Climate averages 1991–2020
Piet Retief 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 Piet Retief: daytime highs average 21.8°C and nights cool to about 11.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 48 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 28 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Manzini (80 km away). In April its highs average 24.6°C, 2.8°C warmer than Piet Retief, with 49 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Piet Retief ranks joint 69th of 95 for the warmest April highs and 70th of 95 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 95 cities is 23.1°C; Piet Retief is 1.3°C cooler than that mean.
From April to May, average highs fall by 1.6°C to 20.2°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 48 mm to 18 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
Piet Retief climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24.8°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 144 | 18.2 | 13.614 h |
| February | 24.8°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 117 | 14.0 | 13.013 h |
| March | 23.8°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 103 | 13.5 | 12.312 h |
| April, selected | 21.8°C11.7°C | 11.7°C | 48 | 7.7 | 11.511 h |
| May | 20.2°C8.5°C | 8.5°C | 18 | 3.3 | 10.811 h |
| June | 18.2°C5.8°C | 5.8°C | 11 | 2.2 | 10.510 h |
| July | 18.3°C5.3°C | 5.3°C | 12 | 2.0 | 10.611 h |
| August | 20.9°C7.5°C | 7.5°C | 21 | 3.6 | 11.211 h |
| September | 23.5°C10.1°C | 10.1°C | 38 | 7.0 | 11.912 h |
| October | 23.3°C11.6°C | 11.6°C | 96 | 13.3 | 12.713 h |
| November | 24.0°C13.2°C | 13.2°C | 131 | 16.9 | 13.413 h |
| December | 24.9°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 155 | 19.4 | 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
- Manzini in AprilEswatini · 80 kmHigh 24.6°C · Low 14.7°C · 49 mm rain
- Mbabane in AprilEswatini · 83 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 12.6°C · 78 mm rain
- Vryheid in AprilSouth Africa · 85 kmHigh 22.7°C · Low 11.7°C · 51 mm rain
- Ermelo in AprilSouth Africa · 98 kmHigh 20.4°C · Low 9.7°C · 45 mm rain
- Newcastle, South Africa in AprilSouth Africa · 121 kmHigh 22.6°C · Low 11.1°C · 45 mm rain
- Dundee, South Africa in AprilSouth Africa · 141 kmHigh 22.8°C · Low 11.9°C · 52 mm rain
- Bethal in AprilSouth Africa · 147 kmHigh 21.0°C · Low 9.6°C · 42 mm rain
- Standerton in AprilSouth Africa · 156 kmHigh 21.6°C · Low 9.8°C · 40 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 Piet Retief) is explained once on the Piet Retief year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.