Richards Bay (South Africa) weather

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Today

Maximum daytime temperature: 30° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 23° Celsius;

Sunrise: 05:41

Sunset: 18:28

Sunny.

Ex UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Today

Maximum daytime temperature: 30 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 23 degrees Celsius;
Thu 26 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 30° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 23° Celsius;

Sunrise: 05:41

Sunset: 18:27

Sunny intervals changing to partly cloudy by nighttime.

Ex UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Thu 26 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 30 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 23 degrees Celsius;
Fri 27 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 27° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 22° Celsius;

Sunrise: 05:42

Sunset: 18:26

Light showers changing to sunny intervals by lunchtime.

Ex UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Fri 27 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 27 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 22 degrees Celsius;
Sat 28 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 38° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 25° Celsius;

Sunrise: 05:43

Sunset: 18:25

Sunny.

Ex UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Sat 28 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 38 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 25 degrees Celsius;
Sun 1 Mar

Maximum daytime temperature: 29° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 22° Celsius;

Sunrise: 05:43

Sunset: 18:24

Sunny changing to overcast in the afternoon.

Ex UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Sun 1 Mar

Maximum daytime temperature: 29 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 22 degrees Celsius;
Mon 2 Mar

Maximum daytime temperature: 24° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 20° Celsius;

Sunrise: 05:44

Sunset: 18:23

Light showers changing to cloudy by late morning.

H UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Mon 2 Mar

Maximum daytime temperature: 24 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 20 degrees Celsius;
Tue 3 Mar

Maximum daytime temperature: 28° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 22° Celsius;

Sunrise: 05:45

Sunset: 18:22

Sunny intervals.

VH UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Tue 3 Mar

Maximum daytime temperature: 28 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 22 degrees Celsius;

Sunny.

Sunrise: 05:41

Sunset: 18:28

Ex UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

7 day forecast for Richards Bay

Today (24 February 2026)

Time	02:00	03:00	04:00	05:00	06:00	07:00	08:00	09:00	10:00	11:00	12:00	13:00	14:00	15:00	16:00	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	10%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	24°	24°	24°	24°	24°	25°	27°	28°	29°	29°	29°	30°	29°	29°	28°	27°	26°	26°	25°	25°	25°	25°
Feels like temperature (°C)	26°	25°	24°	24°	24°	24°	25°	26°	27°	27°	27°	28°	27°	27°	26°	25°	25°	24°	24°	24°	24°	23°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	WNW 8	WSW 10	SW 12	SW 13	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 18	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 20	SSW 20	S 20	S 20	S 19	S 19	S 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 17	SSW 17
Wind gust (mph)	15	17	19	20	22	24	26	27	27	28	29	29	28	28	26	25	23	22	22	22	22	22
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	86%	86%	87%	87%	85%	81%	75%	69%	66%	65%	65%	65%	67%	71%	74%	75%	76%	78%	79%	80%	81%	81%
UV	-	-	-	1	1	2	4	7	10	12	12	10	8	5	2	1	1	-	-	-	-	-

Thursday (25 February 2026)

Time	00:00	01:00	02:00	03:00	04:00	05:00	06:00	07:00	08:00	09:00	10:00	11:00	12:00	13:00	14:00	15:00	16:00	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	24°	24°	24°	24°	23°	23°	23°	24°	25°	27°	27°	28°	29°	30°	29°	29°	28°	27°	26°	25°	25°	24°	24°	24°
Feels like temperature (°C)	23°	23°	22°	22°	22°	22°	22°	24°	26°	28°	29°	30°	31°	32°	31°	30°	29°	28°	27°	26°	25°	25°	25°	25°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SW 14	SW 13	SW 12	SW 11	SW 10	SW 9	SSW 8	S 8	S 8	SSE 9	SE 9	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 8	E 6	E 6
Wind gust (mph)	22	21	21	20	19	17	15	14	13	13	13	13	14	15	15	16	16	16	15	14	12	10	9	8
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	80%	82%	83%	83%	83%	83%	83%	82%	78%	76%	75%	75%	74%	74%	74%	76%	76%	76%	77%	77%	76%	76%	76%	77%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	2	4	7	10	12	12	10	8	5	2	1	1	-	-	-	-	-

Friday (26 February 2026)

Time	00:00	01:00	02:00	03:00	04:00	05:00	06:00	07:00	08:00	09:00	10:00	11:00	12:00	13:00	14:00	15:00	16:00	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	10%	20%	30%	40%	50%	40%	50%	50%	70%	60%	50%	50%	30%	40%	20%	30%	30%	20%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%
Temperature (°C)	24°	24°	24°	23°	23°	23°	23°	24°	24°	25°	26°	26°	26°	27°	27°	26°	26°	26°	25°	25°	24°	24°	24°	23°
Feels like temperature (°C)	25°	25°	25°	24°	24°	24°	24°	25°	26°	27°	27°	28°	28°	28°	27°	27°	26°	26°	25°	24°	24°	24°	24°	24°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	E 5	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	SE 7	SE 8	SE 10	SE 11	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	ESE 11	ENE 10	NE 9	NNE 10	N 10
Wind gust (mph)	8	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	14	16	17	19	19	18	17	16	15	14	14	14	14
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	77%	78%	79%	80%	80%	81%	82%	82%	81%	81%	80%	78%	78%	77%	76%	77%	77%	77%	77%	77%	78%	78%	79%	81%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	2	4	6	8	9	10	9	7	5	2	1	1	-	-	-	-	-

Saturday (27 February 2026)

Time	00:00	01:00	02:00	03:00	04:00	05:00	06:00	07:00	08:00	09:00	10:00	11:00	12:00	13:00	14:00	15:00	16:00	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	10%	10%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	23°	23°	23°	23°	23°	23°	23°	24°	25°	28°	30°	32°	34°	36°	37°	38°	36°	34°	32°	31°	30°	29°	28°	28°
Feels like temperature (°C)	23°	23°	22°	22°	21°	21°	21°	21°	23°	25°	28°	31°	34°	36°	37°	38°	37°	34°	31°	29°	28°	27°	26°	25°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	N 10	N 11	N 12	N 13	N 15	N 16	N 18	NNE 19	NNE 21	NNE 22	NNE 23	NNE 22	NNE 21	NNE 21	NE 21	NE 22	NE 23	NE 24	NE 25	NNE 25	NNE 24	NNE 24	NNE 24	NNE 24
Wind gust (mph)	15	16	17	19	22	25	27	30	32	32	32	30	29	29	30	32	34	34	35	34	34	32	33	33
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	83%	84%	84%	84%	84%	85%	85%	85%	83%	76%	74%	67%	64%	62%	60%	63%	66%	74%	77%	81%	82%	81%	81%	81%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	2	4	7	10	12	12	10	8	5	2	1	1	-	-	-	-	-

Sunday (28 February 2026)

Time	00:00	01:00	02:00	03:00	04:00	05:00	06:00	07:00	08:00	09:00	10:00	11:00	12:00	13:00	14:00	15:00	16:00	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	10%	<5%	<5%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	<5%	10%	10%	30%	30%	50%	80%	70%	80%	90%	90%
Temperature (°C)	27°	27°	26°	26°	26°	25°	25°	26°	26°	27°	28°	28°	29°	29°	28°	27°	27°	26°	25°	25°	24°	24°	24°	23°
Feels like temperature (°C)	25°	24°	24°	23°	23°	23°	24°	25°	26°	28°	28°	29°	30°	30°	29°	27°	26°	25°	23°	23°	22°	22°	21°	21°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	NNE 23	NNE 24	N 23	N 23	N 22	NNW 20	NW 17	W 16	WSW 16	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 14	S 14	S 15	S 16	S 16	S 17	S 18	S 19	S 19	S 20	S 19	S 20	S 20
Wind gust (mph)	32	32	31	30	29	27	25	23	23	21	21	21	22	23	24	26	26	26	27	28	28	27	27	28
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	G	G	M	M	M	M	M
Humidity	79%	79%	81%	83%	84%	84%	85%	86%	84%	84%	84%	84%	84%	85%	86%	85%	85%	85%	85%	85%	86%	85%	86%	85%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	2	4	7	10	11	10	9	6	4	2	1	1	-	-	-	-	-

Monday (1 March 2026)

Time	00:00	01:00	02:00	05:00	08:00	11:00	14:00	17:00	20:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	90%	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	30%	30%	20%	20%
Temperature (°C)	23°	23°	23°	22°	22°	23°	23°	23°	22°	22°
Feels like temperature (°C)	20°	20°	19°	18°	18°	20°	20°	21°	20°	20°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	S 20	S 21	S 21	S 22	S 21	S 19	SSE 17	SSE 15	SE 14	ESE 11
Wind gust (mph)	28	30	32	32	30	27	24	21	19	16
Visibility (description)	M	M	M	M	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	85%	85%	85%	81%	79%	77%	73%	72%	70%	71%
UV	-	-	-	1	2	3	4	1	-	-

Tuesday (2 March 2026)

Time	02:00	05:00	08:00	11:00	14:00	17:00	20:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	20%	10%	10%	10%	<5%	10%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	21°	21°	23°	26°	29°	27°	24°	24°
Feels like temperature (°C)	20°	20°	23°	27°	28°	25°	23°	23°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	NE 10	NNW 9	NNW 8	NNE 10	ENE 15	NE 17	NE 17	NNE 13
Wind gust (mph)	15	14	17	22	24	26	22	21
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	74%	78%	78%	73%	70%	78%	83%	84%
UV	-	1	4	10	7	1	-	-

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