Young weather in October

In October, Young sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 127 mm of rain across 9.7 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Young's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Young's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
7th warmest
Overnight low
13°
6th coldest
Rainfall
127 mm
9.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
7:11 AM – 8:00 PM
Cloud cover
55%
10th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
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 October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical October day in Young reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 3°C warmer than September and about 3°C cooler than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22111
32111
42212
52212
62212
72212
82212
92212
102212
112312
122312
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Young weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-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 October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
35050
44852
54852
64852
74852
84951
94951
104951
115149
125248
135248
145347
155347
165347
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255347
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275347
285347
295446
305446
315446

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Young gets around 127 mm of rain over 9.7 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 30% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
129
229
330
430
531
631
731
831
931
1031
1131
1231
1331
1430
1530
1630
1730
1830
1930
2030
2130
2229
2329
2429
2529
2629
2729
2829
2929
3028
3128

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 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 6% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
165221030
264231030
363231130
462231230
561231240
660231340
759231440
856241550
955241551
1054241651
1154241651
1253241751
1353241751
1452251751
1550251861
1650261861
1749261861
1848271861
1948271861
2047271871
2147271871
2247271871
2347271881
2447271880
2546271880
2646271880
2746271880
2845271980
2945271990
3044271990
3144281990

Wind in October

Winds average 14 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 14 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
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
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1714light breeze
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1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
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2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 60 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 7:30 AM to 6:55 AM, and sunset from 7:49 PM to 8:13 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.37:307:49
212.47:297:50
312.47:277:50
412.47:267:51
512.57:257:52
612.57:237:53
712.57:227:53
812.67:217:54
912.67:197:55
1012.67:187:56
1112.77:177:56
1212.77:167:57
1312.77:147:58
1412.87:137:59
1512.87:127:59
1612.87:118:00
1712.97:108:01
1812.97:098:02
1912.97:078:03
2013.07:068:03
2113.07:058:04
2213.07:048:05
2313.07:038:06
2413.17:028:07
2513.17:018:08
2613.17:008:08
2713.26:598:09
2813.26:588:10
2913.26:578:11
3013.36:568:12
3113.36:558:13

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.5 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 — October's 5.5 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
35.1Bright
45.1Bright
55.1Bright
65.2Bright
75.2Bright
85.2Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.6Bright
175.6Bright
185.7Bright
195.7Bright
205.7Bright
215.8Bright
225.8Bright
235.9Bright
245.9Bright
255.9Bright
266.0Bright
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Young?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is one of the better times to visit Young for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Young in October

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

In October, Young sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Young in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). 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
October 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).