Is it safe to be outside in Richards Bay today?
Mostly — but keep an eye on conditions in Richards Bay right now: Heads up — High UV around midday — a bit of sunscreen goes a long way. It's about 24° (feels like 24°), no rain expected soon, and UV peaks around 7. Air quality is fair (European AQI 40). Fire danger is low (index 4).
High UV around midday — a bit of sunscreen goes a long way.
Updated 12:45, 11 Sep (SAST) · live weather for Richards Bay
- 24°now
- 24°feels like
- 24 km/hwind
- 72%humidity
- UV 7peak today
- AQI 40air
- FDI 4fire danger
Today in Richards Bay
- UV & sun UV 7High UV around midday — a bit of sunscreen goes a long way.
- Fire danger FDI 4Low fire danger — the veld isn’t dangerously dry today.
- Air quality AQI 40Air is clean and easy to breathe today.
Next 7 days
- Fri16° / 24°UV 7
- Sat18° / 25°UV 7
- Sun18° / 27°UV 7
- Mon19° / 28°UV 7
- Tue19° / 30°UV 7
- Wed17° / 24°UV 7
- Thu18° / 20°
Weather in Richards Bay
On the humid KwaZulu-Natal coast, Richards Bay has muggy summers with heavy downpours and thunderstorms, and mild, pleasant winters. On the humid Zululand coast, Richards Bay is warm and sticky, with heavy downpours in summer.
Open the live Richards Bay appHow Richards Bay has changed
There has been little measurable change in how much of the land around Richards Bay is built on since 2017. The built-up area looks much the same on satellite images today as it did then.
We measure the same 10 km by 10 km square around every place we cover. How we measured this
Land cover: Impact Observatory, Esri and Microsoft, CC-BY-4.0. Derived from Copernicus Sentinel data.
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Common questions
Is it safe to be outside in Richards Bay right now?
Mostly — but keep an eye on conditions in Richards Bay right now: Heads up — High UV around midday — a bit of sunscreen goes a long way. It's about 24° (feels like 24°), no rain expected soon, and UV peaks around 7. Air quality is fair (European AQI 40). Fire danger is low (index 4).
Will it rain in Richards Bay today?
No rain is expected in Richards Bay in the next few hours. The 7-day outlook shows what's coming.
How hot is it in Richards Bay today?
It's about 24° in Richards Bay right now, feeling like 24°, with a high near 24° and a low near 16°.
Is the UV high in Richards Bay today?
Today's UV in Richards Bay peaks around 7 (high) — wear sunscreen and a hat around midday.
What is the fire danger in Richards Bay today?
Fire danger in Richards Bay is low right now, at a fire-danger index of 4. The veld is not dangerously dry today. The nearest satellite fire detection is about 13 km north-west of Richards Bay, 4 hours ago.
Overhead is a free guide built on live open weather data from Open-Meteo. It is advisory only — for official warnings and emergencies, follow the South African Weather Service.