RUB to ZAR — January 2021

0.199197ZAR

for 1 Russian Ruble on 29 January 2021 · opened the month at 0.198373

0.42% over January 2021

European Central Bank reference rate
20 trading days
Reference rate, not an offer

Today: 1 RUB = 0.194065 ZAR (PayerPay indicative rate, includes our margin)

RUB to ZAR in January 2021 at a glance

1 RUB in ZAR
Measure	Rate	When
Opened	0.198373 ZAR	4 January 2021
Closed	0.199197 ZAR	29 January 2021
Highest	0.207953 ZAR	12 January 2021
Lowest	0.198373 ZAR	4 January 2021
Average	0.203503 ZAR	20 trading days
Change	+0.42% ZAR	open to close

Day by day

RUB to ZAR, January 2021▲ 0.42%

1 RUB in ZAR, day by day
Date	Rate	Day change
4 January 2021	0.198373
5 January 2021	0.200928	+1.29%
6 January 2021	0.203841	+1.45%
7 January 2021	0.206052	+1.08%
8 January 2021	0.206181	+0.06%
11 January 2021	0.207118	+0.45%
12 January 2021	0.207953	+0.40%
13 January 2021	0.207526	-0.21%
14 January 2021	0.206698	-0.40%
15 January 2021	0.207361	+0.32%
18 January 2021	0.206403	-0.46%
19 January 2021	0.202573	-1.86%
20 January 2021	0.203290	+0.35%
21 January 2021	0.200797	-1.23%
22 January 2021	0.201765	+0.48%
25 January 2021	0.201727	-0.02%
26 January 2021	0.201707	-0.01%
27 January 2021	0.201011	-0.34%
28 January 2021	0.199553	-0.73%
29 January 2021	0.199197	-0.18%

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Common questions

What was the RUB to ZAR rate in January 2021?

Over January 2021 the European Central Bank reference rate moved from 0.198373 ZAR per RUB on 4 January 2021 to 0.199197 on 29 January 2021, a change of +0.42%. The average across 20 trading days was 0.203503.

When was RUB strongest against ZAR in January 2021?

The highest reading was 0.207953 ZAR on 12 January 2021; the lowest was 0.198373 on 4 January 2021.

Is this the rate I would have got?

No. These are reference rates published by the European Central Bank for information. PayerPay's indicative rate today is 0.194065 ZAR per RUB; the exact rate for a transfer is confirmed in your order.

Data and reuse

The series, statistics and tables on this page are PayerPay's compilation (one reading per trading day; days from 28 September 2026 onward from our own record). They may not be copied, scraped or republished in ready form; quoting a figure with attribution and a link is fine. See the terms of use. These are reference rates for information, not an offer — PayerPay's indicative rate today is 1 RUB = 0.194065 ZAR, including our margin; the final rate for a transfer is confirmed in your order. Corrections: support@payerpay.io.

Source: European Central Bank.

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