Season guide · Montevideo · Uruguay
Montevideo in winter
June–August: weather, crowds, prices and the best things to do this time of year.
Updated By the AMZBooking editorial team
Photo: Felipe Restrepo Acosta, CC BY-SA 4.0
Quick answer
Cool, damp and windy, with lows near 6°C; low hotel prices and a quiet, local feel. Expect highs up to 16°C (61°F) and lows around 6°C (43°F), with about 21 rainy days across June–August.
Key facts
- Months
- June–August
- Temperatures
- 6°C (43°F) to 16°C (61°F)
- Rainy days in the season
- About 21
- Sea
- 11°C (52°F) to 13°C (55°F)
- Crowds
- Quiet
- Hotel prices
- Low
Weather in winter
| Month | High | Low | Rainy days | Daylight | Crowds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June | 15°C (59°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 7 | 9.8 h | 2/5 |
| July | 14°C (57°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 7 | 10 h | 2/5 |
| August | 16°C (61°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 7 | 10.8 h | 2/5 |
Compared with the rest of the year: average highs of 15°C (59°F) against a yearly 21°C (70°F), and 21 of the year's roughly 85 rainy days fall in these 3 months. Crowds rate 2/5 and hotel prices 2/5 on average.
What's on in winter
Recurring events; dates move from year to year, so confirm with the organiser.
- August: Noche de la Nostalgia — retro-music parties citywide (24 August)
Good choices for winter
Architecture · Aguada
Palacio Legislativo
Uruguay's parliament, inaugurated in 1925, is a monumental neoclassical building faced in Uruguayan marble and granite, with mosaics, stained glass and a gilded Salón de los Pasos Perdidos.
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Cost
- Low cost
- Architecture
- History
- Rainy day
Historic site · Parque Batlle
Estadio Centenario and Museo del Fútbol
Combine it with a walk in the surrounding Parque Batlle, one of the city's largest parks.
- Time needed
- 1–1.5 hours
- Cost
- Low cost
- History
- Kids
- Rainy day
Gallery · Parque Rodó
Museo Nacional de Artes Visuales
Uruguay's largest art collection, inside Parque Rodó, displays national painters such as Juan Manuel Blanes, Pedro Figari and Torres García alongside temporary exhibitions.
- Time needed
- 1–1.5 hours
- Cost
- Free
- Art
- Free
- Rainy day
Architecture · Ciudad Vieja
Teatro Solís
Check the programme for a concert by the Montevideo Philharmonic, often the best way to see the hall.
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Cost
- Low cost
- Architecture
- History
- After dark
- Rainy day
- Couples
Gallery · Ciudad Vieja
Museo Torres García
Dedicated to Joaquín Torres García, the Uruguayan painter whose 'constructive universalism' combined grids and symbols, this museum on Peatonal Sarandí shows his paintings, wooden toys and drawings, including his famous inverted map of South America.
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Cost
- Low cost
- Art
- Rainy day
- Off the beaten path
Day trips in winter
- Casapueblo (About 2 hours by road) — Artist Carlos Páez Vilaró's white, Mediterranean-style house and studio sprawls down the cliffs at Punta Ballena, with a museum of his work and a terrace famous for its sunset ceremony.
- Piriápolis (About 1.5 hours by bus) — A traditional seaside town founded by Francisco Piria, with the grand 1930s Argentino Hotel, a long rambla and the Cerro San Antonio hill, reachable by chairlift, for views over the bay.
What to pack
- Layers, a warm sweater and a jacket for cool evenings
- A packable rain jacket for showers
- Comfortable walking shoes
Other times of year
Questions travellers ask
+Is winter a good time to visit Montevideo?
It is a trade-off: Cool, damp and windy, with lows near 6°C; low hotel prices and a quiet, local feel. The best months overall are November–March.
+What is the weather like in Montevideo in winter?
Highs of up to 16°C (61°F) and lows around 6°C (43°F), with about 21 rainy days over the season.