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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Punta del Este Uruguay

In Punta del Este, the summers are warm and humid, the winters are cold and wet, and it is windy and partly cloudy year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 46°F to 80°F and is rarely below 37°F or above 88°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Punta del Este for warm-weather activities is from mid November to early April.

Climate in Punta del Este

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Punta del Este weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The warm season lasts for 3.4 months, from December 6 to March 20, with an average daily high temperature above 75°F. The hottest month of the year in Punta del Este is January, with an average high of 79°F and low of 65°F.

The cool season lasts for 3.6 months, from May 27 to September 15, with an average daily high temperature below 62°F. The coldest month of the year in Punta del Este is July, with an average low of 46°F and high of 58°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Punta del Este

Average High and Low Temperature in Punta del EstewarmcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJul 1958°FJul 1958°FJan 1580°FJan 1580°F46°F46°F65°F65°FDec 675°FDec 675°FMar 2075°FMar 2075°FMay 2762°FMay 2762°FSep 1562°FSep 1562°F61°F61°F63°F63°F50°F50°F49°F49°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 79°F79°F76°F70°F64°F59°F58°F60°F62°F67°F72°F77°F
Temp. 72°F71°F69°F64°F58°F53°F51°F53°F55°F60°F64°F69°F
Low 65°F65°F63°F58°F52°F48°F46°F47°F50°F54°F58°F62°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 Punta del Este

Average Hourly Temperature in Punta del EsteJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AMNowNowcoldcoldcoolcomfortablecomfortablewarm
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 Vedras, Portugal (5,895 miles away) and Wallaroo, Australia (7,617 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Punta del Este (view comparison).

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In Punta del Este, 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 Punta del Este begins around October 5 and lasts for 6.3 months, ending around April 13.

The clearest month of the year in Punta del Este is January, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 71% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around April 13 and lasts for 5.7 months, ending around October 5.

The cloudiest month of the year in Punta del Este is June, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 51% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Punta del Este

Cloud Cover Categories in Punta del EsteclearerclearercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Jan 871%Jan 871%Jun 2548%Jun 2548%Oct 560%Oct 560%Apr 1360%Apr 1360%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 29%32%33%41%49%51%50%48%43%39%35%32%
Clearer 71%68%67%59%51%49%50%52%57%61%65%68%

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

The wetter season lasts 5.9 months, from October 25 to April 21, with a greater than 27% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Punta del Este is February, with an average of 8.6 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 6.1 months, from April 21 to October 25. The month with the fewest wet days in Punta del Este is August, with an average of 6.9 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 Punta del Este is February, with an average of 8.6 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 32% on February 15.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Punta del Este

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Punta del EstewetwetdryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Feb 1532%Feb 1532%Jul 3121%Jul 3121%Oct 2527%Oct 2527%Apr 2127%Apr 2127%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 7.8d8.6d8.3d8.1d7.2d7.4d7.3d6.9d7.0d7.7d7.9d7.6d

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. Punta del Este experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

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

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

Average Monthly Rainfall in Punta del Este

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 3.0″3.7″3.8″4.2″3.1″3.2″3.1″3.0″3.1″3.5″3.4″3.0″

The length of the day in Punta del Este varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is June 20, with 9 hours, 48 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 14 hours, 31 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Punta del Este

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Punta del EsteJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 6 minSep 2212 hr, 6 minSep 2214 hr, 31 minDec 2114 hr, 31 minDec 2112 hr, 9 minMar 2012 hr, 9 minMar 209 hr, 48 minJun 209 hr, 48 minJun 20daydaynightNowNow
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 14.2h13.3h12.3h11.2h10.3h9.8h10.1h10.9h11.9h13.0h14.0h14.5h

The earliest sunrise is at 5:18 AM on December 6, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 30 minutes later at 7:48 AM on June 29. The earliest sunset is at 5:34 PM on June 11, and the latest sunset is 2 hours, 23 minutes later at 7:57 PM on January 7.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Punta del Este during 2024.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Punta del Este

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Punta del EsteJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMDec 65:18 AMDec 65:18 AM7:57 PMJan 77:57 PMJan 7Jun 115:34 PMJun 115:34 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 Punta del Este

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in Punta del EsteJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AM00001010101020202020303030304040405050506060700000101010102020202030303030404040505060703278NowNow
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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 Punta del Este

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.

Punta del Este experiences significant seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 4.7 months, from November 26 to April 16, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 11% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Punta del Este is February, with 12.2 days that are muggy or worse.

The month with the fewest muggy days in Punta del Este is July, with 0.0 days that are muggy or worse.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Punta del Este

Humidity Comfort Levels in Punta del EstemuggymuggyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jul 310%Jul 310%Feb 944%Feb 944%Nov 2611%Nov 2611%Apr 1611%Apr 1611%NowNowoppressiveoppressivemuggymuggyhumidhumidcomfortablecomfortabledrydry
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 11.4d12.2d9.7d3.4d0.7d0.1d0.0d0.0d0.1d0.6d2.1d6.8d

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 Punta del Este experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 1.4 months, from August 29 to October 8, with average wind speeds of more than 12.1 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Punta del Este is September, with an average hourly wind speed of 12.4 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 11 months, from October 8 to August 29. The calmest month of the year in Punta del Este is May, with an average hourly wind speed of 11.8 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Punta del Este

Average Wind Speed in Punta del EstewindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mph16 mph16 mph18 mph18 mphSep 1312.6 mphSep 1312.6 mphMay 511.6 mphMay 511.6 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) 12.212.312.012.111.812.212.111.912.412.212.412.2

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Punta del Este varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the west for 3.1 weeks, from April 18 to May 10 and for 2.1 months, from May 24 to July 28, with a peak percentage of 35% on June 14. The wind is most often from the north for 2.0 weeks, from May 10 to May 24 and for 1.1 months, from July 28 to August 30, with a peak percentage of 29% on August 9. The wind is most often from the east for 7.6 months, from August 30 to April 18, with a peak percentage of 43% on January 1.

Wind Direction in Punta del Este

Wind Direction in Punta del EsteEWNWNEJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwestsoutheastnorth
northeastsouthwest
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).

Punta del Este 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 some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The time of year with warmer water lasts for 3.7 months, from December 18 to April 9, with an average temperature above 68°F. The month of the year in Punta del Este with the warmest water is February, with an average temperature of 72°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 3.5 months, from June 14 to September 29, with an average temperature below 56°F. The month of the year in Punta del Este with the coolest water is July, with an average temperature of 53°F.

Average Water Temperature in Punta del Este

Average Water Temperature in Punta del EstewarmcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec50°F50°F55°F55°F60°F60°F65°F65°F70°F70°F75°F75°FFeb 1372°FFeb 1372°F52°FJul 2852°FJul 28Dec 1868°FDec 1868°FApr 968°FApr 968°FJun 1456°FJun 1456°FSep 2956°FSep 2956°FNowNow
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
WaterJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Temperature 71°F72°F71°F67°F62°F56°F53°F53°F55°F59°F64°F68°F

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Punta del Este 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 Punta del Este for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid November to early April, with a peak score in the first week of January.

Tourism Score in Punta del Este

Tourism Score in Punta del Estebest timebest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810107.67.62.42.4NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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 Punta del Este for hot-weather activities is from late December to early March, with a peak score in the second week of January.

Beach/Pool Score in Punta del Este

Beach/Pool Score in Punta del Estebest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810106.36.30.10.1NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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).

Temperatures in Punta del Este are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Punta del Este

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Punta del Estegrowing seasonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%90%Jul 2590%Jul 2590%Jun 2890%Jun 28Jan 25100%Jan 25100%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.

Growing Degree Days in Punta del Este

Growing Degree Days in Punta del EsteJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°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 12900°FNov 12900°FJun 304,428°FJun 304,428°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 3.2 months, from November 4 to February 10, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.9 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Punta del Este is December, with an average of 8.0 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.7 months, from April 28 to August 18, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.5 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Punta del Este is June, with an average of 2.4 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Punta del Este

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Punta del EstebrightbrightdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWh10 kWh10 kWhJan 18.0 kWhJan 18.0 kWhJun 272.4 kWhJun 272.4 kWhNov 46.9 kWhNov 46.9 kWhApr 283.5 kWhApr 283.5 kWhAug 183.5 kWhAug 183.5 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) 7.86.75.54.02.92.42.63.54.76.17.38.0

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Punta del Este are -34.947 deg latitude, -54.934 deg longitude, and 49 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Punta del Este contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 233 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 34 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (502 feet). Within 50 miles contains significant variations in elevation (1,709 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Punta del Este is covered by water (47%), trees (23%), and artificial surfaces (22%), within 10 miles by water (65%) and grassland (20%), and within 50 miles by water (63%) and grassland (23%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Punta del Este, 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 is only a single weather station, Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Punta del Este.

At a distance of 18 kilometers from Punta del Este, closer than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed sufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records.

The station records are corrected for the elevation difference between the station and Punta del Este according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

Please note that the station records themselves may additionally have been back-filled using other nearby stations or the MERRA-2 reanalysis.

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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