Punta Alta weather in April

In April, Punta Alta sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 55 mm of rain across 5.9 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 5th-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 48% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Punta Alta's 6th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Punta Alta's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
6th warmest
Overnight low
14°
7th coldest
Rainfall
55 mm
5.9 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
7:39 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
46%
6th clearest
Wind
20 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
3.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Punta Alta is city in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.

Founded
2019

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 Punta Alta reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°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 4°C cooler than March and about 4°C warmer than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Punta Alta 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 19°486.514.47.8
Feb25° / 19°616.413.57.9
Mar23° / 17°666.612.37.7
Apr19° / 14°555.9116.8
May15° / 11°385.29.95.2
Jun12° / 294.39.33.7
Jul11° / 345.29.63.1
Aug12° / 354.810.53.9
Sep15° / 435.911.74.9
Oct18° / 12°607.2136.3
Nov21° / 15°586.914.17.3
Dec24° / 18°545.914.78.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% 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 38%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26337
36337
46238
56139
66238
76238
86139
96139
106238
116238
126238
136337
146337
156337
166337
176337
186337
196337
206337
216337
226337
236238
246238
256139
266040
275941
285941
295842
305842

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Punta Alta gets around 55 mm of rain over 5.9 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 20% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
121
222
322
422
523
623
723
823
923
1022
1122
1222
1321
1421
1521
1620
1720
1819
1919
2018
2118
2217
2317
2416
2516
2616
2716
2816
2916
3016

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 73% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15628133
25628133
35828122
46027112
56027112
66227101
7642691
8642691
9662581
10682471
11692470
12712360
13722260
14722260
15742150
16752050
17761950
18771940
19781840
20791740
21801730
22811630
23821530
24831520
25841420
26841420
27841420
28851320
29851320
30861310

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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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
120light breeze
220light breeze
320light breeze
420light breeze
520light breeze
620light breeze
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820light breeze
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1020light breeze
1120light breeze
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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 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 72 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 7:24 AM to 7:53 AM, and sunset from 7:02 PM to 6:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.67:247:02
211.67:257:00
311.57:266:58
411.57:276:57
511.47:286:55
611.47:296:54
711.47:306:52
811.37:316:50
911.37:326:49
1011.27:336:47
1111.27:346:46
1211.27:356:44
1311.17:366:43
1411.17:376:41
1511.07:386:40
1611.07:396:38
1710.97:406:37
1810.97:416:35
1910.97:426:34
2010.87:436:32
2110.87:446:31
2210.77:456:29
2310.77:466:28
2410.77:476:27
2510.67:486:25
2610.67:496:24
2710.57:506:23
2810.57:516:21
2910.57:526:20
3010.47:536:19

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 3.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.94 kWh/m² to a high of 7.86 kWh/m² in December across the year — April's 3.47 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
24.1Bright
34.0Bright
44.0Moderate
53.9Moderate
63.9Moderate
73.8Moderate
83.8Moderate
93.7Moderate
103.7Moderate
113.7Moderate
123.6Moderate
133.6Moderate
143.5Moderate
153.5Moderate
163.5Moderate
173.4Moderate
183.4Moderate
193.4Moderate
203.3Moderate
213.3Moderate
223.3Moderate
233.2Moderate
243.2Moderate
253.1Moderate
263.1Moderate
273.0Moderate
283.0Moderate
293.0Moderate
302.9Moderate
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Punta Alta?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
2.9
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Punta Alta for sightseeing.

What to pack for Punta Alta in April

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

In April, Punta Alta sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 14°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 6 days see rain.

Sea temperature near Punta Alta in April

The nearest coast averages about 17°C in April — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in January at about 22°C and coldest in August near 9°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Dec 8 to Mar 20 — about 3.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

5°10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan22Refreshing
Feb22Refreshing
Mar21Refreshing
Apr17Cool
May14Bracing
Jun11Bracing
Jul9Bracing
Aug9Bracing
Sep11Bracing
Oct15Bracing
Nov18Cool
Dec21Refreshing

UV index in Punta Alta in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Punta Alta peaks around December 19 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighModerateModerateVery highExtremeDec 19UV 12Jun 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar8Very high
Apr6High
May3Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul2Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct7Very high
Nov10Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Punta Alta?

Punta Alta sits at 38.9°S, 62.1°W, 3 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Bahía Blanca, 25 km away.

Carmen de PatagonesViedma

Topography around Punta Alta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Punta Alta has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m around an average of 8 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 81 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,217 m.

The land around Punta Alta is covered by grassland (39%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, water (31%), grassland (24%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (36%), grassland (31%) and water (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
31 m
16 km
81 m
80 km
1,217 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
April weather nearby: Bahía Blanca 25 km · Coronel Pringles 118 km · Pigüé 145 km · Coronel Suárez 159 km · Tres Arroyos 166 km · Río Colorado 175 km · Carmen de Patagones 227 km · Viedma 229 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 Punta Alta (-38.8805°, -62.075°, elevation 3 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).