Young weather in August

In August, Young sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 99 mm of rain across 7.3 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 24 min at the start of August to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Young's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Young's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
10th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Rainfall
99 mm
7.3 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
8:31 AM – 7:18 PM
Cloud cover
51%
7th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
3.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Young is city in Uruguay.

Density
1,734/km²
people per km²
Founded
1920

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 17°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical August day in Young reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°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 25°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C warmer than July and about 2°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1177
2178
3178
4178
5178
6188
7188
8188
9188
10188
11188
12188
13188
14188
15198
16198
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28199
29199
30199
31199

Young weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 19°1028.713.95.2
Feb29° / 19°1148.513.25.7
Mar27° / 17°1197.912.26.9
Apr24° / 14°1468.311.27.2
May20° / 11°89710.36.7
Jun17° / 887.29.95.7
Jul16° / 737.110.15.5
Aug18° / 997.310.86.5
Sep20° / 10°1017.711.86.7
Oct23° / 13°1279.712.87.0
Nov26° / 15°1107.413.77.2
Dec29° / 17°1288.414.15.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% 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 46%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25149
35149
45248
55248
65347
75446
85446
95545
105545
115644
125644
135644
145644
155743
165743
175743
185644
195644
205644
215446
225446
235446
245347
255248
265248
275149
285149
295149
305050
315149

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Young gets around 99 mm of rain over 7.3 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 24% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
123
223
323
423
523
623
723
823
923
1023
1123
1223
1324
1424
1524
1624
1724
1824
1924
2024
2124
2224
2324
2425
2525
2625
2725
2826
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 78% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1841060
2831160
3831160
4821161
5821161
6821161
7821161
8821251
9821251
10821251
11811351
12811351
13811351
14801451
15801451
16781561
17781561
18771661
19761671
20761671
21751681
22751681
23741691
24741691
25731692
267216102
277216102
287216102
297315102
307315102
317215112

Wind in August

Winds average 13 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
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
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2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 24 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 54 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 8:45 AM to 8:13 AM, and sunset from 7:08 PM to 7:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.48:457:08
210.48:457:08
310.48:447:09
410.48:437:10
510.58:427:11
610.58:417:11
710.58:407:12
810.68:397:13
910.68:387:13
1010.68:377:14
1110.68:367:15
1210.78:357:15
1310.78:347:16
1410.78:337:17
1510.88:327:17
1610.88:317:18
1710.88:307:19
1810.88:297:20
1910.98:287:20
2010.98:267:21
2110.98:257:22
2211.08:247:22
2311.08:237:23
2411.08:227:24
2511.18:207:24
2611.18:197:25
2711.18:187:26
2811.28:177:26
2911.28:157:27
3011.28:147:28
3111.38:137:28

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.33 kWh/m² to a high of 7.3 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 3.47 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.0Moderate
23.0Moderate
33.0Moderate
43.1Moderate
53.1Moderate
63.1Moderate
73.2Moderate
83.2Moderate
93.3Moderate
103.3Moderate
113.3Moderate
123.4Moderate
133.4Moderate
143.4Moderate
153.5Moderate
163.5Moderate
173.5Moderate
183.5Moderate
193.6Moderate
203.6Moderate
213.6Moderate
223.6Moderate
233.7Moderate
243.7Moderate
253.7Moderate
263.7Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Young?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
2.4
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Young for sightseeing.

What to pack for Young in August

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

In August, Young sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 8°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 7 days see rain.

UV index in Young in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Young peaks around January 15 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 15UV 13Jun 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr6High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct9Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Young?

Young sits at 32.7°S, 57.6°W, 86 m above sea level, in Uruguay. The nearest listed city is Paysandú, 60 km away.

PaysandúConcepción del UruguayColónMercedesFray BentosGualeguaychúDoloresTrinidad

Topography around Young

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Young has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m around an average of 78 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 83 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 192 m.

The land around Young is covered by grassland (48%) and cropland (30%) within 3 km, cropland (50%) and grassland (42%) within 16 km, and grassland (45%), cropland (28%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
37 m
16 km
83 m
80 km
192 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Paysandú 60 km · Concepción del Uruguay 61 km · Colón 72 km · Mercedes 72 km · Fray Bentos 79 km · Gualeguaychú 90 km · Dolores 108 km · Trinidad 113 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 Young (-32.6984°, -57.6269°, elevation 86 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).