Progreso climate — normals and trends
Progreso (Uruguay) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.6 °C and it receives 1,009 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 (23.0 °C on average) and the coldest is July (10.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Progreso averages 0 frost days, 21 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 96 rainy days per year.
Progreso has warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.05 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.4 °C (on 14 January 2022) and the coldest -2.1 °C (on 14 July 2024).
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
ProgresoCanelones
- coords
- -34.67°, -56.22°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.6°C
Average daily high
20.7°C
Average daily low
12.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,009mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
21.6km/h
Seasonal range
12.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
21 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
96 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
20.5 °C
Average feels-like low
11.0 °C
Average peak gust
37.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
28 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.0 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
39.4 °C
14 January 2022
Coldest day
-2.1 °C
14 July 2024
Wettest day
131 mm
12 April 1959
Windiest day
71.0 km/h
23 August 2005
Strongest gust
118.1 km/h
17 January 1993
Hottest feels-like
42.3 °C
2 February 1947
Coldest feels-like
-6.2 °C
1 August 1991
Sunniest day
14.2 h
6 December 2010
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 44 mm | -33 mm |
| Feb | 28.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 156 mm | +63 mm |
| Mar | 26.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 102 mm | +6 mm |
| Apr | 20.8 °C | -0.6 °C | 51 mm | -39 mm |
| May | 19.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 99 mm | +20 mm |
| Jun | 13.8 °C | -1.0 °C | 57 mm | -20 mm |
| Jul | 14.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 28 mm | -50 mm |
| Aug | 15.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 77 mm | -8 mm |
| Sep | 17.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 59 mm | -26 mm |
| Oct | 21.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 71 mm | -25 mm |
| Nov | 23.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 71 mm | -15 mm |
| Dec | 28.7 °C | +2.7 °C | 37 mm | -31 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Progreso?
Progreso has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.6 °C and it receives 1,009 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Progreso?
The hottest day measured in Progreso between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 2022, reaching 39.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Progreso?
The coldest day measured in Progreso between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 2024, at -2.1 °C.
Does it snow in Progreso?
Almost never: Progreso sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Progreso warmed?
Yes: Progreso warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Progreso?
The wettest day measured in Progreso between 1940 and 2025 was 12 April 1959, with 131 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Progreso?
The windiest day measured in Progreso between 1940 and 2025 was 23 August 2005, with winds reaching 71.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Progreso?
The warmest month in Progreso is January (23.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (10.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Progreso?
Progreso receives on average 1,009 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 96 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Progreso?
Progreso gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Progreso?
Yes: Progreso has on average 28 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Progreso?
In Progreso, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.3 °C on 2 February 1947, and the lowest was -6.2 °C on 1 August 1991.
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