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Franschhoek in April

Warm and mostly dry, as the days shorten.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years

April in Franschhoek is warm: highs near 79°F, lows near 55°F. Rain falls on about two days a week, and the days shorten by 43 minutes from the first week to the last.April in Franschhoek is warm: highs near 26°C, lows near 13°C. Rain falls on about two days a week, and the days shorten by 43 minutes from the first week to the last.

High
79°F26°Caverage
Low
55°F13°Caverage
Wet days
2a week · 22% of days
Daylight
11h 16mon average

Is April a good time to visit Franschhoek?

Yes. April is one of Franschhoek's best months (April to May, or October to November).

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

How April sits in the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs near 79°F in April, against 65°F to 88°F through the year.Highs near 26°C in April, against 18°C to 31°C through the year.

Chance of a wet day

22% of days in April, against 14% to 37% through the year.

Cloud cover

41% cover in April, against 19% to 49% through the year.

Daylight

11h 16m in April, against 9h 56m to 14h 22m through the year.

Week by week, lightly smoothed, with April shaded. The olive line marks the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Either side

  1. March86°30°low 59°low 15°1 wet day a weekRain on about one day a week.
  2. April79°26°low 55°low 13°2 wet days a weekRain on about two days a week.
  3. May73°23°low 51°low 11°2 wet days a weekRain on about two days a week.

Where Franschhoek sits, in April

Africa/Johannesburg
this place
typical high in April 40°F4°C95°F35°C
Sunrise, mid-April
7:06 AMsets 6:22 PM
Above the sea
300 mlow-lying
Latitude
33.9°Ssouthern hemisphere
Nearest of ours
Cape Town64 km west

The land around Franschhoek, shaded by its typical high in April, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Elsewhere in South Africa in April

high · low · wet days
See April on the planning mapThe whole year in Franschhoek

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Franschhoek. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (300 m) against the climate model's (730 m).Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (300 m) against the climate model's (730 m). Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.