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Richards Bay
Major city · South Africa · KwaZulu-Natal
Richards Bay is a major city in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, with a population of about 252,968. The local time zone is Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+2).
Weather now
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Sunrise / Sunset
06:45–17:04
Climate type
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Population: 252,968
01Map
Coordinates-28.7830, 32.0377
Coordinates (DMS)28°46′59″S, 32°02′16″E
Elevation9 m
TimezoneAfrica/Johannesburg
Also known as: RCB, Ricardusbaia, Richards Bay, Richards Bej, Richards-Bej, Richardsbaai, Ричардс Беј, Ричардс-Бей
02Daylight by month
13.6J
13F
12.2M
11.3A
10.6M
10.2J
10.3J
11A
11.8S
12.7O
13.5N
13.8D
Longest day in Dec (13.8 h), shortest in Jun (10.2 h).
03Nearby places
Empangeni33,075
← 14.3 km away
Felixton1,225
← 15.2 km away
eSikhaleni49,265
↙ 16.6 km away
KwaMbonambi3,441
↑ 21.2 km away
Mtunzini2,635
↙ 33.7 km away
Emaqeleni2,741
↙ 36 km away
Mtubatuba33,182
↑ 43.1 km away
Randgate1,903
↑ 46.2 km away
KwaGingindlovu1,328
↙ 52 km away
Kgwaripe11,519
↗ 55.1 km away
04Biggest cities in South Africa
Johannesburg9,418,183
↖ 487 km away
Cape Town4,772,846
↙ 1,412 km away
Durban3,338,026
↙ 154 km away
Pretoria2,112,693
↖ 509 km away
Soweto1,695,047
↖ 498 km away
Port Elizabeth1,050,078
↙ 838 km away
Soshanguve872,309
↖ 536 km away
Pietermaritzburg839,327
↙ 185 km away
05Climate
06Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Richards Bay in?
Richards Bay is in the Africa/Johannesburg time zone (UTC+2). This offset is used for all local time in Richards Bay.
Where is Richards Bay located?
Richards Bay is located in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Its position is -28.7830, 32.0377.
What are the GPS coordinates of Richards Bay?
The geographic coordinates of Richards Bay are -28.7830, 32.0377 (28°46′59″S, 32°02′16″E). It sits at an elevation of about 9 m above sea level.
What is the population of Richards Bay?
Richards Bay has a population of about 252,968 people, according to GeoNames data.