Uruguay
Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for the following climate stations in Uruguay
Official name: | Oriental Republic of Uruguay |
Capital: | Montevideo |
Area: | total: 176,220 sq km land: 173,620 sq km water: 2,600 sq km |
Climate: | warm temperate; freezing temperatures almost unknown |
Location: | Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Argentina and Brazil |
Geographic coordinates: | 33 00 S, 56 00 W |
Comparative Area: | slightly smaller than the state of Washington |
Land boundaries: | total: 1,564 km border countries: Argentina 579 km, Brazil 985 km |
Coastline: | 660 km |
Terrain: | mostly rolling plains and low hills; fertile coastal lowland |
Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Cerro Catedral 514 m |
Map of Uruguay