Clima en Montevideo en enero
Montevideo en enero: caluroso, algo lluvioso, con aire limpio — un momento excelente para ir.
Actualizado: septiembre de 2026 · normales climáticas del reanálisis ERA5
n.º 6 de 12 meses en Montevideo · n.º 397 de 1413 destinos para visitar en enero · confort 83/100 (nivel A)
- Días
- 27°C
- Noches
- 19°C
- Días de lluvia
- 7
- Sol
- 11.9 h
- Humedad
- 70%
- Horas de luz
- 14 h

Notas de viajeros sobre Montevideo en enero
Montevideo-forum threads on general weather confirm January as the hottest month of the year here, warm days and balmy nights that make it a genuine peak-summer destination on Uruguay's coast. Humidity stays high year-round, but posters note January and February actually run slightly less humid than the cooler months, the trade-off being that heat rather than dampness is the main discomfort in summer. Rain is described as a real but limited presence, showers passing through without dominating the month, and January specifically posts some of the lowest rainfall totals of the year. Long daylight hours through the Southern Hemisphere summer stretch the day considerably, plenty of time for the beach promenade and the historic old town both. Regulars call January and February the prime window for beach time along the Pocitos waterfront. The record: 27.1C days feeling like a sticky 30C, 19.4C nights, 66mm across 7.1 days, a 25.3C sea, 70 percent humidity and 11.9 hours of sun.
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Regulars field a recurring question about whether the water has already turned too cold for swimming by this point, and the consistent answer is no - this month runs genuinely cooler than the January-February peak on land, but the sea itself stays comfortably warm for most visitors. Our row backs that warm, still-showery read, 25.2C reading as a hot 27C, over 17.7C nights, with 87.2mm of rain across 9.1 days and humidity at 73 percent. Regulars are consistent this remains a genuinely pleasant month overall for exploring the Rambla and Ciudad Vieja, warm days without peak summer's most intense heat, cooling further by month's end. The sea sits at a warm 25.2C. The record: 9.8 hours of sun, a 21.3 kph wind and one of the cleanest air readings in this project, AQI 32.
Montevideo-forum threads on February weather confirm it's the height of southern-hemisphere summer here, warm, beach-ready days that posters compare to a mild North Carolina August rather than anything tropical or extreme. The Rambla waterfront and nearby beaches are called the default way locals spend a hot afternoon, and regulars recommend the same, with an evening stroll once the heat eases as the sun drops. Wind off the Rio de la Plata is a near-constant feature and can pick up enough to matter for beach plans, worth checking before committing to a full day on the sand. Showers do pass through on occasion but are described as brief rather than day-ruining. Regulars call February one of the liveliest, most reliably warm months to be in the city. The record: 27.4C days feeling like a punishing 30C, 19.3C nights, a 24.7C sea, 72 percent humidity and 10.7 hours of sun.
October in Montevideo is the month regulars compare to an English spring: pleasant and cool for walking the city, a little rain, nights chilly enough for a light jacket or sweater, and not warm enough for the beach - our row gives 19.9C days over 12.5C nights with a 17C sea. They also call it a strange month, because the years differ sharply: one October brings driving rain and strong cold winds off the Atlantic, the next is 20C and sunny throughout. The wind is the constant, and our row's 23.2 kph says the same. The record: 8.1 precipitation days carrying 80.2mm, humidity 74 percent, 9.6 hours of sun and AQI 32.
Montevideo-forum regulars describe the summer here as hot and humid rather than Mediterranean - one long-running comparison puts it near a Toronto summer, with humidity into the high 70s - and December is where that season starts. It is also when the city's own beaches come alive: Pocitos is packed from December to early March, and the rambla runs more than 20km along the water, so the walk is as much the point as the sand. Out along the coast the resort towns fill from about 26 December, which is the week to book around rather than through. The record: 25.5C days feeling like 27C, 17.3C nights, 7.7 precipitation days, 11.9 hours of sun, a 23.9C river-sea and a 23 kph breeze.
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Normales climáticas de Montevideo — enero
Medias mensuales del reanálisis ERA5. El AQI es el índice de calidad del aire de EE. UU. (US AQI) medio del mes.
Afluencia en Montevideo en enero
Cuánta gente hay en el propio lugar: vacaciones escolares y masivas, los meses que marcó el editor y cuánto atrae su clima. Nunca cuenta en la puntuación de confort.
Máxima afluenciaUruguayan carnival, New Year on the rambla, vacaciones escolares en 4 de los mercados que lo llenan(estimado)
Máxima afluenciaConcurridoTemporada mediaTranquilo
Los mejores meses para el clima de Montevideo
Ordenados según la propia puntuación de confort climático de este destino a lo largo del año, algo distinto de cuánta gente hay (consulta Afluencia, más arriba).
Clima aceptableEl clima de Montevideo no cambia mucho a lo largo del año: el confort se mantiene bastante estable todos los meses.
Qué hay en Montevideo en enero
Eventos de temporada recurrentes, espectáculos naturales, cierres y festivos, seleccionados y con fuente.
- Festival
Uruguayan carnival
22 Ene – 8 MarMucha genteThe longest carnival anywhere: forty days of murga competing nightly in neighbourhood tablados from late January, opened by a parade down 18 de Julio. It is a season, not a weekend. Fuente ↗
- Temporada
Rambla and beach season
1 Dic – 15 Mar · normalmenteMar templadoPocitos and Malvin fill up once the water warms, and the rambla is the city's living room from late afternoon until dark. The wind off the Plata decides which side of it you sit on.
- Festivo
New Year on the rambla
31 Dic – 1 EneFiesta nacionalMucha genteCierresCiudad Vieja offices shower the street with old paperwork before noon on 31 December, then the city eats at home and reappears on Pocitos beach around midnight. Nothing opens on the 1st. Fuente ↗
Cerca, y con algo en marcha
A menos de 300 km de Montevideo —una excursión de un día o un trayecto corto— y con algo en marcha este mes. Nunca cuenta en la puntuación de confort.
¿Dónde está Montevideo?
Montevideo en enero — preguntas frecuentes
- ¿Es enero un buen momento para visitar Montevideo?
- Montevideo en enero: caluroso, algo lluvioso, con aire limpio — un momento excelente para ir. Es el mes n.º 6 de 12 en Montevideo según la puntuación de confort de SeasonMap (83/100).
- ¿Qué tiempo hace en Montevideo en enero?
- En enero, Montevideo tiene una máxima media diaria de 27.1°C y una mínima de 19.4°C, con unos 65.5 mm de lluvia repartidos en unos 7.1 días de lluvia.
- ¿Cómo es la calidad del aire en Montevideo en enero?
- En enero, Montevideo tiene un índice de calidad del aire (US AQI) medio de unos 31.
A menos de 300 km: January summer shutdown en Buenos Aires, hacia 24 Dic – 1 Feb.