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April Weather in Uitenhage South Africa

Daily high temperatures decrease by 4°F, from 79°F to 75°F, rarely falling below 66°F or exceeding 88°F.

Daily low temperatures decrease by 6°F, from 58°F to 52°F, rarely falling below 45°F or exceeding 64°F.

For reference, on January 27, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Uitenhage typically range from 63°F to 84°F, while on July 2, the coldest day of the year, they range from 44°F to 69°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in April in Uitenhage

Average High and Low Temperature in April in UitenhageApr11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303040°F40°F45°F45°F50°F50°F55°F55°F60°F60°F65°F65°F70°F70°F75°F75°F80°F80°F85°F85°F90°F90°FMarMayApr 179°FApr 179°F58°F58°FApr 3075°FApr 3075°F52°F52°FApr 1177°FApr 1177°F56°F56°FApr 2176°FApr 2176°F54°F54°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on April. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in April in Uitenhage

Average Hourly Temperature in April in UitenhageApr11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMMarMayNowNowcoldcoldcoolcoolcomfortablewarmcomfortable
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

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The month of April in Uitenhage experiences gradually increasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy increasing from 30% to 36%.

The clearest day of the month is April 1, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 70% of the time.

For reference, on May 10, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 38%, while on February 11, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 85%.

Cloud Cover Categories in April in Uitenhage

Cloud Cover Categories in April in UitenhageApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%MarMayApr 170%Apr 170%Apr 3064%Apr 3064%Apr 1167%Apr 1167%Apr 2165%Apr 2165%NowNowclearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Uitenhage, the chance of a wet day over the course of April is rapidly decreasing, starting the month at 18% and ending it at 12%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 22% on February 25, and its lowest chance is 7% on July 3.

Probability of Precipitation in April in Uitenhage

Probability of Precipitation in April in UitenhageApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%0%2%2%4%4%6%6%8%8%10%10%12%12%14%14%16%16%18%18%20%20%22%22%MarMayApr 118%Apr 118%Apr 3012%Apr 3012%Apr 1117%Apr 1117%Apr 2115%Apr 2115%NowNowrain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during April in Uitenhage is decreasing, starting the month at 1.4 inches, when it rarely exceeds 3.2 inches or falls below 0.3 inches, and ending the month at 0.8 inches, when it rarely exceeds 1.7 inches or falls below 0.1 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in April in Uitenhage

Average Monthly Rainfall in April in UitenhageApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300.0 in0.0 in0.5 in0.5 in1.0 in1.0 in1.5 in1.5 in2.0 in2.0 in2.5 in2.5 in3.0 in3.0 in3.5 in3.5 inMarMayApr 11.4 inApr 11.4 inApr 300.8 inApr 300.8 inApr 111.3 inApr 111.3 inApr 211.0 inApr 211.0 inNowNow
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of April in Uitenhage, the length of the day is decreasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day decreases by 56 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 1 minute, 56 seconds, and weekly decrease of 13 minutes, 34 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is April 30, with 10 hours, 46 minutes of daylight and the longest day is April 1, with 11 hours, 42 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in April in Uitenhage

The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The earliest sunrise of the month in Uitenhage is 6:30 AM on April 1 and the latest sunrise is 22 minutes later at 6:52 AM on April 30.

The latest sunset is 6:12 PM on April 1 and the earliest sunset is 35 minutes earlier at 5:38 PM on April 30.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Uitenhage during 2024.

For reference, on December 21, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:04 AM and sets 14 hours, 24 minutes later, at 7:28 PM, while on June 20, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:22 AM and sets 9 hours, 54 minutes later, at 5:17 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in April in Uitenhage

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in April in UitenhageApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930302 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMMarMay6:30 AM6:30 AMApr 16:12 PMApr 16:12 PM6:52 AM6:52 AMApr 305:38 PMApr 305:38 PM6:38 AM6:38 AMApr 115:59 PMApr 115:59 PMSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of April. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in April in Uitenhage

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in April in UitenhageApr11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMMarMay001010202020303040405000010102020303030405060NowNow
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of April 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for April 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in April in Uitenhage

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in April in UitenhageApr11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMMarMayMar 1011:01 AMMar 1011:01 AMMar 259:01 AMMar 259:01 AMApr 88:22 PMApr 88:22 PMApr 241:50 AMApr 241:50 AMMay 85:23 AMMay 85:23 AMMay 233:54 PMMay 233:54 PM6:01 AM6:01 AM6:58 PM6:58 PM6:08 PM6:08 PM6:23 AM6:23 AM5:59 AM5:59 AM5:55 PM5:55 PM5:24 PM5:24 PM7:06 AM7:06 AM7:12 AM7:12 AM5:35 PM5:35 PM5:02 PM5:02 PM8:04 AM8:04 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Apr 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
61%-1:20 PMSW10:53 PMSE5:37 AMN238,750 mi
2
50%-2:15 PMWSW11:58 PMESE6:35 AMN235,439 mi
3
38%-3:03 PMWSW-7:34 AMN232,050 mi
4
27%1:09 AMESE3:44 PMWSW-8:31 AMN228,827 mi
5
17%2:22 AMESE4:20 PMWSW-9:25 AMN226,061 mi
6
9%3:35 AMESE4:53 PMW-10:17 AMN224,050 mi
7
3%4:47 AME5:24 PMW-11:08 AMN223,054 mi
8
0%5:59 AME5:55 PMW-11:58 AMN223,237 mi
9
1%7:12 AMENE6:27 PMWNW-12:50 PMN224,630 mi
10
4%8:25 AMENE7:03 PMWNW-1:44 PMN227,115 mi
11
11%9:38 AMENE7:45 PMWNW-2:41 PMN230,447 mi
12
19%10:49 AMENE8:33 PMWNW-3:41 PMN234,296 mi
13
28%11:55 AMNE9:27 PMNW-4:41 PMN238,302 mi
14
39%12:52 PMNE10:26 PMNW-5:39 PMN242,129 mi
15
50%1:41 PMENE11:27 PMWNW-6:34 PMN245,506 mi
16
59%2:21 PMENE--7:25 PMN248,250 mi
17
69%-12:28 AMWNW2:55 PMENE8:11 PMN250,258 mi
18
77%-1:28 AMWNW3:23 PMENE8:54 PMN251,504 mi
19
85%-2:25 AMWNW3:49 PMENE9:34 PMN252,020 mi
20
91%-3:21 AMW4:13 PME10:13 PMN251,879 mi
21
96%-4:16 AMW4:36 PME10:52 PMN251,180 mi
22
99%-5:11 AMW4:59 PME11:31 PMN250,028 mi
23
100%-6:08 AMWSW5:24 PMESE--
24
100%-7:06 AMWSW5:53 PMESE12:12 AMN248,523 mi
25
99%-8:07 AMWSW6:25 PMESE12:56 AMN246,746 mi
26
96%-9:10 AMWSW7:04 PMESE1:44 AMN244,759 mi
27
91%-10:13 AMWSW7:51 PMSE2:36 AMN242,600 mi
28
84%-11:15 AMSW8:47 PMSE3:32 AMN240,295 mi
29
75%-12:11 PMSW9:50 PMESE4:30 AMN237,868 mi
30
65%-1:00 PMWSW10:58 PMESE5:28 AMN235,363 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Uitenhage is gradually decreasing during April, falling from 3% to 0% over the course of the month.

For reference, on February 10, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 21% of the time, while on May 24, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in April in Uitenhage

Humidity Comfort Levels in April in UitenhageApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%MarMayApr 13%Apr 13%Apr 300%Apr 300%Apr 111%Apr 111%Apr 210%Apr 210%NowNowmuggymuggyhumidhumidcomfortablecomfortabledrydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Uitenhage is essentially constant during April, remaining around 8.7 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on October 19, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 10.6 miles per hour, while on April 10, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 8.7 miles per hour.

The lowest daily average wind speed during April is 8.7 miles per hour on April 10.

Average Wind Speed in April in Uitenhage

Average Wind Speed in April in UitenhageApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mphMarMayApr 108.7 mphApr 108.7 mphApr 308.7 mphApr 308.7 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The wind direction in Uitenhage during April is predominantly out of the east from April 1 to April 6 and the west from April 6 to April 30.

Wind Direction in April in Uitenhage

Wind Direction in April in UitenhageEWApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%MarMayNowNowwestsoutheastnorth
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Uitenhage is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature in Uitenhage is essentially constant during April, remaining within 1°F of 68°F throughout.

Average Water Temperature in April in Uitenhage

Average Water Temperature in April in UitenhageApr11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303063°F63°F64°F64°F65°F65°F66°F66°F67°F67°F68°F68°F69°F69°F70°F70°F71°F71°F72°F72°F73°F73°FMarMayApr 169°FApr 169°FApr 3068°FApr 3068°FApr 1168°FApr 1168°FApr 2168°FApr 2168°FNowNow
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Uitenhage are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in April in Uitenhage

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in April in Uitenhagegrowing seasonApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%MarMay100%Apr 16100%Apr 16NowNowcoldcoolcomfortablewarmhotvery cold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Uitenhage are increasing during April, increasing by 428°F, from 4,234°F to 4,662°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in April in Uitenhage

Growing Degree Days in April in UitenhageApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930304,000°F4,000°F4,100°F4,100°F4,200°F4,200°F4,300°F4,300°F4,400°F4,400°F4,500°F4,500°F4,600°F4,600°F4,700°F4,700°F4,800°F4,800°FMarMayApr 14,234°FApr 14,234°FApr 304,662°FApr 304,662°FApr 114,399°FApr 114,399°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of April, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Uitenhage is decreasing during April, falling by 1.2 kWh, from 4.9 kWh to 3.7 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in April in Uitenhage

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in April in UitenhageApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhMarMayApr 14.9 kWhApr 14.9 kWhApr 303.7 kWhApr 303.7 kWhApr 114.5 kWhApr 114.5 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Uitenhage are -33.758 deg latitude, 25.397 deg longitude, and 338 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Uitenhage contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 469 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 273 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (3,107 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (5,676 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Uitenhage is covered by artificial surfaces (89%) and cropland (10%), within 10 miles by shrubs (74%) and artificial surfaces (14%), and within 50 miles by water (44%) and shrubs (40%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Uitenhage, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There is only a single weather station, Port Elizabeth Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Uitenhage.

At a distance of 32 kilometers from Uitenhage, closer than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed sufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records.

The station records are corrected for the elevation difference between the station and Uitenhage according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

Please note that the station records themselves may additionally have been back-filled using other nearby stations or the MERRA-2 reanalysis.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

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