Carolina weather in April

In April, Carolina sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 40 mm of rain across 6.4 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 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% 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 Carolina's 6th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Carolina's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
8th warmest
Overnight low
10°
6th coldest
Rainfall
40 mm
6.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:18 AM – 5:41 PM
Cloud cover
40%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Carolina is town in South Africa.

Founded
1883

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 22°C through the month.

A typical April day in Carolina reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 2°C cooler than March and about 2°C warmer than May.

10°15°20°25°30°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12312
22312
32312
42211
52211
62211
72211
82211
92211
102211
112211
122210
132210
142210
152210
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172210
182210
192210
202210
212210
22229
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25219
26219
27219
28219
29219
30219

How April really feels in Carolina

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.

Carolina 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
Jan25° / 14°1161513.46.2
Feb25° / 14°8811.212.96.6
Mar24° / 13°8110.612.27.1
Apr22° / 10°406.411.47.5
May20° / 132.210.78.1
Jun18° / 51.110.47.8
Jul18° / 50.710.57.8
Aug21° / 101.911.18.4
Sep24° / 203.711.88.5
Oct24° / 11°731112.67.1
Nov24° / 13°10714.813.36.2
Dec24° / 14°13416.913.65.9

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% 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 28%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26337
36337
46337
56436
66535
76535
86634
96733
106832
116832
127030
137129
147228
157327
167426
177525
187525
197525
207723
217723
227723
237723
247723
257723
267723
277723
287822
297921
307921

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Carolina gets around 40 mm of rain over 6.4 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 22% 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
227
326
425
525
624
724
824
923
1023
1123
1222
1322
1422
1522
1622
1722
1822
1922
2021
2121
2220
2320
2419
2519
2618
2717
2816
2915
3014

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 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
174251
276231
378211
480191
583170
684160
786140
888120
989110
109190
119280
129370
139460
149550
159640
169640
179730
189730
199820
209820
219820
229820
239910
249910
259910
269910
279910
289910
299910
309910

Wind in April

Winds average 10 km/h in April, the calmest month.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
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2610calm
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3010calm

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 6:11 AM to 6:25 AM, and sunset from 5:57 PM to 5:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:115:57
211.76:125:56
311.76:125:55
411.76:125:54
511.76:135:53
611.66:135:52
711.66:145:51
811.66:145:50
911.66:155:49
1011.56:155:48
1111.56:165:46
1211.56:165:45
1311.56:175:44
1411.46:175:43
1511.46:185:42
1611.46:185:41
1711.46:195:40
1811.36:195:39
1911.36:205:38
2011.36:205:37
2111.36:215:36
2211.26:215:36
2311.26:225:35
2411.26:225:34
2511.26:235:33
2611.16:235:32
2711.16:245:31
2811.16:245:30
2911.16:255:29
3011.16:255:28

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.95 kWh/m² to a high of 6.44 kWh/m² in December across the year — April's 4.75 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
104.8Bright
114.8Bright
124.8Bright
134.8Bright
144.8Bright
154.8Bright
164.7Bright
174.7Bright
184.7Bright
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204.7Bright
214.7Bright
224.6Bright
234.6Bright
244.6Bright
254.6Bright
264.6Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Carolina

In seasonPeak

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

Carolina's rainy season runs October–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 Carolina?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Carolina in April

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

In April, Carolina sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

sun protection

UV index in Carolina in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Carolina peaks around January 13 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 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 20UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Carolina 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 Carolina is worst in July — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJul 2331 µg/m³Dec 2211 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul31Moderate
Aug31Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Carolina?

Carolina sits at 26.1°S, 30.1°E, 1,698 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Breyten, 29 km away.

Topography around Carolina

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Carolina has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m around an average of 1,677 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 366 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,461 m.

The land around Carolina is covered by grassland (68%) within 3 km, grassland (73%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (63%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
135 m
16 km
366 m
80 km
1,461 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Breyten 29 km · Hendrina 41 km · Belfast 43 km · Ermelo 53 km · Nhlazatje 68 km · Lukwatini 71 km · Empuluzu 71 km · Middelburg 73 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 Carolina (-26.0693°, 30.1149°, elevation 1,698 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).