Richmond Temperature by Month
Richmond, Karoo, South Africa has an average annual maximum temperature of 24°C (75°F), ranging from 16°C (61°F) in July to 31°C (88°F) in January. Below you'll find a full monthly breakdown and a comparison with cities worldwide.
Richmond Monthly Temperatures
Visitors to Richmond will encounter a climate influenced by big temperature differences across the year. Nighttime temperatures range from 16°C (61°F) in January to 2°C (36°F) in July.
The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Richmond by month:
From around 4 AM to 6 AM temperatures are at their lowest; by 3 PM they've climbed to their daily peak.
The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:
Temperature: Richmond vs South Africa
The map below shows the annual temperature across South Africa. You can also select individual months if you want to compare a specific time of year.
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Richmond vs World: Temperature Compared
Richmond's average annual maximum temperature is 24°C (75°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:
Barcelona, Spain has an annual average of around 21°C (70°F), with warm summers and mild, fairly short winters.
Interlaken, Switzerland averages 8°C (46°F) a year, with cold winters and cool summers thanks to its Alpine setting.
Chicago, USA averages 15°C (59°F) annually — known for extreme seasonal swings, from bitterly cold winters to warm summers.
Brisbane, Australia averages 26°C (79°F) a year, with warm winters and hot, humid summers.
Climate temperature data is typically calculated as a 30-year average. This smooths out year-to-year variability and gives a more reliable picture of what a place is actually like, rather than what happened in any single unusual year.
The readings come from a range of sources — land-based weather stations, ocean buoys, ships, and satellites. That data is collected by weather services around the world, then pooled, quality-checked, and averaged to produce the climate records you see here.
Whether a city sits on the coast or deep inland makes a significant difference to its climate. Coastal areas tend to have more stable temperatures year-round — large bodies of water absorb heat slowly in summer and release it gradually in winter, keeping extremes in check. Cities far from the sea don't benefit from that buffer, which is why continental climates tend to have hotter summers and colder winters than their coastal counterparts at the same latitude.
For more on Richmond's weather — including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity — visit our Richmond climate page.
