Climate averages 1991–2020
Montevideo weather
in February.
A warm, wet month: the 2nd warmest and the joint 5th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a warm month in Montevideo: daytime highs average 24.7°C and nights cool to about 19.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 92 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes February a wet month (the joint 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 23 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Maldonado (113 km away). In February its highs average 24.0°C, 0.7°C cooler than Montevideo, with 82 mm of rain.
Among the 4 cities listed in Uruguay, Montevideo ranks 3rd of 4 for the warmest February highs and 2nd of 4 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 4 cities is 26.4°C; Montevideo is 1.7°C cooler than that mean.
From February to March, average highs fall by 1.5°C to 23.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 92 mm to 97 mm.
The annual picture
February in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Montevideo climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.2°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 68 | 5.9 | 14.214 h |
| February, selected | 24.7°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 92 | 7.8 | 13.413 h |
| March | 23.2°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 97 | 7.9 | 12.312 h |
| April | 20.1°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 107 | 8.3 | 11.211 h |
| May | 16.7°C12.6°C | 12.6°C | 87 | 7.9 | 10.310 h |
| June | 14.0°C9.8°C | 9.8°C | 90 | 8.6 | 9.910 h |
| July | 12.8°C8.5°C | 8.5°C | 96 | 8.9 | 10.010 h |
| August | 14.5°C9.5°C | 9.5°C | 97 | 8.5 | 10.811 h |
| September | 15.6°C10.6°C | 10.6°C | 92 | 8.3 | 11.812 h |
| October | 18.2°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 111 | 8.7 | 12.913 h |
| November | 21.1°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 101 | 7.7 | 13.914 h |
| December | 23.7°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 73 | 6.9 | 14.414 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
February in nearby cities
- Maldonado in FebruaryUruguay · 113 kmHigh 24.0°C · Low 19.2°C · 82 mm rain
- Berisso in FebruaryArgentina · 155 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 19.6°C · 93 mm rain
- La Plata in FebruaryArgentina · 161 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 19.3°C · 87 mm rain
- Berazategui in FebruaryArgentina · 185 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 19.5°C · 92 mm rain
- Quilmes in FebruaryArgentina · 190 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 19.2°C · 92 mm rain
- Mar del Tuyú in FebruaryArgentina · 191 kmHigh 23.2°C · Low 19.3°C · 87 mm rain
- Avellaneda in FebruaryArgentina · 201 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 19.5°C · 92 mm rain
- Buenos Aires in FebruaryArgentina · 203 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 19.7°C · 99 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Montevideo) is explained once on the Montevideo year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.