Climate averages 1991–2020
Phuthaditjhaba 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 Phuthaditjhaba: daytime highs average 19.9°C and nights cool to about 8.5°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 Bethlehem, South Africa (60 km away). In April its highs average 20.9°C, 1.0°C warmer than Phuthaditjhaba, with 53 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Phuthaditjhaba ranks 95th 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; Phuthaditjhaba is 3.2°C cooler than that mean.
From April to May, average highs fall by 2.3°C to 17.6°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
Phuthaditjhaba climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23.9°C13.7°C | 13.7°C | 177 | 19.0 | 13.714 h |
| February | 23.6°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 135 | 15.3 | 13.113 h |
| March | 22.4°C11.8°C | 11.8°C | 100 | 13.8 | 12.312 h |
| April, selected | 19.9°C8.5°C | 8.5°C | 53 | 7.8 | 11.411 h |
| May | 17.6°C4.3°C | 4.3°C | 25 | 3.4 | 10.711 h |
| June | 15.1°C1.1°C | 1.1°C | 13 | 1.9 | 10.410 h |
| July | 15.1°C0.6°C | 0.6°C | 11 | 1.9 | 10.511 h |
| August | 17.9°C3.1°C | 3.1°C | 29 | 4.2 | 11.111 h |
| September | 21.6°C6.8°C | 6.8°C | 32 | 4.5 | 11.912 h |
| October | 22.5°C9.4°C | 9.4°C | 106 | 12.5 | 12.813 h |
| November | 23.1°C10.9°C | 10.9°C | 135 | 14.3 | 13.514 h |
| December | 23.9°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 168 | 18.9 | 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
- Bethlehem, South Africa in AprilSouth Africa · 60 kmHigh 20.9°C · Low 9.3°C · 53 mm rain
- Ladysmith in AprilSouth Africa · 94 kmHigh 24.0°C · Low 11.8°C · 58 mm rain
- Newcastle, South Africa in AprilSouth Africa · 139 kmHigh 22.6°C · Low 11.1°C · 45 mm rain
- Dundee, South Africa in AprilSouth Africa · 144 kmHigh 22.8°C · Low 11.9°C · 52 mm rain
- Maseru in AprilLesotho · 157 kmHigh 20.6°C · Low 7.9°C · 68 mm rain
- Standerton in AprilSouth Africa · 182 kmHigh 21.6°C · Low 9.8°C · 40 mm rain
- Kroonstad in AprilSouth Africa · 183 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 10.7°C · 44 mm rain
- Pietermaritzburg in AprilSouth Africa · 196 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 13.6°C · 58 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 Phuthaditjhaba) is explained once on the Phuthaditjhaba year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.