Bariloche weather in April

In April, Bariloche sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 74 mm of precipitation across 8.7 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 10°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of April to 10 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Bariloche's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bariloche's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
74 mm
8.7 wet days
Daylight
10 h 54 min
8:18 AM – 7:12 PM
Cloud cover
64%
7th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
3.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Bariloche is city in the province of Río Negro in Argentina.

Density
433/km²
people per km²
Founded
1902

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 10°C by the end.

A typical April day in Bariloche reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 5°C cooler than March and about 4°C warmer than May.

-5°10°15°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1144
2144
3143
4133
5133
6133
7133
8133
9123
10123
11123
12123
13122
14112
15112
16112
17112
18112
19112
20112
21102
22102
23102
24102
25102
26102
27102
28102
2992
3092

How April really feels in Bariloche

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 18 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
18
wind chill below the day's low

The story in April is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Bariloche weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 315.20.414.67.2
Feb19° / 3350.213.67.2
Mar16° / 4170.512.35.7
Apr11° / 748.72.610.92.9
May / 119136.29.70.8
Jun / -2°1721613.39.10.0
Jul / -3°14014.513.79.30.0
Aug / -3°13114.512.810.40.0
Sep / -1°6810.37.811.70.7
Oct10° / 7010.25.913.12.2
Nov13° / 528.32.614.34.0
Dec17° / 476.81.114.96.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24555
34555
44456
54357
64159
74159
84060
94060
104060
113862
123862
133763
143763
153763
163763
173763
183763
193763
203664
213565
223565
233565
243466
253466
263367
273367
283268
293169
303169

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Bariloche gets around 74 mm of rain and snow over 8.7 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 30% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1263
2274
3274
4284
5285
6295
7296
8306
9306
10307
11307
12318
13318
14319
15309
163010
173010
183010
193011
203011
213011
223011
233011
243012
253112
263112
273212
283212
293212
303212

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of April feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

Wind in April

Winds average 9 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

051015151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of April to 10 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 78 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 8:02 AM to 8:34 AM, and sunset from 7:38 PM to 6:52 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.68:027:38
211.58:037:36
311.58:047:34
411.48:057:32
511.48:077:31
611.48:087:29
711.38:097:27
811.38:107:26
911.28:117:24
1011.28:127:22
1111.18:137:21
1211.18:147:19
1311.08:157:17
1411.08:167:16
1510.98:177:14
1610.98:187:12
1710.98:207:11
1810.88:217:09
1910.88:227:08
2010.78:237:06
2110.78:247:05
2210.68:257:03
2310.68:267:02
2410.68:277:00
2510.58:286:59
2610.58:296:57
2710.48:306:56
2810.48:316:54
2910.38:336:53
3010.38:346:52

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 3.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.54 kWh/m² to a high of 7.97 kWh/m² in December across the year — April's 3.13 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

01234151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Moderate
23.9Moderate
33.8Moderate
43.8Moderate
53.7Moderate
63.6Moderate
73.6Moderate
83.5Moderate
93.5Moderate
103.4Moderate
113.4Moderate
123.3Moderate
133.3Moderate
143.2Moderate
153.1Moderate
163.1Moderate
173.0Moderate
183.0Moderate
193.0Moderate
202.9Moderate
212.9Moderate
222.8Moderate
232.8Moderate
242.7Moderate
252.7Moderate
262.6Moderate
272.6Moderate
282.5Moderate
292.5Moderate
302.5Moderate
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Bariloche

In seasonPeak

None of Bariloche's seasonal hazards are active in April. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Bariloche's rainy season runs May–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is April a good time to visit Bariloche?

Our two travel scores rate April for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

2.9
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bariloche.

What to pack for Bariloche in April

From April's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In April, Bariloche sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Bariloche in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bariloche peaks around December 20 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeModerateLowModerateVery highExtremeDec 20UV 13Jun 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar8Very high
Apr5Moderate
May3Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul2Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep5High
Oct8Very high
Nov10Very high
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Bariloche?

Bariloche sits at 41.1°S, 71.3°W, 839 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is El Bolsón, 93 km away.

Topography around Bariloche

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Bariloche.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bariloche has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 427 m around an average of 865 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,452 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,290 m.

The land around Bariloche is covered by artificial surfaces (40%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, grassland (36%), trees (30%) and water (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (44%) and trees (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
427 m
16 km
1,452 m
80 km
3,290 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: El Bolsón 93 km · San Martín de los Andes 110 km · Puerto Montt 141 km · Puerto Varas 142 km · Llanquihue 143 km · Frutillar 147 km · Purranque 157 km · Río Bueno 165 km

Argentina travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / I
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 46% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$14,898
2025
Happiness
6.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
4.5
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
14.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 575
Religion
Roman Catholic 63%none 19%Evangelical 15%Jehovah's Witness and Church of Jesus Christ 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Bariloche (-41.1456°, -71.3082°, elevation 839 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).