Montevideo
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When to go: Montevideo month by month
Judged purely on 2016–2025 weather records, the friendliest months in Montevideo are typically March, November and December, with average daytime highs around 22–25°C. January is usually the warmest month (average high 27°C), July the coldest (average low 9°C), and April the wettest (about 112 mm). These are long-run averages, not a forecast.
| Month | Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | Rain (mm) | Sunshine (h/day) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.5 | 20.0 | 66 | 12.2 |
| February | 26.3 | 20.1 | 85 | 11.2 |
| March | 24.5 | 18.6 | 90 | 10.2 |
| April | 21.2 | 16.0 | 112 | 8.6 |
| May | 17.3 | 12.5 | 81 | 7.4 |
| June | 14.6 | 9.7 | 68 | 7.2 |
| July | 13.8 | 8.8 | 100 | 7.2 |
| August | 15.2 | 9.5 | 83 | 8.1 |
| September | 16.6 | 11.1 | 64 | 8.7 |
| October | 19.1 | 13.2 | 90 | 10.0 |
| November | 22.4 | 15.9 | 74 | 11.2 |
| December | 24.9 | 18.2 | 68 | 12.3 |
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Research updated Sunday, September 13, 2026Past and future events in Montevideo
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- Apostolic journey by Leo XIV to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru
Wikidata records Montevideo as the event location.
- Apostolic visit by Leo XIV to Uruguay
Wikidata records Montevideo as the event location.
Previously
- Documented history · 1680
Between 1680 and 1683, Portugal founded the city of Colonia do Sacramento in the region across the bay from Buenos Aires.
- Documented history · 1723
This city met with no resistance from the Spanish until 1723, when they began to place fortifications on the elevations around Montevideo Bay.
- Documented history · 1724
On 22 January 1724, the Spanish forced the Portuguese to abandon the location and started populating the city, initially with six families moving in from Buenos Aires and soon thereafter by families arriving from the Canary Islands who were known as Guanches or Canarians.
- Documented history · 1000
The census counted more than 100 families of Galician and Canary Islands origin, more than 1000 indigenous people, mostly Guaraní, as well as some trafficked slaves of Bantu origin.
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01 · OverviewMontevideo, in brief
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02 · HistoryHow Montevideo took shape
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01 · Q&AWhere is Montevideo located and what are its coordinates?
Montevideo is situated in Uruguay at geographic coordinates -34.9033, -56.1882 with an elevation of an elevation monitored in local geographic surveys.
02 · Q&AWhat is the population and time zone of Montevideo?
Montevideo has a recorded population of approximately 1,270,737 and observes the America/Montevideo time zone (UYU).
03 · Q&AWhat languages and currency are used in Montevideo?
Official and commonly spoken languages in Montevideo include es-UY, and the circulating currency is UYU.
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