Montevideo, Montevideo Department, Uruguay climate
Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Montevideo, Montevideo Department, Uruguay, with every day graded against ~45 years of local climate history (1981–2026). Its warmest month is January, averaging a high of 26°C, and its coldest is July, with an average low of 8°C.
Montevideo, is the capital and largest city of Uruguay. As of the 2023 census, the city proper has a population of 1,287,452, making up about 36.8% of the country's total population, in an area of 201 square kilometers (78 sq mi). via Wikipedia
How today compares
Latest recorded day: 2026-07-21. Each reading placed on Montevideo, Montevideo Department, Uruguay's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.
Montevideo average temperatures by month
Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Montevideo, Montevideo Department, Uruguay, based on 1981–2026 records. The wettest month is April (5 mm on an average day).
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Avg precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26°C | 20°C | 3 mm |
| February | 25°C | 20°C | 3 mm |
| March | 24°C | 19°C | 3 mm |
| April | 21°C | 16°C | 5 mm |
| May | 17°C | 13°C | 3 mm |
| June | 14°C | 10°C | 3 mm |
| July | 13°C | 8°C | 3 mm |
| August | 14°C | 9°C | 3 mm |
| September | 15°C | 10°C | 3 mm |
| October | 19°C | 13°C | 3 mm |
| November | 21°C | 15°C | 3 mm |
| December | 24°C | 18°C | 3 mm |
Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -23°C to 46°C scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.
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Record extremes
- Hottest day on record: 35°C on 2023-02-12
- Coldest day on record: 2°C on 1996-07-01
Percentiles compare each day to Montevideo, Montevideo Department, Uruguay's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →