Paysandú climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Paysandú?

Paysandú has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.2 °C and it receives 1,180 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Paysandú between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 2022, reaching 42.1 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Paysandú?

The coldest day measured in Paysandú between 1940 and 2025 was 14 June 1967, at -4.5 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Paysandú?

Almost never: Paysandú sees virtually no snow, with about 3 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Paysandú warmed?

Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Paysandú.

Q: What is the wettest day in Paysandú?

The wettest day measured in Paysandú between 1940 and 2025 was 19 March 2002, with 137 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Paysandú?

The windiest day measured in Paysandú between 1940 and 2025 was 17 October 1982, with winds reaching 51.0 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Paysandú?

The warmest month in Paysandú is January (25.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (11.6 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Paysandú?

Paysandú receives on average 1,180 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 92 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Paysandú?

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

Paysandú (Uruguay) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.2 °C and it receives 1,180 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 (25.2 °C on average) and the coldest is July (11.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.

Paysandú averages 3 frost days, 64 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 92 rainy days per year.

No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Paysandú between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.

The hottest day of the period reached 42.1 °C (on 14 January 2022) and the coldest -4.5 °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

PaysandúPaysandú Department

coords: -32.32°, -58.08°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthJanuaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthAprilDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

18.2°C

Average daily high

23.6°C

Average daily low

13.4°C

Annual rainfall

1,180mm

Sunshine / day

9.4h

Mean relative humidity

73%

Average peak wind

17.5km/h

Seasonal range

13.6°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

3 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

64 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

92 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

24.0 °C

Average feels-like low

12.2 °C

Average peak gust

33.8 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

47 d/yr

Solar radiation

17.2 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

No clear trend over this period

Over a short window, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal. Try 86 years.

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

42.1 °C

14 January 2022

Coldest day

-4.5 °C

14 June 1967

Wettest day

137 mm

19 March 2002

Windiest day

51.0 km/h

17 October 1982

Strongest gust

106.6 km/h

14 December 2018

Hottest feels-like

44.3 °C

21 January 2022

Coldest feels-like

-8.7 °C

1 July 2025

Sunniest day

14.0 h

3 January 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	40.2 °C10 February 2025	-4.5 °C1 July 2025	18.4 °C	1,035 mm	91	6
2024	37.1 °C7 February 2024	-3.9 °C9 July 2024	18.4 °C	1,326 mm	56	7
2023	39.8 °C12 February 2023	-1.2 °C14 June 2023	19.2 °C	1,228 mm	86	4
2022	42.1 °C14 January 2022	-1.2 °C18 June 2022	18.1 °C	831 mm	81	4
2021	39.4 °C29 December 2021	-0.5 °C11 August 2021	18.7 °C	763 mm	88	2
2020	39.4 °C24 November 2020	-3.0 °C14 July 2020	18.4 °C	810 mm	73	6
2019	36.2 °C2 January 2019	-2.2 °C6 July 2019	18.2 °C	1,632 mm	52	3
2018	37.3 °C11 April 2018	-0.7 °C17 June 2018	18.8 °C	1,048 mm	89	1
2017	37.0 °C15 November 2017	-0.1 °C18 July 2017	19.0 °C	1,492 mm	63	1
2016	37.8 °C24 January 2016	0.9 °C12 June 2016	18.0 °C	1,341 mm	76	0
2015	34.1 °C27 January 2015	-3.1 °C19 June 2015	18.6 °C	1,316 mm	58	2
2014	38.2 °C23 January 2014	-0.2 °C20 June 2014	18.5 °C	1,534 mm	52	1
2013	39.9 °C26 December 2013	-2.0 °C27 August 2013	18.1 °C	928 mm	59	2
2012	38.5 °C9 January 2012	-2.5 °C8 June 2012	18.7 °C	1,438 mm	82	8
2011	38.5 °C16 January 2011	-2.2 °C4 July 2011	18.1 °C	1,034 mm	69	6
2010	35.3 °C26 December 2010	-2.2 °C16 July 2010	18.0 °C	1,260 mm	63	3
2009	36.8 °C17 January 2009	-1.4 °C9 July 2009	18.2 °C	1,247 mm	71	7
2008	39.4 °C8 January 2008	-0.5 °C31 May 2008	18.7 °C	735 mm	88	2
2007	35.8 °C21 December 2007	-2.9 °C12 July 2007	17.7 °C	1,273 mm	64	6
2006	40.1 °C9 January 2006	-2.2 °C1 August 2006	18.8 °C	1,127 mm	82	3
2005	38.8 °C7 January 2005	0.1 °C19 July 2005	18.3 °C	1,307 mm	64	0
2004	37.1 °C30 January 2004	-0.8 °C11 July 2004	18.4 °C	919 mm	72	3
2003	38.5 °C31 January 2003	-2.1 °C12 July 2003	17.9 °C	1,461 mm	56	1
2002	38.1 °C27 February 2002	-1.4 °C13 June 2002	18.3 °C	2,065 mm	60	3
2001	36.0 °C6 January 2001	-0.3 °C28 July 2001	18.8 °C	1,326 mm	71	1
2000	38.0 °C13 January 2000	-0.7 °C23 July 2000	18.1 °C	1,623 mm	68	2
1999	40.4 °C26 December 1999	0.1 °C4 October 1999	18.1 °C	1,168 mm	71	0
1998	37.8 °C27 December 1998	1.7 °C25 June 1998	17.7 °C	1,341 mm	36	0
1997	38.7 °C6 January 1997	-2.6 °C5 August 1997	18.9 °C	1,124 mm	73	3
1996	39.6 °C3 January 1996	-2.6 °C29 June 1996	18.5 °C	1,050 mm	89	7
1995	39.0 °C20 December 1995	-2.9 °C29 June 1995	17.9 °C	887 mm	76	5
1994	37.7 °C12 December 1994	-1.8 °C10 July 1994	18.4 °C	1,128 mm	61	2
1993	35.1 °C23 January 1993	-1.3 °C18 August 1993	17.7 °C	1,378 mm	55	5
1992	36.5 °C8 February 1992	-3.2 °C7 July 1992	17.7 °C	1,311 mm	69	7
1991	36.5 °C26 February 1991	-2.9 °C14 July 1991	18.1 °C	1,417 mm	55	6
1990	36.9 °C27 January 1990	-2.8 °C28 July 1990	17.9 °C	1,731 mm	41	7
1989	40.2 °C18 February 1989	-2.1 °C3 July 1989	18.9 °C	826 mm	92	3
1988	36.6 °C4 January 1988	-2.9 °C11 July 1988	17.3 °C	1,165 mm	69	8
1987	37.9 °C1 December 1987	-1.0 °C24 June 1987	18.1 °C	1,067 mm	63	3
1986	38.0 °C25 January 1986	0.1 °C14 May 1986	18.6 °C	1,570 mm	60	0
1985	36.8 °C10 January 1985	-0.9 °C11 July 1985	18.5 °C	1,129 mm	84	2
1984	35.7 °C5 January 1984	-1.4 °C28 June 1984	17.5 °C	1,492 mm	49	6
1983	37.7 °C23 January 1983	0.0 °C10 June 1983	17.7 °C	1,314 mm	63	0
1982	37.5 °C28 December 1982	-0.2 °C16 June 1982	18.5 °C	1,258 mm	64	1
1981	35.1 °C18 January 1981	-1.7 °C24 July 1981	18.2 °C	1,253 mm	54	2
1980	38.9 °C22 January 1980	-4.1 °C3 July 1980	18.6 °C	1,304 mm	80	8
1979	38.8 °C4 February 1979	-0.4 °C15 June 1979	18.1 °C	837 mm	72	1
1978	36.5 °C19 January 1978	-0.5 °C5 June 1978	17.8 °C	1,430 mm	49	1
1977	35.7 °C27 December 1977	0.3 °C23 June 1977	18.2 °C	1,472 mm	64	0
1976	37.1 °C1 January 1976	-3.6 °C10 July 1976	17.2 °C	1,091 mm	41	5
1975	37.5 °C26 January 1975	-1.2 °C26 July 1975	17.8 °C	1,171 mm	64	3
1974	37.5 °C4 January 1974	-1.9 °C8 August 1974	17.5 °C	1,035 mm	40	6
1973	36.1 °C12 January 1973	-0.7 °C2 July 1973	17.6 °C	1,405 mm	40	1
1972	37.1 °C6 February 1972	-1.0 °C4 August 1972	18.0 °C	1,194 mm	56	2
1971	39.0 °C30 December 1971	-2.1 °C17 June 1971	17.4 °C	1,264 mm	51	3
1970	37.5 °C27 February 1970	-1.3 °C2 July 1970	18.1 °C	1,439 mm	66	1
1969	37.8 °C17 December 1969	-2.4 °C18 June 1969	18.1 °C	986 mm	59	3
1968	39.3 °C11 December 1968	0.9 °C26 June 1968	18.0 °C	1,266 mm	64	0
1967	37.7 °C27 December 1967	-4.5 °C14 June 1967	17.9 °C	1,833 mm	47	4
1966	35.2 °C4 February 1966	-0.6 °C3 September 1966	17.3 °C	1,077 mm	47	2
1965	39.7 °C26 January 1965	-2.2 °C16 July 1965	18.1 °C	799 mm	76	4
1964	37.2 °C25 January 1964	-0.9 °C24 June 1964	17.0 °C	850 mm	45	3
1963	36.7 °C1 January 1963	-0.8 °C6 August 1963	17.7 °C	1,755 mm	33	1
1962	39.3 °C29 December 1962	-0.5 °C20 July 1962	17.2 °C	730 mm	66	2
1961	36.0 °C1 January 1961	-1.9 °C15 June 1961	17.9 °C	1,082 mm	47	5
1960	37.7 °C24 February 1960	-0.5 °C9 July 1960	18.2 °C	701 mm	77	3
1959	36.9 °C4 February 1959	1.2 °C16 July 1959	17.7 °C	1,333 mm	55	0
1958	36.1 °C13 February 1958	-0.4 °C26 May 1958	17.8 °C	1,110 mm	34	1
1957	38.5 °C8 January 1957	-1.3 °C14 July 1957	18.0 °C	1,091 mm	49	3
1956	38.7 °C4 January 1956	1.4 °C11 June 1956	18.2 °C	762 mm	62	0
1955	37.7 °C6 January 1955	-1.5 °C8 July 1955	17.7 °C	1,019 mm	60	3
1954	35.6 °C8 December 1954	0.8 °C19 July 1954	17.9 °C	1,077 mm	57	0
1953	37.0 °C26 December 1953	-0.7 °C20 July 1953	18.5 °C	1,103 mm	45	1
1952	38.6 °C27 December 1952	1.1 °C30 June 1952	18.3 °C	1,040 mm	72	0
1951	35.3 °C20 January 1951	0.9 °C30 June 1951	18.5 °C	1,506 mm	42	0
1950	38.4 °C29 January 1950	0.3 °C31 July 1950	18.4 °C	867 mm	88	0
1949	37.5 °C25 February 1949	-0.3 °C17 July 1949	18.1 °C	1,064 mm	79	1
1948	35.1 °C12 December 1948	0.7 °C9 August 1948	18.7 °C	1,074 mm	60	0
1947	38.0 °C1 February 1947	-0.8 °C10 July 1947	18.6 °C	882 mm	64	1
1946	39.6 °C13 February 1946	1.1 °C26 July 1946	18.4 °C	1,025 mm	66	0
1945	37.7 °C14 January 1945	-1.9 °C10 July 1945	19.0 °C	775 mm	76	4
1944	36.3 °C6 February 1944	1.3 °C27 June 1944	19.2 °C	1,261 mm	57	0
1943	39.8 °C15 January 1943	1.1 °C23 August 1943	19.8 °C	828 mm	86	0
1942	36.0 °C12 January 1942	-1.1 °C18 June 1942	17.9 °C	983 mm	60	2
1941	37.5 °C16 February 1941	-0.3 °C18 July 1941	18.5 °C	1,033 mm	60	1
1940	35.3 °C9 March 1940	0.5 °C3 August 1940	17.9 °C	1,234 mm	64	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

24.3 °C

+0.7 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

91 d/yr

+27

Frost days (< 0 °C)

6 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1035 mm

-145 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	32.2 °C	+1.3 °C	48 mm	-61 mm
Feb	31.9 °C	+2.3 °C	131 mm	+19 mm
Mar	28.5 °C	+0.9 °C	103 mm	-8 mm
Apr	23.5 °C	-0.1 °C	39 mm	-75 mm
May	21.7 °C	+1.8 °C	115 mm	+22 mm
Jun	15.4 °C	-1.5 °C	34 mm	-43 mm
Jul	17.1 °C	+0.5 °C	64 mm	-10 mm
Aug	19.1 °C	+0.7 °C	84 mm	+1 mm
Sep	21.0 °C	+0.7 °C	53 mm	-50 mm
Oct	25.0 °C	+1.8 °C	107 mm	-3 mm
Nov	26.4 °C	-0.1 °C	112 mm	+12 mm
Dec	30.5 °C	+1.0 °C	145 mm	+52 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

40.2 °C

10 Feb 2025

Coldest day

-4.5 °C

1 Jul 2025

Wettest day

65.5 mm

8 Dec 2025

Windiest day

35.9 km/h

23 Jun 2025

Strongest gust

66.6 km/h

19 Aug 2025

Hottest feels-like

42.8 °C

5 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

-8.7 °C

1 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

14.0 h

1 Jan 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Paysandú?

Paysandú has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.2 °C and it receives 1,180 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Paysandú?

The hottest day measured in Paysandú between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 2022, reaching 42.1 °C.

What is the coldest day in Paysandú?

The coldest day measured in Paysandú between 1940 and 2025 was 14 June 1967, at -4.5 °C.

Does it snow in Paysandú?

Almost never: Paysandú sees virtually no snow, with about 3 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Paysandú warmed?

Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Paysandú.

What is the wettest day in Paysandú?

The wettest day measured in Paysandú between 1940 and 2025 was 19 March 2002, with 137 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Paysandú?

The windiest day measured in Paysandú between 1940 and 2025 was 17 October 1982, with winds reaching 51.0 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Paysandú?

The warmest month in Paysandú is January (25.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (11.6 °C).

How much does it rain in Paysandú?

Paysandú receives on average 1,180 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 92 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Paysandú?

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

Are there tropical nights in Paysandú?

Yes: Paysandú has on average 47 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Paysandú?

In Paysandú, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.3 °C on 21 January 2022, and the lowest was -8.7 °C on 1 July 2025.

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