Paysandú weather in August

In August, Paysandú sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 89 mm of rain across 6.9 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 24 min at the start of August to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Paysandú's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Paysandú's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
10th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Rainfall
89 mm
6.9 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
8:32 AM – 7:21 PM
Cloud cover
49%
6th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
3.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Paysandú is city; capital of Paysandú Department, Uruguay.

Density
3,798/km²
people per km²
Founded
1749

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 18°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical August day in Paysandú reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 26°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)
1188
2188
3188
4188
5188
6188
7188
8188
9188
10198
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13198
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Paysandú weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 20°1058.413.95.0
Feb30° / 19°112813.25.5
Mar28° / 17°1228.112.26.6
Apr24° / 14°1408.411.27.3
May20° / 11°907.210.46.8
Jun17° / 857.19.96.0
Jul17° / 726.410.15.8
Aug19° / 896.910.86.7
Sep21° / 10°967.711.86.9
Oct24° / 13°125912.87.1
Nov27° / 15°1077.313.77.0
Dec30° / 18°1187.814.15.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% 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 44%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25248
35347
45446
55446
65545
75545
85644
95743
105743
115842
125842
135842
145842
155941
165941
175842
185941
195941
205842
215842
225842
235743
245644
255644
265644
275545
285446
295545
305446
315446

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Paysandú gets around 89 mm of rain over 6.9 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 23% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
121
221
321
421
521
621
721
821
921
1021
1122
1222
1322
1422
1522
1622
1722
1822
1923
2023
2123
2223
2324
2424
2524
2625
2725
2825
2926
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 77% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1801271
2811261
3811261
4801361
5801361
6801361
7801361
8811351
9811351
10801451
11801451
12801451
13801451
14791551
15781561
16781561
17771661
18761671
19761671
20741682
21741682
22731692
23731692
24731692
257216102
267216102
277216102
287116112
297215112
307215112
317115122

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
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2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 24 min at the start of August to 11 h 18 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 8:46 AM to 8:14 AM, and sunset from 7:10 PM to 7:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.48:467:10
210.48:467:11
310.48:457:12
410.58:447:12
510.58:437:13
610.58:427:14
710.58:417:14
810.68:407:15
910.68:407:16
1010.68:397:16
1110.78:387:17
1210.78:377:18
1310.78:367:18
1410.78:347:19
1510.88:337:20
1610.88:327:21
1710.88:317:21
1810.98:307:22
1910.98:297:23
2010.98:287:23
2111.08:277:24
2211.08:257:25
2311.08:247:25
2411.08:237:26
2511.18:227:27
2611.18:217:27
2711.18:197:28
2811.28:187:29
2911.28:177:29
3011.28:167:30
3111.38:147:30

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.37 kWh/m² to a high of 7.26 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 3.53 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.0Moderate
23.0Moderate
33.1Moderate
43.1Moderate
53.2Moderate
63.2Moderate
73.2Moderate
83.3Moderate
93.3Moderate
103.3Moderate
113.4Moderate
123.4Moderate
133.4Moderate
143.5Moderate
153.5Moderate
163.5Moderate
173.6Moderate
183.6Moderate
193.6Moderate
203.6Moderate
213.7Moderate
223.7Moderate
233.7Moderate
243.7Moderate
253.8Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Paysandú?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
2.9
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Paysandú for sightseeing.

What to pack for Paysandú in August

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

In August, Paysandú sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 9°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 7 days see rain.

UV index in Paysandú in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Paysandú 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 — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 15UV 13Jun 20UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr7High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep7High
Oct9Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Paysandú?

Paysandú sits at 32.3°S, 58.1°W, 44 m above sea level, in Uruguay. The nearest listed city is Colón, 12 km away.

YoungGualeguaychúFray BentosConcordiaSalto

Topography around Paysandú

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Paysandú has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m around an average of 24 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 153 m.

The land around Paysandú is covered by artificial surfaces (46%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, grassland (46%), trees (22%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (39%), cropland (35%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
62 m
16 km
80 m
80 km
153 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Colón 12 km · Concepción del Uruguay 23 km · Young 60 km · Gualeguaychú 87 km · Fray Bentos 91 km · Villaguay 102 km · Concordia 103 km · Salto 104 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 Paysandú (-32.3171°, -58.0807°, elevation 44 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).