Salto weather in August

In August, Salto sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 90 mm of rain across 7.1 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% 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 Salto's 5th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Salto's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
10th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Rainfall
90 mm
7.1 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
8:31 AM – 7:21 PM
Cloud cover
47%
5th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
3.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Salto is city in Uruguay.

Density
3,080/km²
people per km²
Founded
1756

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 21°C by the end.

A typical August day in Salto reaches about 20°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 27°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 3°C warmer than July and about 2°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1188
2188
3188
4198
5199
6199
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Salto weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 20°1128.513.84.7
Feb30° / 20°1058.613.15.2
Mar28° / 18°1167.912.26.5
Apr24° / 15°1488.311.37.3
May20° / 12°1047.310.46.8
Jun18° / 897.4106.2
Jul17° / 766.410.26.1
Aug20° / 907.110.96.9
Sep22° / 11°917.511.87.0
Oct24° / 14°1399.312.87.1
Nov27° / 16°1127.213.66.9
Dec30° / 19°1158.2145.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25545
35545
45545
55743
65743
75842
85941
95941
106040
116040
126040
136040
146040
156040
166040
176040
186040
196040
205941
215941
225941
235842
245743
255743
265644
275644
285545
295446
305446
315347

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Salto gets around 90 mm of rain over 7.1 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 23% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
121
221
321
421
521
621
721
821
922
1022
1122
1222
1322
1422
1522
1622
1722
1822
1922
2023
2123
2223
2324
2424
2524
2625
2725
2825
2926
3026
3126

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 74% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1771481
2771481
3771481
4771571
5771571
6771571
7771571
8771571
9771571
10771571
11771571
12771571
13761671
14761671
15761671
16761671
17761671
18741682
19731782
20721792
21721792
227117102
237117102
246917113
256917113
266917113
276817123
286817123
296717133
306717133
316617143

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 15 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
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
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2815light breeze
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3115light breeze

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 8:44 AM to 8:13 AM, and sunset from 7:12 PM to 7:31 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.58:447:12
210.58:437:12
310.58:437:13
410.58:427:13
510.68:417:14
610.68:407:15
710.68:397:15
810.68:387:16
910.78:387:17
1010.78:377:17
1110.78:367:18
1210.78:357:19
1310.88:347:19
1410.88:337:20
1510.88:327:21
1610.88:317:21
1710.98:297:22
1810.98:287:23
1910.98:277:23
2011.08:267:24
2111.08:257:25
2211.08:247:25
2311.18:237:26
2411.18:227:26
2511.18:207:27
2611.18:197:28
2711.28:187:28
2811.28:177:29
2911.28:157:30
3011.38:147:30
3111.38:137:31

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.4 kWh/m² to a high of 7.21 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 3.6 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.1Moderate
23.1Moderate
33.1Moderate
43.2Moderate
53.2Moderate
63.3Moderate
73.3Moderate
83.3Moderate
93.4Moderate
103.4Moderate
113.5Moderate
123.5Moderate
133.5Moderate
143.5Moderate
153.6Moderate
163.6Moderate
173.6Moderate
183.7Moderate
193.7Moderate
203.7Moderate
213.7Moderate
223.8Moderate
233.8Moderate
243.8Moderate
253.8Moderate
263.9Moderate
273.9Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.9Moderate
314.0Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Salto?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.4
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Salto for sightseeing.

What to pack for Salto in August

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

In August, Salto sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 9°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 7 days see rain.

UV index in Salto 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 Salto 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
Feb13Extreme
Mar10Extreme
Apr7High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep7High
Oct7Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Salto?

Salto sits at 31.4°S, 58.0°W, 52 m above sea level, in Uruguay. The nearest listed city is Concordia, 5.0 km away.

ChajaríFederalColónPaysandúConcepción del UruguayMonte Caseros

Topography around Salto

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Salto has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m around an average of 33 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 81 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 193 m.

The land around Salto is covered by artificial surfaces (48%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, grassland (55%) and trees (27%) within 16 km, and grassland (62%) within 80 km.

3 km
57 m
16 km
81 m
80 km
193 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Concordia 5.0 km · Chajarí 70 km · Federal 92 km · Colón 94 km · Paysandú 104 km · Villaguay 114 km · Concepción del Uruguay 125 km · Monte Caseros 130 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 Salto (-31.3881°, -57.9598°, elevation 52 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).