Month by month
Pilanesberg in April
April is the month the rains end in Pilanesberg: the hills are still green, the skies clear and the mornings start to bite.
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Rain drops to about 28 mm on 5 days, with highs of 25.6°C and lows of 13.6°C. The bush is still thick, but the dry season is weeks away and gates run 06:00 to 18:30.
April weather in Pilanesberg
The 1991 to 2020 average is 28 mm over about 5 rain days, and the Rustenburg station records 37 mm, as the rain tails off. Days are warm at about 25.6°C, and nights cool to around 13.6°C, so an open-vehicle drive at dawn already needs a jacket.
The turn of the season
Grass is at its tallest after the summer, and the bush has not yet thinned, so animals are still spread out. Each dry week pushes them a little closer to Mankwe Dam and the hides. Gates stay at 06:00 to 18:30 until the end of the month, then close earlier in May.
Crowds and booking in April
Easter weekends are busy when Easter falls in April. The board's fee does not change with the season. Agent rate periods for Ivory Tree and Shepherd's Tree run from 1 May, so April falls in the period before it; ask the lodge which rate applies.