Paysandú weather in July

In July, Paysandú sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 72 mm of rain across 6.4 wet days and about 10.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 54 min at the start of July to 10 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Paysandú's 9th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Paysandú's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
72 mm
6.4 wet days
Daylight
10 h 06 min
8:56 AM – 7:00 PM
Cloud cover
54%
9th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
2.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
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 July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month.

A typical July day in Paysandú reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 2°C cooler than August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1178
2178
3178
4178
5178
6178
7177
8177
9177
10177
11177
12177
13177
14177
15177
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22177
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27178
28178
29178
30178
31188

Paysandú weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 12th-warmest and 12th-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 July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24852
34753
44852
54951
64852
74951
84951
95050
105149
115149
125248
135248
145248
155248
165347
175446
185446
195446
205446
215446
225347
235347
245248
255248
265149
275149
285149
295149
305149
315149

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Paysandú gets around 72 mm of rain over 6.4 wet days in July, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 21% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
124
223
323
423
523
623
723
822
922
1022
1121
1221
1320
1420
1520
1619
1719
1819
1919
2019
2119
2219
2319
2419
2520
2620
2720
2820
2921
3021
3121

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July 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 (%)
1791281
2791281
3791281
4791281
5791281
6791281
7791281
8791281
9791281
10801280
11801280
12801280
13811180
14811180
15821170
16821170
17821170
18821170
19821170
20821170
21821170
22821170
23821170
24821170
25821170
26821170
27821170
28811270
29811270
30801271
31801271

Wind in July

Winds average 13 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1213light breeze
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2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 54 min at the start of July to 10 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 8:59 AM to 8:47 AM, and sunset from 6:53 PM to 7:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.98:596:53
29.98:596:53
39.98:596:54
49.98:586:54
59.98:586:54
69.98:586:55
710.08:586:55
810.08:586:56
910.08:586:56
1010.08:586:57
1110.08:576:57
1210.08:576:58
1310.08:576:58
1410.08:576:59
1510.18:567:00
1610.18:567:00
1710.18:557:01
1810.18:557:01
1910.18:557:02
2010.18:547:02
2110.28:547:03
2210.28:537:04
2310.28:537:04
2410.28:527:05
2510.28:517:06
2610.38:517:06
2710.38:507:07
2810.38:497:08
2910.38:497:08
3010.38:487:09
3110.48:477:10

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 2.62 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 — July's 2.62 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.4Moderate
22.4Moderate
32.4Moderate
42.4Moderate
52.4Moderate
62.4Moderate
72.5Moderate
82.5Moderate
92.5Moderate
102.5Moderate
112.5Moderate
122.5Moderate
132.6Moderate
142.6Moderate
152.6Moderate
162.6Moderate
172.6Moderate
182.7Moderate
192.7Moderate
202.7Moderate
212.7Moderate
222.8Moderate
232.8Moderate
242.8Moderate
252.8Moderate
262.8Moderate
272.9Moderate
282.9Moderate
292.9Moderate
303.0Moderate
313.0Moderate
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Paysandú?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
1.3
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Paysandú for sightseeing.

What to pack for Paysandú in July

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

In July, Paysandú sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Paysandú in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks 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 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
July 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).