Piriápolis Temperature by Month

Piriápolis, Maldonado, Uruguay has an average annual maximum temperature of 21°C (70°F), ranging from 15°C (59°F) in July to 26°C (79°F) in January. Below you'll find a full monthly breakdown and a comparison with cities worldwide.

In Piriápolis, temperatures can shift dramatically between warm in summer and mild in winter. Nights follow the same pattern, with lows ranging from 19°C (66°F) in January to 9°C (48°F) in July.

The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Piriápolis by month:

Low temperatures are most often recorded between 4 AM and 6 AM, while highs typically occur around 3 PM. January, the city's warmest month, sees 261 hours of sunshine.

The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:

Piriápolis's average annual maximum temperature is 21°C (70°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:

Rome, Italy averages 20°C (68°F) annually, with reliably warm summers and comfortable winters.

Queenstown, New Zealand averages 10°C (50°F) annually, remember seasons are flipped, so its coldest months fall in June and July.

Seoul, South Korea averages 18°C (64°F) a year, with four clear seasons, cold winters, and hot humid summers.

Melbourne, Australia averages 20°C (68°F) annually, known for unpredictable weather, with four seasons sometimes happening in one day.

Climate temperature data is typically calculated as a 30-year average. This smooths out year-to-year variability and gives a more reliable picture of what a place is actually like, rather than what happened in any single unusual year.

The readings come from a range of sources, land-based weather stations, ocean buoys, ships, and satellites. That data is collected by weather services around the world, then pooled, quality-checked, and averaged to produce the climate records you see here.

Seasonal temperature shifts influence more than just how warm it feels, they also drive changes in rainfall, cloud cover, and wind patterns throughout the year.

Warmer air holds more moisture, which tends to mean heavier or more frequent rain during the warmer months. When temperatures drop in winter, any precipitation that does fall is more likely to come as snow or sleet, though in Piriápolis this rarely lasts long on the ground.

For more on Piriápolis's weather, including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity, visit our Piriápolis climate page.