Santa Rosa weather in April

In April, Santa Rosa sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 67 mm of rain across 6.3 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-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 50% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Santa Rosa's 6th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santa Rosa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
7th warmest
Overnight low
11°
7th coldest
Rainfall
67 mm
6.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
7:45 AM – 6:49 PM
Cloud cover
45%
6th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Santa Rosa is capital of La Pampa Province, Argentina.

Density
69/km²
people per km²
Founded
1892

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 23°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical April day in Santa Rosa 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 4°C cooler than March and about 4°C warmer than May.

10°20°30°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12313
22313
32313
42312
52312
62312
72212
82212
92212
102212
112211
122211
132211
142211
152211
162111
172111
182110
192110
202110
212110
222110
232110
242110
252010
262010
27209
28209
29209
30209

How April really feels in Santa Rosa

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.

Santa Rosa 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 18°82914.25.6
Feb28° / 17°817.913.46.4
Mar26° / 15°86812.37.4
Apr22° / 11°676.311.17.4
May17° / 30510.16.2
Jun14° / 173.39.54.8
Jul14° / 193.79.84.6
Aug16° / 27410.66.1
Sep19° / 485.811.86.9
Oct22° / 11°839.612.96.9
Nov26° / 14°748.1147.4
Dec29° / 16°858.514.56.3

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26337
36238
46139
56139
66040
76040
86139
96040
106139
116139
126139
136238
146238
156337
166337
176238
186238
196238
206139
216139
226139
236040
245941
255941
265842
275842
285743
295644
305644

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Santa Rosa gets around 67 mm of rain over 6.3 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 26% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
126
226
326
426
526
626
725
825
924
1023
1122
1221
1321
1420
1519
1619
1718
1818
1917
2017
2117
2217
2316
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 75% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
16024124
26123124
36223114
46323104
5652294
6662293
7672283
8692173
9692173
10712063
11722062
12731962
13751852
14751852
15761752
16771652
17781651
18791551
19801541
20811441
21821341
22821341
23831241
24831241
25831241
26851140
27851140
28851140
29851140
30851140

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 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

051015151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of April to 10 h 36 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 7:32 AM to 7:58 AM, and sunset from 7:11 PM to 6:31 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.77:327:11
211.67:337:10
311.67:347:08
411.57:357:07
511.57:367:05
611.57:377:04
711.47:387:02
811.47:387:01
911.37:396:59
1011.37:406:58
1111.37:416:56
1211.27:426:55
1311.27:436:54
1411.17:446:52
1511.17:456:51
1611.17:456:49
1711.07:466:48
1811.07:476:47
1911.07:486:45
2010.97:496:44
2110.97:506:43
2210.87:516:41
2310.87:526:40
2410.87:526:39
2510.77:536:37
2610.77:546:36
2710.77:556:35
2810.67:566:34
2910.67:576:32
3010.67:586:31

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 3.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.24 kWh/m² to a high of 7.87 kWh/m² in December across the year — April's 3.65 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

012345151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
24.2Bright
34.1Bright
44.1Bright
54.0Bright
64.0Bright
74.0Moderate
83.9Moderate
93.9Moderate
103.9Moderate
113.8Moderate
123.8Moderate
133.8Moderate
143.8Moderate
153.7Moderate
163.7Moderate
173.7Moderate
183.6Moderate
193.6Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.4Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.3Moderate
263.3Moderate
273.3Moderate
283.2Moderate
293.2Moderate
303.1Moderate
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Santa Rosa?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Santa Rosa in April

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

In April, Santa Rosa sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 11°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 6 days see rain.

UV index in Santa Rosa 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 Santa Rosa peaks around January 1 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateVery highExtremeJan 1UV 13Jun 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar9Very high
Apr6High
May3Moderate
Jun2Moderate
Jul2Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep5High
Oct8Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Santa Rosa?

Santa Rosa sits at 36.6°S, 64.3°W, 163 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Toay, 10 km away.

General VillegasCoronel SuárezPehuajó

Topography around Santa Rosa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santa Rosa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 180 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 274 m.

The land around Santa Rosa is covered by artificial surfaces (59%) within 3 km, cropland (65%) within 16 km, and cropland (59%) within 80 km.

3 km
34 m
16 km
118 m
80 km
274 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Toay 10 km · General Acha 89 km · General Pico 117 km · Trenque Lauquen 157 km · Pigüé 200 km · General Villegas 210 km · Coronel Suárez 229 km · Pehuajó 232 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 Rosa (-36.6162°, -64.2899°, elevation 163 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).