Punta del Este weather in November

In November, Punta del Este sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 83 mm of rain across 7.2 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 9th-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 48% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 24 min at the start of November to 14 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Punta del Este's 4th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Punta del Este's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
6th warmest
Overnight low
16°
7th coldest
Rainfall
83 mm
7.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
6:29 AM – 8:21 PM
Cloud cover
46%
4th clearest
Wind
23 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Punta del Este is City in Maldonado, Uruguay.

Density
456/km²
people per km²
Founded
1829

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

Temperature in November

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 November day in Punta del Este reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 3°C warmer than October and about 2°C cooler than December.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Punta del Este weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 20°604.914.17.9
Feb23° / 21°827.113.37.5
Mar22° / 20°938.712.37.1
Apr20° / 17°1079.611.16.4
May17° / 14°868.710.25.5
Jun14° / 12°989.59.74.2
Jul13° / 10°1059.79.93.5
Aug14° / 11°979.210.73.9
Sep14° / 12°918.311.84.4
Oct16° / 14°968.712.95.4
Nov19° / 16°837.213.86.7
Dec21° / 18°707.114.37.3

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25644
35644
45743
55842
65941
76040
86040
96139
106238
116337
126337
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Punta del Este gets around 83 mm of rain over 7.2 wet days in November. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 24% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
127
227
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527
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1225
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1724
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2622
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3021

Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, November lands in the dry band about 36% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14636170
24636181
34536181
44437191
54337201
64237201
74137211
84037221
93937231
103837241
113737251
123636261
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243031345
253030345
263030356
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293029357
303029357

Wind in November

Winds average 23 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 22 km/h on the calmest days to 23 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
123breezy
223breezy
323breezy
423breezy
523breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min at the start of November to 14 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 6:40 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 8:06 PM to 8:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.46:408:06
213.56:398:07
313.56:388:08
413.56:388:09
513.66:378:10
613.66:368:11
713.66:358:12
813.66:348:13
913.76:348:14
1013.76:338:15
1113.76:328:16
1213.86:318:17
1313.86:318:18
1413.86:308:19
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1613.96:298:21
1713.96:298:22
1813.96:288:23
1913.96:288:24
2014.06:278:25
2114.06:278:26
2214.06:268:27
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2514.16:258:29
2614.16:258:30
2714.16:258:31
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2914.16:248:33
3014.26:248:34

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 6.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.17 kWh/m² to a high of 7.47 kWh/m² in December across the year — November's 6.87 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
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86.5Intense
96.6Intense
106.6Intense
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277.3Intense
287.3Intense
297.3Intense
307.3Intense
Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Punta del Este?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.8
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Punta del Este for sightseeing.

What to pack for Punta del Este in November

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

In November, Punta del Este sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 16°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a windbreaker. About 7 days see rain.

sun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Punta del Este in November

The nearest coast averages about 18°C in November — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 19 km away) is warmest in February at about 23°C and coldest in July near 12°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Dec 12 to Apr 10 — about 3.9 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan22Refreshing
Feb23Refreshing
Mar22Refreshing
Apr20Cool
May17Cool
Jun14Bracing
Jul12Bracing
Aug12Bracing
Sep13Bracing
Oct15Cool
Nov18Cool
Dec20Refreshing

UV index in Punta del Este in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Punta del Este 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.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr6High
May3Moderate
Jun2Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct8Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Punta del Este?

Punta del Este sits at 34.9°S, 54.9°W, 0 m above sea level, in Uruguay. The nearest listed city is Maldonado, 6.0 km away.

PiriapolisMinasRochaLa PalomaPandoBarros Blancos

Topography around Punta del Este

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Punta del Este has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 154 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 494 m.

The land around Punta del Este is covered by water (55%) within 3 km, water (66%) within 16 km, and water (44%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
53 m
16 km
154 m
80 km
494 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
November weather nearby: Maldonado 6.0 km · San Carlos 17 km · Piriapolis 32 km · Minas 69 km · Rocha 76 km · La Paloma 77 km · Pando 97 km · Barros Blancos 100 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 Punta del Este (-34.9475°, -54.9338°, elevation 0 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).