Rivadavia weather in April

In April, Rivadavia sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 41 mm of rain across 6.7 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Rivadavia's 11th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rivadavia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
7th warmest
Overnight low
11°
6th coldest
Rainfall
41 mm
6.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
7:59 AM – 7:09 PM
Cloud cover
40%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical April day in Rivadavia reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 5°C cooler than March and about 4°C warmer than May.

10°20°30°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12413
22313
32313
42312
52312
62312
72312
82312
92212
102212
112211
122211
132211
142211
152211
162211
172111
182110
192110
202110
212110
222110
232110
242110
252010
26209
27209
28209
29209
30209

How April really feels in Rivadavia

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
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.

Rivadavia weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 19°10213013.94.6
Feb29° / 17°8110.8013.25.6
Mar26° / 15°799.8012.37.0
Apr22° / 11°416.7011.27.4
May17° / 234.5010.36.4
Jun14° / 112.40.19.85.2
Jul14° / 102.60.5105.2
Aug17° / 173.20.410.86.8
Sep21° / 2040.111.87.8
Oct25° / 12°406.6012.87.8
Nov28° / 15°618.9013.76.5
Dec30° / 17°8411.2014.25.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% 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 31%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
26931
36931
46931
57030
67030
77030
87030
97030
107030
117030
127030
137129
147129
157129
167030
177030
187030
197030
206931
216832
226832
236832
246733
256733
266634
276535
286535
296436
306436

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Rivadavia gets around 41 mm of rain over 6.7 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 22% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
129
229
329
428
528
628
727
827
926
1025
1124
1223
1322
1422
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 88% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
176213
276213
377203
477203
579192
680182
780182
881172
982162
1083152
1184142
1286131
1387121
1488111
1589101
169091
179181
189271
199361
209451
219451
229640
239640
249640
259730
269730
279730
289730
299730
309730

Wind in April

Winds average 10 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

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

Days shrink by about 60 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 7:48 AM to 8:09 AM, and sunset from 7:29 PM to 6:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.77:487:29
211.77:487:28
311.67:497:27
411.67:507:25
511.67:517:24
611.57:517:22
711.57:527:21
811.47:537:20
911.47:547:18
1011.47:547:17
1111.37:557:16
1211.37:567:15
1311.37:577:13
1411.27:577:12
1511.27:587:11
1611.27:597:09
1711.17:597:08
1811.18:007:07
1911.18:017:06
2011.08:027:04
2111.08:027:03
2211.08:037:02
2310.98:047:01
2410.98:057:00
2510.98:056:59
2610.98:066:57
2710.88:076:56
2810.88:086:55
2910.88:086:54
3010.78:096:53

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.8 kWh/m² to a high of 7.92 kWh/m² in December across the year — April's 4.01 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.5Bright
34.4Bright
44.4Bright
54.3Bright
64.3Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.2Bright
104.2Bright
114.2Bright
124.2Bright
134.1Bright
144.1Bright
154.1Bright
164.0Bright
174.0Bright
184.0Moderate
194.0Moderate
203.9Moderate
213.9Moderate
223.8Moderate
233.8Moderate
243.8Moderate
253.7Moderate
263.7Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.6Moderate
293.6Moderate
303.5Moderate
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Rivadavia

In seasonPeak

None of Rivadavia's seasonal hazards are active in April. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Rivadavia's rainy season runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is April a good time to visit Rivadavia?

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
4.9
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is one of the better times to visit Rivadavia for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Rivadavia in April

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

In April, Rivadavia sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 11°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 7 days see rain.

UV index in Rivadavia 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 Rivadavia peaks around January 18 at about 14 (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 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 18UV 14Jun 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar10Extreme
Apr6High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct10Very high
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Rivadavia?

Rivadavia sits at 33.2°S, 68.5°W, 653 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is San Martín, 12 km away.

Topography around Rivadavia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rivadavia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m around an average of 659 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 205 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,923 m.

The land around Rivadavia is covered by grassland (39%), artificial surfaces (22%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, grassland (31%), shrubs (30%) and cropland (29%) within 16 km, and shrubs (71%) within 80 km.

3 km
21 m
16 km
205 m
80 km
2,923 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
April weather nearby: San Martín 12 km · Rodeo del Medio 30 km · Perdriel 42 km · Mendoza 49 km · Tupungato 67 km · Tunuyán 67 km · San Rafael 159 km · Pocito 168 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 Rivadavia (-33.191°, -68.4622°, elevation 653 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).