Punta del Este
Elevation 11 m34.96° S, 54.94° W
When to go?
Mean 22 °C, 6 rain days in the month (66 mm).
Good for
- Ideal to visitTemperature and rain in the ideal range.
- Ideal for the seawater at 22 °C
Mean 22 °C, 8 rain days in the month (98 mm).
Good for
- Ideal to visitTemperature and rain in the ideal range.
- Ideal for the seawater at 23 °C
Mean 21 °C, 9 rain days in the month (105 mm).
Good for
- Ideal to visitTemperature and rain in the ideal range.
- Ideal for the seawater at 22 °C
Mean 18 °C, 8 rain days in the month (116 mm).
Good for
- Ideal to visitTemperature and rain in the ideal range.
Mean 15 °C, 8 rain days in the month (100 mm).
Good for
- Ideal to visitTemperature and rain in the ideal range.
Mean 13 °C, 9 rain days in the month (104 mm).
Nothing against it.
Mean 11 °C, 9 rain days in the month (100 mm).
Nothing against it.
Mean 13 °C, 8 rain days in the month (99 mm).
Nothing against it.
Mean 13 °C, 8 rain days in the month (90 mm).
Nothing against it.
Mean 16 °C, 8 rain days in the month (93 mm).
Good for
- Ideal to visitTemperature and rain in the ideal range.
Mean 18 °C, 7 rain days in the month (80 mm).
Good for
- Ideal to visitTemperature and rain in the ideal range.
Mean 21 °C, 7 rain days in the month (72 mm).
Good for
- Ideal to visitTemperature and rain in the ideal range.
The best months are October–May. Ideal for the sea: January–March.
What is the climate like?
Temperature and rain
Monthly min and max temperature (°C)
Monthly min and max temperature (°C)
How much it rains
Rain days and how much water
Rain days and how much water
Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day
Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm
Daylight hours
Daylight and sky: sunrise, sunset and cloud cover
daylight under a clear sky (average share)daylight under cloud
daylight under a clear sky (average share)daylight under cloud
Times on the 15th of each month, in local time: daylight saving where and when it applies, standard time in the other months.
Sea temperature: Río de la Plata
Monthly mean sea temperature: Río de la Plata (°C)
Monthly mean sea temperature: Río de la Plata (°C)
Effect of climate change
Today's climate (1996–2025) compared with 1961–1990:
In short
Year by year
Temperature of each year
Against 1961–1990 the mean temperature of today (1996–2025) has changed by +0.3 °C; in the last ten years by +0.5 °C. Warmest year: 2017 (+1.3 °C), coldest: 1976 (−0.6 °C).
August and November warmed the most (+0.6 and +0.6 °C), July the least (−0.1 °C). The warm season (above the annual mean of then, 17 °C) begins 8 days earlier and ends 2 days later.
Warming stripes: after an idea by Ed Hawkins (University of Reading), showyourstripes.info, CC BY 4.0.
Rain of each year (% against 1961–1990)
more rain than in 1961–1990less rain
Rain in a year: +3 % every ten years.
The sea, then and now
+0.4 °Cthe sea today, compared with 1961–1990