Montevideo
Montevideo is a capital city in Montevideo Department, Uruguay, close to the sea. It has a population of about 1,302,954 (2023). The climate is classified as humid subtropical (Köppen Cfa), with rain spread through the year and no real dry season.
Best: Jan · Nov–Dec. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.
Montevideo at a glance
The months with the highest weather score
Average high in January
Average low in July
110 mm of rain
76 mm of rain
February
within 2.2 km
How Montevideo has grown
People living in the built-up area (237 km² today), every five years since 1975; 2030 is the projection.
-10%1.35M in 1975 → 1.22M in 2025Weather in Montevideo
Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.
Cloudy · wind 26 km/h · humidity 76%
When to go to Montevideo
Each month's weather score (warmth, sun, dry days) with its temperatures and rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 84 | 80 | 76 | 81 | 76 | 59 | 55 | 63 | 66 | 81 | 83 | 86 |
| High | 25° | 24° | 23° | 20° | 17° | 14° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 18° | 21° | 23° |
| Low | 20° | 20° | 19° | 16° | 13° | 10° | 9° | 10° | 11° | 13° | 16° | 18° |
| Rain (mm) | 85 | 90 | 110 | 101 | 91 | 87 | 79 | 78 | 80 | 103 | 94 | 76 |
| Wet days | 7 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| Sea | 23° | 24° | 22° | 19° | 16° | 13° | 11° | 12° | 13° | 16° | 19° | 22° |
What's on in Montevideo
Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.
Music venues
Monuments and museums in Montevideo
More museums: Ateneo · Cabildo · Casa Quinta de Luis Alberto de Herrera · Casa de Juan Francisco Giró · Espacio Cultural Edificio Artigas · Espacio de Arte Contemporáneo · Museo Municipal de Bellas Artes Juan Manuel Blanes · Museo Oceanográfico · Museo Peugeot · Museo U.T.U · Museo de la Memoria · Museo de la bicicleta
Outdoors around Montevideo
Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.
Nature around Montevideo
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals of Uruguay seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
The sky over Montevideo
Earthquakes around Montevideo
The last 30 days within 300 km, and the record since 1950.
Tsunamis · Montevideo
Fossil sites near this town
Fossil sites: 1 · 2 km
Universities and research institutes
Towns and villages around Montevideo
Each with its own page: weather, climate and the best time to visit.
Montevideo from above
Postal codes
Getting to Montevideo
Places near Montevideo
Places with a climate like Montevideo
Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.
