Rivera weather in August

In August, Rivera sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 105 mm of rain across 8.3 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 12th-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 30 min at the start of August to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Rivera's 5th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rivera's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
10th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Rainfall
105 mm
8.3 wet days
Daylight
10 h 54 min
8:20 AM – 7:12 PM
Cloud cover
52%
5th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
3.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Rivera is city in Uruguay.

Density
2,125/km²
people per km²
Founded
1867

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 Rivera 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 1°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1188
2188
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Rivera weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 19°13410.613.85.0
Feb29° / 19°12610.413.15.4
Mar28° / 17°1079.212.26.4
Apr24° / 14°143911.37.1
May20° / 11°1108.310.56.5
Jun18° / 1248.7105.9
Jul17° / 1088.110.25.8
Aug19° / 1058.310.96.5
Sep21° / 11°1319.511.86.5
Oct23° / 13°1611112.86.7
Nov26° / 15°1188.313.67.0
Dec29° / 17°1179.6145.7

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 10% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
35050
45050
55149
65149
75149
85149
95248
105248
115347
125446
135446
145446
155446
165446
175446
185446
195545
205545
215545
225545
235545
245446
255347
265248
275248
285149
295149
304951
314951

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Rivera gets around 105 mm of rain over 8.3 wet days in August, the driest month. 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 33% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
125
225
325
425
525
625
725
825
925
1025
1125
1225
1325
1425
1525
1625
1725
1825
1926
2026
2127
2227
2328
2429
2529
2630
2731
2831
2932
3033
3133

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 70% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1751780
2741880
3741880
4741880
5741880
6741880
7741880
8741880
9741880
10741880
11741880
12741880
13741880
14731890
15731890
16731890
177218100
187119100
196919111
206919111
216919111
226720121
236720121
246620131
256620131
266620131
276321142
286420142
296320152
306320152
316320152

Wind in August

Winds average 14 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
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 30 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 48 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 8:34 AM to 8:03 AM, and sunset from 7:03 PM to 7:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.58:347:03
210.58:337:03
310.58:327:04
410.68:317:05
510.68:317:05
610.68:307:06
710.68:297:07
810.78:287:07
910.78:277:08
1010.78:267:09
1110.78:257:09
1210.88:247:10
1310.88:237:10
1410.88:227:11
1510.88:217:12
1610.98:207:12
1710.98:197:13
1810.98:187:14
1911.08:177:14
2011.08:167:15
2111.08:157:15
2211.08:147:16
2311.18:137:17
2411.18:117:17
2511.18:107:18
2611.28:097:19
2711.28:087:19
2811.28:077:20
2911.28:057:20
3011.38:047:21
3111.38:037:22

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.37 kWh/m² to a high of 7.02 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 3.5 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.0Moderate
23.1Moderate
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
173.5Moderate
183.6Moderate
193.6Moderate
203.6Moderate
213.6Moderate
223.7Moderate
233.7Moderate
243.7Moderate
253.7Moderate
263.7Moderate
273.7Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Rivera?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Rivera for sightseeing.

What to pack for Rivera in August

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

In August, Rivera sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Rivera 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 Rivera peaks around January 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 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 18UV 13Jun 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr7Very high
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep7Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Rivera?

Rivera sits at 30.9°S, 55.6°W, 194 m above sea level, in Uruguay. The nearest listed city is Sant'Ana do Livramento, 2.0 km away.

Dom PedritoRosário do SulTacuarembóQuaraíArtigasSão Gabriel

Topography around Rivera

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rivera has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m around an average of 207 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 239 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 409 m.

The land around Rivera is covered by artificial surfaces (50%), trees (25%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, grassland (57%) and trees (36%) within 16 km, and grassland (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
88 m
16 km
239 m
80 km
409 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Sant'Ana do Livramento 2.0 km · Dom Pedrito 84 km · Rosário do Sul 94 km · Tacuarembó 99 km · Quaraí 104 km · Artigas 104 km · Alegrete 127 km · São Gabriel 134 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 Rivera (-30.9053°, -55.5508°, elevation 194 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).