Country guide

Uruguay

Punta del Este's beaches, Colonia's cobblestones and asado culture, South America at its most relaxed.

Currency

UYU

Language

Spanish

English

Limited

Payment

Cards everywhere

Power

Type C / F / L

230 V, 50 Hz

Dialing

+598

Destinations

Uruguay

Colonia del Sacramento

A colonial town on a river so wide it looks like the sea, an hour by ferry from Buenos Aires.

✓ best May-Sep

Uruguay

Montevideo

South America's most relaxed capital, lived along its Rambla, fed by the port market grills and kept time by candombe drums.

✓ best May-Sep, Nov-Feb

Climate zones, month by month

Uruguay has 2 distinct climate zones. The right month depends on where in the country you're going.

Colonia del Sacramento →

Jan

29°

19°

101mm

6d rain

Feb

28°

19°

111mm

6d rain

Mar

26°

17°

126mm

7d rain

Apr

22°

14°

101mm

7d rain

May

19°

11°

83mm

6d rain

Jun

16°

8°

69mm

5d rain

Jul

15°

7°

76mm

5d rain

Aug

17°

9°

69mm

6d rain

Sep

19°

10°

78mm

6d rain

Oct

21°

13°

113mm

7d rain

Nov

25°

15°

104mm

7d rain

Dec

27°

17°

116mm

7d rain

✓ Best May-Sep

Cards tinted by calculated verdict · big number = typical daily high, small = low · hover for conditions

Montevideo →

Jan

28°

19°

95mm

6d rain

Feb

27°

19°

94mm

6d rain

Mar

25°

17°

106mm

6d rain

Apr

22°

14°

111mm

7d rain

May

19°

11°

83mm

6d rain

Jun

16°

8°

89mm

7d rain

Jul

15°

7°

93mm

6d rain

Aug

17°

9°

90mm

7d rain

Sep

18°

10°

92mm

7d rain

Oct

21°

12°

102mm

7d rain

Nov

24°

15°

96mm

7d rain

Dec

26°

17°

91mm

7d rain

✓ Best May-Sep, Nov-Feb

Cards tinted by calculated verdict · big number = typical daily high, small = low · hover for conditions