Mercedes weather in April

In April, Mercedes sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 129 mm of rain across 8.3 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% 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 Mercedes's 6th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mercedes's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
6th warmest
Overnight low
14°
7th coldest
Rainfall
129 mm
8.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
8:17 AM – 7:28 PM
Cloud cover
51%
6th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Mercedes is city in Uruguay.

Density
1,770/km²
people per km²
Founded
1788

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 22°C by the end.

A typical April day in Mercedes reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°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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52515
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72415
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112414
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Mercedes weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 19°997.6145.3
Feb29° / 19°1128.113.25.9
Mar27° / 17°1118.112.37.0
Apr23° / 14°1298.311.27.2
May19° / 11°806.710.36.6
Jun16° / 7479.85.6
Jul16° / 656.4105.4
Aug18° / 896.710.86.4
Sep20° / 10°857.511.86.7
Oct23° / 13°1229.412.87.0
Nov26° / 15°1057.513.77.2
Dec29° / 18°1178.114.26.1

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
25941
35941
45842
55743
65743
75644
85545
95545
105545
115545
125545
135644
145644
155644
165644
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265446
275347
285347
295347
305248

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Mercedes gets around 129 mm of rain over 8.3 wet days in April, the wettest month. 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.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
126
226
326
427
527
627
728
828
928
1029
1129
1229
1329
1428
1528
1628
1728
1828
1928
2028
2128
2227
2327
2427
2527
2627
2726
2826
2926
3025

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 42% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 11% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1282726172
2292726162
3292726162
4302826152
5302825152
6312825142
7322824142
8332924132
9342923132
10352922122
11362922122
12372921112
13392920111
14402919101
15412919101
1642291891
1743291891
1845291781
1946291781
2047291671
2148281671
2249281661
2350281661
2450271661
2552261561
2653261551
2754251551
2854251551
2956241550
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
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light 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 8:06 AM to 8:28 AM, and sunset from 7:48 PM to 7:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.78:067:48
211.78:077:46
311.68:077:45
411.68:087:43
511.68:097:42
611.58:107:41
711.58:107:39
811.48:117:38
911.48:127:37
1011.48:137:35
1111.38:137:34
1211.38:147:33
1311.38:157:31
1411.28:167:30
1511.28:167:29
1611.28:177:28
1711.18:187:26
1811.18:197:25
1911.18:197:24
2011.08:207:23
2111.08:217:21
2211.08:227:20
2310.98:227:19
2410.98:237:18
2510.98:247:17
2610.98:257:16
2710.88:257:15
2810.88:267:13
2910.88:277:12
3010.78:287:11

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 3.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.3 kWh/m² to a high of 7.35 kWh/m² in December across the year — April's 3.67 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.3Bright
34.2Bright
44.2Bright
54.1Bright
64.1Bright
74.0Bright
84.0Moderate
93.9Moderate
103.9Moderate
113.9Moderate
123.8Moderate
133.8Moderate
143.7Moderate
153.7Moderate
163.7Moderate
173.6Moderate
183.6Moderate
193.6Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.4Moderate
263.3Moderate
273.3Moderate
283.3Moderate
293.2Moderate
303.2Moderate
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Mercedes?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mercedes in April

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

In April, Mercedes 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

UV index in 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 Mercedes peaks around January 15 at about 13 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 15UV 13Jun 20UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr6High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct8Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Mercedes?

Mercedes sits at 33.3°S, 58.0°W, 29 m above sea level, in Uruguay. The nearest listed city is Fray Bentos, 30 km away.

Fray BentosDoloresGualeguaychúYoungCarmeloConcepción del UruguayPaysandúTrinidad

Topography around Mercedes

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mercedes has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m around an average of 21 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 86 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 157 m.

The land around Mercedes is covered by grassland (41%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, cropland (43%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and cropland (42%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
65 m
16 km
86 m
80 km
157 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
April weather nearby: Fray Bentos 30 km · Dolores 35 km · Gualeguaychú 53 km · Young 72 km · Carmelo 86 km · Concepción del Uruguay 87 km · Paysandú 104 km · Trinidad 109 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 Mercedes (-33.2524°, -58.0305°, elevation 29 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).