Best time to visit Punta del Este
The best time to visit Punta del Este is April and November–January, judged on twenty years of weather records and the events worth going for.
Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay
°C
mm
- Average daily high and low
- Precipitation
- Good month
- Best month
- Made good or best by an event
| Month | Average daily high | Average daily low | Precipitation | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23 °C / 73 °F | 20.4 °C / 69 °F | 57 mm / 2.2 in | best month |
| February | 23.4 °C / 74 °F | 20.9 °C / 70 °F | 95 mm / 3.7 in | good month |
| March | 22.2 °C / 72 °F | 19.7 °C / 67 °F | 94 mm / 3.7 in | good month |
| April | 19.9 °C / 68 °F | 17.4 °C / 63 °F | 86 mm / 3.4 in | best month |
| May | 16.8 °C / 62 °F | 14.5 °C / 58 °F | 82 mm / 3.2 in | good month |
| June | 14 °C / 57 °F | 11.5 °C / 53 °F | 86 mm / 3.4 in | good month |
| July | 12.7 °C / 55 °F | 10.2 °C / 50 °F | 98 mm / 3.8 in | neither best nor good |
| August | 13.3 °C / 56 °F | 10.6 °C / 51 °F | 95 mm / 3.7 in | neither best nor good |
| September | 14.3 °C / 58 °F | 11.8 °C / 53 °F | 89 mm / 3.5 in | good month |
| October | 16.4 °C / 62 °F | 13.8 °C / 57 °F | 87 mm / 3.4 in | good month |
| November | 19.1 °C / 66 °F | 16.2 °C / 61 °F | 74 mm / 2.9 in | best month |
| December | 21.6 °C / 71 °F | 18.7 °C / 66 °F | 63 mm / 2.5 in | best month |
Good and best months depend on more than temperature, rain and events. How they are chosen
Each activity on this page has its own good and best months, rated on twenty years of daily weather records. Which measures count, and how much, depends on the activity: humidity for exploring outdoors, wind for the beach, hiking and skiing, snow for skiing alone. Between them, the activities are rated on:
- Daytime highs
- Night-time lows
- How warm it feels
- Humidity
- How much of the day is sunny
- Hours of daylight
- Monthly rainfall
- How many days it rains
- Days of heavy rain
- Wind
- Snowfall and days with snow
- Major events, such as festivals
The chart shows the good and best months for exploring outdoors.
The event icon marks a month that an event lifts to good or best, such as a festival or a natural spectacle. Choose “Weather only” in the toolbar to rate the months on weather alone.
Best months by activity
Exploring outdoors
Mild days and nights, mostly dry and bright. The default for 'when should I go'.
- JJanuary: best
- FFebruary: good
- MMarch: good
- AApril: best
- MMay: good
- JJune: good
- JJuly: neither
- AAugust: neither
- SSeptember: good
- OOctober: good
- NNovember: best
- DDecember: best
- Best
- April, November–January
- Good
- February–March, May–June, September–October
Why these months
January · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 25.1 °C / 77 °F, average daily high 23 °C / 73 °F, precipitation 57 mm / 2.2 in, share of daylight that is sunny 88%, wet days 5.1 days, days with heavy rain 1.8 days, average daily low 20.4 °C / 69 °F.
Against: relative humidity 79%.
February · good
In its favour: feels like (high) 25.3 °C / 78 °F, average daily high 23.4 °C / 74 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 84%, precipitation 95 mm / 3.7 in, wet days 7.8 days, days with heavy rain 3 days, average daily low 20.9 °C / 70 °F.
Against: relative humidity 79%.
March · good
In its favour: feels like (high) 23.1 °C / 74 °F, average daily high 22.2 °C / 72 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 84%, precipitation 94 mm / 3.7 in, wet days 9.2 days, days with heavy rain 2.9 days, average daily low 19.7 °C / 67 °F.
Against: relative humidity 77%.
April · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 19.3 °C / 67 °F, average daily high 19.9 °C / 68 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 81%, precipitation 86 mm / 3.4 in, wet days 8.4 days, days with heavy rain 2.8 days, average daily low 17.4 °C / 63 °F, relative humidity 76%.
May · good
In its favour: feels like (high) 15.1 °C / 59 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 76%, average daily high 16.8 °C / 62 °F, precipitation 82 mm / 3.2 in, wet days 8.2 days, days with heavy rain 2.7 days, average daily low 14.5 °C / 58 °F.
Against: relative humidity 77%.
June · good
In its favour: share of daylight that is sunny 76%, precipitation 86 mm / 3.4 in, average daily high 14 °C / 57 °F, wet days 8.6 days, days with heavy rain 2.7 days, average daily low 11.5 °C / 53 °F.
Against: feels like (high) 11.2 °C / 52 °F, relative humidity 78%.
September · good
In its favour: share of daylight that is sunny 73%, precipitation 89 mm / 3.5 in, average daily high 14.3 °C / 58 °F, wet days 8 days, days with heavy rain 2.8 days, average daily low 11.8 °C / 53 °F.
Against: feels like (high) 12.3 °C / 54 °F, relative humidity 82%.
October · good
In its favour: feels like (high) 15.5 °C / 60 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 78%, average daily high 16.4 °C / 62 °F, precipitation 87 mm / 3.4 in, wet days 8.4 days, days with heavy rain 2.9 days, average daily low 13.8 °C / 57 °F.
Against: relative humidity 81%.
November · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 19.4 °C / 67 °F, average daily high 19.1 °C / 66 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 82%, precipitation 74 mm / 2.9 in, wet days 6.7 days, days with heavy rain 2.7 days, average daily low 16.2 °C / 61 °F.
Against: relative humidity 79%.
December · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 23.1 °C / 74 °F, average daily high 21.6 °C / 71 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 86%, precipitation 63 mm / 2.5 in, wet days 6.9 days, days with heavy rain 2.1 days, average daily low 18.7 °C / 66 °F.
Against: relative humidity 78%.
Beach and swimming
Hot, dry and sunny. Penalises the monsoon hard.
- JJanuary: good
- FFebruary: good
- MMarch: neither
- AApril: neither
- MMay: neither
- JJune: neither
- JJuly: neither
- AAugust: neither
- SSeptember: neither
- OOctober: neither
- NNovember: neither
- DDecember: neither
- Good
- January–February
Why these months
January · good
In its favour: precipitation 57 mm / 2.2 in, share of daylight that is sunny 88%, wet days 5.1 days, feels like (high) 25.1 °C / 77 °F, days with heavy rain 1.8 days, average daily high 23 °C / 73 °F, average daily low 20.4 °C / 69 °F.
Against: wind (daily max) 31 km/h / 19 mph.
February · good
In its favour: share of daylight that is sunny 84%, feels like (high) 25.3 °C / 78 °F, average daily high 23.4 °C / 74 °F, precipitation 95 mm / 3.7 in, wet days 7.8 days, days with heavy rain 3 days, average daily low 20.9 °C / 70 °F.
Against: wind (daily max) 31 km/h / 19 mph.
An activity is listed only where it applies: skiing at ski destinations, beach and swimming at beach destinations. The nearest ski area is Las Leñas, 1378 km away.
Weather averages
Monthly averages over twenty years, 2006–2025. Highs, lows and precipitation are in the chart at the top.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feels like (high) | 25.1 °C | 25.3 °C | 23.1 °C | 19.3 °C | 15.1 °C | 11.2 °C | 9.8 °C | 10.8 °C | 12.3 °C | 15.5 °C | 19.4 °C | 23.1 °C |
| Days with heavy rain | 1.8 days | 3 days | 2.9 days | 2.8 days | 2.7 days | 2.7 days | 3 days | 3.3 days | 2.8 days | 2.9 days | 2.7 days | 2.1 days |
| Time rain usually falls | 8 am | 9 am | 9 am | 6 am | 3 am | 5 am | 11 pm | 7 am | 4 pm | 6 am | 1 am | 11 am |
| Sunshine per day | 12.4 h | 11.2 h | 10.3 h | 9.1 h | 7.8 h | 7.5 h | 7.4 h | 8.2 h | 8.7 h | 10.1 h | 11.4 h | 12.4 h |
| Relative humidity | 79% | 79% | 77% | 76% | 77% | 78% | 80% | 80% | 82% | 81% | 79% | 78% |
Sea temperature
Averaged over a shorter period (2022–2025) than the twenty-year averages above.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature 2022–2025 | 22.1 °C | 23.3 °C | 23.5 °C | 20.6 °C | 17.3 °C | 14.3 °C | 11.7 °C | 11.9 °C | 13.1 °C | 15.8 °C | 18.2 °C | 20.8 °C |
| Sea temperature (daily max) 2022–2025 | 22.5 °C | 23.7 °C | 23.8 °C | 20.8 °C | 17.5 °C | 14.5 °C | 11.9 °C | 12.1 °C | 13.4 °C | 16.3 °C | 18.7 °C | 21.3 °C |
- Very cold 10 °C or less
- Cold 10 to 15 °C
- Cool 15 to 20 °C
- Comfortable 20 to 25 °C
- Warm 25 to 28 °C
- Very warm over 28 °C
The words describe how the water feels to swim in. They are ours, not an official standard.
Air quality
Averaged over a shorter period (2022–2025) than the twenty-year averages above, and not counted towards good or best months.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air pollution (PM2.5) 2022–2025 | 6.4 µg/m³ | 6.6 µg/m³ | 5.7 µg/m³ | 5.2 µg/m³ | 5.5 µg/m³ | 5.9 µg/m³ | 6.2 µg/m³ | 6.2 µg/m³ | 7.1 µg/m³ | 6.3 µg/m³ | 6.2 µg/m³ | 6.5 µg/m³ |
| Air pollution (PM2.5, daily peak) 2022–2025 | 8.8 µg/m³ | 9.5 µg/m³ | 8.5 µg/m³ | 7.7 µg/m³ | 8.3 µg/m³ | 9.3 µg/m³ | 9.7 µg/m³ | 9.5 µg/m³ | 10.9 µg/m³ | 9.5 µg/m³ | 9.1 µg/m³ | 9.6 µg/m³ |
- Good 15 µg/m³ or less
- Fair 15 to 25 µg/m³
- Moderate 25 to 37.5 µg/m³
- Poor 37.5 to 50 µg/m³
- Very poor 50 to 75 µg/m³
- Extremely poor over 75 µg/m³
Each figure is compared with the World Health Organization's guideline for a day's air, 15 µg/m³ or less, and with its interim targets above that. The words are ours: the WHO does not name its steps. The figures are modelled monthly averages, so single days can be well above them. The daily peak is the average of each day's highest hour, shaded on the same scale.