Volksrust weather in April

In April, Volksrust sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 46 mm of rain across 7 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 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% 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 Volksrust's 6th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Volksrust's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
8th warmest
Overnight low
10°
6th coldest
Rainfall
46 mm
7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:20 AM – 5:41 PM
Cloud cover
41%
6th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Volksrust is town in South Africa.

Founded
1881

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 21°C through the month.

A typical April day in Volksrust reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 24°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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How April really feels in Volksrust

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.

Volksrust 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
Jan24° / 14°14918.113.55.8
Feb24° / 14°11313.4136.3
Mar23° / 13°9812.112.26.7
Apr21° / 10°46711.47.2
May19° / 162.510.77.8
Jun17° / 81.210.37.3
Jul17° / 91.110.47.3
Aug20° / 172.8118.0
Sep23° / 314.811.88.0
Oct23° / 11°9912.512.76.6
Nov23° / 12°13316.213.45.8
Dec24° / 13°17418.513.75.7

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26634
36634
46733
56733
66733
76634
86634
96733
106733
116733
126832
136832
146832
156832
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187030
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227327
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307921

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Volksrust gets around 46 mm of rain over 7 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 29% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
129
228
327
427
526
626
726
825
925
1025
1125
1225
1325
1425
1525
1625
1724
1824
1924
2023
2122
2222
2321
2421
2520
2619
2719
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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
180191
282171
385150
486140
588120
689110
79190
89280
99370
109460
119550
129640
139640
149730
159730
169820
179820
189820
199820
209910
219910
229910
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259910
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2810000
2910000
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Wind in April

Winds average 9 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
2110calm
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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 6:12 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 5:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:125:58
211.76:135:57
311.76:135:56
411.76:145:54
511.66:145:53
611.66:155:52
711.66:155:51
811.66:165:50
911.56:175:49
1011.56:175:48
1111.56:185:47
1211.56:185:45
1311.46:195:44
1411.46:195:43
1511.46:205:42
1611.46:205:41
1711.36:215:40
1811.36:215:39
1911.36:225:38
2011.26:225:37
2111.26:235:36
2211.26:235:35
2311.26:245:34
2411.16:255:33
2511.16:255:32
2611.16:265:31
2711.16:265:30
2811.06:275:30
2911.06:275:29
3011.06:285:28

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 3.78 kWh/m² to a high of 6.53 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
15.0Bright
24.9Bright
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44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
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204.6Bright
214.5Bright
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264.5Bright
274.4Bright
284.4Bright
294.4Bright
304.4Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Volksrust

In seasonPeak

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

Volksrust'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 Volksrust?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Volksrust in April

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

In April, Volksrust sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

sun protection

UV index in Volksrust 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 Volksrust peaks around January 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 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 15UV 15Jun 21UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug7Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct10Very high
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Volksrust 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 Volksrust is worst in September — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (January, 12 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 932 µg/m³Jan 1312 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug32Moderate
Sep32Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Volksrust?

Volksrust sits at 27.4°S, 29.9°E, 1,664 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Daggakraal, 28 km away.

Topography around Volksrust

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Volksrust has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 181 m around an average of 1,670 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 938 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,234 m.

The land around Volksrust is covered by grassland (65%) within 3 km, grassland (74%) within 16 km, and grassland (76%) within 80 km.

3 km
181 m
16 km
938 m
80 km
1,234 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Daggakraal 28 km · Newcastle 44 km · Driefontein 71 km · Vrede 71 km · Standerton 79 km · Ermelo 93 km · Glencoe 94 km · Dundee 96 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 Volksrust (-27.3654°, 29.8818°, elevation 1,664 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).