Mercedes weather in August

In August, Mercedes sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 89 mm of rain across 6.7 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% 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 Mercedes's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mercedes's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
10th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Rainfall
89 mm
6.7 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
8:33 AM – 7:19 PM
Cloud cover
52%
7th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
3.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Mercedes is city in Uruguay.

Density
1,770/km²
people per km²
Founded
1788

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 17°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical August day in Mercedes reaches about 18°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 24°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)
1177
2177
3177
4178
5178
6178
7178
8178
9178
10188
11188
12188
13188
14188
15188
16188
17188
18188
19189
20199
21199
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23199
24199
25199
26199
27199
28199
29199
30199
31199

Mercedes weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 19°997.6145.3
Feb29° / 19°1128.113.25.9
Mar27° / 17°1118.112.37.0
Apr23° / 14°1298.311.27.2
May19° / 11°806.710.36.6
Jun16° / 7479.85.6
Jul16° / 656.4105.4
Aug18° / 896.710.86.4
Sep20° / 10°857.511.86.7
Oct23° / 13°1229.412.87.0
Nov26° / 15°1057.513.77.2
Dec29° / 18°1178.114.26.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
24951
35050
45149
55248
65347
75347
85446
95545
105545
115644
125644
135743
145743
155842
165743
175743
185743
195743
205644
215545
225545
235446
245347
255248
265149
275149
285050
295050
305050
314951

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Mercedes gets around 89 mm of rain over 6.7 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 22% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
120
220
320
420
520
621
721
821
921
1021
1121
1221
1321
1421
1521
1621
1721
1821
1921
2022
2122
2222
2322
2423
2523
2624
2724
2825
2925
3026
3126

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 (%)
186950
286950
386950
486950
586950
686950
786950
8861040
9861040
10861040
11861040
12851140
13851140
14841240
15841240
16821350
17811351
18801451
19791461
20781561
21771571
22771571
23771571
24771571
25761581
26761581
27761581
28761581
29761581
30751591
31751591

Wind in August

Winds average 13 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
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
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1713light breeze
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2114light breeze
2214light breeze
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2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
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 8:48 AM to 8:15 AM, and sunset from 7:08 PM to 7:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.38:487:08
210.48:477:09
310.48:467:10
410.48:467:10
510.48:457:11
610.58:447:12
710.58:437:13
810.58:427:13
910.68:417:14
1010.68:407:15
1110.68:397:15
1210.68:387:16
1310.78:377:17
1410.78:367:18
1510.78:357:18
1610.88:337:19
1710.88:327:20
1810.88:317:20
1910.98:307:21
2010.98:297:22
2110.98:287:23
2210.98:267:23
2311.08:257:24
2411.08:247:25
2511.08:237:25
2611.18:217:26
2711.18:207:27
2811.18:197:27
2911.28:187:28
3011.28:167:29
3111.28:157:29

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.3 kWh/m² to a high of 7.35 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 3.44 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.9Moderate
23.0Moderate
33.0Moderate
43.0Moderate
53.1Moderate
63.1Moderate
73.1Moderate
83.2Moderate
93.2Moderate
103.3Moderate
113.3Moderate
123.3Moderate
133.4Moderate
143.4Moderate
153.4Moderate
163.5Moderate
173.5Moderate
183.5Moderate
193.5Moderate
203.6Moderate
213.6Moderate
223.6Moderate
233.6Moderate
243.7Moderate
253.7Moderate
263.7Moderate
273.7Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Mercedes?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
2.1
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Mercedes for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mercedes in August

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

In August, Mercedes sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 8°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 7 days see rain.

UV index in Mercedes 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 Mercedes peaks around January 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 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 20UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr6High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct8Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Mercedes?

Mercedes sits at 33.3°S, 58.0°W, 29 m above sea level, in Uruguay. The nearest listed city is Fray Bentos, 30 km away.

Fray BentosDoloresGualeguaychúYoungCarmeloConcepción del UruguayPaysandúTrinidad

Topography around Mercedes

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mercedes has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m around an average of 21 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 86 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 157 m.

The land around Mercedes is covered by grassland (41%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, cropland (43%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and cropland (42%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
65 m
16 km
86 m
80 km
157 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Fray Bentos 30 km · Dolores 35 km · Gualeguaychú 53 km · Young 72 km · Carmelo 86 km · Concepción del Uruguay 87 km · Paysandú 104 km · Trinidad 109 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 Mercedes (-33.2524°, -58.0305°, 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. 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).