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Uruguay in October

Around 22 °C with 103 mm of rain and 6.8 hours of sun a day.

October is a solid shoulder-season month in Uruguay. Around 22 °C with 103 mm of rain and 6.8 hours of sun a day. Use the regional grid below to find where this month works best — national averages hide the swings between coast, highlands, and inland.

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Uruguay · October
What the weather usually does

Uruguay · typical month

  • Day / night
    12 – 22 °C
    Year range 8 – 30 °C
  • Rainfall
    103 mm
    Year range 82 – 127 mm
  • Sunshine
    6.8 hr / day
    Year range 4.0 – 8.8 hr / day
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What’s open · October

Things to do in Uruguay in October

Nothing in Uruguay shuts for the season, and 1 thing below is at its best in October.

  • At its best
    Whale watching

    boat tours run from June through November, while the whales are inshore to breed

    Source: celebritycruises.com

  • Open
    Punta del Este

    a summer resort town on a southern-hemisphere calendar, so its peak is the northern winter

    Sources: celebritycruises.com, en.wikipedia.org

Opening seasons are checked by hand against the operators and parks themselves, not derived from the climate figures on this page. Last reviewed 2026-08-28. Dates move — confirm before you book.

19 regions · current month

Uruguay, taken apart

Safety · 4 governments

What the governments say about Uruguay

Combined advisory · most-cautious-wins
Exercise increased caution
Highest level across 4 governments · Advisory last changed
See breakdown by country
AU

Exercise normal precautions

Changed Checked www.smartraveller.gov.au
DE

Exercise normal precautions

Changed Checked www.auswaertiges-amt.de
US

Exercise increased caution

Changed Checked travel.state.gov
Climate at a glance · 10-year ERA5

A decade of weather, in one page

Temperature°C
Temperature · 12-month climatologyUruguay. Average daytime high by month in °C. Lowest in July (16.2), highest in January (29.7). Monthly means: 29.7, 29.2, 26.8, 23.3, 18.9, 16.5, 16.2, 18.1, 19.7, 22.4, 25.8, 28.2.
— daytime high— overnight low▬ typical range
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MonthAverage daytime high (°C)Average overnight low (°C)Typical lowTypical high
January29.718.914.334.2
February29.218.712.934.2
March26.816.911.332.9
April23.314.27.628.6
May18.910.54.425.1
June16.58.21.623.9
July16.27.60.823.9
August18.18.31.525.7
September19.710.44.225.2
October22.412.26.228.6
November25.814.79.631.8
December28.216.910.933.9
Rainfallmm
Rainfall · 12-month climatologyUruguay. Rainfall by month in mm. Lowest in June (82), highest in April (127). Monthly means: 104, 94, 105, 127, 100, 82, 88, 97, 110, 103, 90, 93.
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MonthRainfall (mm)
January104
February94
March105
April127
May100
June82
July88
August97
September110
October103
November90
December93
Sunshinehr / day
Sunshine · 12-month climatologyUruguay. Sunshine hours by month in hr / day. Lowest in June (4.0), highest in December (8.8). Monthly means: 8.6, 7.7, 6.4, 5.1, 4.3, 4.0, 4.3, 5.3, 5.4, 6.8, 8.3, 8.8.
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MonthSunshine hours (hr / day)
January8.6
February7.7
March6.4
April5.1
May4.3
June4.0
July4.3
August5.3
September5.4
October6.8
November8.3
December8.8
Windkm/h
Wind · 12-month climatologyUruguay. Average wind speed by month in km/h. Lowest in February (12.6), highest in October (15.1). Monthly means: 13.7, 12.6, 13.0, 13.5, 13.3, 13.4, 13.9, 14.3, 14.8, 15.1, 14.7, 13.8.
— average▬ typical range
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MonthAverage wind speed (km/h)Typical lowTypical high
January13.78.319.7
February12.67.619.7
March13.07.520.0
April13.57.622.3
May13.37.521.3
June13.47.522.6
July13.98.122.1
August14.38.022.4
September14.88.622.9
October15.18.523.9
November14.78.521.3
December13.88.620.3
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September

Around 20 °C with 110 mm of rain and 5.4 hours of sun a day.

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November

Around 26 °C with 90 mm of rain and 8.3 hours of sun a day.

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