Mar del Plata weather in April

In April, Mar del Plata sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 77 mm of rain across 8.6 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Mar del Plata's 6th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mar del Plata's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
6th warmest
Overnight low
13°
8th coldest
Rainfall
77 mm
8.6 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
7:20 AM – 6:21 PM
Cloud cover
54%
6th clearest
Wind
20 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
3.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Mar del Plata is city in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.

Density
7,465/km²
people per km²
Founded
1874

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 20°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical April day in Mar del Plata reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 3°C cooler than March and about 3°C warmer than May.

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Mar del Plata weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 17°778.314.37.4
Feb23° / 17°767.513.57.3
Mar21° / 16°728.112.37.0
Apr19° / 13°778.6116.3
May15° / 11°496.8105.0
Jun13° / 606.99.43.7
Jul11° / 5479.63.1
Aug12° / 60710.53.6
Sep14° / 607.511.74.1
Oct16° / 10°809135.1
Nov19° / 13°779.314.16.3
Dec22° / 15°69814.67.2

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25842
35743
45743
55644
65644
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Mar del Plata gets around 77 mm of rain over 8.6 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 28% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 63% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14630205
24730195
34830184
44930174
55130163
65230153
75330143
85430133
95629132
105729122
115928112
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30752140

Wind in April

Winds average 20 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of April to 10 h 30 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 7:06 AM to 7:33 AM, and sunset from 6:44 PM to 6:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.67:066:44
211.67:076:42
311.57:086:41
411.57:096:39
511.57:106:38
611.47:116:36
711.47:116:35
811.37:126:33
911.37:136:31
1011.37:146:30
1111.27:156:28
1211.27:166:27
1311.17:176:25
1411.17:186:24
1511.17:196:22
1611.07:206:21
1711.07:216:20
1810.97:226:18
1910.97:236:17
2010.97:246:15
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2210.87:266:12
2310.77:276:11
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2510.77:286:08
2610.67:296:07
2710.67:306:06
2810.67:316:05
2910.57:326:03
3010.57:336:02

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 3.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.92 kWh/m² to a high of 7.61 kWh/m² in December across the year — April's 3.43 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
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292.9Moderate
302.9Moderate
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Mar del Plata?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.4
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Mar del Plata for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mar del Plata in April

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

In April, Mar del Plata sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

rain gear

Sea temperature near Mar del Plata in April

The nearest coast averages about 18°C in April — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 15 km away) is warmest in February at about 20°C and coldest in August near 10°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jan 29 to Mar 10 — about 1.3 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan20Cool
Feb20Refreshing
Mar20Cool
Apr18Cool
May15Cool
Jun13Bracing
Jul11Bracing
Aug10Bracing
Sep11Bracing
Oct13Bracing
Nov15Bracing
Dec17Cool

UV index in Mar del Plata 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 Mar del Plata peaks around December 22 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateVery highExtremeDec 22UV 12Jun 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar8Very high
Apr5High
May3Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul2Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct7Very high
Nov10Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Mar del Plata?

Mar del Plata sits at 38.0°S, 57.6°W, 14 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Santa Clara del Mar, 19 km away.

Topography around Mar del Plata

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mar del Plata has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m around an average of 17 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 125 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 386 m.

The land around Mar del Plata is covered by artificial surfaces (70%) within 3 km, water (45%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and water (35%), cropland (31%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

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51 m
16 km
125 m
80 km
386 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
April weather nearby: Santa Clara del Mar 19 km · Miramar 39 km · Balcarce 64 km · Villa Gesell 97 km · Pinamar 116 km · General Juan Madariaga 117 km · Necochea 120 km · Ayacucho 125 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 Mar del Plata (-38.0004°, -57.5562°, elevation 14 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).