Punta del Este sea temperature today: 12°C – beach water temperature, Punta del Este, Uruguay
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Uruguay · Atlantic
Punta del Este
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12.3°C54.1°F
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Today, September 13, the sea temperature at Punta del Este is 12.3 °C (54 °F). That is 0.8 °C cooler than the usual 13.1 °C in September. Comfortable for swimming from January to December.

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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.

Warmest in February (22.8°C). Coldest in July (11.6°C). Comfortable for swimming from January to December.

5-year averages (2021–2025). Min/Max are typical daily lows and highs, not record extremes.
MonthSea · MinSea · AvgSea · MaxAir · MinAir · AvgAir · Max
January21.5°C21.8°C22.1°C20.8°C21.6°C22.1°C
February21.8°C22.8°C23.3°C21.3°C22.1°C22.6°C
March21.9°C22.8°C23.5°C20.8°C21.4°C22.0°C
April19.6°C20.3°C21.1°C18.1°C18.7°C19.2°C
May15.8°C17.1°C18.2°C15.1°C15.5°C15.9°C
June12.2°C13.7°C14.8°C12.2°C12.6°C12.9°C
July10.8°C11.6°C13.1°C10.8°C11.3°C11.8°C
August11.5°C11.9°C12.5°C11.4°C11.9°C12.3°C
September12.8°C13.1°C13.5°C12.5°C13.1°C13.6°C
October14.9°C15.7°C16.4°C14.6°C15.3°C15.8°C
November17.3°C17.9°C18.4°C17.0°C17.8°C18.3°C
December19.9°C20.5°C21.7°C19.1°C20.0°C20.5°C

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 °C72 °F and 24 °C75 °F from December through March; Capitán Curbelo airport sits 25 minutes by road.

Frequently asked questions

Today, September 13, the sea at Punta del Este is 12.3 °C (54 °F)54 °F (12.3 °C) – cold-water swimmers only. The usual September average is 13.1 °C56 °F.

No single number works for everyone, so the scale on this page is only a guide to how the water feels: below 13 °C55 °F icy, 13–18 °C55–64 °F cold, 18–23 °C64–73 °F refreshing, 23–28 °C73–82 °F pleasantly warm and above 28 °C82 °F like a bath. Right now the sea at Punta del Este is 12.3 °C54 °F.

In November the sea at Punta del Este (Atlantic, Uruguay) averages 18 °C64 °F – cold, most people reach for a wetsuit. It keeps warming until February, when it peaks at 22.8 °C73 °F.

In April the sea at Punta del Este (Atlantic, Uruguay) still averages 20.3 °C69 °F – refreshing, good for a short swim. It peaks in February at 22.8 °C73 °F and cools slowly from there.