Climate
Colonia del Sacramento has a mild humid subtropical climate, described by the Köppen climate classification as Cfa. Summers are warm and winters are cool, with relatively frequent frosts and fog. The precipitation is evenly distributed throughout the year, with an average of 1,039 mm (40.91 in), and the annual average temperature is 17 °C (63 °F).
| Climate data for Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 39.6 (103.3) |
35.8 (96.4) |
34.9 (94.8) |
31.6 (88.9) |
30.9 (87.6) |
25.8 (78.4) |
30.6 (87.1) |
28.8 (83.8) |
30.6 (87.1) |
32.8 (91.0) |
36.4 (97.5) |
38.0 (100.4) |
39.6 (103.3) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 27.3 (81.1) |
27.2 (81.0) |
25.4 (77.7) |
21.7 (71.1) |
18.3 (64.9) |
14.9 (58.8) |
14.6 (58.3) |
16.0 (60.8) |
18.0 (64.4) |
20.9 (69.6) |
23.8 (74.8) |
26.7 (80.1) |
21.2 (70.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 23.7 (74.7) |
22.9 (73.2) |
21.2 (70.2) |
17.9 (64.2) |
14.8 (58.6) |
11.7 (53.1) |
11.4 (52.5) |
12.2 (54.0) |
14.1 (57.4) |
16.8 (62.2) |
19.5 (67.1) |
22.3 (72.1) |
17.4 (63.3) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 19.2 (66.6) |
18.8 (65.8) |
17.2 (63.0) |
14.3 (57.7) |
11.4 (52.5) |
8.7 (47.7) |
8.1 (46.6) |
8.9 (48.0) |
10.3 (50.5) |
12.8 (55.0) |
15.0 (59.0) |
17.6 (63.7) |
13.5 (56.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 10.1 (50.2) |
10.3 (50.5) |
8.1 (46.6) |
5.1 (41.2) |
0.2 (32.4) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
0.4 (32.7) |
1.5 (34.7) |
4.7 (40.5) |
4.1 (39.4) |
8.8 (47.8) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 92 (3.62) |
116 (4.57) |
125 (4.92) |
91 (3.58) |
78 (3.07) |
66 (2.6) |
69 (2.72) |
76 (2.99) |
80 (3.15) |
113 (4.45) |
108 (4.25) |
87 (3.43) |
1,099 (43.27) |
| % humidity | 70 | 73 | 74 | 77 | 79 | 81 | 79 | 78 | 75 | 74 | 72 | 69 | 75 |
| Avg. precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 70 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 285.6 | 223.1 | 228.5 | 182.9 | 166.1 | 137.0 | 142.6 | 168.1 | 194.6 | 232.2 | 240.9 | 270.0 | 2,471.6 |
| Source: Dirección Nacional de Meteorología | |||||||||||||
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