Young weather in April

In April, Young sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 146 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Young's 6th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Young's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
6th warmest
Overnight low
14°
7th coldest
Rainfall
146 mm
8.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
8:15 AM – 7:27 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

Young is city in Uruguay.

Density
1,734/km²
people per km²
Founded
1920

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 Young 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 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)
12515
22515
32515
42515
52515
62515
72515
82515
92414
102414
112414
122414
132414
142414
152414
162313
172313
182313
192313
202313
212313
222313
232313
242213
252212
262212
272212
282212
292212
302212

Young 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°1028.713.95.2
Feb29° / 19°1148.513.25.7
Mar27° / 17°1197.912.26.9
Apr24° / 14°1468.311.27.2
May20° / 11°89710.36.7
Jun17° / 887.29.95.7
Jul16° / 737.110.15.5
Aug18° / 997.310.86.5
Sep20° / 10°1017.711.86.7
Oct23° / 13°1279.712.87.0
Nov26° / 15°1107.413.77.2
Dec29° / 17°1288.414.15.9

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 14% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26040
36040
45941
55842
65743
75743
85644
95545
105545
115644
125644
135743
145644
155743
165743
175743
185743
195743
205743
215743
225743
235743
245644
255644
265545
275446
285446
295347
305446

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Young gets around 146 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 28% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
126
227
327
427
527
627
728
828
928
1028
1128
1228
1328
1428
1528
1628
1728
1828
1928
2028
2127
2227
2327
2427
2527
2626
2726
2825
2925
3024

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 14% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1292526182
2292525182
3302525182
4312524182
5322523182
6332522172
7342522172
8352521172
9362620162
10372619162
11382618152
12392618152
13402617142
14412617132
15422717132
16432717122
17442716112
18442716111
19452716101
2046271691
2147271691
2248271681
2348261681
2449261771
2550251771
2650251771
2752241761
2853231761
2953231761
3054221761

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
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
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2612calm
2712calm
2812calm
2912calm
3012calm

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 8:04 AM to 8:25 AM, and sunset from 7:46 PM to 7:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.78:047:46
211.78:057:45
311.68:067:43
411.68:067:42
511.68:077:41
611.58:087:39
711.58:087:38
811.58:097:37
911.48:107:35
1011.48:117:34
1111.48:117:33
1211.38:127:32
1311.38:137:30
1411.38:137:29
1511.28:147:28
1611.28:157:27
1711.28:167:25
1811.18:167:24
1911.18:177:23
2011.18:187:22
2111.08:197:20
2211.08:197:19
2311.08:207:18
2410.98:217:17
2510.98:217:16
2610.98:227:15
2710.88:237:14
2810.88:247:13
2910.88:247:12
3010.88:257:11

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 2.33 kWh/m² to a high of 7.3 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
14.4Bright
24.3Bright
34.3Bright
44.2Bright
54.2Bright
64.1Bright
74.1Bright
84.0Bright
94.0Moderate
103.9Moderate
113.9Moderate
123.8Moderate
133.8Moderate
143.8Moderate
153.7Moderate
163.7Moderate
173.7Moderate
183.6Moderate
193.6Moderate
203.6Moderate
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 Young?

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
5.8
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Young in April

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

In April, Young sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Young 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 Young peaks around January 15 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 15UV 13Jun 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr6High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct9Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Young?

Young sits at 32.7°S, 57.6°W, 86 m above sea level, in Uruguay. The nearest listed city is Paysandú, 60 km away.

PaysandúConcepción del UruguayColónMercedesFray BentosGualeguaychúDoloresTrinidad

Topography around Young

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Young has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m around an average of 78 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 83 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 192 m.

The land around Young is covered by grassland (48%) and cropland (30%) within 3 km, cropland (50%) and grassland (42%) within 16 km, and grassland (45%), cropland (28%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
37 m
16 km
83 m
80 km
192 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
April weather nearby: Paysandú 60 km · Concepción del Uruguay 61 km · Colón 72 km · Mercedes 72 km · Fray Bentos 79 km · Gualeguaychú 90 km · Dolores 108 km · Trinidad 113 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 Young (-32.6984°, -57.6269°, elevation 86 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).