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Best time to visit Richards Bay

June is the best time to visit Richards Bay for general sightseeing, with average highs of 23 °C and about 6 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly May to September.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking June comfort 92/100
A beach holiday May sea 24 °C
The least cloud June 24 % average cloud cover
The least rain August 40 mm
Warmth February 29 °C
Cooler weather July 23 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 June 92 23 °C 6 81
2 July 91 23 °C 7 76
3 August 88 24 °C 7 78
4 May 86 25 °C 7 86
5 September 83 25 °C 8 79
6 October 76 25 °C 12 74
7 April 76 26 °C 10 84
8 November 71 26 °C 13 77
9 December 66 28 °C 12 82
10 March 65 28 °C 12 82
11 February 62 29 °C 12 81
12 January 61 29 °C 13 78

For a beach holiday

May scores highest, with a sea temperature of 24 °C and air temperatures around 25 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 26 °C 29 °C 59 % 78
February 27 °C 29 °C 52 % 81
March 26 °C 28 °C 47 % 82
April 25 °C 26 °C 42 % 84
May 24 °C 25 °C 30 % 86
June 23 °C 23 °C 24 % 81
July 22 °C 23 °C 26 % 76
August 22 °C 24 °C 33 % 78
September 22 °C 25 °C 45 % 79
October 22 °C 25 °C 61 % 74
November 24 °C 26 °C 65 % 77
December 25 °C 28 °C 63 % 82

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 13 wet days and highs near 29 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 28.6 °C 110 mm 59 %
February 28.7 °C 99 mm 52 %
March 28.0 °C 98 mm 47 %
April 26.2 °C 82 mm 42 %
May 24.7 °C 59 mm 30 %
June 23.1 °C 40 mm 24 %
July 22.6 °C 47 mm 26 %
August 23.6 °C 40 mm 33 %
September 24.7 °C 57 mm 45 %
October 25.0 °C 81 mm 61 %
November 26.3 °C 92 mm 65 %
December 27.9 °C 91 mm 63 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.