Carmelo climate — normals and trends
Carmelo (Uruguay) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.4 °C and it receives 1,091 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 (24.1 °C on average) and the coldest is July (11.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Carmelo averages 0 frost days, 19 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 94 rainy days per year.
Carmelo has warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.07 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.4 °C (on 14 January 2022) and the coldest -0.7 °C (on 2 July 2025).
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
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- coords
- -34.00°, -58.28°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.4°C
Average daily high
21.0°C
Average daily low
14.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,091mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
22.2km/h
Seasonal range
13.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
19 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
94 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
20.9 °C
Average feels-like low
12.3 °C
Average peak gust
35.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
54 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.6 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.14 · p = < 0.001
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
37.4 °C
14 January 2022
Coldest day
-0.7 °C
2 July 2025
Wettest day
150 mm
4 March 2009
Windiest day
65.2 km/h
29 May 1984
Strongest gust
103.0 km/h
29 May 1984
Hottest feels-like
41.5 °C
8 January 2008
Coldest feels-like
-6.5 °C
1 August 1991
Snowiest day
0.1 cm
8 July 1960
Sunniest day
14.0 h
4 January 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 62 mm | -25 mm |
| Feb | 29.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 91 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 25.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 232 mm | +115 mm |
| Apr | 21.1 °C | -0.3 °C | 58 mm | -42 mm |
| May | 19.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 125 mm | +43 mm |
| Jun | 13.8 °C | -1.0 °C | 35 mm | -40 mm |
| Jul | 15.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 41 mm | -37 mm |
| Aug | 16.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 108 mm | +25 mm |
| Sep | 18.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 70 mm | -21 mm |
| Oct | 22.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 57 mm | -53 mm |
| Nov | 24.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 87 mm | -5 mm |
| Dec | 29.4 °C | +2.9 °C | 40 mm | -37 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Carmelo?
Carmelo has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.4 °C and it receives 1,091 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Carmelo?
The hottest day measured in Carmelo between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 2022, reaching 37.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Carmelo?
The coldest day measured in Carmelo between 1940 and 2025 was 2 July 2025, at -0.7 °C.
Does it snow in Carmelo?
Almost never: Carmelo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Carmelo warmed?
Yes: Carmelo warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Carmelo?
The wettest day measured in Carmelo between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 2009, with 150 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Carmelo?
The windiest day measured in Carmelo between 1940 and 2025 was 29 May 1984, with winds reaching 65.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Carmelo?
The warmest month in Carmelo is January (24.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (11.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Carmelo?
Carmelo receives on average 1,091 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 94 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Carmelo?
Carmelo gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Carmelo?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Carmelo between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 1960, with 0.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Carmelo?
Yes: Carmelo has on average 54 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Carmelo?
In Carmelo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.5 °C on 8 January 2008, and the lowest was -6.5 °C on 1 August 1991.
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