Durazno weather in August

In August, Durazno sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 101 mm of rain across 7.9 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 18 min at the start of August to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Durazno's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Durazno's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
10th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Rainfall
101 mm
7.9 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
8:28 AM – 7:13 PM
Cloud cover
56%
7th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
3.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Durazno is capital city of the department of Durazno in Uruguay.

Density
1,321/km²
people per km²
Founded
1821

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical August day in Durazno reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C warmer than July and about 2°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1167
2167
3167
4167
5167
6177
7177
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10177
11177
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13177
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Durazno weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 18°797.5145.8
Feb28° / 18°1018.513.26.2
Mar26° / 16°967.812.37.1
Apr23° / 13°1158.511.27.1
May19° / 10°877.210.36.4
Jun16° / 947.69.85.2
Jul15° / 797.2105.0
Aug17° / 1017.910.86.0
Sep19° / 907.611.86.4
Oct22° / 12°1149.612.86.8
Nov25° / 14°1027.813.77.3
Dec28° / 16°1018.214.26.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24852
34852
44852
54951
64951
74852
84951
95050
105050
115050
125050
135050
145050
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264555
274456
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314456

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Durazno gets around 101 mm of rain over 7.9 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 26% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
122
223
323
423
524
624
724
825
925
1025
1125
1226
1326
1426
1526
1626
1726
1826
1926
2026
2126
2227
2327
2427
2527
2627
2727
2827
2927
3027
3127

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 81% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1861040
2861040
3861040
4861040
5861040
6861040
7861040
8861040
9861040
10851140
11851140
12851140
13851140
14841240
15831241
16811351
17811351
18801451
19791461
20791461
21781561
22771571
23771571
24771571
25771571
26771571
27771571
28761671
29761671
30761671
31761671

Wind in August

Winds average 14 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
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3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 18 min at the start of August to 11 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 8:42 AM to 8:09 AM, and sunset from 7:02 PM to 7:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.38:427:02
210.48:417:03
310.48:417:03
410.48:407:04
510.48:397:05
610.58:387:06
710.58:377:06
810.58:367:07
910.58:357:08
1010.68:347:08
1110.68:337:09
1210.68:327:10
1310.78:317:11
1410.78:307:11
1510.78:297:12
1610.88:287:13
1710.88:267:13
1810.88:257:14
1910.88:247:15
2010.98:237:16
2110.98:227:16
2210.98:217:17
2311.08:197:18
2411.08:187:18
2511.08:177:19
2611.18:167:20
2711.18:147:21
2811.18:137:21
2911.28:127:22
3011.28:107:23
3111.28:097:23

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.24 kWh/m² to a high of 7.3 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 3.31 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.8Moderate
22.9Moderate
32.9Moderate
42.9Moderate
53.0Moderate
63.0Moderate
73.0Moderate
83.1Moderate
93.1Moderate
103.1Moderate
113.2Moderate
123.2Moderate
133.3Moderate
143.3Moderate
153.3Moderate
163.3Moderate
173.4Moderate
183.4Moderate
193.4Moderate
203.4Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.5Moderate
253.5Moderate
263.6Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.6Moderate
293.6Moderate
303.7Moderate
313.7Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Durazno?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
1.6
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Durazno for sightseeing.

What to pack for Durazno in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Durazno sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Durazno in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Durazno peaks around January 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 15UV 13Jun 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr7High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct8Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Durazno?

Durazno sits at 33.4°S, 56.5°W, 93 m above sea level, in Uruguay. The nearest listed city is Trinidad, 38 km away.

TrinidadFloridaSan José de MayoSanta LucíaYoungCanelonesMercedesProgreso

Topography around Durazno

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Durazno.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Durazno has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m around an average of 78 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 81 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 165 m.

The land around Durazno is covered by grassland (44%), trees (29%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, grassland (64%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (67%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
46 m
16 km
81 m
80 km
165 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Trinidad 38 km · Florida 85 km · San José de Mayo 108 km · Santa Lucía 120 km · Young 128 km · Canelones 129 km · Mercedes 141 km · Progreso 146 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
none 47%Roman Catholic 37%Protestant 15%atheist 10%

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 Durazno (-33.3806°, -56.5231°, elevation 93 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. 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).