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Weather in Richtersveld
This month here (1 to 5 November): hottest day 36.7 °C, 0.1 mm of rain; a normal November has 6.7 mm. 1 day reached 35 °C. Coldest night 12.6 °C on 2 November 2026.
Modelled estimates from a weather reanalysis, averaged over the whole place: not readings from a weather station, and not a forecast. Weather here is averaged over a 9 km grid: the 97 grid cells the municipality overlaps, each weighted by its area in it.
November so far, day by day
| Nov | High °C | Low °C | Rain mm |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26.4 | 14.4 | 0.0 |
| 2 | 28.4 | 12.6 | 0.0 |
| 3 | 28.0 | 12.8 | 0.0 |
| 4 | 36.7 | 15.5 | 0.0 |
| 5 | 25.9 | 14.0 | 0.1 |
Highs and lows are for the South African day; rain is for the day to 02:00 the next morning (the weather model’s day ends at midnight UTC). The weather model runs about five days behind the weather, so the newest day here is usually five to twelve days ago. Only whole days are shown.
The last twelve months against normal
Show the numbers
| When or what | Figure |
|---|---|
| November | 5.6 mm, normal 6.7 mm |
| December | 2.4 mm, normal 4.3 mm |
| January | 1.2 mm, normal 6.2 mm |
| February | 4.3 mm, normal 7.7 mm |
| March | 4.6 mm, normal 7.4 mm |
| April | 29 mm, normal 8.7 mm |
| May | 29 mm, normal 9.9 mm |
| June | 12 mm, normal 12 mm |
| July | 0.5 mm, normal 12 mm |
| August | 1.2 mm, normal 12 mm |
| September | 38 mm, normal 7.7 mm |
| October | 1.1 mm, normal 7.0 mm |
Every year since 1950
19502025
Show the numbers
| When or what | Figure |
|---|---|
| 1950 | 62 mm (-39% on the normal) |
| 1951 | 35 mm (-65% on the normal) |
| 1952 | 85 mm (-16% on the normal) |
| 1953 | 61 mm (-40% on the normal) |
| 1954 | 87 mm (-14% on the normal) |
| 1955 | 67 mm (-34% on the normal) |
| 1956 | 41 mm (-60% on the normal) |
| 1957 | 101 mm (-0% on the normal) |
| 1958 | 65 mm (-36% on the normal) |
| 1959 | 89 mm (-12% on the normal) |
| 1960 | 86 mm (-15% on the normal) |
| 1961 | 59 mm (-42% on the normal) |
| 1962 | 117 mm (+15% on the normal) |
| 1963 | 162 mm (+60% on the normal) |
| 1964 | 58 mm (-43% on the normal) |
| 1965 | 82 mm (-19% on the normal) |
| 1966 | 43 mm (-58% on the normal) |
| 1967 | 113 mm (+12% on the normal) |
| 1968 | 57 mm (-44% on the normal) |
| 1969 | 55 mm (-46% on the normal) |
| 1970 | 64 mm (-37% on the normal) |
| 1971 | 44 mm (-57% on the normal) |
| 1972 | 108 mm (+7% on the normal) |
| 1973 | 59 mm (-42% on the normal) |
| 1974 | 137 mm (+35% on the normal) |
| 1975 | 94 mm (-7% on the normal) |
| 1976 | 168 mm (+66% on the normal) |
| 1977 | 130 mm (+28% on the normal) |
| 1978 | 48 mm (-53% on the normal) |
| 1979 | 67 mm (-34% on the normal) |
| 1980 | 78 mm (-23% on the normal) |
| 1981 | 82 mm (-19% on the normal) |
| 1982 | 100 mm (-1% on the normal) |
| 1983 | 111 mm (+10% on the normal) |
| 1984 | 80 mm (-21% on the normal) |
| 1985 | 179 mm (+77% on the normal) |
| 1986 | 116 mm (+15% on the normal) |
| 1987 | 88 mm (-13% on the normal) |
| 1988 | 86 mm (-15% on the normal) |
| 1989 | 125 mm (+23% on the normal) |
| 1990 | 78 mm (-23% on the normal) |
| 1991 | 118 mm (+16% on the normal) |
| 1992 | 88 mm (-13% on the normal) |
| 1993 | 115 mm (+14% on the normal) |
| 1994 | 101 mm (-0% on the normal) |
| 1995 | 122 mm (+20% on the normal) |
| 1996 | 192 mm (+90% on the normal) |
| 1997 | 99 mm (-2% on the normal) |
| 1998 | 62 mm (-39% on the normal) |
| 1999 | 99 mm (-2% on the normal) |
| 2000 | 127 mm (+25% on the normal) |
| 2001 | 128 mm (+26% on the normal) |
| 2002 | 134 mm (+32% on the normal) |
| 2003 | 65 mm (-36% on the normal) |
| 2004 | 104 mm (+3% on the normal) |
| 2005 | 78 mm (-23% on the normal) |
| 2006 | 202 mm (+99% on the normal) |
| 2007 | 108 mm (+7% on the normal) |
| 2008 | 109 mm (+8% on the normal) |
| 2009 | 141 mm (+39% on the normal) |
| 2010 | 58 mm (-43% on the normal) |
| 2011 | 145 mm (+43% on the normal) |
| 2012 | 103 mm (+2% on the normal) |
| 2013 | 100 mm (-1% on the normal) |
| 2014 | 108 mm (+7% on the normal) |
| 2015 | 62 mm (-39% on the normal) |
| 2016 | 65 mm (-36% on the normal) |
| 2017 | 32 mm (-68% on the normal) |
| 2018 | 61 mm (-40% on the normal) |
| 2019 | 44 mm (-57% on the normal) |
| 2020 | 71 mm (-30% on the normal) |
| 2021 | 75 mm (-26% on the normal) |
| 2022 | 68 mm (-33% on the normal) |
| 2023 | 99 mm (-2% on the normal) |
| 2024 | 68 mm (-33% on the normal) |
| 2025 | 126 mm (+24% on the normal) |
Wettest: 2006 (202 mm). Driest: 2017 (32 mm). Hottest day since our daily figures start in 2023: 39.8 °C in November 2023.
A normal year here (1991 to 2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain mm | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
| Mean °C | 21.7 | 22.2 | 21.5 | 19.8 | 17.1 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 14.2 | 16.2 | 18.1 | 19.3 | 20.6 |
Each ward
- Ward 1 (Eksteenfontein, Kuboes)
- Ward 2 (Lekkersing, Sanddrift)
- Ward 3 (Port Nolloth, Gemsbokvlei)
- Ward 4 (McDougall's Bay)
- Ward 5 (Alexander Bay, Arriesdrif)
- Ward 6 (Port Nolloth, Nollothville)
Places in each ward: © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Source
Modelled estimates from a weather reanalysis, averaged over the whole place: not readings from a weather station, and not a forecast. The weather model runs about five days behind the weather, so the newest day here is usually five to twelve days ago.
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. Muñoz Sabater, J. (2019): ERA5-Land hourly data from 1950 to present, and ERA5-Land monthly averaged data from 1950 to present. Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) Climate Data Store (CDS). DOI 10.24381/cds.e2161bac and 10.24381/cds.68d2bb30. ERA5-Land on the Climate Data Store, under CC BY 4.0.
What we changed: we cut ERA5-Land to South Africa, averaged its 9 km grid cells over each ward, municipality, district and province by the area of the place in each cell (MDB boundaries, 2026), took each day’s high and low from 16 of its hourly values, added up days into months, and averaged 1991 to 2020 for the normals.
Dataset: rainfall and temperature by ward, release of 5 November 2026. The South African Weather Service issues the official forecasts and warnings.