Maldonado climate — normals and trends
Maldonado (Uruguay) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.4 °C and it receives 1,001 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 February (21.6 °C on average) and the coldest is July (11.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Maldonado averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 101 rainy days per year.
Maldonado 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 31.0 °C (on 12 February 2023) and the coldest 3.9 °C (on 14 July 2000).
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
MaldonadoMaldonado
- coords
- -34.90°, -54.95°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.4°C
Average daily high
17.8°C
Average daily low
15.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,001mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
30.6km/h
Seasonal range
10.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
101 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
17.2 °C
Average feels-like low
12.2 °C
Average peak gust
41.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
55 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.6 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.21 · 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
31.0 °C
12 February 2023
Coldest day
3.9 °C
14 July 2000
Wettest day
101 mm
31 October 1970
Windiest day
89.3 km/h
24 August 2005
Strongest gust
144.0 km/h
17 January 1993
Hottest feels-like
36.8 °C
29 December 1971
Coldest feels-like
-5.3 °C
1 August 1991
Sunniest day
14.3 h
16 December 2025
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 | 22.4 °C | -0.3 °C | 31 mm | -33 mm |
| Feb | 24.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 112 mm | +35 mm |
| Mar | 23.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 69 mm | -17 mm |
| Apr | 19.2 °C | -0.3 °C | 57 mm | -38 mm |
| May | 18.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 85 mm | -5 mm |
| Jun | 13.2 °C | -0.8 °C | 101 mm | +6 mm |
| Jul | 12.1 °C | -0.6 °C | 33 mm | -60 mm |
| Aug | 13.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 77 mm | -17 mm |
| Sep | 14.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 80 mm | -8 mm |
| Oct | 17.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 92 mm | +3 mm |
| Nov | 19.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 57 mm | -17 mm |
| Dec | 23.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 32 mm | -25 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Maldonado?
Maldonado has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.4 °C and it receives 1,001 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Maldonado?
The hottest day measured in Maldonado between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 2023, reaching 31.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Maldonado?
The coldest day measured in Maldonado between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 2000, at 3.9 °C.
Does it snow in Maldonado?
Almost never: Maldonado sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Maldonado warmed?
Yes: Maldonado warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Maldonado?
The wettest day measured in Maldonado between 1940 and 2025 was 31 October 1970, with 101 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Maldonado?
The windiest day measured in Maldonado between 1940 and 2025 was 24 August 2005, with winds reaching 89.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Maldonado?
The warmest month in Maldonado is February (21.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (11.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Maldonado?
Maldonado receives on average 1,001 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 101 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Maldonado?
Maldonado gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Maldonado?
Yes: Maldonado has on average 55 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Maldonado?
In Maldonado, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.8 °C on 29 December 1971, and the lowest was -5.3 °C on 1 August 1991.
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