Uruguay has an exceptionally temperate and pleasing climate; both summer and winter are very mild.

Summer extends from December to March and is the season with the most pleasing temperatures.
The climate through out the rest of the year is generally sunny with clear skies and cold nights.

The average temperature for the year in the country is approximately 17 degrees Celsius.
It is the only country in South America that is completely situated in the temperate zone.

The absence of important aerographic systems contributes to the horizontal variations in the temperature, precipitation and other climatic variables to be small.

Within the oceanic factors, the presence of the worm currents from Brazil produce an instability in the lower caps of the atmosphere which has an important effect on the temperature and humidity in the costal zone.

The cold currents from the Falkland Island’s generate stability and a cooling of the masses of air circling them.