Salto
City in Uruguay: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Plaza Artigas, Salto: Cornelius, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Salto is a city in Uruguay, in Salto Department. About 114,084 people live in the city proper, making it the 2nd largest city of Uruguay in our atlas.
It lies at 31.39° S, 57.96° W, about 52 m (171 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the America/Montevideo time zone.
Location
Red dot: Salto. Green dots: other major cities of Uruguay. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Salto has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). The warmest month is usually Jan, with average highs near 33°C (92°F); the coolest nights come in Jul at about 6°C (43°F). Around 1,412 mm (56 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 3440714 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q32015043 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Plaza Artigas, Salto: Cornelius, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)