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When to go · Mossel Bay

Mossel Bay in April

Great month. Inside Mossel Bay's best window: Oct–Apr for beach weather; Jun–mid-Nov for whales.

Key facts

Verdict
Great
Temperature
22°C (72°F) / 15°C (59°F)
average high / low
Rain days
7
Crowds
Medium
South Africa overall
Prices
Medium
South Africa overall

Verdict

GreatBest and avoid months for Mossel Bay

Inside Mossel Bay's best window: Oct–Apr for beach weather; Jun–mid-Nov for whales.

Is another month better than April?

No other month rates higher than April for Mossel Bay in this guide.

Weather in April

Long-term averages
  • Mossel BayHighs around 22 °C (72 °F), lows around 15 °C (59 °F), rain on about 7 days
  • Garden Route, South Africa · Mossel Bay, Knysna, Plettenberg Bay, Tsitsikammafine

    Rain in every month, mild temperatures; December school holidays fill every bed.

Festivals and holidays

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

  • Good Friday and Family Day (Easter Monday) big impact

    Mar–Apr (moves yearly — check) · South Africa

    Parks and the coast fill; Easter school holidays.

Crowds and prices

Crowds · South Africa overall
Medium
Prices · South Africa overall
Medium

South Africa overall: Easter holidays fill parks; otherwise a good month for Cape plus Kruger.

Compare two months

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Mossel Bay, side by side.

  • Verdict

    Apr: Great

    Jan: Great

  • Daytime high

    Apr: 22 °C (72 °F)

    Jan: 25 °C (77 °F)

  • Night low

    Apr: 15 °C (59 °F)

    Jan: 18 °C (64 °F)

  • Rain days

    Apr: 7

    Jan: 6 (better)

  • Crowds

    Apr: Medium

    Jan: High

  • Prices

    Apr: Medium

    Jan: High

  • Festivals listed

    Apr: 1

    Jan: 0

April: Inside Mossel Bay's best window: Oct–Apr for beach weather; Jun–mid-Nov for whales.

January: Inside Mossel Bay's best window: Oct–Apr for beach weather; Jun–mid-Nov for whales.

Mossel Bay: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.

What to pack

Nothing unusual for the weather this month.

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