Heilbron weather in April

In April, Heilbron sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 43 mm of rain across 6.9 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 24°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% 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 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Heilbron's 6th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Heilbron's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
8th warmest
Overnight low
11°
6th coldest
Rainfall
43 mm
6.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:28 AM – 5:49 PM
Cloud cover
38%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.7
out of 10

Heilbron is town in the Free State, South Africa.

Founded
1872

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 22°C by the end.

A typical April day in Heilbron reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 27°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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22413
32413
42412
52412
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29229
30229

How April really feels in Heilbron

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.

Heilbron 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
Jan27° / 16°1241513.55.9
Feb27° / 16°8712.6136.2
Mar25° / 14°8111.112.26.9
Apr23° / 11°436.911.47.7
May21° / 193.110.78.1
Jun18° / 101.710.37.8
Jul18° / 61.110.57.9
Aug21° / 152.4118.4
Sep25° / 10°203.211.88.6
Oct26° / 13°769.812.77.1
Nov26° / 14°9812.513.36.4
Dec27° / 15°13916.613.75.8

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% 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 24%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27129
37129
47129
57129
67228
77228
87327
97327
107327
117426
127426
137426
147525
157525
167525
177624
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197723
207723
217723
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308317

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Heilbron gets around 43 mm of rain over 6.9 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 23% 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
326
425
525
625
725
824
924
1024
1124
1224
1324
1424
1524
1624
1724
1824
1924
2023
2123
2223
2322
2422
2521
2621
2720
2819
2918
3017

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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
175232
277212
380191
482171
584151
685141
787121
889110
990100
109280
119370
129460
139550
149550
159640
169640
179730
189730
199820
209820
219820
229820
239910
249910
259910
269910
279910
289910
299910
3010000

Wind in April

Winds average 10 km/h in April.

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
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510calm
610calm
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

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

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:20 AM to 6:35 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 5:36 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:206:06
211.76:216:04
311.76:216:03
411.76:226:02
511.66:226:01
611.66:236:00
711.66:235:59
811.66:245:58
911.56:245:56
1011.56:255:55
1111.56:255:54
1211.56:265:53
1311.46:265:52
1411.46:275:51
1511.46:275:50
1611.46:285:49
1711.36:285:48
1811.36:295:47
1911.36:295:46
2011.26:305:45
2111.26:305:44
2211.26:315:43
2311.26:325:42
2411.16:325:41
2511.16:335:40
2611.16:335:39
2711.16:345:38
2811.06:345:37
2911.06:355:36
3011.06:355:36

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.82 kWh/m² to a high of 7.07 kWh/m² in December across the year — April's 4.84 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.1Bright
35.1Bright
45.1Bright
55.1Bright
65.1Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
124.9Bright
134.9Bright
144.9Bright
154.9Bright
164.8Bright
174.8Bright
184.8Bright
194.8Bright
204.7Bright
214.7Bright
224.7Bright
234.7Bright
244.6Bright
254.6Bright
264.6Bright
274.6Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Heilbron

In seasonPeak

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

Heilbron'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 Heilbron?

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

7.7
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Heilbron in April

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

In April, Heilbron sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Heilbron 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 Heilbron peaks around January 14 at about 15 (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 14UV 15Jun 20UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul5High
Aug7Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct10Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Heilbron 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 Heilbron is worst in July — around 103 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.4× the cleanest month (January, 24 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 11103 µg/m³Jan 1124 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb32Moderate
Mar48Poor
Apr64Unhealthy
May88Unhealthy
Jun100Unhealthy
Jul103Unhealthy
Aug83Unhealthy
Sep65Unhealthy
Oct44Poor
Nov31Moderate
Dec25Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Heilbron?

Heilbron sits at 27.3°S, 28.0°E, 1,539 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Koppies, 39 km away.

Topography around Heilbron

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Heilbron has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 83 m around an average of 1,555 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 268 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 455 m.

The land around Heilbron is covered by grassland (56%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and cropland (47%) within 16 km, and grassland (56%) and cropland (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
83 m
16 km
268 m
80 km
455 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Koppies 39 km · Deneysville 45 km · Mamafubedu 46 km · Frankfort 52 km · Sasolburg 54 km · Vanderbijlpark 65 km · Parys 66 km · Vredefort 67 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 Heilbron (-27.2812°, 27.9709°, elevation 1,539 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).