Climate and average weather in Canelones
In Canelones, the summers are hot, fairly dry, and mostly clear and the winters are cool and partly cloudy.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Canelones typically varies from 7°C to 29°C, and is rarely below 1°C or above 33°C. January is the hottest month of the year, while July is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best time of year to visit Canelones for warm-weather activities is from late August to late May.
- Hottest
- Jan
- 29°
- Coldest
- Jul
- 7°
- Wettest
- Oct
- 115 mm
- Driest
- Jan
- 79 mm
- Rain / yr
- 1099 mm
- 96 wet days
- Daylight
- 9.7–14.3 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 29 m
- 34.5°S
- Clearest
- Jan
- 46% cloud
Canelones is city in Uruguay.
- Density
- 2,089/km²
- people per km²
- Founded
- 1782
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Canelones weather by month, at a glance
The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.
Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around late August to late May.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Canelones, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
The hot season lasts 3.8 months, from November 25 to March 20, with daily high temperatures above 25°C. The hottest month of the year in Canelones is January, with an average high of 29°C and low of 18°C.
The cool season lasts 2.9 months, from May 25 to August 21, with daily high temperatures below 18°C. The coldest month of the year in Canelones is July, with an average low of 7°C and high of 15°C.
Days typically run about 10°C warmer than nights year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 29 | 28 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 27 |
| Avg low (°C) | 18 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 16 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29 | 18 |
| Feb | 28 | 18 |
| Mar | 26 | 16 |
| Apr | 22 | 13 |
| May | 19 | 10 |
| Jun | 16 | 8 |
| Jul | 15 | 7 |
| Aug | 17 | 8 |
| Sep | 18 | 9 |
| Oct | 21 | 12 |
| Nov | 24 | 14 |
| Dec | 27 | 16 |
Average hourly temperature in Canelones
A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on January afternoons, near 29°C, and coldest before dawn in July, near 7°C.
Canelones weather by month
Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29° / 18° | 79 | 7.5 | 14 | 6.1 |
| Feb | 28° / 18° | 101 | 8.3 | 13.3 | 6.5 |
| Mar | 26° / 16° | 98 | 8.4 | 12.3 | 7.1 |
| Apr | 22° / 13° | 101 | 8.1 | 11.2 | 7.1 |
| May | 19° / 10° | 83 | 6.9 | 10.2 | 6.4 |
| Jun | 16° / 8° | 81 | 7.4 | 9.7 | 5.1 |
| Jul | 15° / 7° | 81 | 7.4 | 9.9 | 4.8 |
| Aug | 17° / 8° | 91 | 7.7 | 10.7 | 5.8 |
| Sep | 18° / 9° | 84 | 7.9 | 11.8 | 6.3 |
| Oct | 21° / 12° | 115 | 9.7 | 12.9 | 6.6 |
| Nov | 24° / 14° | 99 | 8.1 | 13.8 | 7.3 |
| Dec | 27° / 16° | 85 | 8.1 | 14.3 | 6.8 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Canelones gets about 1099 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is some rain, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 1.7 months, from around Sep 30 to Nov 20, peaking in October at about 32% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around May 7.
October is the wettest month by volume, with 115 mm over about 10 wet days; January is the driest, with 79 mm.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 25 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 27 | 26 |
| Rain days | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25 | 8 |
| Feb | 29 | 8 |
| Mar | 28 | 8 |
| Apr | 26 | 8 |
| May | 22 | 7 |
| Jun | 25 | 7 |
| Jul | 24 | 7 |
| Aug | 25 | 8 |
| Sep | 26 | 8 |
| Oct | 30 | 10 |
| Nov | 27 | 8 |
| Dec | 26 | 8 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Canelones collects about 1099 mm of rain across 96 wet days — roughly 92 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. October is the wettest month with 115 mm, while January is the driest at just 79 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 29% of the year’s total.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 79 | 101 | 98 | 101 | 83 | 81 | 81 | 91 | 84 | 115 | 99 | 85 |
| Rain days | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 79 | 8 |
| Feb | 101 | 8 |
| Mar | 98 | 8 |
| Apr | 101 | 8 |
| May | 83 | 7 |
| Jun | 81 | 7 |
| Jul | 81 | 7 |
| Aug | 91 | 8 |
| Sep | 84 | 8 |
| Oct | 115 | 10 |
| Nov | 99 | 8 |
| Dec | 85 | 8 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Canelones, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows moderate seasonal variation over the course of the year.
The clearer part of the year begins around October 28 and lasts for 5.3 months, ending around April 7. The clearest month is January, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 62% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around April 8 and lasts for 6.7 months, ending around October 27. The cloudiest month is May, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 56% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 62 | 58 | 57 | 51 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 46 | 46 | 48 | 56 | 61 |
| Cloudier (%) | 38 | 42 | 43 | 49 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 54 | 54 | 52 | 44 | 39 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 62 | 38 |
| Feb | 58 | 42 |
| Mar | 57 | 43 |
| Apr | 51 | 49 |
| May | 44 | 56 |
| Jun | 44 | 56 |
| Jul | 44 | 56 |
| Aug | 46 | 54 |
| Sep | 46 | 54 |
| Oct | 48 | 52 |
| Nov | 56 | 44 |
| Dec | 61 | 39 |
Daylight, sunrise and sunset
Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.
The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. The longest day, around January 1, brings about 14 h 18 min of light; the shortest, around June 10, only 9 h 42 min — a swing of roughly 4 h 36 min.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 14.0 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 | 9.9 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 12.9 | 13.8 | 14.3 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 6:52 | 7:21 | 7:47 | 8:11 | 8:35 | 8:54 | 8:54 | 8:28 | 7:46 | 7:04 | 6:35 | 6:32 |
| Sunset (PM) | 8:57 | 8:38 | 8:03 | 7:19 | 6:47 | 6:36 | 6:48 | 7:10 | 7:33 | 7:57 | 8:25 | 8:50 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14.0 | 6:52 | 8:57 |
| Feb | 13.3 | 7:21 | 8:38 |
| Mar | 12.3 | 7:47 | 8:03 |
| Apr | 11.2 | 8:11 | 7:19 |
| May | 10.2 | 8:35 | 6:47 |
| Jun | 9.7 | 8:54 | 6:36 |
| Jul | 9.9 | 8:54 | 6:48 |
| Aug | 10.7 | 8:28 | 7:10 |
| Sep | 11.8 | 7:46 | 7:33 |
| Oct | 12.9 | 7:04 | 7:57 |
| Nov | 13.8 | 6:35 | 8:25 |
| Dec | 14.3 | 6:32 | 8:50 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Canelones averages about 11 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 8 and 15 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 5.5 months, from around Oct 22 to Apr 6. The sunniest month is December, with roughly 14 sunny days (mixed).
The greyest month is May, down near 9 sunny days — about 37% fewer than the December peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 |
| Sky | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14 | Mixed |
| Feb | 11 | Mixed |
| Mar | 12 | Mixed |
| Apr | 11 | Mixed |
| May | 9 | Mixed |
| Jun | 9 | Mixed |
| Jul | 10 | Mixed |
| Aug | 10 | Mixed |
| Sep | 10 | Mixed |
| Oct | 11 | Mixed |
| Nov | 12 | Mixed |
| Dec | 15 | Mixed |
Humidity comfort
Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.
Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.
In Canelones, how humid it feels changes dramatically over the year.
The more humid part of the year lasts 4.9 months, from around November 18 to April 16. The muggiest month is February, when the air feels humid, muggy or worse about 65% of the time.
The most comfortable stretch runs from around April 17 to November 17, and July is the most comfortable month — the air is dry or comfortable 98% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 17 | 14 | 22 | 46 | 70 | 85 | 88 | 84 | 81 | 62 | 46 | 30 |
| Comfortable (%) | 23 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 25 | 28 | 26 |
| Humid (%) | 28 | 28 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 27 |
| Muggy (%) | 26 | 29 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 15 |
| Oppressive (%) | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17 | 23 | 28 | 26 | 5 |
| Feb | 14 | 20 | 28 | 29 | 8 |
| Mar | 22 | 22 | 30 | 22 | 4 |
| Apr | 46 | 25 | 20 | 8 | 0 |
| May | 70 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| Jun | 85 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul | 88 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug | 84 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep | 81 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct | 62 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov | 46 | 28 | 21 | 5 | 0 |
| Dec | 30 | 26 | 27 | 15 | 2 |
Wind
Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.
This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.
Wind in Canelones is steady company: average speeds sit near 13 km/h — light breeze — in every month of the year, with no meaningful windy or calm season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Feels | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13 | light breeze |
| Feb | 13 | light breeze |
| Mar | 12 | light breeze |
| Apr | 12 | light breeze |
| May | 12 | light breeze |
| Jun | 13 | light breeze |
| Jul | 13 | light breeze |
| Aug | 14 | light breeze |
| Sep | 14 | light breeze |
| Oct | 14 | light breeze |
| Nov | 14 | light breeze |
| Dec | 13 | light breeze |
Best time to visit Canelones
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Canelones throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around mid May, Canelones is still near the tail of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds already thinning.
Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.
The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Canelones for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid August to late May, with a peak score in the third week of November.
The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel score (0–10) | 6.1 | 6.5 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 6.4 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 6.8 |
| Rating | good | good | good | good | good | fair | fair | good | good | good | good | good |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.1 | good |
| Feb | 6.5 | good |
| Mar | 7.1 | good |
| Apr | 7.1 | good |
| May | 6.4 | good |
| Jun | 5.2 | fair |
| Jul | 4.8 | fair |
| Aug | 5.7 | good |
| Sep | 6.3 | good |
| Oct | 6.6 | good |
| Nov | 7.2 | good |
| Dec | 6.8 | good |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Canelones for hot-weather activities is from mid November to early April, with a peak score in the third week of January.
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
What to pack for Canelones, by month
Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.
For a warm-season trip around January (highs near 29°C), the essentials are light clothes and sun protection. In the cold season around July (highs near 15°C), pack a warm layer.
In January, Canelones sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Canelones
Average ocean temperature at the nearest coast, month by month, banded into swim-comfort zones — the other half of the beach question.
The sea at the nearest coast (about 40 km away) is warmest in January at about 24°C and coldest in July near 11°C.
It's comfortable for a long swim from Nov 23 to Apr 9 — about 4.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 24 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 22 |
| Comfort | Refreshing | Refreshing | Refreshing | Cool | Cool | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Cool | Cool | Refreshing |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24 | Refreshing |
| Feb | 24 | Refreshing |
| Mar | 23 | Refreshing |
| Apr | 19 | Cool |
| May | 16 | Cool |
| Jun | 13 | Bracing |
| Jul | 11 | Bracing |
| Aug | 12 | Bracing |
| Sep | 14 | Bracing |
| Oct | 17 | Cool |
| Nov | 19 | Cool |
| Dec | 22 | Refreshing |
UV index (midday) in Canelones by month
Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Canelones peaks around January 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 3 (moderate).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 13 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | High | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | High | Very high | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13 | Extreme |
| Feb | 11 | Extreme |
| Mar | 10 | Very high |
| Apr | 6 | High |
| May | 3 | Moderate |
| Jun | 3 | Moderate |
| Jul | 3 | Moderate |
| Aug | 4 | Moderate |
| Sep | 6 | High |
| Oct | 8 | Very high |
| Nov | 11 | Extreme |
| Dec | 11 | Extreme |
Average hourly UV index in Canelones
Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.
The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in January the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 9 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 7 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | 9 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 6 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5.5 | 7 | 8.5 | 9 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6.5 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9 | 7 |
| Feb | 8.5 | 6 |
| Mar | 7.5 | 5 |
| Apr | 6 | 2 |
| May | 2.5 | 0 |
| Jun | 0 | 0 |
| Jul | 1 | 0 |
| Aug | 4 | 0 |
| Sep | 5.5 | 0 |
| Oct | 7 | 4 |
| Nov | 8.5 | 6 |
| Dec | 9 | 6.5 |
Growing season
Canelones is mild enough that a frost-free day stays more likely than not even in midwinter.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost-free chance (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 96 | 94 | 97 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Frost nights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frost-free chance (%) | Frost nights | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 100 | 0 |
| Feb | 100 | 0 |
| Mar | 100 | 0 |
| Apr | 100 | 0 |
| May | 99 | 0 |
| Jun | 96 | 0 |
| Jul | 94 | 0 |
| Aug | 97 | 0 |
| Sep | 99 | 0 |
| Oct | 100 | 0 |
| Nov | 100 | 0 |
| Dec | 100 | 0 |
Growing degree days
Growing degree days tally heat above 10°C: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Canelones banks about 2,561 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around January.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | 411 | 357 | 339 | 231 | 135 | 48 | 22 | 73 | 113 | 197 | 270 | 365 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 411 |
| Feb | 357 |
| Mar | 339 |
| Apr | 231 |
| May | 135 |
| Jun | 48 |
| Jul | 22 |
| Aug | 73 |
| Sep | 113 |
| Oct | 197 |
| Nov | 270 |
| Dec | 365 |
Solar energy
Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.
Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.
Canelones receives about 4.7 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 2.1 and 7.4 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 5.9 months, from around Sep 24 to Mar 21. The brightest month is December, averaging about 7.4 kWh/m² (intense).
The dimmest month is June, down near 2.2 kWh/m² — roughly 70% less than the December peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 7.2 | 6.1 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 5.4 | 6.8 | 7.4 |
| Level | Intense | Intense | Bright | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Bright | Bright | Intense | Intense |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.2 | Intense |
| Feb | 6.1 | Intense |
| Mar | 4.9 | Bright |
| Apr | 3.6 | Moderate |
| May | 2.6 | Moderate |
| Jun | 2.2 | Moderate |
| Jul | 2.4 | Moderate |
| Aug | 3.2 | Moderate |
| Sep | 4.3 | Bright |
| Oct | 5.4 | Bright |
| Nov | 6.8 | Intense |
| Dec | 7.4 | Intense |
Where is Canelones?
Canelones sits at 34.5°S, 56.3°W, 29 m above sea level, in Uruguay. The nearest listed city is Santa Lucía, 13 km away.
Topography around Canelones
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Canelones.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Canelones has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m around an average of 21 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 74 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 184 m.
The land around Canelones is covered by grassland (47%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, grassland (50%) and cropland (32%) within 16 km, and grassland (38%), water (28%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.
Uruguay travel facts
- Travel advisory
- Level 2
- Exercise Increased Caution
- Power plugs
- Type C / F / I / L
- 230 V · 50 Hz
- Prices
- ≈ 66% of US
- price level, 2025
- GDP per capita
- $25,216
- 2025
- Happiness
- 6.6 / 10
- World Happiness, 2025
- Homicide rate
- 11.2
- per 100k, 2023
- Road deaths
- 14.8
- per 100k/yr, 2019
- Income group
- High
- World Bank
- English
- Moderate
- EF EPI 542
- Religion
Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.
Data sources
Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Canelones (-34.5238°, -56.2822°, elevation 29 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).