Climate averages 1991–2020
Bethlehem, South Africa weather
in April.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 8th warmest and the 6th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a mild month in Bethlehem, South Africa: daytime highs average 20.9°C and nights cool to about 9.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 53 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes April a moderately wet month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 26 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Phuthaditjhaba (60 km away). In April its highs average 19.9°C, 1.0°C cooler than Bethlehem, South Africa, with 53 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Bethlehem, South Africa ranks joint 88th of 95 for the warmest April highs and joint 76th of 95 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 95 cities is 23.1°C; Bethlehem, South Africa is 2.2°C cooler than that mean.
From April to May, average highs fall by 2.6°C to 18.2°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 53 mm to 25 mm.
The annual picture
April in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Bethlehem, South Africa climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.5°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 143 | 16.5 | 13.714 h |
| February | 25.0°C14.1°C | 14.1°C | 97 | 13.4 | 13.113 h |
| March | 23.6°C12.5°C | 12.5°C | 89 | 12.2 | 12.312 h |
| April, selected | 20.9°C9.3°C | 9.3°C | 53 | 7.6 | 11.411 h |
| May | 18.2°C5.3°C | 5.3°C | 25 | 3.4 | 10.711 h |
| June | 15.5°C2.1°C | 2.1°C | 13 | 2.1 | 10.410 h |
| July | 15.6°C1.4°C | 1.4°C | 7.6 | 1.3 | 10.511 h |
| August | 18.7°C3.9°C | 3.9°C | 21 | 3.3 | 11.111 h |
| September | 22.8°C7.7°C | 7.7°C | 22 | 3.7 | 11.912 h |
| October | 24.0°C10.2°C | 10.2°C | 87 | 9.7 | 12.713 h |
| November | 24.5°C11.7°C | 11.7°C | 111 | 12.2 | 13.513 h |
| December | 25.3°C13.5°C | 13.5°C | 147 | 16.7 | 13.914 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
April in nearby cities
- Phuthaditjhaba in AprilSouth Africa · 60 kmHigh 19.9°C · Low 8.5°C · 53 mm rain
- Kroonstad in AprilSouth Africa · 124 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 10.7°C · 44 mm rain
- Virginia in AprilSouth Africa · 142 kmHigh 23.6°C · Low 11.2°C · 46 mm rain
- Maseru in AprilLesotho · 145 kmHigh 20.6°C · Low 7.9°C · 68 mm rain
- Ladysmith in AprilSouth Africa · 149 kmHigh 24.0°C · Low 11.8°C · 58 mm rain
- Welkom in AprilSouth Africa · 157 kmHigh 23.2°C · Low 10.8°C · 46 mm rain
- Kutloanong in AprilSouth Africa · 159 kmHigh 23.7°C · Low 11.0°C · 46 mm rain
- Odendaalsrus in AprilSouth Africa · 164 kmHigh 23.5°C · Low 11.0°C · 46 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Bethlehem) is explained once on the Bethlehem, South Africa year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.