Warrenton weather in April

In April, Warrenton sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 37 mm of rain across 5.7 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 28°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% 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 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Warrenton's 7th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Warrenton's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 12°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 37 mm; 5.7 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 18 min; 6:41 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover: 32%; 7th clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 4.97 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.7; out of 10

Warrenton is place in Northern Cape, South Africa.

Founded: 1880

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

Highs ease over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical April day in Warrenton reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 3°C cooler than March and about 3°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)	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	25
Avg low (°C)	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	9

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

How April really feels in Warrenton

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Warrenton 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	32° / 19°	75	12	13.6	3.8
Feb	31° / 18°	64	10.9	13	4.3
Mar	30° / 16°	54	9.6	12.2	5.5
Apr	26° / 12°	37	5.7	11.3	7.7
May	23° / 7°	14	2.4	10.6	8.8
Jun	20° / 3°	9	1.3	10.3	8.4
Jul	20° / 3°	4	0.9	10.4	8.6
Aug	23° / 5°	9	1.3	11	9.1
Sep	27° / 10°	11	1.9	11.8	8.2
Oct	30° / 13°	30	5.6	12.7	6.1
Nov	31° / 16°	46	7.5	13.4	4.9
Dec	33° / 18°	60	11	13.8	3.8

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%. 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 (%)	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	79	80	80	80	81	81	81	81	81	82	83	83	83	83	84	84	84	85
Cloudier (%)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	80	20
2	80	20
3	80	20
4	80	20
5	80	20
6	80	20
7	80	20
8	80	20
9	80	20
10	80	20
11	80	20
12	80	20
13	79	21
14	80	20
15	80	20
16	80	20
17	81	19
18	81	19
19	81	19
20	81	19
21	81	19
22	82	18
23	83	17
24	83	17
25	83	17
26	83	17
27	84	16
28	84	16
29	84	16
30	85	15

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Warrenton gets around 37 mm of rain over 5.7 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 20% and peaks near 28% 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 (%)	28	27	26	26	25	24	23	23	22	21	21	21	20	20	20	19	19	18	18	18	17	17	16	16	15	15	14	14	13	13

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

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 80% 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 (%)	63	65	67	68	69	71	72	74	75	75	76	77	78	79	80	80	81	82	83	84	86	86	87	88	89	90	91	92	92	93
Comfortable (%)	26	25	24	23	23	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	19	19	18	17	16	15	14	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	8	7
Humid (%)	11	10	9	9	8	7	6	5	4	4	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	63	26	11
2	65	25	10
3	67	24	9
4	68	23	9
5	69	23	8
6	71	22	7
7	72	22	6
8	74	21	5
9	75	21	4
10	75	21	4
11	76	21	3
12	77	21	2
13	78	20	2
14	79	20	1
15	80	19	1
16	80	19	1
17	81	18	1
18	82	17	1
19	83	16	1
20	84	15	1
21	86	14	0
22	86	14	0
23	87	13	0
24	88	12	0
25	89	11	0
26	90	10	0
27	91	9	0
28	92	8	0
29	92	8	0
30	93	7	0

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 9 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)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	9	calm
2	9	calm
3	9	calm
4	9	calm
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25	9	calm
26	9	calm
27	9	calm
28	9	calm
29	9	calm
30	9	calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 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 42 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:33 AM to 6:49 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 5:47 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)	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0
Sunrise (AM)	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:41	6:42	6:42	6:43	6:43	6:44	6:44	6:45	6:45	6:46	6:47	6:47	6:48	6:48	6:49
Sunset (PM)	6:18	6:17	6:15	6:14	6:13	6:12	6:11	6:10	6:08	6:07	6:06	6:05	6:04	6:03	6:02	6:01	6:00	5:59	5:58	5:57	5:55	5:54	5:53	5:52	5:52	5:51	5:50	5:49	5:48	5:47

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.7	6:33	6:18
2	11.7	6:33	6:17
3	11.7	6:34	6:15
4	11.7	6:34	6:14
5	11.6	6:35	6:13
6	11.6	6:35	6:12
7	11.6	6:36	6:11
8	11.6	6:37	6:10
9	11.5	6:37	6:08
10	11.5	6:38	6:07
11	11.5	6:38	6:06
12	11.4	6:39	6:05
13	11.4	6:39	6:04
14	11.4	6:40	6:03
15	11.4	6:40	6:02
16	11.3	6:41	6:01
17	11.3	6:42	6:00
18	11.3	6:42	5:59
19	11.2	6:43	5:58
20	11.2	6:43	5:57
21	11.2	6:44	5:55
22	11.2	6:44	5:54
23	11.1	6:45	5:53
24	11.1	6:45	5:52
25	11.1	6:46	5:52
26	11.1	6:47	5:51
27	11.0	6:47	5:50
28	11.0	6:48	5:49
29	11.0	6:48	5:48
30	11.0	6:49	5:47

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.72 kWh/m² to a high of 7.73 kWh/m² in December across the year — April's 4.97 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)	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.6
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	5.4	Bright
2	5.3	Bright
3	5.3	Bright
4	5.3	Bright
5	5.3	Bright
6	5.2	Bright
7	5.2	Bright
8	5.2	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	4.9	Bright
18	4.9	Bright
19	4.9	Bright
20	4.8	Bright
21	4.8	Bright
22	4.8	Bright
23	4.8	Bright
24	4.8	Bright
25	4.7	Bright
26	4.7	Bright
27	4.7	Bright
28	4.6	Bright
29	4.6	Bright
30	4.6	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Warrenton?

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

7.5

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Warrenton in April

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

In April, Warrenton sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

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UV index in Warrenton 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 Warrenton peaks around January 14 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 5 (moderate).

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)	15	13	11	8	6	5	5	7	9	11	13	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	11	Extreme
Apr	8	Very high
May	6	High
Jun	5	Moderate
Jul	5	Moderate
Aug	7	High
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Warrenton 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 Warrenton is worst in October — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.0× the cleanest month (December, 4 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)	4	6	6	7	10	14	12	13	16	16	5	4
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	4	Good
Feb	6	Good
Mar	6	Good
Apr	7	Good
May	10	Good
Jun	14	Moderate
Jul	12	Good
Aug	13	Moderate
Sep	16	Moderate
Oct	16	Moderate
Nov	5	Good
Dec	4	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Warrenton?

Warrenton sits at 28.1°S, 24.8°E, 1,190 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Christiana, 38 km away.

Topography around Warrenton

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Warrenton has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m around an average of 1,189 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 121 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 413 m.

The land around Warrenton is covered by shrubs (41%) and grassland (41%) within 3 km, grassland (74%) and shrubs (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (58%) and shrubs (33%) within 80 km.

3 km

51 m

shrubs 41%

16 km

121 m

grassland 74%

80 km

413 m

grassland 58%

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

April weather nearby: Christiana 38 km · Pampierstad 40 km · Kimberley 69 km · Bloemhof 91 km · Hoopstad 109 km · Schweizer-Reneke 113 km · Bultfontein 129 km · Vryburg 129 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 Warrenton (-28.114°, 24.8475°, elevation 1,190 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	28	14
2	28	14
3	28	14
4	28	14
5	28	14
6	27	14
7	27	13
8	27	13
9	27	13
10	27	13
11	27	13
12	27	12
13	27	12
14	26	12
15	26	12
16	26	12
17	26	12
18	26	11
19	26	11
20	26	11
21	26	11
22	26	11
23	26	11
24	26	10
25	25	10
26	25	10
27	25	10
28	25	10
29	25	10
30	25	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	80	20
2	80	20
3	80	20
4	80	20
5	80	20
6	80	20
7	80	20
8	80	20
9	80	20
10	80	20
11	80	20
12	80	20
13	79	21
14	80	20
15	80	20
16	80	20
17	81	19
18	81	19
19	81	19
20	81	19
21	81	19
22	82	18
23	83	17
24	83	17
25	83	17
26	83	17
27	84	16
28	84	16
29	84	16
30	85	15

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	63	26	11
2	65	25	10
3	67	24	9
4	68	23	9
5	69	23	8
6	71	22	7
7	72	22	6
8	74	21	5
9	75	21	4
10	75	21	4
11	76	21	3
12	77	21	2
13	78	20	2
14	79	20	1
15	80	19	1
16	80	19	1
17	81	18	1
18	82	17	1
19	83	16	1
20	84	15	1
21	86	14	0
22	86	14	0
23	87	13	0
24	88	12	0
25	89	11	0
26	90	10	0
27	91	9	0
28	92	8	0
29	92	8	0
30	93	7	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	80	20
2	80	20
3	80	20
4	80	20
5	80	20
6	80	20
7	80	20
8	80	20
9	80	20
10	80	20
11	80	20
12	80	20
13	79	21
14	80	20
15	80	20
16	80	20
17	81	19
18	81	19
19	81	19
20	81	19
21	81	19
22	82	18
23	83	17
24	83	17
25	83	17
26	83	17
27	84	16
28	84	16
29	84	16
30	85	15

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	63	26	11
2	65	25	10
3	67	24	9
4	68	23	9
5	69	23	8
6	71	22	7
7	72	22	6
8	74	21	5
9	75	21	4
10	75	21	4
11	76	21	3
12	77	21	2
13	78	20	2
14	79	20	1
15	80	19	1
16	80	19	1
17	81	18	1
18	82	17	1
19	83	16	1
20	84	15	1
21	86	14	0
22	86	14	0
23	87	13	0
24	88	12	0
25	89	11	0
26	90	10	0
27	91	9	0
28	92	8	0
29	92	8	0
30	93	7	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	80	20
2	80	20
3	80	20
4	80	20
5	80	20
6	80	20
7	80	20
8	80	20
9	80	20
10	80	20
11	80	20
12	80	20
13	79	21
14	80	20
15	80	20
16	80	20
17	81	19
18	81	19
19	81	19
20	81	19
21	81	19
22	82	18
23	83	17
24	83	17
25	83	17
26	83	17
27	84	16
28	84	16
29	84	16
30	85	15

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	63	26	11
2	65	25	10
3	67	24	9
4	68	23	9
5	69	23	8
6	71	22	7
7	72	22	6
8	74	21	5
9	75	21	4
10	75	21	4
11	76	21	3
12	77	21	2
13	78	20	2
14	79	20	1
15	80	19	1
16	80	19	1
17	81	18	1
18	82	17	1
19	83	16	1
20	84	15	1
21	86	14	0
22	86	14	0
23	87	13	0
24	88	12	0
25	89	11	0
26	90	10	0
27	91	9	0
28	92	8	0
29	92	8	0
30	93	7	0