Carmelo in Winter
In winter (June, July and August), Carmelo sees average daytime highs around 15°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 247 mm of rain over about 22 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 15°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is Carmelo's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Carmelo's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 15°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 9°C
- Rainfall
- 247 mm
- 22 wet days
- Avg wind
- 16 km/h
- Travel score
- 4.9
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Carmelo in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 15°C.
A typical winter day in Carmelo reaches about 15°C and drops to 9°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is August, the coolest July.
Carmelo weather by month
How the three winter months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28° / 20° | 86 | 6.7 | 14 | 7.1 |
| Feb | 27° / 20° | 110 | 7.8 | 13.3 | 7.0 |
| Mar | 25° / 18° | 113 | 7.7 | 12.3 | 7.4 |
| Apr | 22° / 15° | 116 | 8.6 | 11.2 | 7.0 |
| May | 18° / 12° | 81 | 7 | 10.3 | 6.2 |
| Jun | 15° / 9° | 80 | 7.9 | 9.8 | 4.8 |
| Jul | 14° / 8° | 81 | 7.5 | 10 | 4.5 |
| Aug | 16° / 10° | 86 | 7 | 10.7 | 5.5 |
| Sep | 18° / 11° | 87 | 7.5 | 11.8 | 6.3 |
| Oct | 21° / 14° | 128 | 9.9 | 12.9 | 6.6 |
| Nov | 24° / 16° | 104 | 7.5 | 13.8 | 7.5 |
| Dec | 27° / 19° | 99 | 8.2 | 14.2 | 7.2 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Carmelo gets around 247 mm of rain over 22 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Winter
Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Winter
Winds average 16 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 9 h 54 min in early June to 11 h 12 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 2.7 kWh/m².
Is winter a good time to visit Carmelo?
Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
winter is a reasonable time to visit Carmelo for sightseeing.
What to pack for Carmelo in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Carmelo sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 22 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Carmelo in Winter
The nearest coast averages about 14°C across winter — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.
The sea at the nearest coast (about 16 km away) is warmest in January at about 25°C and coldest in July near 13°C.
It's comfortable for a long swim from Nov 8 to Apr 22 — about 5.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 25 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 23 |
| Comfort | Warm | Warm | Refreshing | Refreshing | Cool | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Cool | Cool | Refreshing | Refreshing |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25 | Warm |
| Feb | 25 | Warm |
| Mar | 24 | Refreshing |
| Apr | 21 | Refreshing |
| May | 17 | Cool |
| Jun | 14 | Bracing |
| Jul | 13 | Bracing |
| Aug | 14 | Bracing |
| Sep | 15 | Cool |
| Oct | 18 | Cool |
| Nov | 21 | Refreshing |
| Dec | 23 | Refreshing |
UV index in Carmelo in Winter
Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Carmelo peaks around January 15 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 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 |
| 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 | 4 | Moderate |
| Jun | 3 | Moderate |
| Jul | 3 | Moderate |
| Aug | 4 | Moderate |
| Sep | 6 | High |
| Oct | 8 | Very high |
| Nov | 11 | Extreme |
| Dec | 12 | Extreme |
Where is Carmelo?
Carmelo sits at 34.0°S, 58.3°W, 13 m above sea level, in Uruguay. The nearest listed city is Dolores, 53 km away.
Topography around Carmelo
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Carmelo.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Carmelo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m around an average of 7 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 64 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 171 m.
The land around Carmelo is covered by grassland (33%) and water (20%) within 3 km, cropland (32%) and water (27%) within 16 km, and cropland (27%), wetland (21%) and water (20%) 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 Carmelo (-34.0002°, -58.284°, elevation 13 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.