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Monthly climate in Montevideo, Uruguay

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Montevideo features a humid subtropical climate (Cfa).Temperatures typically range between 11 °C (52 °F) and 23 °C (73 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 6 °C (43 °F) or can rise to as high as 31 °C (87 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1017 mm (40.0 inches) and receives 92 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Montevideo enjoys an average of 3414 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 49 minutes to 14 hours 26 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Montevideo, Uruguay §

The warmest months in Montevideo are January, February and March, 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 13 °C (52 - 55 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Montevideo experiences 28 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 Montevideo, 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 31°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Mean maximum 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(82°F)
Average high 25°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Daily mean 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(69°F)
Average low 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Mean minimum 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(59°F)
Minimum 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(57°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Montevideo, Uruguay §

Montevideo usually has the most precipitation in May, July and September, with an average of 8 rainy days and 109 mm (4.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Montevideo are January, November and December. On average, 63 mm (2.5 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Montevideo, 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) 61 (2.4) 84 (3.3) 74 (2.9) 87 (3.4) 115 (4.5) 91 (3.6) 122 (4.8) 81 (3.2) 91 (3.6) 85 (3.3) 66 (2.6) 61 (2.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 5 9 7 7 8 10 10 8 8 8 7 5

Monthly sunshine hours in Montevideo, Uruguay §

The sunniest months in Montevideo are March, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 23 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Montevideo: May, June and July receive an average of 7 hours 11 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Montevideo, 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 304 316 321 264 239 211 211 247 262 309 341 385
Mean daily daylight hours 14h 10m 13h 19m 12h 14m 11h 9m 10h 15m 9h 49m 10h 3m 10h 51m 11h 53m 12h 58m 13h 57m 14h 26m

Solar UV radiation in Montevideo, Uruguay §

Montevideo 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 Montevideo UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Montevideo, 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 10 13 14