Rafaela weather in April

In April, Rafaela sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 109 mm of rain across 8 wet days and about 11.3 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 23°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 42 min at the start of April to 10 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Rafaela's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rafaela's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 24°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 14°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 109 mm; 8 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 12 min; 7:29 AM – 6:43 PM
Cloud cover: 47%; 9th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 3.79 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.4; out of 10

Rafaela is Argentine municipality in the province of Santa Fe.

Density: 3,168/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1881

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 23°C by the end.

A typical April day in Rafaela reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 3°C cooler than March and about 4°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)	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	22
Avg low (°C)	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13

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

Rafaela 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	30° / 19°	119	9.5	13.8	5.1
Feb	29° / 19°	125	8.9	13.1	5.7
Mar	27° / 17°	139	8.9	12.2	6.7
Apr	24° / 14°	109	8	11.3	7.4
May	20° / 11°	65	6.1	10.4	7.0
Jun	18° / 8°	40	4.8	10	6.5
Jul	17° / 7°	30	4.2	10.2	6.6
Aug	20° / 8°	42	4.2	10.9	7.5
Sep	22° / 11°	57	5.7	11.8	7.7
Oct	25° / 14°	130	9.7	12.8	7.2
Nov	28° / 16°	124	8.6	13.6	6.7
Dec	30° / 18°	129	9.4	14	5.5

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 13% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%.

	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 (%)	61	62	61	60	60	59	59	58	58	58	58	60	60	61	61	62	62	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	62	61	60	60	59	58
Cloudier (%)	39	38	39	40	40	41	41	42	42	42	42	40	40	39	39	38	38	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	39	40	40	41	42

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	62	38
3	61	39
4	60	40
5	60	40
6	59	41
7	59	41
8	58	42
9	58	42
10	58	42
11	58	42
12	60	40
13	60	40
14	61	39
15	61	39
16	62	38
17	62	38
18	63	37
19	63	37
20	63	37
21	63	37
22	63	37
23	63	37
24	63	37
25	62	38
26	61	39
27	60	40
28	60	40
29	59	41
30	58	42

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Rafaela gets around 109 mm of rain over 8 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 26% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	27	27	26	26	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24

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

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 38% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 17% of them.

	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 (%)	23	24	25	25	26	28	29	30	31	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	42	43	44	45	45	46	47	48	49	50	50
Comfortable (%)	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	26	25	25	24	23	22	21
Humid (%)	24	24	24	24	23	23	22	22	21	20	20	19	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Muggy (%)	20	19	19	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	16	15	14	14	13	12	12	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11
Oppressive (%)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	23	27	24	20	6
2	24	27	24	19	6
3	25	27	24	19	6
4	25	27	24	18	6
5	26	26	23	18	6
6	28	26	23	17	6
7	29	26	22	17	6
8	30	26	22	17	5
9	31	26	21	16	5
10	33	26	20	16	5
11	34	26	20	16	5
12	35	26	19	15	4
13	36	27	18	14	4
14	37	27	18	14	4
15	38	27	17	13	4
16	39	28	17	12	3
17	40	28	17	12	3
18	41	28	17	11	3
19	42	28	16	11	3
20	42	28	16	10	3
21	43	28	16	10	3
22	44	27	16	10	3
23	45	27	16	10	2
24	45	26	16	10	2
25	46	25	16	10	2
26	47	25	16	10	2
27	48	24	16	10	2
28	49	23	16	10	2
29	50	22	16	10	2
30	50	21	16	11	2

Wind in April

Winds average 11 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 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)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

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

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of April to 10 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 7:19 AM to 7:39 AM, and sunset from 7:02 PM to 6:28 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	11.7	11.7	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.5	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	11.1	11.0	11.0	11.0	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.8
Sunrise (AM)	7:19	7:20	7:20	7:21	7:22	7:22	7:23	7:24	7:24	7:25	7:26	7:26	7:27	7:28	7:28	7:29	7:30	7:30	7:31	7:32	7:32	7:33	7:34	7:34	7:35	7:36	7:37	7:37	7:38	7:39
Sunset (PM)	7:02	7:01	6:59	6:58	6:57	6:56	6:54	6:53	6:52	6:51	6:49	6:48	6:47	6:46	6:45	6:43	6:42	6:41	6:40	6:39	6:38	6:36	6:35	6:34	6:33	6:32	6:31	6:30	6:29	6:28

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.7	7:19	7:02
2	11.7	7:20	7:01
3	11.7	7:20	6:59
4	11.6	7:21	6:58
5	11.6	7:22	6:57
6	11.6	7:22	6:56
7	11.5	7:23	6:54
8	11.5	7:24	6:53
9	11.5	7:24	6:52
10	11.4	7:25	6:51
11	11.4	7:26	6:49
12	11.4	7:26	6:48
13	11.3	7:27	6:47
14	11.3	7:28	6:46
15	11.3	7:28	6:45
16	11.2	7:29	6:43
17	11.2	7:30	6:42
18	11.2	7:30	6:41
19	11.1	7:31	6:40
20	11.1	7:32	6:39
21	11.1	7:32	6:38
22	11.1	7:33	6:36
23	11.0	7:34	6:35
24	11.0	7:34	6:34
25	11.0	7:35	6:33
26	10.9	7:36	6:32
27	10.9	7:37	6:31
28	10.9	7:37	6:30
29	10.9	7:38	6:29
30	10.8	7:39	6:28

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 3.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.54 kWh/m² to a high of 7.2 kWh/m² in December across the year — April's 3.79 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)	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.1	4.1	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.7	3.7	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.4	3.4	3.4
Level	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	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

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

Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Rafaela?

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

7.4

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

6.2

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Rafaela in April

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

In April, Rafaela sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Rafaela in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Rafaela peaks around January 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 3 (moderate).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	13	11	7	4	3	4	5	7	10	11	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	High	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	11	Extreme
Apr	7	High
May	4	Moderate
Jun	3	Moderate
Jul	4	Moderate
Aug	5	Moderate
Sep	7	High
Oct	10	Very high
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Rafaela?

Rafaela sits at 31.3°S, 61.5°W, 96 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Sunchales, 35 km away.

Topography around Rafaela

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rafaela has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 22 m around an average of 98 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 50 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 108 m.

The land around Rafaela is covered by artificial surfaces (61%) within 3 km, cropland (86%) within 16 km, and cropland (88%) within 80 km.

3 km

22 m

artificial surfaces 61%

16 km

50 m

cropland 86%

80 km

108 m

cropland 88%

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

April weather nearby: Sunchales 35 km · Esperanza 57 km · San Francisco 60 km · Morteros 78 km · San Jorge 80 km · Santo Tomé 83 km · Santa Fe 86 km · Gálvez 90 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 Rafaela (-31.2528°, -61.4908°, elevation 96 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	26	16
2	25	15
3	25	15
4	25	15
5	25	15
6	25	15
7	25	15
8	25	15
9	25	15
10	24	15
11	24	15
12	24	14
13	24	14
14	24	14
15	24	14
16	24	14
17	24	14
18	24	14
19	24	14
20	24	13
21	23	13
22	23	13
23	23	13
24	23	13
25	23	13
26	23	13
27	23	13
28	23	13
29	23	13
30	22	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	62	38
3	61	39
4	60	40
5	60	40
6	59	41
7	59	41
8	58	42
9	58	42
10	58	42
11	58	42
12	60	40
13	60	40
14	61	39
15	61	39
16	62	38
17	62	38
18	63	37
19	63	37
20	63	37
21	63	37
22	63	37
23	63	37
24	63	37
25	62	38
26	61	39
27	60	40
28	60	40
29	59	41
30	58	42

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	23	27	24	20	6
2	24	27	24	19	6
3	25	27	24	19	6
4	25	27	24	18	6
5	26	26	23	18	6
6	28	26	23	17	6
7	29	26	22	17	6
8	30	26	22	17	5
9	31	26	21	16	5
10	33	26	20	16	5
11	34	26	20	16	5
12	35	26	19	15	4
13	36	27	18	14	4
14	37	27	18	14	4
15	38	27	17	13	4
16	39	28	17	12	3
17	40	28	17	12	3
18	41	28	17	11	3
19	42	28	16	11	3
20	42	28	16	10	3
21	43	28	16	10	3
22	44	27	16	10	3
23	45	27	16	10	2
24	45	26	16	10	2
25	46	25	16	10	2
26	47	25	16	10	2
27	48	24	16	10	2
28	49	23	16	10	2
29	50	22	16	10	2
30	50	21	16	11	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	62	38
3	61	39
4	60	40
5	60	40
6	59	41
7	59	41
8	58	42
9	58	42
10	58	42
11	58	42
12	60	40
13	60	40
14	61	39
15	61	39
16	62	38
17	62	38
18	63	37
19	63	37
20	63	37
21	63	37
22	63	37
23	63	37
24	63	37
25	62	38
26	61	39
27	60	40
28	60	40
29	59	41
30	58	42

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	23	27	24	20	6
2	24	27	24	19	6
3	25	27	24	19	6
4	25	27	24	18	6
5	26	26	23	18	6
6	28	26	23	17	6
7	29	26	22	17	6
8	30	26	22	17	5
9	31	26	21	16	5
10	33	26	20	16	5
11	34	26	20	16	5
12	35	26	19	15	4
13	36	27	18	14	4
14	37	27	18	14	4
15	38	27	17	13	4
16	39	28	17	12	3
17	40	28	17	12	3
18	41	28	17	11	3
19	42	28	16	11	3
20	42	28	16	10	3
21	43	28	16	10	3
22	44	27	16	10	3
23	45	27	16	10	2
24	45	26	16	10	2
25	46	25	16	10	2
26	47	25	16	10	2
27	48	24	16	10	2
28	49	23	16	10	2
29	50	22	16	10	2
30	50	21	16	11	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	62	38
3	61	39
4	60	40
5	60	40
6	59	41
7	59	41
8	58	42
9	58	42
10	58	42
11	58	42
12	60	40
13	60	40
14	61	39
15	61	39
16	62	38
17	62	38
18	63	37
19	63	37
20	63	37
21	63	37
22	63	37
23	63	37
24	63	37
25	62	38
26	61	39
27	60	40
28	60	40
29	59	41
30	58	42

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	23	27	24	20	6
2	24	27	24	19	6
3	25	27	24	19	6
4	25	27	24	18	6
5	26	26	23	18	6
6	28	26	23	17	6
7	29	26	22	17	6
8	30	26	22	17	5
9	31	26	21	16	5
10	33	26	20	16	5
11	34	26	20	16	5
12	35	26	19	15	4
13	36	27	18	14	4
14	37	27	18	14	4
15	38	27	17	13	4
16	39	28	17	12	3
17	40	28	17	12	3
18	41	28	17	11	3
19	42	28	16	11	3
20	42	28	16	10	3
21	43	28	16	10	3
22	44	27	16	10	3
23	45	27	16	10	2
24	45	26	16	10	2
25	46	25	16	10	2
26	47	25	16	10	2
27	48	24	16	10	2
28	49	23	16	10	2
29	50	22	16	10	2
30	50	21	16	11	2