Tunuyán weather in April

In April, Tunuyán sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 80 mm of precipitation across 11 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% 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 Tunuyán's 10th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tunuyán's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
80 mm
11 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
8:01 AM – 7:11 PM
Cloud cover
41%
10th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Tunuyán is city in Mendoza, Argentina.

Founded
1880

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 21°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical April day in Tunuyán reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 24°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)
12110
22110
32110
4219
5209
6209
7209
8209
9209
10208
11208
12208
13198
14198
15198
16197
17197
18197
19197
20187
21187
22187
23186
24186
25186
26186
27176
28176
29176
30176

How April really feels in Tunuyán

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.

Tunuyán weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 15°6810.20146.6
Feb26° / 14°6810013.26.8
Mar24° / 12°8511.7012.36.9
Apr19° / 80110.111.26.3
May15° / 6710.50.510.34.5
Jun12° / 547.91.49.83.3
Jul11° / -0°497.62.3103.1
Aug14° / 567.81.910.84.4
Sep17° / 629.10.911.85.8
Oct21° / 8310.40.112.86.9
Nov24° / 10°7910.8013.77.2
Dec27° / 13°759.9014.26.9

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% 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 32%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16832
26832
36733
46634
56634
66634
76634
86733
96733
106832
116832
126931
137030
147030
157030
167030
177030
187030
197030
207030
217030
227030
236931
246832
256832
266733
276634
286535
296535
306436

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Tunuyán gets around 80 mm of rain and snow over 11 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 36% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
140
240
340
440
540
640
739
839
938
1037
1137
1236
1336
1436
1535
1635
1735
1835
1935
2035
2135
2235
2334
2434
2534
2634
2734
2834
2934
3033

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1946
2946
3955
4955
5964
6964
7964
8964
9973
10973
11973
12973
13973
14982
15982
16982
17982
18982
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000

Wind in April

Winds average 6 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm

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 7:50 AM to 8:12 AM, and sunset from 7:31 PM to 6:55 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.77:507:31
211.77:517:30
311.67:527:29
411.67:527:27
511.57:537:26
611.57:547:24
711.57:557:23
811.47:557:22
911.47:567:20
1011.47:577:19
1111.37:587:18
1211.37:587:16
1311.37:597:15
1411.28:007:14
1511.28:017:13
1611.28:017:11
1711.18:027:10
1811.18:037:09
1911.18:047:07
2011.08:047:06
2111.08:057:05
2211.08:067:04
2310.98:077:03
2410.98:077:01
2510.98:087:00
2610.88:096:59
2710.88:106:58
2810.88:106:57
2910.78:116:56
3010.78:126:55

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.83 kWh/m² to a high of 8.35 kWh/m² in December across the year — April's 4.34 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

024151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.6Bright
94.6Bright
104.6Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.4Bright
154.4Bright
164.4Bright
174.3Bright
184.3Bright
194.3Bright
204.2Bright
214.2Bright
224.1Bright
234.1Bright
244.0Bright
254.0Bright
264.0Moderate
273.9Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.8Moderate
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Tunuyán?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
2.7
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Tunuyán for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tunuyán in April

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

In April, Tunuyán sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Tunuyán 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 Tunuyán peaks around January 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeHighModerateHighExtremeJan 17UV 15Jun 20UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr6High
May5High
Jun3Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug6High
Sep6High
Oct10Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Tunuyán?

Tunuyán sits at 33.6°S, 69.0°W, 864 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Tupungato, 27 km away.

Topography around Tunuyán

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tunuyán has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 92 m around an average of 885 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 203 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,950 m.

The land around Tunuyán is covered by grassland (29%), shrubs (23%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, shrubs (44%) and cropland (28%) within 16 km, and shrubs (44%), grassland (25%) and bare terrain (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
92 m
16 km
203 m
80 km
5,950 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewater
April weather nearby: Tupungato 27 km · Perdriel 58 km · Rivadavia 67 km · Rodeo del Medio 72 km · San Martín 75 km · Mendoza 79 km · San Rafael 131 km · Peñalolén 141 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 Tunuyán (-33.5812°, -69.0154°, elevation 864 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).