Bela Bela weather in April

In April, Bela Bela sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 35 mm of rain across 5.2 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 26°C through the month. 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 Bela Bela's 6th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bela Bela's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
8th warmest
Overnight low
14°
6th coldest
Rainfall
35 mm
5.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:25 AM – 5:50 PM
Cloud cover
35%
6th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

Bela Bela is human settlement in South Africa.

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 26°C through the month.

A typical April day in Bela Bela 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 22°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)
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22716
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42716
52716
62715
72715
82615
92615
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122615
132615
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Bela Bela 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° / 20°9712.413.45.0
Feb30° / 19°788.712.95.3
Mar28° / 18°76912.26.3
Apr26° / 14°355.211.47.8
May24° / 10°132.210.89.0
Jun22° / 50.910.58.9
Jul21° / 30.610.69.0
Aug25° / 10°40.911.19.2
Sep28° / 14°131.911.87.5
Oct30° / 16°497.812.65.8
Nov29° / 18°8911.813.25.2
Dec29° / 19°11414.513.54.9

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 17% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17525
27624
37624
47624
57624
67624
77723
87723
97822
107822
117921
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Bela Bela gets around 35 mm of rain over 5.2 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 18% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
127
226
325
424
523
623
722
821
920
1020
1119
1219
1318
1418
1518
1618
1717
1817
1917
2016
2116
2215
2315
2414
2514
2614
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 65% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13742191
24042181
34241161
44540151
54839131
65038111
75237101
8543691
9583570
10603460
11613450
12633340
13643240
14653230
15663130
16673120
17683020
18692920
19702820
20712720
21722620
22752410
23762310
24782110
25792010
26811810
27821710
28841510
29851410
30871210

Wind in April

Winds average 7 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm

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 6:18 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 6:05 PM to 5:37 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:186:05
211.86:186:04
311.76:196:03
411.76:196:02
511.76:206:01
611.76:206:00
711.66:215:59
811.66:215:58
911.66:215:57
1011.66:225:56
1111.56:225:55
1211.56:235:54
1311.56:235:53
1411.56:245:52
1511.46:245:51
1611.46:255:50
1711.46:255:49
1811.46:255:48
1911.36:265:47
2011.36:265:46
2111.36:275:45
2211.36:275:44
2311.36:285:43
2411.26:285:42
2511.26:295:41
2611.26:295:41
2711.26:305:40
2811.16:305:39
2911.16:315:38
3011.16:315:37

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.98 kWh/m² to a high of 6.65 kWh/m² in December across the year — April's 4.87 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.1Bright
35.1Bright
45.1Bright
55.1Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
134.9Bright
144.9Bright
154.9Bright
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204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
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264.7Bright
274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.6Bright
304.6Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Bela Bela

In seasonPeak

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

Bela Bela's rainy season runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is April a good time to visit Bela Bela?

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
7.5
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Bela Bela in April

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

In April, Bela Bela 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 Bela Bela 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 Bela Bela 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
Oct10Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Bela Bela 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 Bela Bela is worst in July — around 79 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.7× the cleanest month (January, 14 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 1179 µg/m³Jan 1114 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar29Moderate
Apr47Poor
May71Unhealthy
Jun77Unhealthy
Jul79Unhealthy
Aug69Unhealthy
Sep57Unhealthy
Oct31Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bela Bela?

Bela Bela sits at 24.9°S, 28.3°E, 1,136 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Modimolle, 24 km away.

Topography around Bela Bela

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bela Bela has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 171 m around an average of 1,141 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 500 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,093 m.

The land around Bela Bela is covered by shrubs (38%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, shrubs (53%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and shrubs (50%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
171 m
16 km
500 m
80 km
1,093 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Modimolle 24 km · Hammanskraal 58 km · Mookgophong 60 km · Vaalbank 65 km · Vaalwater 68 km · Soshanguve 68 km · Mabopane 73 km · Moloto South 74 km

South Africa travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / M / N
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 41% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$6,598
2025
Happiness
5.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
68%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
43.7
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
22.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 602
Religion
Christian 86%or other traditional African religions 5%nothing in particular 5%Muslim 2%

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 Bela Bela (-24.8833°, 28.2833°, elevation 1,136 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).