Burgersdorp weather in April

In April, Burgersdorp sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 44 mm of rain across 6.8 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of April to 10 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Burgersdorp's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Burgersdorp's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
8th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Rainfall
44 mm
6.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:38 AM – 5:52 PM
Cloud cover
38%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.6
out of 10

Burgersdorp is town in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Founded
1846

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 24°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical April day in Burgersdorp reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 4°C cooler than March and about 3°C warmer than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12411
22411
32411
42411
52410
62410
72410
82310
92310
102310
112310
12239
13239
14239
15229
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18228
19228
20228
21228
22218
23218
24217
25217
26217
27217
28217
29217
30217

How April really feels in Burgersdorp

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.

Burgersdorp 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
Jan30° / 15°8410.413.85.5
Feb29° / 15°801113.15.8
Mar26° / 13°679.312.27.1
Apr22° / 446.811.37.6
May19° / 203.610.57.5
Jun16° / 163106.2
Jul16° / 132.210.26.3
Aug18° / 18310.97.5
Sep22° / 21311.88.3
Oct25° / 416.412.87.8
Nov27° / 11°567.313.67.3
Dec29° / 13°658.3146.1

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17525
27525
37426
47426
57426
67426
77426
87327
97327
107327
117327
127327
137426
147426
157426
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307624

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Burgersdorp gets around 44 mm of rain over 6.8 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 23% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
128
227
327
426
526
625
724
824
924
1023
1123
1223
1323
1423
1523
1623
1723
1823
1923
2022
2122
2222
2321
2421
2520
2619
2718
2818
2917
3016

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1928
2928
3937
4946
5946
6955
7955
8964
9973
10973
11982
12982
13982
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000

Wind in April

Winds average 11 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
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2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of April to 10 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:28 AM to 6:47 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 5:37 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:286:11
211.76:286:10
311.76:296:08
411.66:306:07
511.66:306:06
611.66:316:05
711.56:326:03
811.56:326:02
911.56:336:01
1011.46:346:00
1111.46:345:58
1211.46:355:57
1311.36:365:56
1411.36:365:55
1511.36:375:53
1611.26:385:52
1711.26:385:51
1811.26:395:50
1911.26:405:49
2011.16:405:48
2111.16:415:47
2211.16:425:45
2311.06:425:44
2411.06:435:43
2511.06:445:42
2610.96:445:41
2710.96:455:40
2810.96:465:39
2910.96:465:38
3010.86:475:37

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.32 kWh/m² to a high of 8.05 kWh/m² in December across the year — April's 4.66 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.1Bright
35.1Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
104.8Bright
114.8Bright
124.8Bright
134.7Bright
144.7Bright
154.7Bright
164.6Bright
174.6Bright
184.6Bright
194.5Bright
204.5Bright
214.5Bright
224.4Bright
234.4Bright
244.4Bright
254.3Bright
264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.2Bright
304.2Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Burgersdorp?

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

7.6
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

April is one of the better times to visit Burgersdorp for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Burgersdorp in April

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

In April, Burgersdorp sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Burgersdorp in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Burgersdorp peaks around January 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 14UV 15Jun 22UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr7Very high
May5High
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug6High
Sep8Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Burgersdorp?

Burgersdorp sits at 31.0°S, 26.3°E, 1,405 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Aliwal North, 50 km away.

Topography around Burgersdorp

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Burgersdorp has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 216 m around an average of 1,448 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 555 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,001 m.

The land around Burgersdorp is covered by grassland (66%) and shrubs (21%) within 3 km, grassland (83%) within 16 km, and grassland (89%) within 80 km.

3 km
216 m
16 km
555 m
80 km
1,001 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Aliwal North 50 km · Zastron 106 km · Queenstown 113 km · Queensdale 115 km · Lady Frere 116 km · Middelburg 137 km · Whittlesea 139 km · Cala 142 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 Burgersdorp (-30.9977°, 26.3286°, elevation 1,405 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).