General Alvear weather in April

In April, General Alvear sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 39 mm of rain across 5.1 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of April to 10 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is General Alvear's 7th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see General Alvear's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 23°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 11°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 39 mm; 5.1 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 06 min; 7:57 AM – 7:05 PM
Cloud cover: 39%; 7th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 3.94 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.9; out of 10

General Alvear is city in Mendoza Province, Argentina.

Founded: 1914

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

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Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical April day in General Alvear reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 5°C cooler than March and about 5°C warmer than May.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21
Avg low (°C)	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	14
2	25	14
3	25	13
4	25	13
5	25	13
6	24	13
7	24	13
8	24	13
9	24	12
10	24	12
11	24	12
12	24	12
13	23	12
14	23	12
15	23	11
16	23	11
17	23	11
18	23	11
19	23	11
20	22	11
21	22	11
22	22	10
23	22	10
24	22	10
25	22	10
26	22	10
27	21	10
28	21	10
29	21	10
30	21	10

How April really feels in General Alvear

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

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

April sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

General Alvear weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	33° / 19°	47	8.9	14.1	3.9
Feb	31° / 18°	52	7.1	13.3	4.9
Mar	28° / 16°	53	6.7	12.3	6.8
Apr	23° / 11°	39	5.1	11.1	7.9
May	19° / 8°	25	3.8	10.2	6.9
Jun	16° / 4°	13	2.7	9.7	5.8
Jul	15° / 3°	13	2.4	9.9	5.8
Aug	18° / 5°	18	3.1	10.7	7.3
Sep	21° / 9°	28	4.2	11.8	7.7
Oct	25° / 12°	57	7.3	12.9	7.6
Nov	29° / 15°	49	7.2	13.8	6.5
Dec	32° / 18°	57	8.1	14.3	4.7

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% 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 31%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	70	70	70	70	69	69	69	69	69	70	69	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	69	69	69	68	68	67	67	66	65	64	64
Cloudier (%)	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	30	31	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	32	32	33	33	34	35	36	36

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	70	30
2	70	30
3	70	30
4	70	30
5	69	31
6	69	31
7	69	31
8	69	31
9	69	31
10	70	30
11	69	31
12	70	30
13	70	30
14	70	30
15	70	30
16	70	30
17	70	30
18	70	30
19	70	30
20	69	31
21	69	31
22	69	31
23	68	32
24	68	32
25	67	33
26	67	33
27	66	34
28	65	35
29	64	36
30	64	36

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

General Alvear gets around 39 mm of rain over 5.1 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 17% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	23	23	22	22	22	21	21	20	19	19	18	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13

	Rain chance (%)
1	23
2	23
3	22
4	22
5	22
6	21
7	21
8	20
9	19
10	19
11	18
12	17
13	17
14	16
15	16
16	16
17	15
18	15
19	15
20	15
21	14
22	14
23	14
24	13
25	13
26	13
27	13
28	13
29	13
30	13

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 87% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	72	73	75	76	77	77	78	80	82	84	85	85	86	88	89	89	90	91	91	93	93	93	94	94	94	94	95	95	95	95
Comfortable (%)	22	21	20	19	18	18	17	16	15	13	12	12	11	10	9	9	8	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Humid (%)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
Muggy (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	72	22	5	1
2	73	21	5	1
3	75	20	4	1
4	76	19	4	1
5	77	18	4	1
6	77	18	4	1
7	78	17	4	1
8	80	16	3	1
9	82	15	3	0
10	84	13	3	0
11	85	12	3	0
12	85	12	3	0
13	86	11	3	0
14	88	10	2	0
15	89	9	2	0
16	89	9	2	0
17	90	8	2	0
18	91	7	2	0
19	91	7	2	0
20	93	6	1	0
21	93	6	1	0
22	93	6	1	0
23	94	5	1	0
24	94	5	1	0
25	94	5	1	0
26	94	5	1	0
27	95	5	0	0
28	95	5	0	0
29	95	5	0	0
30	95	5	0	0

Wind in April

Winds average 12 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	13	light breeze
2	13	light breeze
3	13	light breeze
4	13	light breeze
5	13	light breeze
6	13	light breeze
7	13	light breeze
8	13	light breeze
9	13	light breeze
10	13	light breeze
11	13	light breeze
12	13	light breeze
13	13	light breeze
14	13	light breeze
15	12	light breeze
16	12	light breeze
17	12	light breeze
18	12	light breeze
19	12	light breeze
20	12	light breeze
21	12	light breeze
22	12	light breeze
23	12	light breeze
24	12	light breeze
25	12	light breeze
26	12	light breeze
27	12	light breeze
28	12	light breeze
29	12	light breeze
30	12	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of April to 10 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 66 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 7:45 AM to 8:09 AM, and sunset from 7:26 PM to 6:47 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	11.7	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.5	11.5	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.0	11.0	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.6
Sunrise (AM)	7:45	7:46	7:47	7:48	7:49	7:49	7:50	7:51	7:52	7:53	7:53	7:54	7:55	7:56	7:57	7:57	7:58	7:59	8:00	8:01	8:01	8:02	8:03	8:04	8:05	8:06	8:06	8:07	8:08	8:09
Sunset (PM)	7:26	7:24	7:23	7:21	7:20	7:18	7:17	7:16	7:14	7:13	7:11	7:10	7:09	7:07	7:06	7:05	7:03	7:02	7:01	6:59	6:58	6:57	6:56	6:54	6:53	6:52	6:51	6:50	6:49	6:47

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.7	7:45	7:26
2	11.6	7:46	7:24
3	11.6	7:47	7:23
4	11.6	7:48	7:21
5	11.5	7:49	7:20
6	11.5	7:49	7:18
7	11.4	7:50	7:17
8	11.4	7:51	7:16
9	11.4	7:52	7:14
10	11.3	7:53	7:13
11	11.3	7:53	7:11
12	11.3	7:54	7:10
13	11.2	7:55	7:09
14	11.2	7:56	7:07
15	11.2	7:57	7:06
16	11.1	7:57	7:05
17	11.1	7:58	7:03
18	11.1	7:59	7:02
19	11.0	8:00	7:01
20	11.0	8:01	6:59
21	10.9	8:01	6:58
22	10.9	8:02	6:57
23	10.9	8:03	6:56
24	10.8	8:04	6:54
25	10.8	8:05	6:53
26	10.8	8:06	6:52
27	10.7	8:06	6:51
28	10.7	8:07	6:50
29	10.7	8:08	6:49
30	10.6	8:09	6:47

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 3.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.59 kWh/m² to a high of 8.07 kWh/m² in December across the year — April's 3.94 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.1	4.1	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.8	3.8	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.6	3.6	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.4
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.5	Bright
2	4.5	Bright
3	4.4	Bright
4	4.4	Bright
5	4.3	Bright
6	4.3	Bright
7	4.3	Bright
8	4.2	Bright
9	4.2	Bright
10	4.2	Bright
11	4.1	Bright
12	4.1	Bright
13	4.0	Bright
14	4.0	Bright
15	4.0	Moderate
16	4.0	Moderate
17	3.9	Moderate
18	3.9	Moderate
19	3.9	Moderate
20	3.8	Moderate
21	3.8	Moderate
22	3.7	Moderate
23	3.7	Moderate
24	3.7	Moderate
25	3.6	Moderate
26	3.6	Moderate
27	3.5	Moderate
28	3.5	Moderate
29	3.5	Moderate
30	3.4	Moderate

Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit General Alvear?

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

7.9

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

6.1

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

April is one of the better times to visit General Alvear for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for General Alvear in April

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

In April, General Alvear sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 5 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in General Alvear 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 General Alvear peaks around January 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	13	10	5	4	3	3	4	6	9	12	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	10	Very high
Apr	5	High
May	4	Moderate
Jun	3	Moderate
Jul	3	Moderate
Aug	4	Moderate
Sep	6	High
Oct	9	Very high
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is General Alvear?

General Alvear sits at 35.0°S, 67.7°W, 471 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is San Rafael, 71 km away.

Topography around General Alvear

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around General Alvear has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m around an average of 471 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,336 m.

The land around General Alvear is covered by grassland (49%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, shrubs (47%) and grassland (41%) within 16 km, and shrubs (85%) within 80 km.

3 km

15 m

grassland 49%

16 km

62 m

shrubs 47%

80 km

1,336 m

shrubs 85%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain

← March General Alvear year-round climate May →Best places to visit in April

April weather nearby: San Rafael 71 km · Malargüe 180 km · Tunuyán 197 km · Rivadavia 211 km · San Martín 222 km · Tupungato 223 km · San Luis 226 km · Perdriel 238 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

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 General Alvear (-34.9775°, -67.6962°, elevation 471 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	14
2	25	14
3	25	13
4	25	13
5	25	13
6	24	13
7	24	13
8	24	13
9	24	12
10	24	12
11	24	12
12	24	12
13	23	12
14	23	12
15	23	11
16	23	11
17	23	11
18	23	11
19	23	11
20	22	11
21	22	11
22	22	10
23	22	10
24	22	10
25	22	10
26	22	10
27	21	10
28	21	10
29	21	10
30	21	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	70	30
2	70	30
3	70	30
4	70	30
5	69	31
6	69	31
7	69	31
8	69	31
9	69	31
10	70	30
11	69	31
12	70	30
13	70	30
14	70	30
15	70	30
16	70	30
17	70	30
18	70	30
19	70	30
20	69	31
21	69	31
22	69	31
23	68	32
24	68	32
25	67	33
26	67	33
27	66	34
28	65	35
29	64	36
30	64	36

	Rain chance (%)
1	23
2	23
3	22
4	22
5	22
6	21
7	21
8	20
9	19
10	19
11	18
12	17
13	17
14	16
15	16
16	16
17	15
18	15
19	15
20	15
21	14
22	14
23	14
24	13
25	13
26	13
27	13
28	13
29	13
30	13

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	72	22	5	1
2	73	21	5	1
3	75	20	4	1
4	76	19	4	1
5	77	18	4	1
6	77	18	4	1
7	78	17	4	1
8	80	16	3	1
9	82	15	3	0
10	84	13	3	0
11	85	12	3	0
12	85	12	3	0
13	86	11	3	0
14	88	10	2	0
15	89	9	2	0
16	89	9	2	0
17	90	8	2	0
18	91	7	2	0
19	91	7	2	0
20	93	6	1	0
21	93	6	1	0
22	93	6	1	0
23	94	5	1	0
24	94	5	1	0
25	94	5	1	0
26	94	5	1	0
27	95	5	0	0
28	95	5	0	0
29	95	5	0	0
30	95	5	0	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	14
2	25	14
3	25	13
4	25	13
5	25	13
6	24	13
7	24	13
8	24	13
9	24	12
10	24	12
11	24	12
12	24	12
13	23	12
14	23	12
15	23	11
16	23	11
17	23	11
18	23	11
19	23	11
20	22	11
21	22	11
22	22	10
23	22	10
24	22	10
25	22	10
26	22	10
27	21	10
28	21	10
29	21	10
30	21	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	70	30
2	70	30
3	70	30
4	70	30
5	69	31
6	69	31
7	69	31
8	69	31
9	69	31
10	70	30
11	69	31
12	70	30
13	70	30
14	70	30
15	70	30
16	70	30
17	70	30
18	70	30
19	70	30
20	69	31
21	69	31
22	69	31
23	68	32
24	68	32
25	67	33
26	67	33
27	66	34
28	65	35
29	64	36
30	64	36

	Rain chance (%)
1	23
2	23
3	22
4	22
5	22
6	21
7	21
8	20
9	19
10	19
11	18
12	17
13	17
14	16
15	16
16	16
17	15
18	15
19	15
20	15
21	14
22	14
23	14
24	13
25	13
26	13
27	13
28	13
29	13
30	13

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	72	22	5	1
2	73	21	5	1
3	75	20	4	1
4	76	19	4	1
5	77	18	4	1
6	77	18	4	1
7	78	17	4	1
8	80	16	3	1
9	82	15	3	0
10	84	13	3	0
11	85	12	3	0
12	85	12	3	0
13	86	11	3	0
14	88	10	2	0
15	89	9	2	0
16	89	9	2	0
17	90	8	2	0
18	91	7	2	0
19	91	7	2	0
20	93	6	1	0
21	93	6	1	0
22	93	6	1	0
23	94	5	1	0
24	94	5	1	0
25	94	5	1	0
26	94	5	1	0
27	95	5	0	0
28	95	5	0	0
29	95	5	0	0
30	95	5	0	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	14
2	25	14
3	25	13
4	25	13
5	25	13
6	24	13
7	24	13
8	24	13
9	24	12
10	24	12
11	24	12
12	24	12
13	23	12
14	23	12
15	23	11
16	23	11
17	23	11
18	23	11
19	23	11
20	22	11
21	22	11
22	22	10
23	22	10
24	22	10
25	22	10
26	22	10
27	21	10
28	21	10
29	21	10
30	21	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	70	30
2	70	30
3	70	30
4	70	30
5	69	31
6	69	31
7	69	31
8	69	31
9	69	31
10	70	30
11	69	31
12	70	30
13	70	30
14	70	30
15	70	30
16	70	30
17	70	30
18	70	30
19	70	30
20	69	31
21	69	31
22	69	31
23	68	32
24	68	32
25	67	33
26	67	33
27	66	34
28	65	35
29	64	36
30	64	36

	Rain chance (%)
1	23
2	23
3	22
4	22
5	22
6	21
7	21
8	20
9	19
10	19
11	18
12	17
13	17
14	16
15	16
16	16
17	15
18	15
19	15
20	15
21	14
22	14
23	14
24	13
25	13
26	13
27	13
28	13
29	13
30	13

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	72	22	5	1
2	73	21	5	1
3	75	20	4	1
4	76	19	4	1
5	77	18	4	1
6	77	18	4	1
7	78	17	4	1
8	80	16	3	1
9	82	15	3	0
10	84	13	3	0
11	85	12	3	0
12	85	12	3	0
13	86	11	3	0
14	88	10	2	0
15	89	9	2	0
16	89	9	2	0
17	90	8	2	0
18	91	7	2	0
19	91	7	2	0
20	93	6	1	0
21	93	6	1	0
22	93	6	1	0
23	94	5	1	0
24	94	5	1	0
25	94	5	1	0
26	94	5	1	0
27	95	5	0	0
28	95	5	0	0
29	95	5	0	0
30	95	5	0	0