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Richards Bay vs Xai-Xai Climate

90%match

Richards Bay vs Xai-Xai: a 90% climate match. Compared with Richards Bay, Xai-Xai has the same winter lows and 4°F (2°C) hotter summer days.

Richards Bay gets 41 in (1037 mm) of rain a year and Xai-Xai 39 in (982 mm). February is the warmest month in both, with highs of 86°F (30°C) in Richards Bay and 90°F (32°C) in Xai-Xai.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJFMAMJJASOND
Richards Bay
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJFMAMJJASOND
Xai-Xai

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

Month by month

Highs and lows (°F)

Richards BayXai-Xaisolid = 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°Xai-Xai Jan: 89°Xai-Xai Feb: 90°Xai-Xai Mar: 88°Xai-Xai Apr: 85°Xai-Xai May: 82°Xai-Xai Jun: 79°Xai-Xai Jul: 78°Xai-Xai Aug: 81°Xai-Xai Sep: 84°Xai-Xai Oct: 86°Xai-Xai Nov: 87°Xai-Xai Dec: 89°Xai-Xai Jan: 71°Xai-Xai Feb: 72°Xai-Xai Mar: 70°Xai-Xai Apr: 65°Xai-Xai May: 60°Xai-Xai Jun: 57°Xai-Xai Jul: 55°Xai-Xai Aug: 58°Xai-Xai Sep: 61°Xai-Xai Oct: 64°Xai-Xai Nov: 68°Xai-Xai Dec: 70°

Rain (in per month)

Richards BayXai-Xai

02.557.5JFMAMJJASONDRichards 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: 3.5Xai-Xai Jan: 7.2Xai-Xai Feb: 5Xai-Xai Mar: 4.6Xai-Xai Apr: 3.1Xai-Xai May: 2.2Xai-Xai Jun: 1.8Xai-Xai Jul: 2.0Xai-Xai Aug: 0.9Xai-Xai Sep: 1.1Xai-Xai Oct: 1.7Xai-Xai Nov: 3.5Xai-Xai Dec: 5.5

Monthly averages

Average monthly highs, lows and rain in Richards Bay and Xai-Xai
MonthHighLowRain
Richards BayXai-XaiRichards BayXai-XaiRichards BayXai-Xai
Jan85°F(30°C)89°F(32°C)69°F(21°C)71°F(22°C)5.0 in(126 mm)7.2 in(182 mm)
Feb86°F(30°C)90°F(32°C)70°F(21°C)72°F(22°C)4.7 in(119 mm)5.0 in(127 mm)
Mar85°F(29°C)88°F(31°C)68°F(20°C)70°F(21°C)4.4 in(113 mm)4.6 in(116 mm)
Apr81°F(27°C)85°F(29°C)64°F(18°C)65°F(19°C)3.9 in(98 mm)3.1 in(80 mm)
May78°F(26°C)82°F(28°C)59°F(15°C)60°F(16°C)3.9 in(98 mm)2.2 in(57 mm)
Jun75°F(24°C)79°F(26°C)54°F(12°C)57°F(14°C)1.6 in(40 mm)1.8 in(45 mm)
Jul74°F(23°C)78°F(26°C)54°F(12°C)55°F(13°C)2.0 in(52 mm)2.0 in(50 mm)
Aug77°F(25°C)81°F(27°C)57°F(14°C)58°F(14°C)1.7 in(43 mm)0.9 in(22 mm)
Sep78°F(26°C)84°F(29°C)60°F(16°C)61°F(16°C)2.4 in(60 mm)1.1 in(29 mm)
Oct79°F(26°C)85°F(30°C)63°F(17°C)64°F(18°C)3.4 in(86 mm)1.7 in(44 mm)
Nov81°F(27°C)87°F(31°C)65°F(19°C)67°F(20°C)4.4 in(112 mm)3.5 in(90 mm)
Dec84°F(29°C)89°F(32°C)68°F(20°C)70°F(21°C)3.5 in(90 mm)5.5 in(140 mm)

1991–2020 averages, by calendar month.

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