Maldonado
City in Uruguay: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Maldonado desde la Barra: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ciiiiro/, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Maldonado is a city in Uruguay. About 102,000 people live in the city proper, making it the 3rd largest city of Uruguay in our atlas.
It lies at 34.90° S, 54.95° W, about 41 m (135 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the America/Montevideo time zone.
Location
Red dot: Maldonado. Green dots: other major cities of Uruguay. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Maldonado has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). The warmest month is usually Jan, with average highs near 25°C (78°F); the coolest nights come in Jul at about 8°C (47°F). Around 1,213 mm (48 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, spread fairly evenly through the year.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
What to eat in UruguayNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 3441894 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q16258 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Maldonado desde la Barra: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ciiiiro/, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)