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Monthly climate in Piriapolis, Maldonado, Uruguay

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Piriapolis features a oceanic climate (Cfb).Temperatures typically range between 11 °C (52 °F) and 23 °C (73 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 1 °C (34 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (101 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 989 mm (39.0 inches) and receives 97 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Piriapolis enjoys an average of 3383 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 50 minutes to 14 hours 26 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Piriapolis, Maldonado, Uruguay §

The warmest months in Piriapolis are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 21 to 23 °C (70 - 73 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 11 to 12 °C (52 - 54 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Piriapolis experiences 76 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Piriapolis, Maldonado, Uruguay.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 38°C
(101°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(93°F)
Mean maximum 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)
Average high 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Daily mean 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Average low 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(62°F)
Mean minimum 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 11°C
(51°F)
Minimum 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 9°C
(48°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Piriapolis, Maldonado, Uruguay §

Piriapolis usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 9 rainy days and 103 mm (4.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Piriapolis are March, November and December. On average, 63 mm (2.5 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Piriapolis, Maldonado, Uruguay.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 70 (2.8) 88 (3.5) 68 (2.7) 81 (3.2) 84 (3.3) 115 (4.5) 103 (4.0) 91 (3.6) 86 (3.4) 82 (3.2) 60 (2.4) 61 (2.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 6 10 8 7 8 10 11 8 7 9 7 6

Monthly sunshine hours in Piriapolis, Maldonado, Uruguay §

The sunniest months in Piriapolis are March, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 28 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Piriapolis: May, June and July receive an average of 7 hours 3 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Piriapolis, Maldonado, Uruguay.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 303 316 325 255 238 202 208 240 258 304 342 387
Mean daily daylight hours 14h 10m 13h 19m 12h 14m 11h 9m 10h 16m 9h 50m 10h 4m 10h 51m 11h 53m 12h 58m 13h 56m 14h 26m

Solar UV radiation in Piriapolis, Maldonado, Uruguay §

Piriapolis experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, November and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 5. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Piriapolis UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Piriapolis, Maldonado, Uruguay.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 14 13 11 7 5 3 4 6 8 11 13 14