Weather in Punta del Este

14-day forecast · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 8:56 pm (GMT-3)

Now · clear 54 °F

Feels like: 52 °F
Low / high: 48 / 66 °F
Rain: 24% · 0.04 in
Wind: 5 mph ENE

↗ 30.16 inHg · rising UV 8 · very high

Today in Punta del Este: light drizzle, 48 °F to 66 °F, with a 24% chance of rain (0.04 in) and a light breeze from the east-northeast (5 mph). Tomorrow, overcast, 48 °F to 69 °F and a 62% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Sunday 1, at 75 °F.

Measured now at the airport

Maldonado (SULS), 11 mi away · 3 min ago

Visibility6.2 mi or more

WeatherNothing to note

Temperature55 °F

Wind6 mph from the east

It's what the airport's weather station measured, not a forecast: on the coast, wind and fog can be different. Airports report every 30 or 60 minutes.

Airport METAR report, via NOAA's Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov). Sources and licenses

Temperatures for the next 14 days

66° 48°
Today
69° 48°
Thu 29
70° 55°
Fri 30
71° 53°
Sat 31
75° 53°
Sun 1
71° 56°
Mon 2
64° 52°
Tue 3
70° 56°
Wed 4
72° 55°
Thu 5
68° 57°
Fri 6
63° 53°
Sat 7
68° 52°
Sun 8
70° 52°
Mon 9
77° 50°
Tue 10

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	Model
Today · 28	Light drizzle	48 / 66 °F	24% · 0.04 in	7 mph ESE	2.8 ft	ECMWF
Thu 29	Overcast	48 / 69 °F	62%	12 mph ENE	3.1 ft	ECMWF
Fri 30	Light rain	55 / 70 °F	92% · 0.51 in	12 mph ENE	3.9 ft	ECMWF
Sat 31	Rain	53 / 71 °F	84% · 0.99 in	12 mph ENE	3.2 ft	ECMWF
Sun 1	Light drizzle	53 / 75 °F	30% · 0.05 in	10 mph NE	3.3 ft	ECMWF
Mon 2	Rain	56 / 71 °F	59% · 0.64 in	12 mph W	2.6 ft	ECMWF
Tue 3	Light drizzle	52 / 64 °F	33% · 0.01 in	8 mph ESE	3.0 ft	ECMWF
Wed 4	Light drizzle	56 / 70 °F	39% · 0.02 in	11 mph E	5.9 ft	ECMWF
Thu 5	Overcast	55 / 72 °F	25%	9 mph NE	5.9 ft	ECMWF
Fri 6	Overcast	57 / 68 °F	28%	12 mph SSE	5.8 ft	ECMWF
Sat 7	Overcast	53 / 63 °F	12%	11 mph SSW	3.3 ft	ECMWF
Sun 8	Mainly clear	52 / 68 °F	10%	6 mph SSW	3.1 ft	ECMWF
Mon 9	Clear sky	52 / 70 °F	8%	10 mph W	2.6 ft	ECMWF
Tue 10	Overcast	50 / 77 °F	10%	9 mph NE	3.0 ft	ECMWF

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore.

Today, every 3 hours

Time	12:00 am	3:00 am	6:00 am	9:00 am	12:00 pm	3:00 pm	6:00 pm	9:00 pm
Sky	Overcast	Light drizzle	Light drizzle	Clear sky	Mainly clear	Light drizzle	Clear sky	Clear
Temperature	49°	50°	49°	60°	66°	65°	60°	54°
Chance of rain	0%	24%	16%	0%	4%	16%	0%	0%
Rain	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in
Wind (mph)	4 NE	4 NE	1 NE	1 NNE	5 SSW	7 S	6 SE	5 ENE
Humidity	97%	98%	98%	81%	60%	70%	76%	93%
UV	0	0	0	4	7	5	0	0
Model	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF

Do the models agree?

Medium confidence

They broadly agree, but not quite on rain tomorrow: take it with some caution.

What 4 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

HighRainWind

Do the models agree? · High
High (°F)	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	66°	69°	70°	71°	75°	71°	64°
AIFS	65°	68°	66°	68°	75°	74°	69°
GFS	64°	69°	73°	73°	76°	72°	69°
ICON	64°	69°	71°	71°	77°	73°	70°
Confidence	high	high	medium	high	high	high	medium

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	0.04 in	0	0.51 in	0.99 in	0.05 in	0.64 in	0.01 in
AIFS	0.02 in	0.10 in	0.39 in	0.29 in	0.08 in	0.25 in	0.41 in
GFS	0.02 in	0.05 in	0.22 in	0	0	0.07 in	0
ICON	0	0	0.19 in	0.39 in	0	0.07 in	0.01 in
Confidence	high	medium	medium	medium	medium	medium	medium

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	717	1222	1221	1221	1023	1219	823
AIFS	7	11	11	13	14	11	6
GFS	916	1422	1730	1830	1430	1126	1418
ICON	815	1119	1221	1323	1324	1221	1423
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	medium

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	24%	62%	92%	84%	30%	59%	33%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	82%	69%	60%	37%	23%	29%	24%

Each model's day runs midnight to midnight local time; models that reach fewer days are left blank. Rain: daily total. Wind: the day's highest average wind and, in small type, the strongest gust. Highlighted: values that stand out from the rest. The chance of rain comes from many runs of the same model with slightly different starting data.

Outlook

How the coming weeks and months compare with what is normal for the time of year. It is a trend, not a day-by-day forecast.

The next few weeks look normal for the time of year.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	Normal −0.7 °F	A bit below −26%	A bit below −0.7 °F	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	A bit above +1.6 °F	Normal	Normal −0.2 °F	66° / 62°
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	Normal −0.5 °F	Above +82%	Normal −0.2 °F	64° / 60°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	Normal −0.7 °F	Normal	A bit below −0.5 °F	65° / 61°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	A bit below −0.9 °F	A bit above +23%	A bit below −0.7 °F	66° / 62°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea
November	Normal −0.5 °F	Normal	A bit below −0.7 °F
December	Normal −0.2 °F	A bit above +40%	A bit below −0.5 °F
January	Normal +0.4 °F	A bit above +28%	Normal −0.2 °F
February	Normal +0.4 °F	A bit above +27%	Normal +0.4 °F
March	Normal +0.5 °F	A bit above +43%	Normal +0.4 °F

Weeks: ECMWF 46-day (average of its scenarios), against the normal of the last 20 years for those dates. Months: ECMWF SEAS5. Rain: total against normal. The further ahead, the closer it gets to normal and the less detail it can give.

Punta del Este climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Punta del Este is from November to March: highs of 72 °F to 79 °F, about 8 rainy days a month and 8 hours of sunshine a day.

79° 64°

JanJ
78° 65°

FebF
75° 62°

MarM
70° 57°

AprA
64° 52°

MayM
60° 47°

JunJ
58° 46°

JulJ
60° 47°

AugA
62° 49°

SepS
67° 52°

OctO
72° 57°

NovN
77° 61°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves
JanuaryJan	79°	64°	2.69 in	7	8.8	72°	3.3 ft
FebruaryFeb	78°	65°	3.54 in	8	8.3	73°	3.3 ft
MarchMar	75°	62°	3.19 in	9	6.8	72°	3.7 ft
AprilApr	70°	57°	3.46 in	8	6.4	67°	3.8 ft
MayMay	64°	52°	3.43 in	8	4.8	62°	3.7 ft
JuneJun	60°	47°	3.46 in	8	4.1	56°	3.6 ft
JulyJul	58°	46°	3.96 in	8	4.2	53°	3.7 ft
AugustAug	60°	47°	3.96 in	7	5.1	53°	3.7 ft
SeptemberSep	62°	49°	3.72 in	8	5.4	56°	3.9 ft
OctoberOct	67°	52°	3.77 in	8	6.3	60°	3.8 ft
NovemberNov	72°	57°	3.26 in	8	8.4	64°	3.5 ft
DecemberDec	77°	61°	2.69 in	7	8.6	69°	3.3 ft

Month	Water	Waves
Jan	72°	3.3 ft
Feb	73°	3.3 ft
Mar	72°	3.7 ft
Apr	67°	3.8 ft
May	62°	3.7 ft
Jun	56°	3.6 ft
Jul	53°	3.7 ft
Aug	53°	3.7 ft
Sep	56°	3.9 ft
Oct	60°	3.8 ft
Nov	64°	3.5 ft
Dec	69°	3.3 ft

Days: rainy days in the month. Sun: hours a day.

A normal year brings 41.13 in of rain on about 93 days and about 2,350 hours of sunshine.

1991–2020 averages. Highs, lows and rainfall: TerraClimate; rainy days (0.04 in or more): NASA POWER (MERRA-2); sunshine hours: estimated from solar radiation; water: NOAA OISST; waves (average height): ERA5, 2011–2020. Normals are not a forecast: any given year can turn out very different. Sources and licenses

Temperature

Now54 °Ffeels like 52 °F

Tomorrow48 / 69 °F

It's 54 °F now (feels like 52 °F). Today, 48 °F to 66 °F; tomorrow, 48 °F to 69 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 24% 0.04 in
Thu 29 62%
Fri 30 92% 0.51 in
Sat 31 84% 0.99 in
Sun 1 30% 0.05 in
Mon 2 59% 0.64 in
Tue 3 33% 0.01 in

Today the chance of rain reaches 24%, with 0.04 in in total. The next day with likely rain is Thursday 29: 62% and 0.00 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.04 in; last 3 days, 0.08 in; last 7 days, 0.90 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity93%

Dew point52 °F

Humidity is 93% now and the dew point is 52 °F. The temperature is very close to the dew point: fog may form.

The dew point is the temperature at which the air becomes saturated: the higher it is, the heavier the air feels.

Visibility and fog

Now15 migood

Clouds0%

Visibility is good now (15 mi). No fog expected today.

The model gives visibility up to about 15 mi: beyond that, the horizon is clear.

UV index

Now0

Today's peak8very high

Thu 29: 7 · Fri 30: 9 · Sat 31: 8

Index	Level	What to do
0–2	low	No special protection needed.
3–5	moderate	Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.
6–7	high	Sunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.
8–10	very high	Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.
11+	extreme	Avoid the sun between 11 am and 5 pm; protect yourself even if it is cloudy.

Reflection off water and sand adds radiation: protect yourself more on a boat or at the beach.

Barometric pressure

↗ Rising · now Anglers say fish bite less for a while
→ Steady Anglers expect normal activity
↘ Falling Anglers say fish feed more before the change

30.0030.1030.20 29.97

Rising now (+0.03 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: −0.15 inHg. Rising pressure: anglers say fish bite less for a while. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityFair · 24

Saharan dustNo

Previous days

The weather over the last 30 days, as the models analyzed it. Tap a day to see it hour by hour.

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Tue 27	Light drizzle	43 / 61 °F	0.05 in	9 mph ENE
Mon 26	Overcast	47 / 58 °F	0	7 mph S
Sun 25	Light drizzle	52 / 56 °F	0.13 in	13 mph S
Sat 24	Light drizzle	55 / 61 °F	0.02 in	13 mph S
Fri 23	Light rain	59 / 75 °F	0.44 in	13 mph N
Thu 22	Drizzle	54 / 68 °F	0.15 in	16 mph NE
Wed 21	Drizzle	48 / 67 °F	0.06 in	16 mph ENE

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Tue 20	Overcast	41 / 65 °F	0	15 mph ENE
Mon 19	Overcast	48 / 60 °F	0	8 mph S
Sun 18	Light drizzle	50 / 57 °F	0.13 in	14 mph S
Sat 17	Light drizzle	51 / 56 °F	0.07 in	15 mph S
Fri 16	Light drizzle	53 / 58 °F	0.09 in	16 mph S
Thu 15	Drizzle	57 / 63 °F	0.24 in	7 mph SSE
Wed 14	Drizzle	54 / 67 °F	0.11 in	9 mph SE
Tue 13	Light drizzle	54 / 64 °F	0.06 in	13 mph ESE
Mon 12	Light drizzle	53 / 60 °F	0.04 in	11 mph ESE
Sun 11	Light drizzle	52 / 57 °F	0.04 in	13 mph SSW
Sat 10	Light drizzle	53 / 61 °F	0.04 in	12 mph S
Fri 9	Light drizzle	55 / 60 °F	0.01 in	14 mph SSE
Thu 8	Drizzle	58 / 70 °F	0.11 in	14 mph WSW
Wed 7	Heavy drizzle	56 / 68 °F	0.28 in	15 mph ENE
Tue 6	Overcast	50 / 73 °F	0	11 mph ENE
Mon 5	Overcast	47 / 73 °F	0	8 mph NE
Sun 4	Overcast	50 / 64 °F	0	11 mph SW
Sat 3	Drizzle	47 / 60 °F	0.09 in	10 mph NE
Fri 2	Overcast	47 / 60 °F	0	10 mph SE
Thu 1	Drizzle	50 / 53 °F	0.19 in	17 mph SW
Wed 30	Light drizzle	52 / 57 °F	0.04 in	16 mph SW
Tue 29	Light rain	56 / 65 °F	0.48 in	19 mph W
Mon 28	Light drizzle	56 / 67 °F	0.02 in	18 mph ENE

These are the models at the start of each day (ECMWF and GFS; waves from Météo-France), not readings from a weather station: there can be differences at specific spots.

Questions about the weather in Punta del EsteQuestions

What's the weather like today in Punta del Este?

Light drizzle, from 48 °F to 66 °F, with a light breeze from the east-northeast (5 mph) and a 24% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Punta del Este?

On Thursday 29 the chance of rain is 62% (0.00 in): overcast.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 48 °F and a high of 75 °F; the warmest day, Sunday 1.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 8 (very high). Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 30.16 inHg and rising: −0.06 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Punta del Este?

The best time to visit Punta del Este is from November to March: highs of 72 °F to 79 °F, about 8 rainy days a month and 8 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Punta del Este in October?

In October, Punta del Este normally sees highs of 67 °F and lows of 52 °F, with about 8 rainy days (3.77 in for the month) and 6 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 60 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Punta del Este?

The warmest is January, with average highs of 79 °F, and the coldest July, with lows of 46 °F. The wettest is August (3.96 in) and the driest, January.

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Weather: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0, with the best model for each spot and lead time (NOAA HRRR and NBM in the U.S., Météo-France AROME, DWD ICON-EU, ECMWF IFS and NOAA GFS); ECMWF grid point 14 mi away. The comparison also uses ICON (DWD), AIFS (ECMWF) and ARPEGE (Météo-France). Outlook: ECMWF 46-day and SEAS5. Chance of rain from ensemble models (ECMWF, GEFS and NBM). UV, air quality and pollen: CAMS (Copernicus).

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 8:56 pm (local time).

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