Weather in Montevideo in January 2025
- January is usually the hottest month of the year in Montevideo;
Average weather
Average temperature in Montevideo in January
Going from a maximum of +91°F during the day to a minimum of +63°F during the night, the temperature in January averages around +81°F.
The average maximum temperature goes down 44% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +90°F to +77°F.
Is Montevideo warm or cold in January?
Montevideo is typically warm in January.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +77°F to +79°F. The minimum temperature also goes up from +64°F to +66°F.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
January is the hottest month in Montevideo, here is the comparison with other months:
Water temperature in Montevideo in January
Water in Montevideo in January is Warm. It varies from +74°F to +80°F, with an average of +77°F. This is almost similar to the air temperature, which averages +79°F.
The water temperature in January is one of the warmest of the entire year:
Can you swim in Montevideo in January?
Climate in Montevideo in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +77°F | +79°F | +77°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +46°F | +52°F | +52°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +99°F | +97°F | +104°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 70 mm | 64 mm | 89 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 4 m/s | 4 m/s | 4 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +73°F | +77°F | +75°F | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 71% | 72% | 74% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1011 HPa | 1010 HPa | 1011 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 13 | 13 | 10 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | 5 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 7 | 6 | 8 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
January weather is still as good as in December. It’s getting warmer as January arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +77°F to +79°F during the day. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 70 mm to 64 mm. Humidity rises from 71% to 72%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 4 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 13 sunny days during the month.
February brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 5 m/s getting up to 7 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Montevideo is gradually decreasing during January, going from 6 m/s to 4 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last January in Montevideo?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Montevideo in January has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1984 (+65°F) and the highest in 2017 (+72°F). The driest year was 1979 with only 542 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2019 with 3342 mm.
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Monthly weather in Montevideo
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Montevideo, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.