Tlokweng weather in April

In April, Tlokweng sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 30 mm of rain across 4.5 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% 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 Tlokweng's 7th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tlokweng's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
8th warmest
Overnight low
15°
6th coldest
Rainfall
30 mm
4.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:34 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
35%
7th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

Tlokweng 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 27°C through the month.

A typical April day in Tlokweng reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 31°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)
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22817
32817
42716
52716
62716
72716
82716
92716
102715
112715
122715
132715
142715
152715
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Tlokweng 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
Jan31° / 21°8912.313.44.5
Feb30° / 20°829.812.94.9
Mar29° / 18°598.412.25.9
Apr27° / 15°304.511.47.8
May24° / 10°141.710.89.1
Jun22° / 91.210.58.9
Jul22° / 20.510.69.0
Aug25° / 30.711.19.3
Sep29° / 14°101.511.87.3
Oct31° / 18°335.712.65.4
Nov31° / 19°6810.113.24.6
Dec31° / 20°8512.113.54.4

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% 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 20%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17426
27426
37525
47525
57624
67624
77723
87723
97822
107822
117921
128020
138020
148119
158119
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228317
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258416
268416
278416
288416
298515
308614

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Tlokweng gets around 30 mm of rain over 4.5 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 15% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
124
223
323
422
521
620
719
818
917
1016
1116
1215
1315
1414
1514
1613
1713
1813
1913
2012
2112
2212
2312
2411
2511
2611
2711
2810
2910
309

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 60% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13339235
23538225
33738204
43938194
54237174
64437163
74637153
84836132
95036122
105335111
115435101
12563491
13573481
14583471
15613360
16623350
17633250
18653140
19663040
20682930
21692830
22712720
23732520
24742420
25762220
26772120
27782020
28801820
29821710
30841510

Wind in April

Winds average 9 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
308calm

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 6:27 AM to 6:40 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 5:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:276:14
211.86:286:13
311.76:286:12
411.76:286:11
511.76:296:10
611.76:296:09
711.66:306:08
811.66:306:07
911.66:316:06
1011.66:316:05
1111.56:316:04
1211.56:326:03
1311.56:326:02
1411.56:336:01
1511.46:336:00
1611.46:345:59
1711.46:345:58
1811.46:355:57
1911.46:355:56
2011.36:355:55
2111.36:365:54
2211.36:365:53
2311.36:375:53
2411.26:375:52
2511.26:385:51
2611.26:385:50
2711.26:395:49
2811.26:395:48
2911.16:405:48
3011.16:405:47

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.98 kWh/m² to a high of 6.87 kWh/m² in November across the year — April's 4.93 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
95.1Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
174.9Bright
184.9Bright
194.9Bright
204.9Bright
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 Tlokweng?

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

7.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tlokweng in April

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

In April, Tlokweng sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Tlokweng 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 Tlokweng peaks around January 13 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 16 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 13UV 14Jun 16UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May6High
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Tlokweng 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 Tlokweng is worst in June — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.3× the cleanest month (December, 5 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1917 µg/m³Dec 135 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb9Good
Mar10Good
Apr13Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov6Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tlokweng?

Tlokweng sits at 24.7°S, 26.0°E, 990 m above sea level, in Botswana. The nearest listed city is Gaborone, 7.0 km away.

Molepolole

Topography around Tlokweng

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tlokweng has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m around an average of 987 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 412 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 631 m.

The land around Tlokweng is covered by artificial surfaces (48%) and shrubs (25%) within 3 km, shrubs (45%) and trees (27%) within 16 km, and shrubs (71%) within 80 km.

3 km
45 m
16 km
412 m
80 km
631 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Gaborone 7.0 km · Mogoditshane 12 km · Mmopone 15 km · Gabane 19 km · Ramotswa 25 km · Mochudi 33 km · Thamaga 44 km · Molepolole 56 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 Tlokweng (-24.6686°, 25.9711°, elevation 990 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).