Kasane weather in April

In April, Kasane sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 17 mm of rain across 3.1 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of April to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Kasane's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kasane's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
7th warmest
Overnight low
17°
5th coldest
Rainfall
17 mm
3.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:32 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover
35%
7th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Kasane is town in Botswana.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical April day in Kasane reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and about 2°C warmer than May.

10°15°20°25°30°35°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13019
23019
33018
43018
53018
63018
73018
83018
93018
102918
112918
122917
133017
143017
153017
163017
173017
183017
193017
203017
213017
223016
233016
243016
253016
262916
272916
282916
292916
302916

How April really feels in Kasane

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

April sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Kasane weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 21°19120.812.93.8
Feb29° / 20°14316.512.64.3
Mar30° / 19°8212.412.14.9
Apr30° / 17°173.111.66.4
May28° / 14°20.411.28.2
Jun26° / 11°10.2119.2
Jul25° / 11°00119.3
Aug29° / 13°0011.47.6
Sep33° / 18°20.411.94.8
Oct35° / 21°112.712.43.2
Nov33° / 21°7512.412.83.2
Dec30° / 21°15619.5133.7

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
27129
37228
47327
57525
67525
77723
87822
97921
108119
118218
128317
138317
148416
158515
168515
178614
188614
198713
208713
218812
228812
239010
249010
259010
269010
27919
28928
29937
30937

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Kasane gets around 17 mm of rain over 3.1 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 11% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
125
224
323
421
520
619
718
816
915
1014
1113
1211
1310
149
159
168
177
186
196
205
215
224
234
244
254
264
274
283
293
303

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of April feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 38% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 12% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
113242835
214242933
315252931
417262928
518272926
620272924
721282921
823282919
925292917
1026292915
1128292913
1230302912
1332302810
143330289
153530278
163730267
173930256
184129246
194329235
204628225
214827214
225026204
235425183
245525173
255824153
266123142
276223132
286422122
296522112
306821101

Wind in April

Winds average 10 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of April to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:29 AM to 6:35 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 5:58 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:296:19
211.86:296:19
311.86:296:18
411.86:296:17
511.86:296:16
611.86:306:15
711.76:306:15
811.76:306:14
911.76:306:13
1011.76:306:12
1111.76:316:11
1211.76:316:11
1311.66:316:10
1411.66:316:09
1511.66:316:08
1611.66:326:08
1711.66:326:07
1811.66:326:06
1911.56:326:05
2011.56:336:05
2111.56:336:04
2211.56:336:03
2311.56:336:03
2411.56:346:02
2511.56:346:01
2611.46:346:01
2711.46:346:00
2811.46:355:59
2911.46:355:59
3011.46:355:58

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.74 kWh/m² to a high of 7.22 kWh/m² in October across the year — April's 5.65 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.8Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.7Bright
105.7Bright
115.7Bright
125.7Bright
135.7Bright
145.7Bright
155.7Bright
165.7Bright
175.7Bright
185.7Bright
195.7Bright
205.7Bright
215.6Bright
225.6Bright
235.6Bright
245.6Bright
255.6Bright
265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Kasane

In seasonPeak

None of Kasane's seasonal hazards are active in April. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Kasane's monsoon runs December–February, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is April a good time to visit Kasane?

Our two travel scores rate April for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.4
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
8.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Kasane for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Kasane in April

From April's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In April, Kasane sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kasane in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kasane peaks around January 18 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 18UV 16Jul 10UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Kasane in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where April falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Kasane is worst in September — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 5.0× the cleanest month (April, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1828 µg/m³Apr 136 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb7Good
Mar7Good
Apr6Good
May8Good
Jun11Good
Jul12Good
Aug19Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kasane?

Kasane sits at 17.8°S, 25.2°E, 0 m above sea level, in Botswana. The nearest listed city is Victoria Falls, 72 km away.

Victoria FallsLivingstoneSeshekeKatima MuliloHwangeMaamba

Topography around Kasane

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Kasane.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kasane has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m around an average of 957 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 128 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 447 m.

The land around Kasane is covered by shrubs (36%) and wetland (22%) within 3 km, shrubs (41%) and wetland (28%) within 16 km, and shrubs (49%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
82 m
16 km
128 m
80 km
447 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
April weather nearby: Victoria Falls 72 km · Livingstone 74 km · Sesheke 98 km · Katima Mulilo 99 km · Hwange 155 km · Kalomo 165 km · Maamba 216 km · Choma 223 km

Botswana travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type D / G / M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 38% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$7,778
2025
Happiness
3.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
63%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
11.4
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
26.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
Religion
Christian 79%none 15%Badimo 4%other 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Kasane (-17.8016°, 25.1602°, elevation 0 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).