Climate averages 1991–2020
Mendoza weather
in April.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 7th warmest and the 6th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a mild month in Mendoza: daytime highs average 19.4°C and nights cool to about 10.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 40 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes April a moderately wet month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 18 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is San Martín (41 km away). In April its highs average 22.0°C, 2.6°C warmer than Mendoza, with 20 mm of rain.
Among the 67 cities listed in Argentina, Mendoza ranks 60th of 67 for the warmest April highs and 10th of 67 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 67 cities is 21.8°C; Mendoza is 2.4°C cooler than that mean.
From April to May, average highs fall by 4.0°C to 15.5°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 40 mm to 30 mm.
The annual picture
April in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Mendoza climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.4°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 48 | 7.8 | 14.014 h |
| February | 26.9°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 48 | 7.2 | 13.313 h |
| March | 23.9°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 59 | 7.8 | 12.312 h |
| April, selected | 19.4°C10.2°C | 10.2°C | 40 | 6.5 | 11.311 h |
| May | 15.5°C6.4°C | 6.4°C | 30 | 6.1 | 10.510 h |
| June | 13.0°C2.7°C | 2.7°C | 21 | 4.1 | 10.010 h |
| July | 12.3°C1.5°C | 1.5°C | 19 | 3.6 | 10.210 h |
| August | 15.1°C3.2°C | 3.2°C | 25 | 4.1 | 10.911 h |
| September | 18.3°C6.1°C | 6.1°C | 28 | 5.0 | 11.912 h |
| October | 21.9°C9.9°C | 9.9°C | 43 | 6.4 | 12.913 h |
| November | 25.0°C13.3°C | 13.3°C | 44 | 7.4 | 13.814 h |
| December | 27.6°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 48 | 6.8 | 14.314 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
April in nearby cities
- San Martín in AprilArgentina · 41 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 11.9°C · 20 mm rain
- Rawson in AprilArgentina · 148 kmHigh 22.9°C · Low 11.1°C · 18 mm rain
- San Juan, Argentina in AprilArgentina · 153 kmHigh 23.2°C · Low 11.6°C · 18 mm rain
- Peñalolén in AprilChile · 170 kmHigh 21.0°C · Low 10.1°C · 39 mm rain
- Colina in AprilChile · 174 kmHigh 23.5°C · Low 12.8°C · 38 mm rain
- Santiago in AprilChile · 179 kmHigh 22.2°C · Low 10.1°C · 28 mm rain
- Puente Alto in AprilChile · 180 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 8.8°C · 39 mm rain
- Quilicura in AprilChile · 182 kmHigh 22.4°C · Low 11.3°C · 38 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Mendoza) is explained once on the Mendoza year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.