Polokwane weather in April

In April, Polokwane sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 39 mm of rain across 5.4 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. 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 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 Polokwane's 6th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Polokwane's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 24°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 13°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 39 mm; 5.4 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 24 min; 6:19 AM – 5:46 PM
Cloud cover: 39%; 6th clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 4.98 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.0; out of 10

Polokwane is South African city.

Density: 2,550/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1886

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical April day in Polokwane reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 2°C cooler than March and about 2°C warmer than May.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24
Avg low (°C)	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	15
2	25	14
3	25	14
4	25	14
5	25	14
6	25	14
7	25	14
8	25	14
9	25	14
10	24	13
11	24	13
12	24	13
13	24	13
14	24	13
15	24	13
16	24	13
17	24	13
18	24	13
19	24	13
20	24	13
21	24	13
22	24	12
23	24	12
24	24	12
25	24	12
26	24	12
27	24	12
28	24	12
29	24	12
30	24	12

Polokwane 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 17°	116	13.7	13.3	6.0
Feb	27° / 17°	88	10.1	12.8	6.4
Mar	26° / 16°	74	9.5	12.2	7.0
Apr	24° / 13°	39	5.4	11.5	8.0
May	23° / 10°	11	2.5	10.9	8.7
Jun	20° / 7°	4	0.9	10.6	8.6
Jul	20° / 6°	3	0.7	10.7	8.5
Aug	23° / 9°	4	0.9	11.2	9.1
Sep	26° / 12°	13	2.7	11.9	8.5
Oct	27° / 14°	46	8	12.6	7.2
Nov	27° / 16°	98	13.5	13.2	6.0
Dec	27° / 17°	131	15.9	13.4	5.7

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 21% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	70	70	70	71	71	72	72	72	73	74	74	75	76	77	78	78	80	80	80	80	80	81	81	81	81	81	81	82	82	83
Cloudier (%)	30	30	30	29	29	28	28	28	27	26	26	25	24	23	22	22	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	70	30
2	70	30
3	70	30
4	71	29
5	71	29
6	72	28
7	72	28
8	72	28
9	73	27
10	74	26
11	74	26
12	75	25
13	76	24
14	77	23
15	78	22
16	78	22
17	80	20
18	80	20
19	80	20
20	80	20
21	80	20
22	81	19
23	81	19
24	81	19
25	81	19
26	81	19
27	81	19
28	82	18
29	82	18
30	83	17

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Polokwane gets around 39 mm of rain over 5.4 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 19% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	26	25	24	24	23	23	22	22	21	21	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	18	18	17	17	16	15	15	14	14	13	12	12	11

	Rain chance (%)
1	26
2	25
3	24
4	24
5	23
6	23
7	22
8	22
9	21
10	21
11	20
12	20
13	20
14	20
15	19
16	19
17	19
18	18
19	18
20	17
21	17
22	16
23	15
24	15
25	14
26	14
27	13
28	12
29	12
30	11

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 69% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	42	44	47	49	52	55	57	59	61	64	65	67	68	70	70	71	72	73	74	75	76	77	79	80	81	83	84	86	87	89
Comfortable (%)	42	41	40	39	38	36	35	34	33	31	31	30	29	28	28	27	27	26	25	24	23	22	20	19	18	16	15	13	12	10
Humid (%)	16	14	13	12	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	42	42	16
2	44	41	14
3	47	40	13
4	49	39	12
5	52	38	10
6	55	36	9
7	57	35	8
8	59	34	7
9	61	33	6
10	64	31	5
11	65	31	4
12	67	30	3
13	68	29	3
14	70	28	2
15	70	28	2
16	71	27	2
17	72	27	1
18	73	26	1
19	74	25	1
20	75	24	1
21	76	23	1
22	77	22	1
23	79	20	1
24	80	19	1
25	81	18	1
26	83	16	1
27	84	15	1
28	86	13	1
29	87	12	1
30	89	10	1

Wind in April

Winds average 8 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	8	calm
2	8	calm
3	8	calm
4	8	calm
5	8	calm
6	8	calm
7	8	calm
8	8	calm
9	8	calm
10	8	calm
11	8	calm
12	8	calm
13	8	calm
14	8	calm
15	8	calm
16	8	calm
17	8	calm
18	8	calm
19	8	calm
20	8	calm
21	8	calm
22	8	calm
23	8	calm
24	8	calm
25	8	calm
26	8	calm
27	8	calm
28	8	calm
29	8	calm
30	8	calm

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 6:13 AM to 6:25 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 5:34 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	11.8	11.8	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.1
Sunrise (AM)	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:18	6:18	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:20	6:20	6:21	6:21	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:23	6:23	6:24	6:24	6:25	6:25
Sunset (PM)	6:01	6:00	5:58	5:57	5:56	5:55	5:54	5:53	5:52	5:51	5:50	5:49	5:49	5:48	5:47	5:46	5:45	5:44	5:43	5:42	5:41	5:40	5:39	5:39	5:38	5:37	5:36	5:35	5:35	5:34

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.8	6:13	6:01
2	11.8	6:13	6:00
3	11.7	6:14	5:58
4	11.7	6:14	5:57
5	11.7	6:15	5:56
6	11.7	6:15	5:55
7	11.7	6:15	5:54
8	11.6	6:16	5:53
9	11.6	6:16	5:52
10	11.6	6:17	5:51
11	11.6	6:17	5:50
12	11.5	6:17	5:49
13	11.5	6:18	5:49
14	11.5	6:18	5:48
15	11.5	6:19	5:47
16	11.4	6:19	5:46
17	11.4	6:19	5:45
18	11.4	6:20	5:44
19	11.4	6:20	5:43
20	11.4	6:21	5:42
21	11.3	6:21	5:41
22	11.3	6:22	5:40
23	11.3	6:22	5:39
24	11.3	6:22	5:39
25	11.2	6:23	5:38
26	11.2	6:23	5:37
27	11.2	6:24	5:36
28	11.2	6:24	5:35
29	11.2	6:25	5:35
30	11.1	6:25	5:34

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.04 kWh/m² to a high of 6.67 kWh/m² in January across the year — April's 4.98 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.3	Bright
2	5.2	Bright
3	5.2	Bright
4	5.2	Bright
5	5.2	Bright
6	5.2	Bright
7	5.1	Bright
8	5.1	Bright
9	5.1	Bright
10	5.1	Bright
11	5.1	Bright
12	5.1	Bright
13	5.0	Bright
14	5.0	Bright
15	5.0	Bright
16	5.0	Bright
17	5.0	Bright
18	5.0	Bright
19	4.9	Bright
20	4.9	Bright
21	4.9	Bright
22	4.9	Bright
23	4.8	Bright
24	4.8	Bright
25	4.8	Bright
26	4.8	Bright
27	4.8	Bright
28	4.8	Bright
29	4.7	Bright
30	4.7	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Polokwane

In seasonPeak

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

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

Rainy season

Jan

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Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is April a good time to visit Polokwane?

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

8.0

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

6.9

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Polokwane in April

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

In April, Polokwane sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Polokwane 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 Polokwane peaks around January 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 6 (high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	14	13	9	7	6	6	8	10	10	13	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	High	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	9	Very high
May	7	High
Jun	6	High
Jul	6	High
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	10	Very high
Oct	10	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Polokwane 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 Polokwane is worst in August — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.5× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	8	9	11	16	22	23	25	26	25	16	9	7
Level	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	8	Good
Feb	9	Good
Mar	11	Good
Apr	16	Moderate
May	22	Moderate
Jun	23	Moderate
Jul	25	Moderate
Aug	26	Moderate
Sep	25	Moderate
Oct	16	Moderate
Nov	9	Good
Dec	7	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Polokwane?

Polokwane sits at 23.9°S, 29.5°E, 1,315 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Mankweng, 24 km away.

Topography around Polokwane

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Polokwane has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 149 m around an average of 1,293 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 393 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,561 m.

The land around Polokwane is covered by artificial surfaces (61%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and shrubs (21%) within 16 km, and shrubs (50%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

149 m

artificial surfaces 61%

16 km

393 m

grassland 51%

80 km

1,561 m

shrubs 50%

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← March Polokwane year-round climate May →Best places to visit in April

April weather nearby: Mankweng 24 km · Lebowakgomo 46 km · Mokopane 57 km · Tzaneen 71 km · Duiwelskloof 72 km · Nkowakowa 83 km · Mookgophong 102 km · Louis Trichardt 105 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

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 Polokwane (-23.9045°, 29.4688°, elevation 1,315 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	15
2	25	14
3	25	14
4	25	14
5	25	14
6	25	14
7	25	14
8	25	14
9	25	14
10	24	13
11	24	13
12	24	13
13	24	13
14	24	13
15	24	13
16	24	13
17	24	13
18	24	13
19	24	13
20	24	13
21	24	13
22	24	12
23	24	12
24	24	12
25	24	12
26	24	12
27	24	12
28	24	12
29	24	12
30	24	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	70	30
2	70	30
3	70	30
4	71	29
5	71	29
6	72	28
7	72	28
8	72	28
9	73	27
10	74	26
11	74	26
12	75	25
13	76	24
14	77	23
15	78	22
16	78	22
17	80	20
18	80	20
19	80	20
20	80	20
21	80	20
22	81	19
23	81	19
24	81	19
25	81	19
26	81	19
27	81	19
28	82	18
29	82	18
30	83	17

	Rain chance (%)
1	26
2	25
3	24
4	24
5	23
6	23
7	22
8	22
9	21
10	21
11	20
12	20
13	20
14	20
15	19
16	19
17	19
18	18
19	18
20	17
21	17
22	16
23	15
24	15
25	14
26	14
27	13
28	12
29	12
30	11

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	42	42	16
2	44	41	14
3	47	40	13
4	49	39	12
5	52	38	10
6	55	36	9
7	57	35	8
8	59	34	7
9	61	33	6
10	64	31	5
11	65	31	4
12	67	30	3
13	68	29	3
14	70	28	2
15	70	28	2
16	71	27	2
17	72	27	1
18	73	26	1
19	74	25	1
20	75	24	1
21	76	23	1
22	77	22	1
23	79	20	1
24	80	19	1
25	81	18	1
26	83	16	1
27	84	15	1
28	86	13	1
29	87	12	1
30	89	10	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	15
2	25	14
3	25	14
4	25	14
5	25	14
6	25	14
7	25	14
8	25	14
9	25	14
10	24	13
11	24	13
12	24	13
13	24	13
14	24	13
15	24	13
16	24	13
17	24	13
18	24	13
19	24	13
20	24	13
21	24	13
22	24	12
23	24	12
24	24	12
25	24	12
26	24	12
27	24	12
28	24	12
29	24	12
30	24	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	70	30
2	70	30
3	70	30
4	71	29
5	71	29
6	72	28
7	72	28
8	72	28
9	73	27
10	74	26
11	74	26
12	75	25
13	76	24
14	77	23
15	78	22
16	78	22
17	80	20
18	80	20
19	80	20
20	80	20
21	80	20
22	81	19
23	81	19
24	81	19
25	81	19
26	81	19
27	81	19
28	82	18
29	82	18
30	83	17

	Rain chance (%)
1	26
2	25
3	24
4	24
5	23
6	23
7	22
8	22
9	21
10	21
11	20
12	20
13	20
14	20
15	19
16	19
17	19
18	18
19	18
20	17
21	17
22	16
23	15
24	15
25	14
26	14
27	13
28	12
29	12
30	11

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	42	42	16
2	44	41	14
3	47	40	13
4	49	39	12
5	52	38	10
6	55	36	9
7	57	35	8
8	59	34	7
9	61	33	6
10	64	31	5
11	65	31	4
12	67	30	3
13	68	29	3
14	70	28	2
15	70	28	2
16	71	27	2
17	72	27	1
18	73	26	1
19	74	25	1
20	75	24	1
21	76	23	1
22	77	22	1
23	79	20	1
24	80	19	1
25	81	18	1
26	83	16	1
27	84	15	1
28	86	13	1
29	87	12	1
30	89	10	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	15
2	25	14
3	25	14
4	25	14
5	25	14
6	25	14
7	25	14
8	25	14
9	25	14
10	24	13
11	24	13
12	24	13
13	24	13
14	24	13
15	24	13
16	24	13
17	24	13
18	24	13
19	24	13
20	24	13
21	24	13
22	24	12
23	24	12
24	24	12
25	24	12
26	24	12
27	24	12
28	24	12
29	24	12
30	24	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	70	30
2	70	30
3	70	30
4	71	29
5	71	29
6	72	28
7	72	28
8	72	28
9	73	27
10	74	26
11	74	26
12	75	25
13	76	24
14	77	23
15	78	22
16	78	22
17	80	20
18	80	20
19	80	20
20	80	20
21	80	20
22	81	19
23	81	19
24	81	19
25	81	19
26	81	19
27	81	19
28	82	18
29	82	18
30	83	17

	Rain chance (%)
1	26
2	25
3	24
4	24
5	23
6	23
7	22
8	22
9	21
10	21
11	20
12	20
13	20
14	20
15	19
16	19
17	19
18	18
19	18
20	17
21	17
22	16
23	15
24	15
25	14
26	14
27	13
28	12
29	12
30	11

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	42	42	16
2	44	41	14
3	47	40	13
4	49	39	12
5	52	38	10
6	55	36	9
7	57	35	8
8	59	34	7
9	61	33	6
10	64	31	5
11	65	31	4
12	67	30	3
13	68	29	3
14	70	28	2
15	70	28	2
16	71	27	2
17	72	27	1
18	73	26	1
19	74	25	1
20	75	24	1
21	76	23	1
22	77	22	1
23	79	20	1
24	80	19	1
25	81	18	1
26	83	16	1
27	84	15	1
28	86	13	1
29	87	12	1
30	89	10	1