Villa Mercedes weather in April

In April, Villa Mercedes sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 67 mm of rain across 7.2 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 21°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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Villa Mercedes's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Villa Mercedes's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
7th warmest
Overnight low
12°
6th coldest
Rainfall
67 mm
7.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
7:47 AM – 6:57 PM
Cloud cover
44%
10th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Villa Mercedes is city in San Luis, Argentina.

Founded
1856

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 24°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical April day in Villa Mercedes reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°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 29°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 4°C cooler than March and about 4°C warmer than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Villa Mercedes 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°8611.6145.0
Feb29° / 17°799.413.35.7
Mar27° / 15°879.412.36.9
Apr23° / 12°677.211.27.5
May19° / 294.610.37.0
Jun17° / 112.59.86.4
Jul16° / 112.5106.3
Aug19° / 21310.77.5
Sep21° / 365.611.87.5
Oct24° / 12°839.612.87.2
Nov27° / 15°8611.313.76.6
Dec29° / 17°9711.814.25.4

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 15% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26436
36436
46436
56436
66436
76436
86535
96436
106535
116634
126634
136733
146733
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216535
226436
236436
246337
256238
266139
276040
285941
295941
305842

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Villa Mercedes gets around 67 mm of rain over 7.2 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 24% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
128
228
328
428
528
627
727
827
926
1026
1125
1224
1324
1423
1523
1623
1722
1822
1922
2022
2122
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2321
2421
2521
2621
2720
2820
2919
3019

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 71% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15527153
25527153
35726143
45825143
55925133
66124123
76124123
86323113
96423103
106522103
11682192
12692092
13702082
14711982
15741871
16741871
17761761
18761761
19761761
20781651
21791650
22791650
23791650
24801640
25801640
26801640
27801640
28801640
29801640
30801640

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
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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 7:36 AM to 7:58 AM, and sunset from 7:17 PM to 6:40 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.77:367:17
211.77:377:16
311.67:377:14
411.67:387:13
511.57:397:12
611.57:407:10
711.57:407:09
811.47:417:07
911.47:427:06
1011.47:437:05
1111.37:437:03
1211.37:447:02
1311.37:457:01
1411.27:467:00
1511.27:466:58
1611.27:476:57
1711.17:486:56
1811.17:496:54
1911.17:496:53
2011.07:506:52
2111.07:516:51
2211.07:526:50
2310.97:536:48
2410.97:536:47
2510.97:546:46
2610.87:556:45
2710.87:566:44
2810.87:566:43
2910.77:576:41
3010.77:586:40

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 3.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.71 kWh/m² to a high of 7.49 kWh/m² in December across the year — April's 3.83 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.3Bright
34.2Bright
44.2Bright
54.2Bright
64.1Bright
74.1Bright
84.1Bright
94.1Bright
104.0Bright
114.0Bright
124.0Moderate
134.0Moderate
144.0Moderate
153.9Moderate
163.9Moderate
173.9Moderate
183.8Moderate
193.8Moderate
203.8Moderate
213.7Moderate
223.7Moderate
233.7Moderate
243.6Moderate
253.6Moderate
263.5Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.4Moderate
303.4Moderate
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Villa Mercedes

In seasonPeak

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

Villa Mercedes's rainy season runs October–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 Villa Mercedes?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Villa Mercedes in April

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

In April, Villa Mercedes sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 7 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Villa Mercedes 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 Villa Mercedes peaks around January 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 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 17UV 14Jun 21UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar10Extreme
Apr6High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct10Very high
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Villa Mercedes?

Villa Mercedes sits at 33.7°S, 65.5°W, 516 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is San Luis, 91 km away.

Alta GraciaVilla Nueva

Topography around Villa Mercedes

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Villa Mercedes has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m around an average of 514 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 204 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,418 m.

The land around Villa Mercedes is covered by artificial surfaces (58%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, cropland (52%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (59%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
30 m
16 km
204 m
80 km
1,418 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
April weather nearby: San Luis 91 km · Río Cuarto 119 km · Embalse 191 km · Villa Dolores 194 km · Laboulaye 197 km · Río Tercero 209 km · Alta Gracia 245 km · Villa Nueva 248 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 Villa Mercedes (-33.6757°, -65.4578°, elevation 516 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).