Lobatse weather in April

In April, Lobatse sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 32 mm of rain across 4.9 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% 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 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Lobatse's 7th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lobatse's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
8th warmest
Overnight low
14°
6th coldest
Rainfall
32 mm
4.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:35 AM – 6:00 PM
Cloud cover
36%
7th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.9
out of 10

Lobatse is city 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

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical April day in Lobatse reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 2°C cooler than March and about 2°C warmer than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12716
22716
32616
42615
52615
62615
72615
82615
92615
102615
112614
122614
132614
142614
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Lobatse weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 19°8312.213.45.0
Feb29° / 19°771012.95.4
Mar28° / 17°619.212.26.5
Apr26° / 14°324.911.47.9
May23° / 10°152.110.89.0
Jun21° / 81.110.58.7
Jul20° / 20.410.68.7
Aug24° / 4111.19.3
Sep28° / 13°111.511.88.1
Oct29° / 16°355.812.66.2
Nov30° / 18°6310.113.25.3
Dec30° / 19°7912.213.54.9

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27327
37327
47327
57426
67525
77525
87624
97723
107723
117822
127921
137921
148020
158020
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268416
278416
288515
298515
308614

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Lobatse gets around 32 mm of rain over 4.9 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 17% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
126
225
324
423
522
621
720
819
919
1018
1118
1217
1317
1417
1516
1616
1716
1816
1915
2015
2115
2214
2314
2414
2514
2613
2713
2813
2912
3012

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 69% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14338191
24537170
34736160
45035150
55334130
65434120
75633110
8593290
9613180
10633070
11652960
12672850
13692740
14702730
15712630
16732520
17732520
18742420
19762310
20772210
21782110
22782110
23792010
24811900
25821800
26831700
27841600
28851500
29871300
30881200

Wind in April

Winds average 9 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of April to 11 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:29 AM to 6:42 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 5:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:296:15
211.86:296:14
311.76:296:13
411.76:306:12
511.76:306:11
611.76:316:10
711.66:316:09
811.66:326:08
911.66:326:07
1011.66:336:06
1111.56:336:05
1211.56:336:04
1311.56:346:03
1411.56:346:02
1511.46:356:01
1611.46:356:00
1711.46:365:59
1811.46:365:58
1911.36:375:57
2011.36:375:56
2111.36:385:55
2211.36:385:54
2311.26:395:53
2411.26:395:52
2511.26:405:51
2611.26:405:51
2711.26:405:50
2811.16:415:49
2911.16:415:48
3011.16:425:47

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.96 kWh/m² to a high of 6.95 kWh/m² in December across the year — April's 4.92 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.1Bright
55.1Bright
65.1Bright
75.1Bright
85.1Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
164.9Bright
174.9Bright
184.9Bright
194.9Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.7Bright
274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Lobatse?

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

7.9
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

April is one of the better times to visit Lobatse for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Lobatse in April

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

In April, Lobatse sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Lobatse in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lobatse peaks around January 14 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 14UV 14Jun 17UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May6High
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Lobatse?

Lobatse sits at 25.2°S, 25.7°E, 1,191 m above sea level, in Botswana. The nearest listed city is Janeng, 25 km away.

MosopaGabaneThamagaGaborone

Topography around Lobatse

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lobatse has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 262 m around an average of 1,248 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 424 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 610 m.

The land around Lobatse is covered by shrubs (52%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, shrubs (66%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and shrubs (54%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
262 m
16 km
424 m
80 km
610 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
April weather nearby: Janeng 25 km · Ramotswa 44 km · Kanye 45 km · Zeerust 53 km · Mosopa 57 km · Gabane 63 km · Thamaga 63 km · Gaborone 68 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 Lobatse (-25.2244°, 25.6773°, elevation 1,191 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).