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Destination

Uruguay

South America · Montevideo

When to go

Seasonal calendar — from climate data and curated definitions.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Air⌀ 17 °C
23
23
22
18
15
12
11
12
13
16
19
22
Sea⌀ 19 °C
25
25
24
20
16
13
11
12
14
18
21
23
Rainfall⌀ 78 mm
79
101
90
101
73
85
72
65
60
81
66
59
Wind⌀ 7 м/с
7
7
7
6
7
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
Daylight⌀ 12 h
14
13
12
11
10
10
10
11
12
13
14
14
Tourism: 3.5M international tourists a year▲ +9% over 5 yearshigh
Darker cells mark peak months.· Wind: avg. daily max — handy for kite & wind sports

Public holidays

National holidays — closures and days off.

  • Day of the race

    Día de la Raza

    October 12, 2026

    Mon · in 13d

  • Deceased ones day

    Día de los Difuntos

    November 2, 2026

    Mon · in 34d

  • Christmas Day

    Día de la Familia

    December 25, 2026

    Fri · in 87d

  • New Year's Day

    Año Nuevo

    January 1, 2027

    Fri · in 94d

  • Children's Day

    Día de los Niños

    January 6, 2027

    Wed · in 99d

  • Carnival

    Carnaval

    February 8, 2027

    Mon · in 132d

  • Carnival

    Carnaval

    February 9, 2027

    Tue · in 133d

  • Maundy Thursday

    Semana de Turismo

    March 25, 2027

    Thu · in 177d

UNESCO sites

3

UNESCO World Heritage sites in this country.

  • The work of engineer Eladio Dieste: Church of Atlántida
    2021Cultural
    The work of engineer Eladio Dieste: Church of Atlántida©

    The Church of Christ the Worker and Our Lady of Lourdes, also known simply as Iglesia de Estación Atlántida, is a Roman Catholic parish church and a World Heritage Site in Estación Atlántida, Uruguay.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
  • Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento
    1995Cultural
    Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento©
  • Fray Bentos Industrial Landscape
    2015Cultural

Car rental & driving

Whether your licence is recognized, and which side traffic drives on — per the UN road-traffic conventions.

Set your passport to see whether your licence is accepted.

Trafficright-hand

Health

Yellow fevervaccination not neededno certificate needed
Malariano risk
Vaccines (CDC)
Hepatitis AHepatitis B

Country page on CDC

Internet

Connectivity on the road: coverage, data price, access.

Onlinewidely online92%
Mobile datacheap$0.28/GB
eSIM: Supported
Apps that work

Ride-hailing: Uber

Prices

Food
Healthy diet$136/day
Fuel
Gasoline$88.7/L
Diesel$58.7/L

About the country

Capital
Montevideo
Continent
South America
Population
3,449,299
Area
176,220 km²
Currency
Peso · UYU
Time zone
11:00UTC−3
Sockets
CFIL

230 V · 50 Hz

Emergency
999all services
Calling code
+598
Languages
Spanish
Borders
🇧🇷 Brazil🇦🇷 Argentina