Paysandú
City in Uruguay: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Vista ciudad de Paysandú: Despuesdelauna, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Paysandú is a city in Uruguay, in Paysandú Department. About 81,550 people live in the city proper, making it the 5th largest city of Uruguay in our atlas.
It lies at 32.32° S, 58.08° W, about 44 m (144 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the America/Montevideo time zone.
Location
Red dot: Paysandú. Green dots: other major cities of Uruguay. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Paysandú has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). The warmest month is usually Jan, with average highs near 32°C (90°F); the coolest nights come in Jul at about 5°C (42°F). Around 1,308 mm (51 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 3441243 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q309442 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Vista ciudad de Paysandú: Despuesdelauna, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)