



Uruguay
About 3.45M people live in Uruguay, on 176,220 km² in 19 regions; the capital is Montevideo. The highest summit is Cerro Vichadero (270 m).
Mean of its 13 most visited places. Best: Apr · Oct–Nov.
Uruguay at a glance
The atlas follows 1,006 places here month by month, with 9 mountains and 166 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are April, October and November.
Uruguay's population
Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.
+51%2.23M in 1950 → 3.38M in 2025 → 3.25M in 2050Uruguay · In numbers
The latest year each series has; the line is the whole series since 1960.
When to go to Uruguay
The places with the best weather in each month, scored from their climate.
Places and regions of Uruguay
The most visited places with their score this month, then every region with what the atlas follows there.
Montevideo
Salto
Maldonado
Colonia del Sacramento
Rivera
Melo
Tacuarembó
Artigas
19 regions
Uruguay from above
Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.
Nature in Uruguay
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
Outdoors in Uruguay
Hiking routes, ski areas and everything to do outdoors, counted.
Culture in Uruguay
166 monuments and 138 museums; the best known first.

The festival year
What's on in Uruguay
The ground and the sky in Uruguay
Earthquakes since 1950 and in the last month; eclipses, meteors and the moon as seen from the capital.
Getting to Uruguay
1 large airports, 44 railway stations, 4 ferry ports; the ones closest to the most visited places.
Practical information
Plugs, money, phone numbers and the side of the road: the things to know before you land.