Progreso weather in March
In March, Progreso sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 96 mm of rain across 8.3 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.
Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in March, and the air most often feels humid.
Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of March to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Progreso's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Progreso's year-round climate.
- Daytime high
- 25°
- 4th warmest
- Overnight low
- 17°
- 10th coldest
- Rainfall
- 96 mm
- 8.3 wet days
- Daylight
- 12 h 18 min
- 7:46 AM – 8:03 PM
- Cloud cover
- 49%
- 3rd clearest
- Wind
- 14 km/h
- 11th windiest
- Solar energy
- 4.94 kWh/m²
- Travel score
- 7.3
- out of 10
Progreso is town in Uruguay.
- Density
- 2,067/km²
- people per km²
- Founded
- 1871
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Temperature in March
Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.
A typical March day in Progreso reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C cooler than February and about 3°C warmer than April.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
| Avg low (°C) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 | 18 |
| 2 | 26 | 18 |
| 3 | 26 | 18 |
| 4 | 26 | 18 |
| 5 | 26 | 18 |
| 6 | 26 | 18 |
| 7 | 26 | 18 |
| 8 | 26 | 18 |
| 9 | 26 | 18 |
| 10 | 26 | 18 |
| 11 | 25 | 18 |
| 12 | 25 | 17 |
| 13 | 25 | 17 |
| 14 | 25 | 17 |
| 15 | 25 | 17 |
| 16 | 25 | 17 |
| 17 | 25 | 17 |
| 18 | 25 | 17 |
| 19 | 25 | 17 |
| 20 | 25 | 17 |
| 21 | 24 | 17 |
| 22 | 24 | 16 |
| 23 | 24 | 16 |
| 24 | 24 | 16 |
| 25 | 24 | 16 |
| 26 | 24 | 16 |
| 27 | 24 | 16 |
| 28 | 24 | 16 |
| 29 | 24 | 16 |
| 30 | 24 | 16 |
| 31 | 23 | 16 |
Progreso weather by month
How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27° / 19° | 76 | 7.2 | 14.1 | 7.1 |
| Feb | 27° / 19° | 98 | 8.1 | 13.3 | 6.9 |
| Mar | 25° / 17° | 96 | 8.3 | 12.3 | 7.3 |
| Apr | 22° / 14° | 99 | 7.9 | 11.2 | 7.0 |
| May | 18° / 11° | 80 | 7.4 | 10.2 | 6.2 |
| Jun | 15° / 8° | 80 | 7.8 | 9.7 | 4.8 |
| Jul | 14° / 7° | 84 | 7.4 | 9.9 | 4.4 |
| Aug | 16° / 9° | 92 | 7.8 | 10.7 | 5.3 |
| Sep | 17° / 10° | 84 | 7.9 | 11.8 | 5.9 |
| Oct | 20° / 12° | 113 | 9.3 | 12.9 | 6.5 |
| Nov | 23° / 14° | 101 | 8.1 | 13.8 | 7.3 |
| Dec | 26° / 17° | 80 | 7.8 | 14.3 | 7.3 |
Cloud cover in March
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in March.
Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 56 |
| Cloudier (%) | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 44 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 61 | 39 |
| 2 | 61 | 39 |
| 3 | 61 | 39 |
| 4 | 61 | 39 |
| 5 | 61 | 39 |
| 6 | 60 | 40 |
| 7 | 60 | 40 |
| 8 | 60 | 40 |
| 9 | 60 | 40 |
| 10 | 60 | 40 |
| 11 | 59 | 41 |
| 12 | 59 | 41 |
| 13 | 59 | 41 |
| 14 | 59 | 41 |
| 15 | 59 | 41 |
| 16 | 59 | 41 |
| 17 | 58 | 42 |
| 18 | 58 | 42 |
| 19 | 58 | 42 |
| 20 | 58 | 42 |
| 21 | 59 | 41 |
| 22 | 59 | 41 |
| 23 | 59 | 41 |
| 24 | 59 | 41 |
| 25 | 58 | 42 |
| 26 | 58 | 42 |
| 27 | 58 | 42 |
| 28 | 58 | 42 |
| 29 | 58 | 42 |
| 30 | 57 | 43 |
| 31 | 56 | 44 |
Chance of precipitation in March
Progreso gets around 96 mm of rain over 8.3 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 27% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain chance (%) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Rain chance (%) | |
|---|---|
| 1 | 27 |
| 2 | 27 |
| 3 | 27 |
| 4 | 27 |
| 5 | 27 |
| 6 | 27 |
| 7 | 28 |
| 8 | 28 |
| 9 | 28 |
| 10 | 28 |
| 11 | 28 |
| 12 | 28 |
| 13 | 28 |
| 14 | 28 |
| 15 | 28 |
| 16 | 28 |
| 17 | 27 |
| 18 | 27 |
| 19 | 27 |
| 20 | 27 |
| 21 | 27 |
| 22 | 26 |
| 23 | 26 |
| 24 | 26 |
| 25 | 25 |
| 26 | 25 |
| 27 | 25 |
| 28 | 25 |
| 29 | 25 |
| 30 | 25 |
| 31 | 25 |
Humidity in March
Most of March feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
By dew point, March lands in the humid band about 31% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 28% of them.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
| Comfortable (%) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Humid (%) | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Muggy (%) | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
| Oppressive (%) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 21 | 30 | 30 | 8 |
| 2 | 11 | 21 | 31 | 29 | 8 |
| 3 | 11 | 21 | 31 | 29 | 8 |
| 4 | 12 | 21 | 31 | 28 | 8 |
| 5 | 12 | 21 | 31 | 28 | 8 |
| 6 | 12 | 21 | 31 | 28 | 8 |
| 7 | 13 | 20 | 31 | 28 | 7 |
| 8 | 13 | 20 | 31 | 28 | 7 |
| 9 | 14 | 20 | 31 | 28 | 7 |
| 10 | 14 | 20 | 32 | 28 | 6 |
| 11 | 15 | 20 | 32 | 28 | 6 |
| 12 | 16 | 20 | 32 | 27 | 6 |
| 13 | 16 | 20 | 32 | 27 | 5 |
| 14 | 17 | 21 | 31 | 26 | 5 |
| 15 | 19 | 21 | 31 | 25 | 4 |
| 16 | 20 | 22 | 31 | 25 | 3 |
| 17 | 21 | 22 | 30 | 24 | 3 |
| 18 | 22 | 23 | 30 | 23 | 2 |
| 19 | 22 | 23 | 30 | 23 | 2 |
| 20 | 23 | 23 | 30 | 22 | 1 |
| 21 | 24 | 24 | 30 | 22 | 1 |
| 22 | 24 | 24 | 30 | 21 | 1 |
| 23 | 25 | 24 | 30 | 20 | 1 |
| 24 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 20 | 0 |
| 25 | 26 | 25 | 30 | 19 | 0 |
| 26 | 26 | 25 | 30 | 18 | 0 |
| 27 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 18 | 0 |
| 28 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 17 | 0 |
| 29 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 17 | 0 |
| 30 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 16 | 0 |
| 31 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 16 | 0 |
Wind in March
Winds average 14 km/h in March.
Across March, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Feels | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | light breeze |
| 2 | 14 | light breeze |
| 3 | 14 | light breeze |
| 4 | 14 | light breeze |
| 5 | 14 | light breeze |
| 6 | 14 | light breeze |
| 7 | 14 | light breeze |
| 8 | 14 | light breeze |
| 9 | 14 | light breeze |
| 10 | 14 | light breeze |
| 11 | 14 | light breeze |
| 12 | 14 | light breeze |
| 13 | 14 | light breeze |
| 14 | 14 | light breeze |
| 15 | 14 | light breeze |
| 16 | 15 | light breeze |
| 17 | 15 | light breeze |
| 18 | 15 | light breeze |
| 19 | 15 | light breeze |
| 20 | 15 | light breeze |
| 21 | 15 | light breeze |
| 22 | 15 | light breeze |
| 23 | 15 | light breeze |
| 24 | 15 | light breeze |
| 25 | 15 | light breeze |
| 26 | 15 | light breeze |
| 27 | 15 | light breeze |
| 28 | 15 | light breeze |
| 29 | 15 | light breeze |
| 30 | 15 | light breeze |
| 31 | 15 | light breeze |
Sunrise & sunset in March
Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of March to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Days shrink by about 66 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:34 AM to 7:58 AM, and sunset from 8:23 PM to 7:41 PM.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 12.8 | 12.8 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 7:34 | 7:35 | 7:35 | 7:36 | 7:37 | 7:38 | 7:39 | 7:40 | 7:41 | 7:41 | 7:42 | 7:43 | 7:44 | 7:45 | 7:46 | 7:46 | 7:47 | 7:48 | 7:49 | 7:50 | 7:51 | 7:51 | 7:52 | 7:53 | 7:54 | 7:55 | 7:55 | 7:56 | 7:57 | 7:58 | 7:58 |
| Sunset (PM) | 8:23 | 8:21 | 8:20 | 8:19 | 8:17 | 8:16 | 8:15 | 8:14 | 8:12 | 8:11 | 8:10 | 8:08 | 8:07 | 8:05 | 8:04 | 8:03 | 8:01 | 8:00 | 7:58 | 7:57 | 7:56 | 7:54 | 7:53 | 7:51 | 7:50 | 7:48 | 7:47 | 7:46 | 7:44 | 7:43 | 7:41 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12.8 | 7:34 | 8:23 |
| 2 | 12.8 | 7:35 | 8:21 |
| 3 | 12.7 | 7:35 | 8:20 |
| 4 | 12.7 | 7:36 | 8:19 |
| 5 | 12.7 | 7:37 | 8:17 |
| 6 | 12.6 | 7:38 | 8:16 |
| 7 | 12.6 | 7:39 | 8:15 |
| 8 | 12.6 | 7:40 | 8:14 |
| 9 | 12.5 | 7:41 | 8:12 |
| 10 | 12.5 | 7:41 | 8:11 |
| 11 | 12.5 | 7:42 | 8:10 |
| 12 | 12.4 | 7:43 | 8:08 |
| 13 | 12.4 | 7:44 | 8:07 |
| 14 | 12.3 | 7:45 | 8:05 |
| 15 | 12.3 | 7:46 | 8:04 |
| 16 | 12.3 | 7:46 | 8:03 |
| 17 | 12.2 | 7:47 | 8:01 |
| 18 | 12.2 | 7:48 | 8:00 |
| 19 | 12.2 | 7:49 | 7:58 |
| 20 | 12.1 | 7:50 | 7:57 |
| 21 | 12.1 | 7:51 | 7:56 |
| 22 | 12.0 | 7:51 | 7:54 |
| 23 | 12.0 | 7:52 | 7:53 |
| 24 | 12.0 | 7:53 | 7:51 |
| 25 | 11.9 | 7:54 | 7:50 |
| 26 | 11.9 | 7:55 | 7:48 |
| 27 | 11.9 | 7:55 | 7:47 |
| 28 | 11.8 | 7:56 | 7:46 |
| 29 | 11.8 | 7:57 | 7:44 |
| 30 | 11.7 | 7:58 | 7:43 |
| 31 | 11.7 | 7:58 | 7:41 |
Solar energy in March
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.94 kWh/m².
For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.18 kWh/m² to a high of 7.47 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 4.94 kWh/m² falls in the middle.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
| Level | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5.6 | Bright |
| 2 | 5.5 | Bright |
| 3 | 5.5 | Bright |
| 4 | 5.5 | Bright |
| 5 | 5.4 | Bright |
| 6 | 5.4 | Bright |
| 7 | 5.3 | Bright |
| 8 | 5.3 | Bright |
| 9 | 5.2 | Bright |
| 10 | 5.2 | Bright |
| 11 | 5.2 | Bright |
| 12 | 5.1 | Bright |
| 13 | 5.1 | Bright |
| 14 | 5.0 | Bright |
| 15 | 5.0 | Bright |
| 16 | 4.9 | Bright |
| 17 | 4.9 | Bright |
| 18 | 4.8 | Bright |
| 19 | 4.8 | Bright |
| 20 | 4.8 | Bright |
| 21 | 4.7 | Bright |
| 22 | 4.7 | Bright |
| 23 | 4.6 | Bright |
| 24 | 4.6 | Bright |
| 25 | 4.5 | Bright |
| 26 | 4.5 | Bright |
| 27 | 4.5 | Bright |
| 28 | 4.4 | Bright |
| 29 | 4.3 | Bright |
| 30 | 4.3 | Bright |
| 31 | 4.3 | Bright |
Is March a good time to visit Progreso?
Our two travel scores rate March for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).
March is one of the better times to visit Progreso for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.
What to pack for Progreso in March
From March's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In March, Progreso sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 17°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Progreso in March
The nearest coast averages about 22°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.
The sea at the nearest coast (about 25 km away) is warmest in February at about 24°C and coldest in July near 11°C.
It's comfortable for a long swim from Nov 27 to Apr 9 — about 4.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 23 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 22 |
| Comfort | Refreshing | Refreshing | Refreshing | Cool | Cool | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Cool | Cool | Refreshing |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23 | Refreshing |
| Feb | 24 | Refreshing |
| Mar | 22 | Refreshing |
| Apr | 19 | Cool |
| May | 16 | Cool |
| Jun | 13 | Bracing |
| Jul | 11 | Bracing |
| Aug | 12 | Bracing |
| Sep | 13 | Bracing |
| Oct | 16 | Cool |
| Nov | 19 | Cool |
| Dec | 22 | Refreshing |
UV index in Progreso in March
Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Progreso peaks around January 17 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 2 (moderate).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 13 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 11 |
| 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 | 3 | Moderate |
| Jun | 2 | Moderate |
| Jul | 3 | Moderate |
| Aug | 4 | Moderate |
| Sep | 6 | High |
| Oct | 7 | Very high |
| Nov | 11 | Extreme |
| Dec | 11 | Extreme |
Where is Progreso?
Progreso sits at 34.7°S, 56.2°W, 56 m above sea level, in Uruguay. The nearest listed city is Las Piedras, 7.0 km away.
Topography around Progreso
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Progreso.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Progreso has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 43 m around an average of 47 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 418 m.
The land around Progreso is covered by grassland (58%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) within 16 km, and grassland (34%), water (32%) and cropland (23%) 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 Progreso (-34.6674°, -56.2176°, elevation 56 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).