Melo climate — normals and trends
Melo (Uruguay) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.4 °C and it receives 1,282 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 (23.3 °C on average) and the coldest is July (11.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Melo averages 2 frost days, 36 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 107 rainy days per year.
Melo has warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.06 °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 40.1 °C (on 10 January 2006) and the coldest -4.2 °C (on 14 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
MeloCerro Largo
- coords
- -32.37°, -54.16°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.4°C
Average daily high
22.6°C
Average daily low
12.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,282mm
Sunshine / day
8.9h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
18.5km/h
Seasonal range
11.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
2 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
36 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
107 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
22.8 °C
Average feels-like low
11.6 °C
Average peak gust
35.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
27 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.5 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.10 · p = 0.003
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
40.1 °C
10 January 2006
Coldest day
-4.2 °C
14 June 1967
Wettest day
144 mm
24 April 2002
Windiest day
49.8 km/h
29 May 1984
Strongest gust
97.2 km/h
17 October 1982
Hottest feels-like
44.8 °C
10 January 2006
Coldest feels-like
-8.0 °C
14 June 1967
Snowiest day
0.1 cm
8 July 1972
Sunniest day
14.0 h
15 December 2016
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 | 28.8 °C | -0.1 °C | 126 mm | +12 mm |
| Feb | 30.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 145 mm | +39 mm |
| Mar | 27.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 76 mm | -25 mm |
| Apr | 22.2 °C | -0.9 °C | 95 mm | -11 mm |
| May | 20.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 137 mm | +30 mm |
| Jun | 14.7 °C | -1.9 °C | 80 mm | -33 mm |
| Jul | 15.6 °C | -0.8 °C | 106 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 17.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 108 mm | +0 mm |
| Sep | 20.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 110 mm | -14 mm |
| Oct | 23.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 81 mm | -34 mm |
| Nov | 25.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 81 mm | -14 mm |
| Dec | 29.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 137 mm | +50 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Melo?
Melo has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.4 °C and it receives 1,282 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Melo?
The hottest day measured in Melo between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 2006, reaching 40.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Melo?
The coldest day measured in Melo between 1940 and 2025 was 14 June 1967, at -4.2 °C.
Does it snow in Melo?
Almost never: Melo sees virtually no snow, with about 2 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Melo warmed?
Yes: Melo warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Melo?
The wettest day measured in Melo between 1940 and 2025 was 24 April 2002, with 144 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Melo?
The windiest day measured in Melo between 1940 and 2025 was 29 May 1984, with winds reaching 49.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Melo?
The warmest month in Melo is January (23.3 °C on average); the coldest is July (11.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Melo?
Melo receives on average 1,282 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 107 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Melo?
Melo gets on average 8.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,249 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Melo?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Melo between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 1972, with 0.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Melo?
Yes: Melo has on average 27 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Melo?
In Melo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.8 °C on 10 January 2006, and the lowest was -8.0 °C on 14 June 1967.
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