Punta del Este weather in October

In October, Punta del Este sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 96 mm of rain across 8.7 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of October to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Punta del Este's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Punta del Este's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 16°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 14°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 96 mm; 8.7 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 54 min; 6:58 AM – 7:52 PM
Cloud cover: 55%; 7th clearest
Wind: 23 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 5.45 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.4; 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.

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical October day in Punta del Este reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C warmer than September and about 3°C cooler than November.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18
Avg low (°C)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	13
2	15	13
3	15	13
4	15	13
5	15	13
6	16	13
7	16	13
8	16	13
9	16	13
10	16	13
11	16	13
12	16	14
13	16	14
14	16	14
15	16	14
16	16	14
17	17	14
18	17	14
19	17	14
20	17	14
21	17	14
22	17	14
23	17	14
24	17	14
25	17	14
26	17	14
27	17	15
28	17	15
29	17	15
30	18	15
31	18	15

Punta del Este weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-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	23° / 20°	60	4.9	14.1	7.9
Feb	23° / 21°	82	7.1	13.3	7.5
Mar	22° / 20°	93	8.7	12.3	7.1
Apr	20° / 17°	107	9.6	11.1	6.4
May	17° / 14°	86	8.7	10.2	5.5
Jun	14° / 12°	98	9.5	9.7	4.2
Jul	13° / 10°	105	9.7	9.9	3.5
Aug	14° / 11°	97	9.2	10.7	3.9
Sep	14° / 12°	91	8.3	11.8	4.4
Oct	16° / 14°	96	8.7	12.9	5.4
Nov	19° / 16°	83	7.2	13.8	6.7
Dec	21° / 18°	70	7.1	14.3	7.3

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	48	48	47	47	47	46	46	47	48	49	49	51	52	52	53	53	53	53	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	53	54	54
Cloudier (%)	52	52	53	53	53	54	54	53	52	51	51	49	48	48	47	47	47	47	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	47	46	46

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	48	52
2	48	52
3	47	53
4	47	53
5	47	53
6	46	54
7	46	54
8	47	53
9	48	52
10	49	51
11	49	51
12	51	49
13	52	48
14	52	48
15	53	47
16	53	47
17	53	47
18	53	47
19	54	46
20	54	46
21	54	46
22	54	46
23	54	46
24	54	46
25	54	46
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	54	46
29	53	47
30	54	46
31	54	46

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Punta del Este gets around 96 mm of rain over 8.7 wet days in October. 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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	27

	Rain chance (%)
1	27
2	28
3	28
4	28
5	28
6	28
7	28
8	28
9	28
10	28
11	27
12	27
13	27
14	27
15	27
16	27
17	27
18	27
19	27
20	27
21	27
22	28
23	28
24	28
25	28
26	28
27	28
28	27
29	27
30	27
31	27

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the dry band about 59% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	77	75	74	73	72	70	69	68	66	65	64	62	61	59	58	57	55	55	54	53	52	52	51	50	51	51	50	49	49	48	47
Comfortable (%)	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	36	36	36	36
Humid (%)	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	7	8	8	9	10	11	11	12	13	13	13	14	14	15	16	16

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	77	22	1
2	75	23	2
3	74	24	2
4	73	25	2
5	72	26	2
6	70	27	3
7	69	28	3
8	68	29	3
9	66	30	4
10	65	31	4
11	64	32	4
12	62	33	5
13	61	34	5
14	59	35	6
15	58	36	6
16	57	36	7
17	55	37	8
18	55	37	8
19	54	37	9
20	53	37	10
21	52	37	11
22	52	37	11
23	51	37	12
24	50	37	13
25	51	36	13
26	51	36	13
27	50	36	14
28	49	36	14
29	49	36	15
30	48	36	16
31	47	36	16

Wind in October

Winds average 23 km/h in October.

Across October, 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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23
Feels	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	23	breezy
2	23	breezy
3	23	breezy
4	23	breezy
5	23	breezy
6	23	breezy
7	23	breezy
8	23	breezy
9	23	breezy
10	23	breezy
11	22	breezy
12	22	breezy
13	22	breezy
14	22	breezy
15	22	breezy
16	22	breezy
17	22	breezy
18	22	breezy
19	22	breezy
20	22	breezy
21	22	breezy
22	22	breezy
23	22	breezy
24	22	breezy
25	23	breezy
26	23	breezy
27	23	breezy
28	23	breezy
29	23	breezy
30	23	breezy
31	23	breezy

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of October to 13 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 7:18 AM to 6:41 AM, and sunset from 7:39 PM to 8:05 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.3	12.4	12.4	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.7	12.7	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.9	12.9	12.9	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.4	13.4
Sunrise (AM)	7:18	7:17	7:15	7:14	7:13	7:11	7:10	7:08	7:07	7:06	7:04	7:03	7:02	7:00	6:59	6:58	6:57	6:55	6:54	6:53	6:52	6:51	6:50	6:48	6:47	6:46	6:45	6:44	6:43	6:42	6:41
Sunset (PM)	7:39	7:40	7:41	7:42	7:42	7:43	7:44	7:45	7:46	7:46	7:47	7:48	7:49	7:50	7:51	7:52	7:53	7:53	7:54	7:55	7:56	7:57	7:58	7:59	8:00	8:01	8:02	8:03	8:04	8:04	8:05

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	7:18	7:39
2	12.4	7:17	7:40
3	12.4	7:15	7:41
4	12.5	7:14	7:42
5	12.5	7:13	7:42
6	12.5	7:11	7:43
7	12.6	7:10	7:44
8	12.6	7:08	7:45
9	12.6	7:07	7:46
10	12.7	7:06	7:46
11	12.7	7:04	7:47
12	12.8	7:03	7:48
13	12.8	7:02	7:49
14	12.8	7:00	7:50
15	12.9	6:59	7:51
16	12.9	6:58	7:52
17	12.9	6:57	7:53
18	13.0	6:55	7:53
19	13.0	6:54	7:54
20	13.0	6:53	7:55
21	13.1	6:52	7:56
22	13.1	6:51	7:57
23	13.1	6:50	7:58
24	13.2	6:48	7:59
25	13.2	6:47	8:00
26	13.2	6:46	8:01
27	13.3	6:45	8:02
28	13.3	6:44	8:03
29	13.3	6:43	8:04
30	13.4	6:42	8:04
31	13.4	6:41	8:05

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.45 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 — October's 5.45 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1
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	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.9	Bright
2	4.9	Bright
3	4.9	Bright
4	5.0	Bright
5	5.0	Bright
6	5.1	Bright
7	5.1	Bright
8	5.2	Bright
9	5.2	Bright
10	5.2	Bright
11	5.3	Bright
12	5.3	Bright
13	5.4	Bright
14	5.4	Bright
15	5.5	Bright
16	5.5	Bright
17	5.6	Bright
18	5.6	Bright
19	5.7	Bright
20	5.7	Bright
21	5.8	Bright
22	5.8	Bright
23	5.8	Bright
24	5.9	Bright
25	5.9	Bright
26	5.9	Bright
27	6.0	Bright
28	6.0	Intense
29	6.1	Intense
30	6.1	Intense
31	6.1	Intense

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Punta del Este?

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

5.4

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

1.0

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Punta del Este in October

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

In October, Punta del Este sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear, sun protection and a windbreaker. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Punta del Este in October

The nearest coast averages about 15°C in October — 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	22	23	22	20	17	14	12	12	13	15	18	20
Comfort	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Refreshing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	22	Refreshing
Feb	23	Refreshing
Mar	22	Refreshing
Apr	20	Cool
May	17	Cool
Jun	14	Bracing
Jul	12	Bracing
Aug	12	Bracing
Sep	13	Bracing
Oct	15	Cool
Nov	18	Cool
Dec	20	Refreshing

UV index in Punta del Este in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 8 (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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	12	12	10	6	3	2	3	4	6	8	11	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	10	Very high
Apr	6	High
May	3	Moderate
Jun	2	Moderate
Jul	3	Moderate
Aug	4	Moderate
Sep	6	High
Oct	8	Very high
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

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.

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

water 55%

16 km

154 m

water 66%

80 km

494 m

water 44%

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← September Punta del Este year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October 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

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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	13
2	15	13
3	15	13
4	15	13
5	15	13
6	16	13
7	16	13
8	16	13
9	16	13
10	16	13
11	16	13
12	16	14
13	16	14
14	16	14
15	16	14
16	16	14
17	17	14
18	17	14
19	17	14
20	17	14
21	17	14
22	17	14
23	17	14
24	17	14
25	17	14
26	17	14
27	17	15
28	17	15
29	17	15
30	18	15
31	18	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	48	52
2	48	52
3	47	53
4	47	53
5	47	53
6	46	54
7	46	54
8	47	53
9	48	52
10	49	51
11	49	51
12	51	49
13	52	48
14	52	48
15	53	47
16	53	47
17	53	47
18	53	47
19	54	46
20	54	46
21	54	46
22	54	46
23	54	46
24	54	46
25	54	46
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	54	46
29	53	47
30	54	46
31	54	46

	Rain chance (%)
1	27
2	28
3	28
4	28
5	28
6	28
7	28
8	28
9	28
10	28
11	27
12	27
13	27
14	27
15	27
16	27
17	27
18	27
19	27
20	27
21	27
22	28
23	28
24	28
25	28
26	28
27	28
28	27
29	27
30	27
31	27

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	77	22	1
2	75	23	2
3	74	24	2
4	73	25	2
5	72	26	2
6	70	27	3
7	69	28	3
8	68	29	3
9	66	30	4
10	65	31	4
11	64	32	4
12	62	33	5
13	61	34	5
14	59	35	6
15	58	36	6
16	57	36	7
17	55	37	8
18	55	37	8
19	54	37	9
20	53	37	10
21	52	37	11
22	52	37	11
23	51	37	12
24	50	37	13
25	51	36	13
26	51	36	13
27	50	36	14
28	49	36	14
29	49	36	15
30	48	36	16
31	47	36	16

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	13
2	15	13
3	15	13
4	15	13
5	15	13
6	16	13
7	16	13
8	16	13
9	16	13
10	16	13
11	16	13
12	16	14
13	16	14
14	16	14
15	16	14
16	16	14
17	17	14
18	17	14
19	17	14
20	17	14
21	17	14
22	17	14
23	17	14
24	17	14
25	17	14
26	17	14
27	17	15
28	17	15
29	17	15
30	18	15
31	18	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	48	52
2	48	52
3	47	53
4	47	53
5	47	53
6	46	54
7	46	54
8	47	53
9	48	52
10	49	51
11	49	51
12	51	49
13	52	48
14	52	48
15	53	47
16	53	47
17	53	47
18	53	47
19	54	46
20	54	46
21	54	46
22	54	46
23	54	46
24	54	46
25	54	46
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	54	46
29	53	47
30	54	46
31	54	46

	Rain chance (%)
1	27
2	28
3	28
4	28
5	28
6	28
7	28
8	28
9	28
10	28
11	27
12	27
13	27
14	27
15	27
16	27
17	27
18	27
19	27
20	27
21	27
22	28
23	28
24	28
25	28
26	28
27	28
28	27
29	27
30	27
31	27

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	77	22	1
2	75	23	2
3	74	24	2
4	73	25	2
5	72	26	2
6	70	27	3
7	69	28	3
8	68	29	3
9	66	30	4
10	65	31	4
11	64	32	4
12	62	33	5
13	61	34	5
14	59	35	6
15	58	36	6
16	57	36	7
17	55	37	8
18	55	37	8
19	54	37	9
20	53	37	10
21	52	37	11
22	52	37	11
23	51	37	12
24	50	37	13
25	51	36	13
26	51	36	13
27	50	36	14
28	49	36	14
29	49	36	15
30	48	36	16
31	47	36	16

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	13
2	15	13
3	15	13
4	15	13
5	15	13
6	16	13
7	16	13
8	16	13
9	16	13
10	16	13
11	16	13
12	16	14
13	16	14
14	16	14
15	16	14
16	16	14
17	17	14
18	17	14
19	17	14
20	17	14
21	17	14
22	17	14
23	17	14
24	17	14
25	17	14
26	17	14
27	17	15
28	17	15
29	17	15
30	18	15
31	18	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	48	52
2	48	52
3	47	53
4	47	53
5	47	53
6	46	54
7	46	54
8	47	53
9	48	52
10	49	51
11	49	51
12	51	49
13	52	48
14	52	48
15	53	47
16	53	47
17	53	47
18	53	47
19	54	46
20	54	46
21	54	46
22	54	46
23	54	46
24	54	46
25	54	46
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	54	46
29	53	47
30	54	46
31	54	46

	Rain chance (%)
1	27
2	28
3	28
4	28
5	28
6	28
7	28
8	28
9	28
10	28
11	27
12	27
13	27
14	27
15	27
16	27
17	27
18	27
19	27
20	27
21	27
22	28
23	28
24	28
25	28
26	28
27	28
28	27
29	27
30	27
31	27

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	77	22	1
2	75	23	2
3	74	24	2
4	73	25	2
5	72	26	2
6	70	27	3
7	69	28	3
8	68	29	3
9	66	30	4
10	65	31	4
11	64	32	4
12	62	33	5
13	61	34	5
14	59	35	6
15	58	36	6
16	57	36	7
17	55	37	8
18	55	37	8
19	54	37	9
20	53	37	10
21	52	37	11
22	52	37	11
23	51	37	12
24	50	37	13
25	51	36	13
26	51	36	13
27	50	36	14
28	49	36	14
29	49	36	15
30	48	36	16
31	47	36	16