Port Alfred Feb: 2.4Port Alfred Mar: 2.6Port Alfred Apr: 2.1Port Alfred May: 1.5Port Alfred Jun: 1.5Port Alfred Jul: 1.6Port Alfred Aug: 2.1Port Alfred Sep: 2.3Port Alfred Oct: 2.7Port Alfred Nov: 2.8Port Alfred Dec: 2.7

Monthly averages

Average monthly highs, lows and rain in Richards Bay and Port Alfred
MonthHighLowRain
Richards BayPort AlfredRichards BayPort AlfredRichards BayPort Alfred
Jan85°F(30°C)78°F(26°C)69°F(21°C)64°F(18°C)5.0 in(126 mm)2.3 in(59 mm)
Feb86°F(30°C)79°F(26°C)70°F(21°C)65°F(18°C)4.7 in(119 mm)2.4 in(61 mm)
Mar85°F(29°C)77°F(25°C)68°F(20°C)63°F(17°C)4.4 in(113 mm)2.6 in(67 mm)
Apr81°F(27°C)75°F(24°C)64°F(18°C)59°F(15°C)3.9 in(98 mm)2.1 in(54 mm)
May78°F(26°C)73°F(23°C)59°F(15°C)56°F(13°C)3.9 in(98 mm)1.5 in(38 mm)
Jun75°F(24°C)71°F(21°C)54°F(12°C)52°F(11°C)1.6 in(40 mm)1.5 in(38 mm)
Jul74°F(23°C)70°F(21°C)54°F(12°C)51°F(11°C)2.0 in(52 mm)1.6 in(41 mm)
Aug77°F(25°C)70°F(21°C)57°F(14°C)52°F(11°C)1.7 in(43 mm)2.1 in(54 mm)
Sep78°F(26°C)70°F(21°C)60°F(16°C)54°F(12°C)2.4 in(60 mm)2.3 in(59 mm)
Oct79°F(26°C)71°F(22°C)63°F(17°C)57°F(14°C)3.4 in(86 mm)2.7 in(68 mm)
Nov81°F(27°C)73°F(23°C)65°F(19°C)59°F(15°C)4.4 in(112 mm)2.8 in(72 mm)
Dec84°F(29°C)76°F(25°C)68°F(20°C)62°F(17°C)3.5 in(90 mm)2.7 in(68 mm)

1991–2020 averages, by calendar month.

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