Letlhakane weather in April

In April, Letlhakane sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 12 mm of rain across 2.5 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Letlhakane's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Letlhakane's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
8th warmest
Overnight low
15°
6th coldest
Rainfall
12 mm
2.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:33 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover
30%
7th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Letlhakane is City in northern 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 29°C through the month.

A typical April day in Letlhakane reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 1°C cooler than March and about 2°C warmer than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13017
23017
32917
42917
52917
62917
72916
82916
92916
102916
112916
122916
132916
142916
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172915
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302914

How April really feels in Letlhakane

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.

Letlhakane weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 20°9912.313.24.2
Feb31° / 20°869.812.74.5
Mar30° / 19°52712.25.3
Apr29° / 15°122.511.56.8
May27° / 11°40.9118.7
Jun24° / 40.510.79.5
Jul24° / 10.210.89.5
Aug27° / 11°0011.38.6
Sep31° / 15°50.911.96.0
Oct33° / 19°112.512.54.3
Nov33° / 20°498.5133.9
Dec31° / 20°9512.213.34.1

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27327
37327
47525
57525
67723
77822
87921
98020
108218
118317
128416
138515
148713
158713
168812
178911
188911
199010
209010
219010
22919
23919
24928
25928
26928
27928
28928
29937
30937

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Letlhakane gets around 12 mm of rain over 2.5 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 9% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
118
217
316
416
515
614
713
812
911
1010
1110
129
138
148
157
167
177
186
196
206
216
226
236
246
256
266
276
286
296
306

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 66% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
144232211
246232110
34823209
45023198
55223187
65523166
75624155
85724145
95925124
106125113
116126103
12632692
13642682
14662671
15662671
16682561
17702550
18712450
19722350
20732250
21742150
22752050
23771940
24781840
25791740
26801640
27811540
28821440
29821440
30841330

Wind in April

Winds average 12 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
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3012calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of April to 11 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:28 AM to 6:38 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 5:52 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:286:17
211.86:286:16
311.86:286:15
411.86:296:14
511.76:296:13
611.76:296:12
711.76:306:11
811.76:306:10
911.66:306:09
1011.66:316:08
1111.66:316:07
1211.66:316:07
1311.66:326:06
1411.56:326:05
1511.56:326:04
1611.56:336:03
1711.56:336:02
1811.56:336:01
1911.46:346:01
2011.46:346:00
2111.46:345:59
2211.46:355:58
2311.46:355:57
2411.46:355:57
2511.36:365:56
2611.36:365:55
2711.36:375:54
2811.36:375:54
2911.36:375:53
3011.26:385:52

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.4 kWh/m² to a high of 7.26 kWh/m² in October across the year — April's 5.51 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
75.6Bright
85.6Bright
95.6Bright
105.6Bright
115.6Bright
125.6Bright
135.6Bright
145.6Bright
155.6Bright
165.5Bright
175.5Bright
185.5Bright
195.5Bright
205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Letlhakane?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
8.7
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Letlhakane in April

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

In April, Letlhakane sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Letlhakane in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Letlhakane peaks around January 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 16UV 15Jun 20UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May8Very high
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug8Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Letlhakane?

Letlhakane sits at 21.4°S, 25.6°E, 984 m above sea level, in Botswana. The nearest listed city is Gweta, 142 km away.

GwetaNataSeroweTutumeTonotaFrancistownPalapyeMahalapye

Topography around Letlhakane

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Letlhakane has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m around an average of 987 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 372 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 393 m.

The land around Letlhakane is covered by shrubs (57%) and artificial surfaces (36%) within 3 km, shrubs (92%) within 16 km, and shrubs (76%) within 80 km.

3 km
31 m
16 km
372 m
80 km
393 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
April weather nearby: Gweta 142 km · Nata 147 km · Serowe 158 km · Tutume 181 km · Tonota 193 km · Francistown 200 km · Palapye 202 km · Mahalapye 226 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 Letlhakane (-21.4149°, 25.5926°, elevation 984 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).