Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa climate
Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, with every day graded against ~46 years of local climate history (1980–2026). Its warmest month is January, averaging a high of 30°C, and its coldest is July, with an average low of 12°C.
Richards Bay is a city in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is situated on a 30-square-kilometre lagoon of the Mhlatuze River, which makes it one of the country's largest harbours. Richards Bay also has the deepest natural harbour on the African continent. via Wikipedia
How today compares
Latest recorded day: 2026-10-23. Each reading placed on Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.
Percentiles marked * are pending verification.
Richards Bay average temperatures by month
Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, based on 1980–2026 records. The wettest month is February (5 mm on an average day).
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Avg precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30°C | 21°C | 3 mm |
| February | 30°C | 21°C | 5 mm |
| March | 30°C | 21°C | 3 mm |
| April | 28°C | 18°C | 3 mm |
| May | 26°C | 16°C | 3 mm |
| June | 24°C | 12°C | 0 mm |
| July | 24°C | 12°C | 0 mm |
| August | 25°C | 14°C | 0 mm |
| September | 26°C | 16°C | 3 mm |
| October | 26°C | 17°C | 3 mm |
| November | 27°C | 19°C | 3 mm |
| December | 29°C | 20°C | 3 mm |
Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -23°C to 46°C scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.
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Record extremes
- Hottest day on record: 43°C on 1992-01-13
- Coldest day on record: 6°C on 1994-06-29
Percentiles compare each day to Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →