Canelones climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Canelones?

Canelones has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.7 °C and it receives 1,026 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Canelones?

The hottest day measured in Canelones between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 2022, reaching 41.1 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Canelones?

The coldest day measured in Canelones between 1940 and 2025 was 15 June 1967, at -3.9 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Canelones?

Almost never: Canelones sees virtually no snow, with about 2 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Canelones warmed?

Yes: Canelones warmed by +0.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Canelones?

The wettest day measured in Canelones between 1940 and 2025 was 12 April 1959, with 134 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Canelones?

The windiest day measured in Canelones between 1940 and 2025 was 29 May 1984, with winds reaching 59.6 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Canelones?

The warmest month in Canelones is January (23.4 °C on average); the coldest is July (10.4 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Canelones?

Canelones receives on average 1,026 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 96 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Canelones?

Canelones gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Canelones (Uruguay) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.7 °C and it receives 1,026 mm of precipitation per year.

These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.

The warmest month is January (23.4 °C on average) and the coldest is July (10.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.

Canelones averages 2 frost days, 37 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 96 rainy days per year.

Canelones has warmed by +0.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.05 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 1 to 3 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 41.1 °C (on 14 January 2022) and the coldest -3.9 °C (on 15 June 1967).

Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.

Climate normals · ERA5

CanelonesCanelones

coords: -34.52°, -56.28°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthJanuaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthMarchDriest monthDecember

Mean daily temperature

16.7°C

Average daily high

21.8°C

Average daily low

12.1°C

Annual rainfall

1,026mm

Sunshine / day

9.4h

Mean relative humidity

75%

Average peak wind

19.2km/h

Seasonal range

13.0°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

2 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

37 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

96 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

21.5 °C

Average feels-like low

10.6 °C

Average peak gust

36.6 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

22 d/yr

Solar radiation

16.9 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+0.4 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.07 · p = 0.016

19402025

Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).

A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.

Records for the period

Hottest day

41.1 °C

14 January 2022

Coldest day

-3.9 °C

15 June 1967

Wettest day

134 mm

12 April 1959

Windiest day

59.6 km/h

29 May 1984

Strongest gust

103.3 km/h

29 May 1984

Hottest feels-like

43.5 °C

2 February 1947

Coldest feels-like

-8.0 °C

14 June 1967

Snowiest day

0.1 cm

23 June 2025

Sunniest day

14.1 h

8 December 2021

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	37.8 °C31 December 2025	-2.2 °C2 July 2025	17.1 °C	820 mm	55	3
2024	35.4 °C1 February 2024	-3.9 °C14 July 2024	17.0 °C	926 mm	27	7
2023	39.2 °C12 February 2023	-1.5 °C15 June 2023	17.5 °C	831 mm	56	5
2022	41.1 °C14 January 2022	-1.9 °C3 July 2022	16.6 °C	747 mm	43	2
2021	35.5 °C29 December 2021	0.8 °C18 June 2021	17.1 °C	979 mm	32	0
2020	35.4 °C6 February 2020	-1.1 °C15 July 2020	17.0 °C	667 mm	48	1
2019	36.4 °C10 December 2019	-0.5 °C7 July 2019	17.1 °C	1,152 mm	42	1
2018	35.9 °C4 January 2018	-1.1 °C1 August 2018	17.3 °C	1,012 mm	37	2
2017	34.2 °C30 December 2017	0.3 °C20 June 2017	17.8 °C	1,136 mm	40	0
2016	36.8 °C24 January 2016	0.1 °C21 June 2016	16.6 °C	1,269 mm	39	0
2015	35.2 °C27 January 2015	-2.3 °C19 June 2015	17.2 °C	747 mm	43	3
2014	36.3 °C18 January 2014	-1.8 °C27 July 2014	17.1 °C	1,463 mm	32	1
2013	38.7 °C26 December 2013	-1.8 °C20 June 2013	16.7 °C	826 mm	56	3
2012	37.7 °C10 January 2012	-3.3 °C30 July 2012	17.3 °C	1,205 mm	51	7
2011	35.0 °C16 January 2011	-1.3 °C2 July 2011	16.4 °C	848 mm	32	2
2010	34.9 °C22 December 2010	-2.9 °C17 July 2010	16.7 °C	1,085 mm	48	2
2009	36.8 °C17 January 2009	-2.3 °C31 July 2009	16.4 °C	1,375 mm	27	5
2008	37.0 °C8 January 2008	0.3 °C1 June 2008	17.1 °C	736 mm	37	0
2007	36.1 °C3 February 2007	-3.4 °C29 July 2007	16.2 °C	1,233 mm	37	4
2006	35.9 °C7 January 2006	-1.0 °C2 August 2006	16.6 °C	1,157 mm	30	2
2005	36.5 °C7 January 2005	-0.3 °C7 July 2005	16.7 °C	1,018 mm	44	1
2004	35.4 °C12 February 2004	1.2 °C18 July 2004	16.8 °C	931 mm	34	0
2003	38.2 °C31 January 2003	-1.2 °C24 July 2003	16.3 °C	1,215 mm	33	2
2002	35.0 °C24 January 2002	-0.4 °C10 July 2002	16.8 °C	1,587 mm	25	3
2001	36.0 °C5 January 2001	-0.2 °C23 July 2001	17.3 °C	1,271 mm	40	1
2000	37.8 °C20 January 2000	-1.3 °C4 August 2000	16.6 °C	1,296 mm	38	3
1999	37.8 °C26 December 1999	-1.1 °C6 June 1999	16.2 °C	1,019 mm	29	2
1998	33.3 °C4 March 1998	0.3 °C30 August 1998	16.1 °C	1,119 mm	17	0
1997	34.7 °C6 January 1997	-1.0 °C5 August 1997	16.9 °C	999 mm	36	4
1996	34.9 °C3 January 1996	-2.6 °C24 June 1996	16.5 °C	964 mm	45	8
1995	39.2 °C18 December 1995	-2.1 °C21 July 1995	16.1 °C	809 mm	33	10
1994	35.0 °C10 December 1994	-2.5 °C28 June 1994	16.8 °C	1,140 mm	39	4
1993	36.0 °C13 January 1993	-0.8 °C12 July 1993	16.4 °C	1,414 mm	36	3
1992	34.8 °C20 February 1992	-2.3 °C2 August 1992	16.3 °C	1,080 mm	20	3
1991	35.7 °C27 February 1991	-1.5 °C15 July 1991	16.7 °C	1,112 mm	33	2
1990	38.1 °C26 January 1990	-3.3 °C2 September 1990	16.5 °C	1,089 mm	25	7
1989	35.7 °C24 January 1989	-0.7 °C4 July 1989	17.0 °C	714 mm	55	4
1988	34.4 °C4 December 1988	-1.6 °C2 September 1988	15.9 °C	862 mm	30	2
1987	37.6 °C29 January 1987	-1.2 °C14 June 1987	16.6 °C	1,019 mm	37	3
1986	38.1 °C25 January 1986	0.1 °C28 July 1986	16.9 °C	1,326 mm	31	0
1985	35.6 °C15 November 1985	-1.0 °C6 July 1985	16.8 °C	1,044 mm	33	1
1984	34.4 °C18 January 1984	-2.6 °C29 July 1984	16.0 °C	1,374 mm	20	4
1983	36.8 °C23 January 1983	-1.6 °C30 July 1983	16.2 °C	1,111 mm	33	3
1982	36.6 °C26 December 1982	1.0 °C19 August 1982	16.9 °C	1,192 mm	34	0
1981	34.5 °C27 February 1981	-1.9 °C24 July 1981	16.5 °C	1,141 mm	27	3
1980	38.0 °C22 January 1980	-3.8 °C3 July 1980	17.1 °C	1,236 mm	44	3
1979	36.3 °C4 February 1979	0.0 °C19 September 1979	16.4 °C	603 mm	37	0
1978	35.8 °C18 January 1978	0.5 °C24 August 1978	16.3 °C	1,306 mm	22	0
1977	34.6 °C8 January 1977	0.3 °C16 August 1977	16.9 °C	1,253 mm	30	0
1976	37.2 °C1 January 1976	-1.7 °C10 July 1976	15.7 °C	1,152 mm	22	4
1975	36.8 °C18 December 1975	-1.7 °C27 July 1975	16.4 °C	1,000 mm	35	2
1974	36.2 °C19 January 1974	-0.3 °C18 June 1974	16.3 °C	803 mm	24	2
1973	34.6 °C10 January 1973	0.1 °C2 July 1973	16.4 °C	1,078 mm	22	0
1972	35.9 °C11 January 1972	-1.1 °C5 August 1972	16.6 °C	1,176 mm	27	1
1971	37.4 °C29 December 1971	-0.1 °C25 August 1971	16.2 °C	1,193 mm	28	1
1970	37.8 °C27 February 1970	-2.4 °C2 July 1970	16.7 °C	1,152 mm	44	2
1969	35.2 °C31 January 1969	0.3 °C21 August 1969	16.8 °C	947 mm	38	0
1968	38.9 °C19 January 1968	-0.5 °C5 July 1968	16.6 °C	1,111 mm	37	1
1967	36.3 °C26 December 1967	-3.9 °C15 June 1967	16.9 °C	1,317 mm	56	3
1966	32.5 °C5 February 1966	-0.7 °C17 July 1966	15.8 °C	954 mm	12	4
1965	37.0 °C17 February 1965	-0.4 °C3 June 1965	16.4 °C	816 mm	53	2
1964	36.7 °C25 January 1964	-2.6 °C21 June 1964	15.4 °C	871 mm	30	4
1963	33.8 °C20 January 1963	-1.4 °C17 August 1963	16.3 °C	1,165 mm	26	1
1962	38.6 °C29 December 1962	-0.4 °C20 July 1962	15.7 °C	721 mm	28	2
1961	35.6 °C9 January 1961	-2.6 °C27 July 1961	16.4 °C	1,078 mm	30	1
1960	37.0 °C13 January 1960	-0.7 °C25 June 1960	16.3 °C	734 mm	52	4
1959	34.9 °C4 February 1959	1.1 °C16 July 1959	16.0 °C	1,164 mm	33	0
1958	32.4 °C27 December 1958	-1.0 °C19 June 1958	16.4 °C	1,087 mm	11	1
1957	40.3 °C11 January 1957	-2.5 °C15 July 1957	16.3 °C	963 mm	30	2
1956	36.8 °C4 January 1956	0.8 °C7 July 1956	17.1 °C	595 mm	59	0
1955	37.6 °C5 January 1955	-1.6 °C3 August 1955	16.4 °C	728 mm	44	2
1954	34.7 °C7 December 1954	-1.6 °C19 July 1954	16.5 °C	890 mm	42	2
1953	37.0 °C4 January 1953	0.5 °C20 July 1953	16.9 °C	876 mm	34	0
1952	39.1 °C27 December 1952	-0.3 °C19 August 1952	16.7 °C	990 mm	41	1
1951	33.7 °C24 January 1951	-2.0 °C4 August 1951	16.9 °C	1,119 mm	30	1
1950	39.2 °C29 January 1950	0.3 °C3 August 1950	16.6 °C	650 mm	57	0
1949	37.7 °C25 February 1949	-0.4 °C22 August 1949	16.5 °C	665 mm	56	3
1948	35.2 °C1 January 1948	-2.2 °C9 August 1948	17.2 °C	878 mm	48	2
1947	39.2 °C1 February 1947	0.5 °C15 July 1947	17.2 °C	849 mm	53	0
1946	38.4 °C12 February 1946	-0.3 °C21 July 1946	16.7 °C	907 mm	47	2
1945	36.3 °C22 March 1945	-0.1 °C24 June 1945	17.1 °C	769 mm	50	1
1944	37.1 °C12 February 1944	1.2 °C21 May 1944	17.2 °C	1,537 mm	29	0
1943	37.9 °C21 February 1943	0.5 °C5 July 1943	17.4 °C	913 mm	39	0
1942	34.7 °C9 January 1942	-1.6 °C19 June 1942	16.2 °C	1,254 mm	29	4
1941	36.3 °C15 February 1941	-0.5 °C28 June 1941	16.5 °C	784 mm	36	2
1940	33.8 °C9 March 1940	0.9 °C24 September 1940	16.3 °C	890 mm	37	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

22.4 °C

+0.6 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

55 d/yr

+18

Frost days (< 0 °C)

3 d/yr

Annual rainfall

820 mm

-206 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	29.3 °C	+0.3 °C	50 mm	-32 mm
Feb	29.6 °C	+1.6 °C	119 mm	+22 mm
Mar	26.8 °C	+1.0 °C	100 mm	+1 mm
Apr	21.6 °C	-0.6 °C	57 mm	-32 mm
May	20.0 °C	+1.5 °C	100 mm	+19 mm
Jun	14.4 °C	-1.0 °C	55 mm	-21 mm
Jul	14.9 °C	-0.1 °C	28 mm	-50 mm
Aug	16.8 °C	+0.3 °C	81 mm	-4 mm
Sep	18.6 °C	+0.4 °C	56 mm	-30 mm
Oct	22.4 °C	+1.5 °C	68 mm	-29 mm
Nov	24.5 °C	+0.3 °C	64 mm	-22 mm
Dec	30.1 °C	+2.8 °C	44 mm	-29 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

37.8 °C

31 Dec 2025

Coldest day

-2.2 °C

2 Jul 2025

Wettest day

54.3 mm

5 Feb 2025

Windiest day

40.4 km/h

20 Aug 2025

Strongest gust

71.6 km/h

20 Aug 2025

Hottest feels-like

41.0 °C

5 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

-5.2 °C

2 Jul 2025

Snowiest day

0.1 cm

23 Jun 2025

Sunniest day

14.1 h

13 Dec 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Canelones?

Canelones has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.7 °C and it receives 1,026 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Canelones?

The hottest day measured in Canelones between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 2022, reaching 41.1 °C.

What is the coldest day in Canelones?

The coldest day measured in Canelones between 1940 and 2025 was 15 June 1967, at -3.9 °C.

Does it snow in Canelones?

Almost never: Canelones sees virtually no snow, with about 2 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Canelones warmed?

Yes: Canelones warmed by +0.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Canelones?

The wettest day measured in Canelones between 1940 and 2025 was 12 April 1959, with 134 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Canelones?

The windiest day measured in Canelones between 1940 and 2025 was 29 May 1984, with winds reaching 59.6 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Canelones?

The warmest month in Canelones is January (23.4 °C on average); the coldest is July (10.4 °C).

How much does it rain in Canelones?

Canelones receives on average 1,026 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 96 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Canelones?

Canelones gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Canelones?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Canelones between 1940 and 2025 was 23 June 2025, with 0.1 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Canelones?

Yes: Canelones has on average 22 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Canelones?

In Canelones, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.5 °C on 2 February 1947, and the lowest was -8.0 °C on 14 June 1967.

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