Uruguay · Atlantic
Punta del Este
Sea
55.0°F
Air
–
UV
–
Polar bears
Under 13°C
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Climate · monthly averages
Sea temperature by month
5-year averages (2021–2025). Min/Max are typical daily lows and highs, not record extremes.
46°F
50°F
54°F
57°F
61°F
64°F
68°F
72°F
75°F
79°F
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
MinMin °F
7170.6
7171.2
7171.4
6767.2
6060.5
5454.0
5151.4
5352.8
5555.0
5958.8
6363.1
6867.7
AvgAvg °F
7171.2
7373.1
7373.0
6968.5
6362.8
5756.6
5352.9
5353.5
5655.6
6060.3
6464.3
6968.9
MaxMax °F
7271.8
7473.9
7474.2
7070.0
6564.8
5958.6
5655.5
5554.6
5656.3
6261.5
6565.2
7171.1
Warmest in February (73.1°F). Coldest in July (52.9°F). Comfortable for swimming from January to December.
About Punta del Este
Punta del Este sits where the Río de la Plata meets the South Atlantic, anchored by La Mano – five giant fingers sculpted in concrete and steel by Chilean artist Mario Irarrázabal in 1982, emerging from the city's eastern beach. Playa Brava rolls in with open-Atlantic surf on the peninsula's east side; Playa Mansa, sheltered on the river side, stays calm and family-grade. Sea temperatures hold between 22 °C and 24 °C from December through March; Capitán Curbelo airport sits 25 minutes by road.