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Richards Bay vs Vacoas Climate

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Richards Bay vs Vacoas: a 90% climate match. Compared with Richards Bay, Vacoas has twice the summer rain, 6°F (3°C) milder winter nights and more sun.

Richards Bay gets 41 in (1037 mm) of rain a year and Vacoas 61 in (1547 mm). Richards Bay's warmest month is February, at 86°F (30°C); Vacoas's is January, at 83°F (28°C).

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJFMAMJJASOND
Richards Bay
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJFMAMJJASOND
Vacoas

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

Month by month

Highs and lows (°F)

Richards BayVacoassolid = 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°Vacoas Jan: 83°Vacoas Feb: 83°Vacoas Mar: 82°Vacoas Apr: 80°Vacoas May: 77°Vacoas Jun: 74°Vacoas Jul: 72°Vacoas Aug: 72°Vacoas Sep: 73°Vacoas Oct: 76°Vacoas Nov: 79°Vacoas Dec: 82°Vacoas Jan: 70°Vacoas Feb: 70°Vacoas Mar: 70°Vacoas Apr: 68°Vacoas May: 65°Vacoas Jun: 62°Vacoas Jul: 61°Vacoas Aug: 61°Vacoas Sep: 61°Vacoas Oct: 63°Vacoas Nov: 66°Vacoas Dec: 68°

Rain (in per month)

Richards BayVacoas

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: 3.5Vacoas Jan: 10.0Vacoas Feb: 9.3Vacoas Mar: 8.9Vacoas Apr: 5.9Vacoas May: 4.6Vacoas Jun: 2.9Vacoas Jul: 3.1Vacoas Aug: 3.3Vacoas Sep: 2.4Vacoas Oct: 2.3Vacoas Nov: 2.7Vacoas Dec: 5.6

Monthly averages

Average monthly highs, lows and rain in Richards Bay and Vacoas
MonthHighLowRain
Richards BayVacoasRichards BayVacoasRichards BayVacoas
Jan85°F(30°C)83°F(28°C)69°F(21°C)70°F(21°C)5.0 in(126 mm)10.0 in(253 mm)
Feb86°F(30°C)83°F(28°C)70°F(21°C)70°F(21°C)4.7 in(119 mm)9.3 in(235 mm)
Mar85°F(29°C)82°F(28°C)68°F(20°C)70°F(21°C)4.4 in(113 mm)8.9 in(227 mm)
Apr81°F(27°C)80°F(27°C)64°F(18°C)68°F(20°C)3.9 in(98 mm)5.9 in(151 mm)
May78°F(26°C)77°F(25°C)59°F(15°C)65°F(18°C)3.9 in(98 mm)4.6 in(116 mm)
Jun75°F(24°C)74°F(23°C)54°F(12°C)62°F(17°C)1.6 in(40 mm)2.9 in(73 mm)
Jul74°F(23°C)72°F(22°C)54°F(12°C)61°F(16°C)2.0 in(52 mm)3.1 in(79 mm)
Aug77°F(25°C)72°F(22°C)57°F(14°C)61°F(16°C)1.7 in(43 mm)3.3 in(83 mm)
Sep78°F(26°C)73°F(23°C)60°F(16°C)61°F(16°C)2.4 in(60 mm)2.4 in(60 mm)
Oct79°F(26°C)76°F(25°C)63°F(17°C)63°F(17°C)3.4 in(86 mm)2.3 in(58 mm)
Nov81°F(27°C)79°F(26°C)65°F(19°C)65°F(19°C)4.4 in(112 mm)2.7 in(69 mm)
Dec84°F(29°C)82°F(28°C)68°F(20°C)68°F(20°C)3.5 in(90 mm)5.6 in(143 mm)

1991–2020 averages, by calendar month.

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