July 21, 2026 · Richards Bay, South Africa
Sunrise in Richards Bay today is at 06:42. Day length is 10h 33m. See below for sunset, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Richards Bay's coordinates and updated daily.
Richards Bay lies at 29°S. At this latitude, day length varies moderately — from around 10 hours in midwinter to 14–15 hours in midsummer.
Sunrise shifts earlier through spring and later through autumn — changing fastest near the equinoxes and barely at all near the summer and winter solstices. See the year chart to visualise how sunrise and sunset times shift month by month for Richards Bay.
The longest day in Richards Bay is around 13h 59m (around December 21). The shortest is around 10h 18m (around June 21). Days are currently getting longer — gaining about 1 minute per day.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 05:08 | 18:55 | 13h 47m |
| February | 05:34 | 18:39 | 13h 5m |
| March | 05:53 | 18:10 | 12h 17m |
| April | 06:10 | 17:35 | 11h 25m |
| May | 06:28 | 17:10 | 10h 42m |
| June | 06:44 | 17:03 | 10h 19m |
| July | 06:44 | 17:12 | 10h 28m |
| August | 06:25 | 17:29 | 11h 4m |
| September | 05:51 | 17:45 | 11h 54m |
| October | 05:16 | 18:01 | 12h 45m |
| November | 04:51 | 18:24 | 13h 32m |
| December | 04:49 | 18:47 | 13h 58m |