Palpalá weather in April

In April, Palpalá sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 256 mm of rain across 22.1 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% 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 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Palpalá's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Palpalá's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
8th warmest
Overnight low
12°
7th coldest
Rainfall
256 mm
22.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
7:38 AM – 7:04 PM
Cloud cover
72%
8th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Palpalá is town in Jujuy, Argentina.

Density
110/km²
people per km²
Founded
1948

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 19°C by the end.

A typical April day in Palpalá reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 2°C cooler than March and about 3°C warmer than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12114
22114
32014
42014
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102013
112013
122013
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Palpalá weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 16°30525.6013.34.4
Feb23° / 16°28823.7012.84.3
Mar22° / 15°31925.7012.24.1
Apr20° / 12°25622.1011.54.4
May17° / 10°16818.80.310.84.4
Jun16° / 7912.70.610.54.8
Jul16° / 6010.81.110.75.1
Aug18° / 6811.30.511.26.1
Sep20° / 12415.60.411.85.7
Oct22° / 12°24522.50.112.64.9
Nov23° / 14°28522.1013.24.8
Dec24° / 16°30524.3013.54.6

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% 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 74%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21882
32080
42080
52080
62080
72179
82179
92278
102476
112476
122575
132575
142773
152872
162872
172872
182971
192971
202971
212971
223070
233070
243070
253070
263070
273169
283169
293169
303169

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Palpalá gets around 256 mm of rain over 22.1 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 73% and peaks near 83% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
183
283
382
482
581
680
779
878
977
1076
1174
1273
1372
1471
1570
1669
1769
1868
1968
2068
2168
2268
2368
2468
2569
2669
2769
2869
2969
3069

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 42% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12245303
22344293
32444293
42643283
52742283
62941273
73141263
83340252
93439242
103639232
113838222
124038211
134138201
144338191
154437181
164537171
174637160
184837160
194936150
205036140
215036140
225235130
235235130
245335120
255335120
265435110
275634100
285634100
29583390
30593290

Wind in April

Winds average 4 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of April to 11 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 7:32 AM to 7:44 AM, and sunset from 7:19 PM to 6:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.87:327:19
211.87:327:18
311.77:337:17
411.77:337:16
511.77:337:15
611.77:347:14
711.67:347:13
811.67:357:12
911.67:357:11
1011.67:367:10
1111.67:367:09
1211.57:367:08
1311.57:377:07
1411.57:377:06
1511.57:387:05
1611.47:387:04
1711.47:387:03
1811.47:397:02
1911.47:397:01
2011.37:407:00
2111.37:407:00
2211.37:416:59
2311.37:416:58
2411.37:426:57
2511.27:426:56
2611.27:426:55
2711.27:436:54
2811.27:436:54
2911.17:446:53
3011.17:446:52

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 3.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.07 kWh/m² to a high of 5.76 kWh/m² in December across the year — April's 3.49 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.7Moderate
23.7Moderate
33.6Moderate
43.6Moderate
53.6Moderate
63.6Moderate
73.6Moderate
83.6Moderate
93.6Moderate
103.6Moderate
113.6Moderate
123.6Moderate
133.6Moderate
143.5Moderate
153.5Moderate
163.5Moderate
173.5Moderate
183.5Moderate
193.5Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.4Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.4Moderate
263.4Moderate
273.4Moderate
283.3Moderate
293.3Moderate
303.3Moderate
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Palpalá?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
2.1
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Palpalá for sightseeing.

What to pack for Palpalá in April

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

In April, Palpalá sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear. About 22 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Palpalá in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Palpalá peaks around January 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 16UV 15Jul 10UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr9Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug8Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec15Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Palpalá?

Palpalá sits at 24.3°S, 65.2°W, 1,058 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is San Salvador de Jujuy, 11 km away.

Topography around Palpalá

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Palpalá has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 137 m around an average of 1,124 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,263 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,486 m.

The land around Palpalá is covered by artificial surfaces (34%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, trees (63%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) within 80 km.

3 km
137 m
16 km
1,263 m
80 km
5,486 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
April weather nearby: San Salvador de Jujuy 11 km · San Pedro de Jujuy 35 km · General Güemes 49 km · San Lorenzo 60 km · Salta 64 km · Libertador General San Martín 65 km · San José de los Cerrillos 76 km · Rosario de Lerma 89 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 Palpalá (-24.258°, -65.2136°, elevation 1,058 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).