Belén weather in April

In April, Belén sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 48 mm of rain across 7.5 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of April to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Belén's 7th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Belén's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
7th warmest
Overnight low
13°
6th coldest
Rainfall
48 mm
7.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
7:48 AM – 7:09 PM
Cloud cover
38%
7th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.6
out of 10

Belén is city in Catamarca province, Argentina.

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 24°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical April day in Belén reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 3°C cooler than March and about 3°C warmer than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12414
22414
32414
42414
52414
62314
72314
82314
92314
102313
112313
122313
132313
142313
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162313
172313
182313
192313
202212
212212
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232212
242212
252212
262212
272212
282212
292211
302111

Belén weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 18°9612.8013.65.5
Feb27° / 17°8010.10136.4
Mar26° / 16°7510.4012.26.9
Apr23° / 13°487.5011.47.6
May20° / 295010.77.5
Jun18° / 142.50.210.37.5
Jul18° / 142.50.610.47.4
Aug20° / 162.80.3118.1
Sep22° / 10°304.40.311.88.2
Oct25° / 13°415.9012.78.0
Nov27° / 15°547.3013.47.2
Dec29° / 17°719.2013.76.1

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26535
36535
46535
56634
66733
76733
86733
96832
106931
116931
127030
137030
147129
157129
167228
177228
187228
197228
207327
217327
227426
237525
247525
257525
267525
277525
287624
297624
307624

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Belén gets around 48 mm of rain over 7.5 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 25% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
131
231
330
430
530
630
730
829
929
1028
1128
1227
1326
1426
1525
1625
1724
1823
1923
2022
2121
2221
2320
2419
2519
2619
2718
2818
2918
3018

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 86% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
170255
272244
372244
473234
575223
676213
776213
877203
980182
1081172
1182162
1283152
1384142
1486122
1587112
1688102
178992
189091
199181
209271
219361
229361
239451
249451
259550
269640
279640
289640
299640
309640

Wind in April

Winds average 5 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of April to 11 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 7:40 AM to 7:56 AM, and sunset from 7:25 PM to 6:55 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.87:407:25
211.77:417:24
311.77:417:23
411.77:427:22
511.67:427:21
611.67:437:20
711.67:437:18
811.67:447:17
911.57:447:16
1011.57:457:15
1111.57:457:14
1211.57:467:13
1311.47:467:12
1411.47:477:11
1511.47:487:10
1611.37:487:09
1711.37:497:08
1811.37:497:07
1911.37:507:05
2011.27:507:04
2111.27:517:03
2211.27:517:02
2311.27:527:01
2411.17:527:01
2511.17:537:00
2611.17:546:59
2711.17:546:58
2811.07:556:57
2911.07:556:56
3011.07:566:55

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.78 kWh/m² to a high of 7.54 kWh/m² in December across the year — April's 4.69 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.8Bright
124.8Bright
134.8Bright
144.8Bright
154.7Bright
164.7Bright
174.7Bright
184.7Bright
194.7Bright
204.6Bright
214.6Bright
224.6Bright
234.5Bright
244.5Bright
254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.4Bright
294.4Bright
304.4Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Belén

In seasonPeak

In April, Belén sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Belén's rainy season runs November–April, 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 Belén?

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

7.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

April is one of the better times to visit Belén for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Belén in April

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

In April, Belén sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Belén in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Belén peaks around January 18 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 5 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 18UV 16Jul 10UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug7Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec16Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Belén?

Belén sits at 27.6°S, 67.0°W, 1,223 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Aimogasta, 103 km away.

Topography around Belén

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Belén has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 639 m around an average of 1,356 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,489 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,148 m.

The land around Belén is covered by shrubs (60%) within 3 km, shrubs (83%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (40%), shrubs (32%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
639 m
16 km
1,489 m
80 km
4,148 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
April weather nearby: Aimogasta 103 km · Aguilares 141 km · Santa María 144 km · Catamarca 152 km · San Isidro 156 km · Monteros 160 km · Famaillá 174 km · Chilecito 174 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 Belén (-27.6495°, -67.0263°, elevation 1,223 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).