Rivera weather in April

In April, Rivera sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 143 mm of rain across 9 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 22°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 42 min at the start of April to 10 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Rivera's 6th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rivera's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
6th warmest
Overnight low
14°
7th coldest
Rainfall
143 mm
9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
8:05 AM – 7:20 PM
Cloud cover
53%
6th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Rivera is city in Uruguay.

Density
2,125/km²
people per km²
Founded
1867

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 26°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical April day in Rivera reaches about 24°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 29°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 3°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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22615
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42615
52615
62515
72515
82515
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102515
112515
122515
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Rivera 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°13410.613.85.0
Feb29° / 19°12610.413.15.4
Mar28° / 17°1079.212.26.4
Apr24° / 14°143911.37.1
May20° / 11°1108.310.56.5
Jun18° / 1248.7105.9
Jul17° / 1088.110.25.8
Aug19° / 1058.310.96.5
Sep21° / 11°1319.511.86.5
Oct23° / 13°1611112.86.7
Nov26° / 15°1188.313.67.0
Dec29° / 17°1179.6145.7

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 11% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25545
35446
45446
55446
65347
75347
85248
95149
105149
115149
125149
135248
145149
155149
165149
175248
185149
195149
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215149
225149
235149
245149
255149
265149
275050
285149
295050
305050

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Rivera gets around 143 mm of rain over 9 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 29% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
127
228
328
429
529
629
730
830
930
1030
1130
1230
1330
1430
1529
1629
1729
1829
1929
2029
2129
2229
2329
2430
2530
2630
2730
2830
2930
3030

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 35% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 20% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1232227234
2242226234
3252225244
4262324244
5262323244
6272322244
7282322234
8282421234
9292421234
10302520224
11312520213
12312520203
13322619203
14332619193
15342619183
16352619182
17352719172
18362719162
19372620152
20382620152
21392620141
22402520131
23412520131
24422421121
25432421121
26442321111
27452321111
28462321101
29462321100
30472220100

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
1212light 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 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 7:55 AM to 8:14 AM, and sunset from 7:38 PM to 7:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.77:557:38
211.77:567:37
311.77:577:36
411.67:577:35
511.67:587:33
611.67:587:32
711.57:597:31
811.58:007:30
911.58:007:28
1011.48:017:27
1111.48:027:26
1211.48:027:25
1311.38:037:23
1411.38:047:22
1511.38:047:21
1611.28:057:20
1711.28:067:19
1811.28:067:18
1911.28:077:16
2011.18:087:15
2111.18:087:14
2211.18:097:13
2311.08:107:12
2411.08:107:11
2511.08:117:10
2611.08:127:09
2710.98:127:08
2810.98:137:07
2910.98:147:06
3010.88:147:05

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 3.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.37 kWh/m² to a high of 7.02 kWh/m² in December across the year — April's 3.79 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.4Bright
34.3Bright
44.3Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
74.1Bright
84.1Bright
94.0Bright
104.0Moderate
114.0Moderate
123.9Moderate
133.9Moderate
143.8Moderate
153.8Moderate
163.8Moderate
173.7Moderate
183.7Moderate
193.6Moderate
203.6Moderate
213.6Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.5Moderate
253.4Moderate
263.4Moderate
273.4Moderate
283.3Moderate
293.3Moderate
303.3Moderate
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Rivera?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Rivera in April

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

In April, Rivera sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Rivera 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 Rivera peaks around January 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 18UV 13Jun 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr7Very high
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep7Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Rivera?

Rivera sits at 30.9°S, 55.6°W, 194 m above sea level, in Uruguay. The nearest listed city is Sant'Ana do Livramento, 2.0 km away.

Dom PedritoRosário do SulTacuarembóQuaraíArtigasSão Gabriel

Topography around Rivera

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rivera has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m around an average of 207 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 239 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 409 m.

The land around Rivera is covered by artificial surfaces (50%), trees (25%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, grassland (57%) and trees (36%) within 16 km, and grassland (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
88 m
16 km
239 m
80 km
409 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Sant'Ana do Livramento 2.0 km · Dom Pedrito 84 km · Rosário do Sul 94 km · Tacuarembó 99 km · Quaraí 104 km · Artigas 104 km · Alegrete 127 km · São Gabriel 134 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 Rivera (-30.9053°, -55.5508°, elevation 194 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).