Santiago del Estero weather in April

In April, Santiago del Estero sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 68 mm of rain across 8.3 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of April to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Santiago del Estero's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santiago del Estero's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
8th warmest
Overnight low
17°
6th coldest
Rainfall
68 mm
8.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
7:37 AM – 6:57 PM
Cloud cover
52%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
3.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Santiago del Estero is the capital of Santiago del Estero Province in northern Argentina.

Density
119/km²
people per km²
Founded
1553

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 28°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical April day in Santiago del Estero reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 32°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)
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22819
32819
42819
52718
62718
72718
82718
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112718
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How April really feels in Santiago del Estero

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.

Santiago del Estero weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 23°14712.813.63.2
Feb32° / 22°11610.6133.9
Mar30° / 20°12411.312.25.0
Apr27° / 17°688.311.47.0
May23° / 13°224.610.67.8
Jun21° / 10°153.710.37.5
Jul21° / 112.510.48.1
Aug25° / 11°122118.7
Sep28° / 14°283.911.87.6
Oct30° / 18°607.312.75.5
Nov32° / 20°869.313.44.3
Dec33° / 22°13011.713.73.3

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25545
35446
45446
55446
65347
75347
85446
95446
105545
115545
125644
135644
145743
155842
165842
175842
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305941

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Santiago del Estero gets around 68 mm of rain over 8.3 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 27% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
133
233
333
433
533
632
732
831
931
1030
1129
1228
1327
1427
1526
1626
1725
1825
1924
2024
2123
2223
2323
2422
2522
2621
2721
2821
2920
3020

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 27% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 26% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11324262512
21424262512
31524262412
41524262411
51624252411
61724252311
71924252310
8202425229
9212424229
10232424218
11242423218
12262423207
13272523197
14282522196
15292622186
16292622175
17302721175
18312721175
19322820164
20322820164
21332820164
22332719164
23342719173
24342719173
25352619173
26362618173
27372518182
28382418182
29392417182
30412317182

Wind in April

Winds average 10 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
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510calm
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1110calm
1210calm
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3010calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

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

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 7:29 AM to 7:45 AM, and sunset from 7:14 PM to 6:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.87:297:14
211.77:307:13
311.77:307:12
411.77:317:11
511.67:317:10
611.67:327:09
711.67:327:07
811.67:337:06
911.57:337:05
1011.57:347:04
1111.57:347:03
1211.47:357:02
1311.47:357:01
1411.47:367:00
1511.47:376:58
1611.37:376:57
1711.37:386:56
1811.37:386:55
1911.37:396:54
2011.27:396:53
2111.27:406:52
2211.27:406:51
2311.27:416:50
2411.17:426:49
2511.17:426:48
2611.17:436:47
2711.17:436:46
2811.07:446:46
2911.07:446:45
3011.07:456:44

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 3.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.9 kWh/m² to a high of 6.39 kWh/m² in December across the year — April's 3.7 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
24.0Bright
34.0Bright
44.0Moderate
54.0Moderate
63.9Moderate
73.9Moderate
83.9Moderate
93.9Moderate
103.9Moderate
113.8Moderate
123.8Moderate
133.8Moderate
143.8Moderate
153.8Moderate
163.8Moderate
173.7Moderate
183.7Moderate
193.7Moderate
203.7Moderate
213.6Moderate
223.6Moderate
233.6Moderate
243.6Moderate
253.5Moderate
263.5Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.4Moderate
303.4Moderate
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Santiago del Estero

In seasonPeak

In April, Santiago del Estero sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Santiago del Estero's rainy season runs November–April, 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 Santiago del Estero?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Santiago del Estero in April

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

In April, Santiago del Estero sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 17°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Santiago del Estero 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 Santiago del Estero peaks around January 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 18UV 14Jun 23UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr7Very high
May6High
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug6High
Sep8Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Santiago del Estero?

Santiago del Estero sits at 27.8°S, 64.3°W, 176 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Termas de Río Hondo, 68 km away.

Topography around Santiago del Estero

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santiago del Estero has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m around an average of 186 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 105 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 595 m.

The land around Santiago del Estero is covered by artificial surfaces (78%) within 3 km, trees (44%) within 16 km, and trees (44%) and shrubs (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
24 m
16 km
105 m
80 km
595 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Termas de Río Hondo 68 km · Bella Vista 133 km · Aguilares 139 km · Alderetes 140 km · Famaillá 140 km · Monteros 141 km · San Miguel de Tucuman 144 km · Yerba Buena 150 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 Santiago del Estero (-27.8005°, -64.2629°, elevation 176 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).