Santa Clara del Mar weather in April

In April, Santa Clara del Mar sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 80 mm of rain across 8 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 18°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 Santa Clara del Mar's 6th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santa Clara del Mar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
6th warmest
Overnight low
12°
8th coldest
Rainfall
80 mm
8 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
7:20 AM – 6:21 PM
Cloud cover
54%
6th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
3.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical April day in Santa Clara del Mar reaches about 19°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 3°C cooler than March and about 3°C warmer than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12114
22114
32114
42114
52013
62013
72013
82013
92013
102013
112013
122013
131913
141912
151912
161912
171912
181912
191912
201912
211912
221812
231812
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251811
261811
271811
281811
291811
301811

Santa Clara del Mar 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
Jan25° / 17°818.514.37.4
Feb24° / 17°747.613.57.4
Mar22° / 15°727.912.37.2
Apr19° / 12°80811.16.5
May16° / 10°486.5105.3
Jun13° / 596.29.43.9
Jul12° / 536.49.63.4
Aug13° / 606.810.54.1
Sep15° / 607.111.74.7
Oct17° / 10°839.3135.7
Nov20° / 12°839.4146.6
Dec23° / 15°70814.67.4

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%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25644
35545
45545
55545
65446
75446
85446
95446
105446
115545
125545
135545
145545
155545
165545
175545
185545
195644
205644
215644
225545
235545
245446
255347
265248
275248
285149
294951
304951

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Santa Clara del Mar gets around 80 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 28% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
125
226
326
426
527
627
727
828
928
1028
1128
1228
1327
1427
1526
1626
1726
1826
1925
2025
2125
2225
2325
2425
2525
2625
2724
2824
2924
3024

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 64% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14828195
24928185
35029174
45129164
55229154
65429143
75529133
85629123
95728123
105828113
116027103
12612793
13622693
14652582
15652582
16662572
17672472
18682462
19692362
20702361
21712351
22722251
23732241
24732241
25732241
26742141
27742141
28742141
29762040
30762040

Wind in April

Winds average 17 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
1217light breeze
1317light breeze
1417light breeze
1517light breeze
1617light breeze
1717light breeze
1817light breeze
1917light breeze
2017light breeze
2117light breeze
2217light breeze
2317light breeze
2417light breeze
2517light breeze
2617light breeze
2717light breeze
2817light breeze
2917light breeze
3017light breeze

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.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.67:066:44
211.67:076:42
311.67:076:41
411.57:086:39
511.57:096:38
611.47:106:36
711.47:116:34
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
1711.07:206:20
1810.97:216:18
1910.97:226:17
2010.97:236:15
2110.87:246:14
2210.87:256:13
2310.87:266:11
2410.77:276:10
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 3.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.93 kWh/m² to a high of 7.52 kWh/m² in December across the year — April's 3.41 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Bright
24.0Moderate
33.9Moderate
43.9Moderate
53.8Moderate
63.8Moderate
73.7Moderate
83.7Moderate
93.6Moderate
103.6Moderate
113.6Moderate
123.5Moderate
133.5Moderate
143.5Moderate
153.4Moderate
163.4Moderate
173.4Moderate
183.3Moderate
193.3Moderate
203.3Moderate
213.2Moderate
223.2Moderate
233.1Moderate
243.1Moderate
253.1Moderate
263.0Moderate
273.0Moderate
283.0Moderate
292.9Moderate
302.9Moderate
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Santa Clara del Mar?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
2.9
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Santa Clara del Mar in April

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

In April, Santa Clara del Mar sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

rain gear

Sea temperature near Santa Clara del Mar 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 offshore is warmest in February at about 21°C and coldest in August near 10°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jan 21 to Mar 13 — about 1.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan20Cool
Feb21Refreshing
Mar20Refreshing
Apr18Cool
May15Cool
Jun13Bracing
Jul11Bracing
Aug10Bracing
Sep11Bracing
Oct13Bracing
Nov15Cool
Dec18Cool

UV index in Santa Clara del Mar 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 Santa Clara del Mar 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 Santa Clara del Mar?

Santa Clara del Mar sits at 37.8°S, 57.5°W, 10 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Mar del Plata, 19 km away.

Topography around Santa Clara del Mar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santa Clara del Mar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 35 m around an average of 8 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 384 m.

The land around Santa Clara del Mar is covered by water (30%), grassland (25%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, water (42%), cropland (27%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (34%), water (32%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
35 m
16 km
52 m
80 km
384 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
April weather nearby: Mar del Plata 19 km · Miramar 57 km · Balcarce 66 km · Villa Gesell 79 km · General Juan Madariaga 98 km · Pinamar 98 km · Ayacucho 115 km · Necochea 134 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 Santa Clara del Mar (-37.8344°, -57.5075°, elevation 10 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).