Dolores weather in April

In April, Dolores sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 121 mm of rain across 8.4 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% 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 Dolores's 6th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dolores's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
6th warmest
Overnight low
14°
7th coldest
Rainfall
121 mm
8.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
8:18 AM – 7:28 PM
Cloud cover
51%
6th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Dolores is city in Uruguay.

Density
2,564/km²
people per km²
Founded
1801

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 25°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical April day in Dolores reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 28°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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Dolores weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 19°987.2145.5
Feb29° / 19°1118.113.26.0
Mar27° / 17°1147.712.37.1
Apr23° / 14°1218.411.27.2
May19° / 11°766.310.36.6
Jun16° / 696.89.85.5
Jul16° / 646.2105.2
Aug18° / 866.810.86.3
Sep20° / 10°817.111.86.7
Oct23° / 13°1229.612.87.0
Nov26° / 15°1037.113.77.3
Dec29° / 18°1157.914.26.2

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% 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 45%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25941
35842
45743
55644
65644
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Dolores gets around 121 mm of rain over 8.4 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 29% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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528
628
729
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929
1029
1129
1229
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1429
1528
1628
1727
1827
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2027
2127
2227
2326
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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 41% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 11% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1292626162
2302626162
3302627152
4312627152
5312626142
6322726132
7322726132
8332726122
9342825122
10352824112
11362824112
12372923102
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1439292191
1540292091
1642301981
1743301981
1844301871
1945301771
2046301761
2147301661
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2451281551
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2652271551
2753261551
2854251551
2955251550
3056241550

Wind in April

Winds average 12 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 12 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
112light breeze
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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 8:07 AM to 8:29 AM, and sunset from 7:48 PM to 7:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.78:077:48
211.78:087:47
311.68:087:45
411.68:097:44
511.58:107:43
611.58:117:41
711.58:117:40
811.48:127:39
911.48:137:37
1011.48:147:36
1111.38:147:35
1211.38:157:33
1311.38:167:32
1411.28:177:31
1511.28:177:29
1611.28:187:28
1711.18:197:27
1811.18:207:26
1911.18:207:24
2011.08:217:23
2111.08:227:22
2211.08:237:21
2310.98:237:20
2410.98:247:18
2510.98:257:17
2610.88:267:16
2710.88:267:15
2810.88:277:14
2910.78:287:13
3010.78:297:12

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 3.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.3 kWh/m² to a high of 7.41 kWh/m² in December across the year — April's 3.69 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.3Bright
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54.1Bright
64.1Bright
74.0Bright
84.0Moderate
93.9Moderate
103.9Moderate
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133.8Moderate
143.8Moderate
153.7Moderate
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213.5Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.4Moderate
263.4Moderate
273.3Moderate
283.3Moderate
293.2Moderate
303.2Moderate
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Dolores?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Dolores in April

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

In April, Dolores sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Dolores in April

The nearest coast averages about 21°C in April — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 67 km away) is warmest in January at about 25°C and coldest in July near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Nov 8 to Apr 22 — about 5.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swimcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan25Warm
Feb25Warm
Mar24Refreshing
Apr21Refreshing
May17Cool
Jun14Bracing
Jul13Bracing
Aug14Bracing
Sep15Cool
Oct18Cool
Nov21Refreshing
Dec23Refreshing

UV index in Dolores 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 Dolores peaks around January 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 15UV 13Jun 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr6High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct8Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Dolores?

Dolores sits at 33.5°S, 58.2°W, 22 m above sea level, in Uruguay. The nearest listed city is Mercedes, 35 km away.

MercedesFray BentosCarmeloGualeguaychúTigreYoung

Topography around Dolores

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dolores has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m around an average of 12 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 71 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 165 m.

The land around Dolores is covered by cropland (37%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, cropland (68%) within 16 km, and cropland (37%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
30 m
16 km
71 m
80 km
165 m
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April weather nearby: Mercedes 35 km · Fray Bentos 47 km · Carmelo 53 km · Gualeguaychú 64 km · Zárate 98 km · Campana 98 km · Tigre 105 km · Young 108 km

Uruguay travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F / I / L
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 66% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$25,216
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
11.2
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
14.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 542
Religion
none 47%Roman Catholic 37%Protestant 15%atheist 10%

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 Dolores (-33.5301°, -58.217°, elevation 22 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).