Climate averages 1991–2020
eMbalenhle 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 eMbalenhle: daytime highs average 21.6°C and nights cool to about 10.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 41 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes April a moderately wet month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 29 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bethal (41 km away). In April its highs average 21.0°C, 0.7°C cooler than eMbalenhle, with 42 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, eMbalenhle ranks joint 76th of 95 for the warmest April highs and joint 33rd of 95 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 95 cities is 23.1°C; eMbalenhle is 1.5°C cooler than that mean.
From April to May, average highs fall by 2.0°C to 19.6°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 41 mm to 15 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
eMbalenhle climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24.9°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 139 | 16.4 | 13.614 h |
| February | 24.9°C14.6°C | 14.6°C | 103 | 13.1 | 13.013 h |
| March | 23.9°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 93 | 11.3 | 12.312 h |
| April, selected | 21.6°C10.1°C | 10.1°C | 41 | 6.3 | 11.511 h |
| May | 19.6°C6.5°C | 6.5°C | 15 | 2.6 | 10.811 h |
| June | 17.3°C3.4°C | 3.4°C | 7.1 | 1.1 | 10.511 h |
| July | 17.5°C2.9°C | 2.9°C | 4.7 | 0.7 | 10.611 h |
| August | 20.7°C5.7°C | 5.7°C | 12 | 2.1 | 11.211 h |
| September | 24.7°C9.5°C | 9.5°C | 24 | 3.6 | 11.912 h |
| October | 25.2°C11.7°C | 11.7°C | 88 | 11.6 | 12.713 h |
| November | 24.7°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 114 | 14.9 | 13.413 h |
| December | 24.9°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 151 | 18.2 | 13.814 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
- Bethal in AprilSouth Africa · 41 kmHigh 21.0°C · Low 9.6°C · 42 mm rain
- Standerton in AprilSouth Africa · 48 kmHigh 21.6°C · Low 9.8°C · 40 mm rain
- Delmas in AprilSouth Africa · 58 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 10.3°C · 40 mm rain
- Nigel in AprilSouth Africa · 60 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 10.3°C · 41 mm rain
- Heidelberg, South Africa in AprilSouth Africa · 70 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 10.6°C · 41 mm rain
- Emalahleni in AprilSouth Africa · 75 kmHigh 21.4°C · Low 10.1°C · 44 mm rain
- Etwatwa in AprilSouth Africa · 76 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 10.5°C · 41 mm rain
- Brakpan in AprilSouth Africa · 77 kmHigh 21.4°C · Low 10.1°C · 42 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 eMbalenhle) is explained once on the eMbalenhle year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.