Mapholaneng Weather in April
Mapholaneng in April
The short of it: Mapholaneng in April averages a high of 18 °C (64 °F) and a low of 5 °C (41 °F), with 45 mm (1.8 in) of rain and about 11 h 25 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 18° · low 5° · rain 45 mm · daylight 11 h 25 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & April
April in Mapholaneng brings afternoons near 18° and nights around 5°, with about 45 mm of rain over the month. Much like March: highs about 18°, nights near 5°. A wool coat will serve you well. Rain is modest, about 45 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 25 min in mid-April, 55 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates April 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and April.
Against its neighbours, Mapholaneng runs cooler than most and about as wet in April. Mokhotlong, 22 km to the ESE, is 1° warmer by day.
April in Mapholaneng, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus March
- 3° colder, 43 mm less rain
- Versus May
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 25 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
April averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MokhotlongMokhotlong District | 22 km ESE | 19° | 6° | 39 mm |
| SeshoteLeribe | 32 km WSW | 18° | 5° | 46 mm |
| Lejone00 | 38 km WNW | 17° | 4° | 55 mm |
| KatseThaba-Tseka | 41 km WSW | 18° | 5° | 44 mm |
| Thaba-TsekaThaba-Tseka | 44 km SW | 18° | 5° | 39 mm |
| SehonghongThaba-Tseka | 65 km S | 19° | 6° | 34 mm |
| PitsengLeribe | 67 km WNW | 21° | 7° | 56 mm |
| MantsonyaneThaba-Tseka | 69 km WSW | 18° | 4° | 48 mm |