Pietermaritzburg weather in April
Temperature, rain and sunshine in April: long-term averages from 30 years of weather data, not a forecast.
Holiday weather in April
Good
Best time to visit: May – August
What is the weather like in Pietermaritzburg in April?
In April, Pietermaritzburg is warm: daytime highs average 24 °C, and nights cool down to about 14 °C. Expect around 6 hours of sunshine a day. Rain is frequent, with about 11 rainy days and 78 mm in total. All in all, April is a good month for a holiday in Pietermaritzburg.
April compared
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More details for April
- Daylight
- 11 h 24 min06:17 – 17:41
- UV index
- 7 · highclear sky, noon (estimate)All months
- Muggy days
- 1 daydew point 18 °C or moreAll months
- Wind
- 14 km/haverage daily peakAll months
- Cloud cover
- 52 %on averageAll months
- Hot days
- 2 days30 °C or moreAll months
- Time zone
- UTC+2Africa/Johannesburg
How the score comes together
- Temperatureweight 50 %100 %
- Sunshineweight 20 %42 %
- Few rainy daysweight 30 %52 %
Each factor is rated from 0 to 100 % and weighted for the travel style “City break”.
What to pack in April
- Sunscreen
- Sunglasses & sun hat
- A jumper for the evenings
- Rain jacket or umbrella
Pietermaritzburg in April: quick answers
Is Pietermaritzburg hot in April?
Warm rather than hot: in April, daytime highs in Pietermaritzburg average 24 °C and nights cool to about 14 °C. On about 2 days the thermometer climbs to 30 °C or more.
Does it rain much in Pietermaritzburg in April?
Rain is frequent, with about 11 rainy days and 78 mm in total.
Pietermaritzburg month by month
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Climate averages 1996–2025, not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sources & licences