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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Minas Uruguay

In Minas, the summers are warm, the winters are cold, and it is wet and partly cloudy year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 40°F to 86°F and is rarely below 29°F or above 96°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Minas for warm-weather activities is from late October to mid April.

Climate in Minas

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Minas weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The hot season lasts for 3.1 months, from December 5 to March 9, with an average daily high temperature above 81°F. The hottest month of the year in Minas is January, with an average high of 86°F and low of 61°F.

The cool season lasts for 3.1 months, from May 20 to August 24, with an average daily high temperature below 64°F. The coldest month of the year in Minas is July, with an average low of 41°F and high of 59°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Minas

Average High and Low Temperature in MinashothotcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJul 859°FJul 859°FJan 1586°FJan 1586°F40°F40°F61°F61°FDec 581°FDec 581°FMar 981°FMar 981°FMay 2064°FMay 2064°FAug 2464°FAug 2464°F56°F56°F59°F59°F46°F46°F44°F44°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.
AverageJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
High 86°F84°F79°F72°F65°F60°F59°F63°F66°F71°F77°F83°F
Temp. 73°F71°F68°F61°F54°F49°F49°F52°F54°F60°F64°F70°F
Low 61°F61°F58°F52°F46°F42°F41°F43°F45°F50°F54°F58°F

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in Minas

Average Hourly Temperature in MinasJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNowNowvery coldcoldcoldcoolcomfortablecomfortablewarmwarmcomfortable
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Torres Novas, Portugal (5,916 miles away) and Freeling, Australia (7,603 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Minas (view comparison).

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In Minas, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Minas begins around September 29 and lasts for 6.7 months, ending around April 19.

The clearest month of the year in Minas is January, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 69% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around April 19 and lasts for 5.3 months, ending around September 29.

The cloudiest month of the year in Minas is June, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 55% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Minas

Cloud Cover Categories in MinasclearerclearercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Jan 870%Jan 870%Jun 2545%Jun 2545%Sep 2957%Sep 2957%Apr 1958%Apr 1958%NowNowclearmostly clearpartly cloudyovercastmostly cloudy
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.
FractionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cloudier 31%33%33%41%51%55%53%50%44%40%36%33%
Clearer 69%67%67%59%49%45%47%50%56%60%64%67%

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Minas varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 6.3 months, from October 15 to April 25, with a greater than 25% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Minas is February, with an average of 8.4 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 5.7 months, from April 25 to October 15. The month with the fewest wet days in Minas is July, with an average of 6.8 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Minas is February, with an average of 8.4 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 30% on February 15.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Minas

Daily Chance of Precipitation in MinaswetwetdryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Feb 1530%Feb 1530%Jul 3120%Jul 3120%Oct 1525%Oct 1525%Apr 2525%Apr 2525%NowNowrain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).
Days ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rain 8.1d8.4d8.4d8.0d6.9d7.1d6.8d6.8d6.7d7.6d7.9d7.7d

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Minas experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Minas. The month with the most rain in Minas is April, with an average rainfall of 4.2 inches.

The month with the least rain in Minas is December, with an average rainfall of 3.0 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Minas

The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rainfall 3.2″3.9″3.9″4.2″3.1″3.2″3.1″3.1″3.2″3.6″3.5″3.0″

The length of the day in Minas varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is June 20, with 9 hours, 51 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 14 hours, 28 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Minas

The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.
Hours ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight 14.2h13.3h12.3h11.2h10.3h9.9h10.1h10.9h11.9h13.0h13.9h14.4h

The earliest sunrise is at 5:21 AM on December 4, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 27 minutes later at 7:48 AM on June 29. The earliest sunset is at 5:37 PM on June 11, and the latest sunset is 2 hours, 20 minutes later at 7:57 PM on January 7.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Minas during 2024.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Minas

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in MinasJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMDec 45:21 AMDec 45:21 AM7:57 PMJan 77:57 PMJan 7Jun 115:37 PMJun 115:37 PM7:48 AMJun 297:48 AMJun 29daynightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of the year 2024. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in Minas

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in MinasJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AM00001010101020202020303030304040405050506060700000101010102020202030303030404040505060703279NowNow
northeastsouthwest
Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of the year 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in Minas

The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

Minas experiences some seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 5.0 months, from November 19 to April 18, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 8% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Minas is February, with 8.1 days that are muggy or worse.

The month with the fewest muggy days in Minas is July, with 0.2 days that are muggy or worse.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Minas

Humidity Comfort Levels in MinasmuggymuggyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jul 190%Jul 190%Feb 929%Feb 929%Nov 198%Nov 198%Apr 188%Apr 188%muggymuggyhumidhumidcomfortablecomfortabledrydryoppressiveoppressive
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Muggy days 7.2d8.1d6.3d2.4d0.8d0.3d0.2d0.3d0.5d1.1d2.1d4.4d

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Minas experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 7.6 months, from July 7 to February 25, with average wind speeds of more than 8.6 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Minas is September, with an average hourly wind speed of 9.2 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 4.5 months, from February 25 to July 7. The calmest month of the year in Minas is May, with an average hourly wind speed of 8.0 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Minas

Average Wind Speed in MinaswindywindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mphSep 139.3 mphSep 139.3 mphMay 57.9 mphMay 57.9 mphJul 78.6 mphJul 78.6 mphFeb 258.6 mphFeb 258.6 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Wind Speed (mph) 9.08.88.48.38.08.48.68.89.29.09.29.0

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Minas varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the north for 5.0 months, from April 4 to September 3, with a peak percentage of 33% on May 30. The wind is most often from the east for 7.0 months, from September 3 to April 4, with a peak percentage of 39% on January 1.

Wind Direction in Minas

Wind Direction in MinasENEJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwestsoutheastnorth
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Minas is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average water temperature experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The time of year with warmer water lasts for 3.7 months, from December 15 to April 6, with an average temperature above 69°F. The month of the year in Minas with the warmest water is February, with an average temperature of 73°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 3.4 months, from June 11 to September 24, with an average temperature below 56°F. The month of the year in Minas with the coolest water is July, with an average temperature of 53°F.

Average Water Temperature in Minas

Average Water Temperature in MinaswarmcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec45°F45°F50°F50°F55°F55°F60°F60°F65°F65°F70°F70°F75°F75°F80°F80°FFeb 1273°FFeb 1273°F52°FJul 2452°FJul 24Dec 1569°FDec 1569°FApr 669°FApr 669°FJun 1156°FJun 1156°FSep 2456°FSep 2456°FNowNow
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
WaterJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Temperature 72°F73°F71°F67°F61°F56°F53°F53°F55°F60°F64°F69°F

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Minas throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Minas for general outdoor tourist activities is from late October to mid April, with a peak score in the first week of December.

Tourism Score in Minas

Tourism Score in Minasbest timebest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810106.76.72.22.26.76.7NowNow cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationtourism score
The tourism score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Minas for hot-weather activities is from mid December to late February, with a peak score in the second week of January.

Beach/Pool Score in Minas

Beach/Pool Score in Minasbest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810106.26.20.20.2NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationbeach/pool score
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Minas typically lasts for 8.3 months (251 days), from around September 16 to around May 25, rarely starting before August 14 or after October 19, and rarely ending before May 1 or after June 17.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Minas

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Minasgrowing seasonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%50%Sep 1650%Sep 1650%May 2550%May 2590%Oct 1990%Oct 1990%May 190%May 110%Aug 1410%Aug 1410%Jun 1710%Jun 170%Jul 100%Jul 10Jan 28100%Jan 28100%NowNowvery coldcoldcoolcomfortablewarmhot
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Minas should appear around July 28, only rarely appearing before July 18 or after August 12.

Growing Degree Days in Minas

Growing Degree Days in MinasJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F500°F500°F1,000°F1,000°F1,500°F1,500°F2,000°F2,000°F2,500°F2,500°F3,000°F3,000°F3,500°F3,500°F4,000°F4,000°F4,500°F4,500°FJul 2890°FJul 2890°FNov 9900°FNov 9900°FDec 301,800°FDec 301,800°FJun 304,298°FJun 304,298°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the year, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.1 months, from November 5 to February 10, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.8 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Minas is December, with an average of 7.9 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.6 months, from April 29 to August 17, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.5 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Minas is June, with an average of 2.4 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Minas

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in MinasbrightbrightdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWh10 kWh10 kWhDec 207.9 kWhDec 207.9 kWhJun 192.4 kWhJun 192.4 kWhNov 56.8 kWhNov 56.8 kWhFeb 106.8 kWhFeb 106.8 kWhApr 293.5 kWhApr 293.5 kWhAug 173.5 kWhAug 173.5 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Solar Energy (kWh) 7.76.75.54.02.92.42.63.54.76.17.27.9

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Minas are -34.376 deg latitude, -55.238 deg longitude, and 440 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Minas contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 318 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 472 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,027 feet). Within 50 miles also contains very significant variations in elevation (1,709 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Minas is covered by grassland (56%), trees (20%), and artificial surfaces (17%), within 10 miles by grassland (71%) and trees (16%), and within 50 miles by grassland (57%) and cropland (16%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Minas, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There are 3 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Minas.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Minas according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Minas is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Minas and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Minas and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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