When to go · Tacuarembó
Tacuarembó in May
Mixed month. Outside the best window (check). Across Uruguay: Cooling; coast mostly closed; fine for Montevideo and Colonia.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Temperature
- 20°C (68°F)68°F (20°C) / 9°C (48°F)48°F (9°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 6
- Crowds
- Low
- Uruguay overall
- Prices
- Low
- Uruguay overall
Verdict
Outside the best window (check). Across Uruguay: Cooling; coast mostly closed; fine for Montevideo and Colonia.
Is another month better than May?
May is rated mixed. These months rate higher:
- SeptemberGoodOutside the best window (check). Across Uruguay: Early spring; whales off the Rocha coast from about August to November.
- OctoberGoodOutside the best window (check). Across Uruguay: Spring: pleasant for cities and wineries; beaches still cool.
- NovemberGoodOutside the best window (check). Across Uruguay: Warm days, coast reopening, summer VAT benefits start mid-month — check.
- DecemberGoodOutside the best window (check). Across Uruguay: Summer begins; Christmas and New Year fill the coast.
Weather in May
- TacuarembóHighs around 20 °C (68 °F), lows around 9 °C (48 °F), rain on about 6 daysHighs around 68 °F (20 °C), lows around 48 °F (9 °C), rain on about 6 days
- Interior (Tacuarembó, Salto), Uruguay · Salto hot springs, Tacuarembó, Quebrada de los Cuervosfine
Hotter summers and colder winter nights than the coast; hot springs at Salto work all year.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Uruguay overall
- Low
- Prices · Uruguay overall
- Low
Uruguay overall: Cooling; coast mostly closed; fine for Montevideo and Colonia.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Tacuarembó, side by side.
Verdict
May: Mixed
Jan: Good (better)
Daytime high
May: 20 °C (68 °F)68 °F (20 °C)
Jan: 30 °C (86 °F)86 °F (30 °C)
Night low
May: 9 °C (48 °F)48 °F (9 °C)
Jan: 16 °C (61 °F)61 °F (16 °C)
Rain days
May: 6 (better)
Jan: 8
Crowds
May: Low
Jan: High
Prices
May: Low
Jan: High
Festivals listed
May: 0
Jan: 0
May: Outside the best window (check). Across Uruguay: Cooling; coast mostly closed; fine for Montevideo and Colonia.
January: Outside the best window (check). Across Uruguay: Peak beach season: Punta del Este and José Ignacio full of Argentines and Brazilians; Carnival begins in Montevideo.
Tacuarembó: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings