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Climate: Uruguay has a temperate climate
characterized by warm summers and mild winters. Rainfall is
fairly evenly distributed throughout the year with an average
annual precipitation of 1,090 mm (36 inches). The coolest month
is June and the warmest is January. The prevailing winds are
the Zonda, a northerly hot wind that blows in summer and the
Pampero, a cold southerly wind that blows in winter. Average
temperature ranges in Montevideo are from 6 to 14 degrees Celsius
(43 to 57 degrees Fahrenheit) in July to 17 to 28 degrees Celsius
(63 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit) in January.
Location: Southern
South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Argentina
and Brazil .
Coordinates: 33 00 S, 56 00
W
Coastline: 660
km
Languages: Spanish, Portunol, or
Brazilero (Portuguese-Spanish mix on the Brazilian
frontier)
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