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Travel and Tourism in Uruguay
Travel alerts, currency, climate, transit, health, and safety information for visitors to Uruguay.
Practical Information
Travel alert status, currency, climate, and transit details.
- Travel Alert Status
- Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
- Time Difference
- UTC-3 (2 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- Currency
- Uruguayan peso (UYU)
- Climate
- Except for a small subtropical area in the northwest, the climate is even throughout Uruguay. Temperatures are generally mild, but seasons are distinct: summer daytime temperatures average 70 degrees Fahrenheit and rarely exceed the mid-90s; autumn (March-May) is mild; and spring (September-November) is often damp, cool and windy. In winter, monthly temperatures range from 44� 60 degrees Fahrenheit with rare frost. However, humidity, averaging 75% year round, intensifies the cold. Average annual rainfall is 39.5 inches.
- Ethnic Groups
- white 88%, mestizo 8%, black 4%, Amerindian, practically nonexistent
- National Holiday
- Independence Day, 25 August (1825)
- Geographic Coordinates
- 33 00 S, 56 00 W
- Location
- Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Argentina and Brazil
- Airports
- 64
Health and Safety
Medical facilities, vaccinations, disease risk, and sanitation conditions.
Facilities for medical care in Uruguay are considered adequate. Serious medical problems requiring hospitalization and/or medical evacuation to the United States can cost tens of thousands of dollars.