Tacuarembó climate — normals and trends
Tacuarembó (Uruguay) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.5 °C and it receives 1,290 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 (23.9 °C on average) and the coldest is July (11.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Tacuarembó averages 3 frost days, 44 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 104 rainy days per year.
Tacuarembó has warmed by +0.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.05 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 2 to 4 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.6 °C (on 10 January 2006) and the coldest -5.1 °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
TacuarembóTacuarembó Department
- coords
- -31.72°, -55.98°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.5°C
Average daily high
22.8°C
Average daily low
12.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,290mm
Sunshine / day
9.0h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
18.0km/h
Seasonal range
12.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
3 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
44 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
104 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
23.2 °C
Average feels-like low
11.5 °C
Average peak gust
34.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
30 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.4 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.06 · p = 0.022
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
40.6 °C
10 January 2006
Coldest day
-5.1 °C
14 June 1967
Wettest day
142 mm
24 April 2002
Windiest day
55.7 km/h
29 June 1999
Strongest gust
101.5 km/h
29 June 1999
Hottest feels-like
44.3 °C
20 January 2022
Coldest feels-like
-9.0 °C
14 June 1967
Snowiest day
2.2 cm
8 July 1960
Sunniest day
13.8 h
15 January 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 | 30.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 92 mm | -23 mm |
| Feb | 30.9 °C | +2.4 °C | 111 mm | +1 mm |
| Mar | 27.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 72 mm | -35 mm |
| Apr | 22.5 °C | -0.6 °C | 85 mm | -32 mm |
| May | 20.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 106 mm | -0 mm |
| Jun | 14.5 °C | -2.2 °C | 71 mm | -29 mm |
| Jul | 15.9 °C | -0.6 °C | 80 mm | -18 mm |
| Aug | 18.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 78 mm | -23 mm |
| Sep | 20.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 70 mm | -48 mm |
| Oct | 23.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 100 mm | -23 mm |
| Nov | 25.2 °C | -0.1 °C | 87 mm | -9 mm |
| Dec | 29.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 204 mm | +107 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tacuarembó?
Tacuarembó has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.5 °C and it receives 1,290 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tacuarembó?
The hottest day measured in Tacuarembó between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 2006, reaching 40.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tacuarembó?
The coldest day measured in Tacuarembó between 1940 and 2025 was 14 June 1967, at -5.1 °C.
Does it snow in Tacuarembó?
Almost never: Tacuarembó sees virtually no snow, with about 3 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Tacuarembó warmed?
Yes: Tacuarembó warmed by +0.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tacuarembó?
The wettest day measured in Tacuarembó between 1940 and 2025 was 24 April 2002, with 142 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tacuarembó?
The windiest day measured in Tacuarembó between 1940 and 2025 was 29 June 1999, with winds reaching 55.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tacuarembó?
The warmest month in Tacuarembó is January (23.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (11.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Tacuarembó?
Tacuarembó receives on average 1,290 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 104 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tacuarembó?
Tacuarembó gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Tacuarembó?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Tacuarembó between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 1960, with 2.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Tacuarembó?
Yes: Tacuarembó has on average 30 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tacuarembó?
In Tacuarembó, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.3 °C on 20 January 2022, and the lowest was -9.0 °C on 14 June 1967.
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