When to go · Uruguay
Uruguay in April
Good month. Mild; wine harvest; Semana de Turismo (Easter week) busy with domestic travel.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Good
- Crowds
- Medium
- Uruguay
- Prices
- Medium
- Uruguay
Verdict
Mild; wine harvest; Semana de Turismo (Easter week) busy with domestic travel.
Weather in April
- Montevideo and the Río de la Plata · Montevideo, Coloniafine
Mild and humid; summer 28–30 °C with sea breezes; winter around 10–15 °C with cold southerly winds.
- Atlantic coast · Punta del Este, José Ignacio, La Paloma, Cabo Poloniofine
Beach season December–March; strong winds and closed businesses in winter.
- Interior (Tacuarembó, Salto) · Salto hot springs, Tacuarembó, Quebrada de los Cuervosbest weather
Hotter summers and colder winter nights than the coast; hot springs at Salto work all year.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Semana de Turismo big impact
Easter week (22–28 Mar 2027)
Whole-week national holiday; criollo rodeo festival in Montevideo's Prado; buses full.
Landing of the 33 / Battle of Las Piedras
19 Apr / 18 May
Often moved to Mondays.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Uruguay
- Medium
- Prices · Uruguay
- Medium
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.
Where to go in April
Rated best or good this month
Interior (Tacuarembó, Salto)
Best weather of the year (Salto hot springs, Tacuarembó, Quebrada de los Cuervos)
Mild; Easter (Tourism Week) closures.