Punta del Este: weather and best time to visit
Punta del Este (Uruguay) reaches its warmest daytime temperatures in January at around 25°C; the coolest month is July at around 13°C. The sea is warmest in February at about 23°C.
Best time to visit
- 🏖 Beach
- 🏛 City trip
- 🥾 Hiking
Things to do in Punta del Este
Tours, tickets and activities for your trip.
Punta del Este climate, month by month
| Month | Day °C | Night °C | Sea °C | Rain d | Sun h | Beach | City | Hiking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25° | 19° | 22° | 8 | 12 | 74 | 82 | 71 |
| Feb | 24° | 19° | 23° | 9 | 11 | 74 | 80 | 70 |
| Mar | 23° | 18° | 22° | 9 | 10 | 69 | 80 | 75 |
| Apr | 20° | 16° | 20° | 9 | 8 | 54 | 78 | 78 |
| May | 17° | 13° | 17° | 8 | 7 | 40 | 65 | 77 |
| Jun | 15° | 10° | 14° | 9 | 7 | 37 | 52 | 74 |
| Jul | 13° | 9° | 12° | 9 | 7 | 37 | 47 | 73 |
| Aug | 15° | 10° | 12° | 8 | 8 | 41 | 56 | 77 |
| Sep | 16° | 10° | 13° | 9 | 9 | 44 | 61 | 79 |
| Oct | 18° | 13° | 15° | 10 | 10 | 46 | 70 | 79 |
| Nov | 21° | 15° | 18° | 8 | 11 | 53 | 81 | 81 |
| Dec | 23° | 17° | 20° | 9 | 12 | 65 | 80 | 75 |
Rain d = average rain days per month · Sun h = average sunshine hours per day · scores 0–100, higher is better.
Every month in detail
Punta del Este in January
Daytime highs around 25°C, nights near 19°C. January is the warmest month of the year. It is also the driest month of the year. No month gets more sunshine. Expect about 8 rain days and 12 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is pleasant for swimming at 22°C.
Beach: goodCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for January →
Punta del Este in February
Daytime highs around 24°C, nights near 19°C. The sea is at its warmest now. Expect about 9 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is pleasant for swimming at 23°C.
Beach: goodCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for February →
Punta del Este in March
Daytime highs around 23°C, nights near 18°C. Expect about 9 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is pleasant for swimming at 22°C.
Beach: goodCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for March →
Punta del Este in April
Daytime highs around 20°C, nights near 16°C. Expect about 9 rain days and 8 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is on the fresh side at 20°C.
Beach: mixedCity: goodHiking: goodMore destinations for April →
Punta del Este in May
Daytime highs around 17°C, nights near 13°C. Expect about 8 rain days and 7 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is cold at 17°C — not swimming weather.
Beach: mixedCity: goodHiking: goodMore destinations for May →
Punta del Este in June
Daytime highs around 15°C, nights near 10°C. Expect about 9 rain days and 7 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is cold at 14°C — not swimming weather.
Beach: poorCity: mixedHiking: goodMore destinations for June →
Punta del Este in July
Daytime highs around 13°C, nights near 9°C. July is the coldest month of the year. Expect about 9 rain days and 7 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is cold at 12°C — not swimming weather.
Beach: poorCity: mixedHiking: goodMore destinations for July →
Punta del Este in August
Daytime highs around 15°C, nights near 10°C. Expect about 8 rain days and 8 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is cold at 12°C — not swimming weather.
Beach: mixedCity: mixedHiking: goodMore destinations for August →
Punta del Este in September
Daytime highs around 16°C, nights near 10°C. Expect about 9 rain days and 9 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is cold at 13°C — not swimming weather.
Beach: mixedCity: goodHiking: goodMore destinations for September →
Punta del Este in October
Daytime highs around 18°C, nights near 13°C. It is the rainiest month of the year. Expect about 10 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is cold at 15°C — not swimming weather.
Beach: mixedCity: goodHiking: goodMore destinations for October →
Punta del Este in November
Daytime highs around 21°C, nights near 15°C. Expect about 8 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is cold at 18°C — not swimming weather.
Beach: mixedCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for November →
Punta del Este in December
Daytime highs around 23°C, nights near 17°C. Expect about 9 rain days and 12 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is on the fresh side at 20°C.
Beach: goodCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for December →
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