Instituto Uruguayo de Meteorología (INUMET)

What Instituto Uruguayo de Meteorología (INUMET) does

Instituto Uruguayo de Meteorología (INUMET) is Uruguay's official national meteorological service, established by law as the country's designated authority for weather forecasting, climate monitoring, and severe weather alerting. Headquartered in Montevideo with 71 employees, the institution operates a vertically integrated observational and forecasting infrastructure that includes a nationwide network of Automated Meteorological Stations (EMA), real-time satellite imagery, numerical weather prediction modeling, and a four-tier meteorological warning system (green/yellow/orange/red) covering storms, heavy precipitation, and other hazardous conditions. INUMET holds ISO 9001:2015 certification (certificate CS-640) for its aviation meteorological products and is the country's official WMO member, granting access to international data and standards.

The institution's product portfolio spans public weather services (forecasts, severe weather warnings, UV and fire risk indices), climate services (monthly/seasonal bulletins, hydrological resources monitoring, climatological statistics, climate trend analysis), aeronautical products (METAR, SPECI, TAF, SIGMET, AIRMET, GAMET, aerodrome warnings, space weather advisories), agricultural services (agrometeorological forecasts, hydric balance, horticultural insurance precipitation registries), and marine forecasts, supported by a historical data bank, an interactive data visualization tool, an open data catalog, the Jornamet technical journal, and an annual technical yearbook. Distribution is multi-channel: a self-service web portal, native iOS and Android applications, dedicated aviation self-service portal, sector-specific direct channels, and social media (X, YouTube, Instagram).

INUMET operates as a public-sector institution funded through the Uruguayan national budget under the Government of Uruguay, providing services free of direct charge to citizens and formal information-request procedures for specialized data. Revenue is not commercially transacted; the customer base is the general population plus specialized users in aviation, agriculture, and maritime sectors. The institution is governed by a 2024-2027 Strategic Plan and is overseen by a Directorate with formal board resolutions, a published Quality Policy, and a published Decree of Restructuring, signaling institutional modernization rather than commercial expansion.

Name

Instituto Uruguayo de Meteorología (INUMET)

Legal name

Instituto Uruguayo de Meteorología

Website

https://inumet.gub.uy

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Instituto Uruguayo de Meteorología (INUMET) is Uruguay's official national meteorological service, providing weather forecasts, severe weather warnings, climate monitoring, and ISO-certified aviation products to the general public, aviation, agricultural, and maritime sectors under the Government of Uruguay.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

National Meteorological Services

NAICS

Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (9241)

akta.pro primary industry

Environmental Monitoring, Data & Reporting (Air/Water/Soil) (BPAIAMAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Environmental Data, Monitoring, Remote Sensing & Early Warning (BPADALAN), Ambient Air Quality Monitoring (Criteria Pollutants & Air Toxics) (EUAHACAA)

Keywords

• National meteorological services
• Weather forecasting
• Aviation weather products
• Agrometeorological forecasts
• Climate monitoring

Headquarters

HQ city

Montevideo

HQ country

Uruguay

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: INUMET operates as a government agency funded through the national budget, providing public meteorological services at no direct cost to citizens.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

INUMET is Uruguay's official national meteorological service providing weather forecasts, climate monitoring, and severe weather alerts through automated weather stations, satellite imagery, and numerical prediction models. It delivers specialized meteorological products for aviation (METAR, TAF, SIGMET), agriculture (agrometeorological forecasts), and maritime (marine forecasts) sectors, along with public weather warnings, UV/fire risk indices, and historical climate data. The institute operates under ISO 9001:2015 certification for its aviation services and serves as Uruguay's representative to the World Meteorological Organization.

Product overview

Instituto Uruguayo de Meteorología (INUMET) is Uruguay's national meteorological service offering a comprehensive portfolio of weather and climate products and services. The organization operates on a platform-plus-services model, providing core weather monitoring through its automated station network, real-time current conditions, and satellite imagery. Its product portfolio spans multiple specialized domains: (1) Public weather services including forecasts, severe weather warnings, UV and fire risk indices, and a numerical weather prediction model; (2) Climate services including monthly/seasonal bulletins, hydrological resources monitoring, agricultural statistics, and seasonal climatology; (3) Aeronautical meteorological products including METAR/TAF reports, SIGMET/AIRMET warnings, and GAMET forecasts for low-level flights; (4) Agricultural products including agrometeorological forecasts and hydric balance analysis; (5) Marine forecasting for coastal operations; and (6) Open data access via its data catalog. Additional services include a data bank, technical yearbook (Anuario Técnico), and Jornamet journal.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Estado Actual del Tiempo (Current Weather Conditions) Real-time weather monitoring service providing current conditions including temperature, wind, pressure, humidity, and visibility data from meteorological stations for the general public and professionals.
• Estaciones Meteorológicas Automáticas (EMA) - Automated Weather Stations Network of automated meteorological stations providing continuous data recording in tabular and map formats, including temperature, precipitation, sea-level pressure, and wind measurements distributed across Uruguay.
• Satélite (Satellite Imagery) Satellite imagery service providing visual data for weather monitoring and analysis across Uruguay and the region.
• Pronóstico Agrometeorológico (Agrometeorological Forecast) Specialized weather forecast service for agricultural applications, providing relevant meteorological information for farming operations and crop planning.
• Advertencias Meteorológicas (Weather Warnings and Alerts) Weather warning and alert system providing severe weather notifications including storms, heavy precipitation, and other hazardous conditions with historical archive access. Uses a color-coded red/orange/yellow/green system.
• Índice de Incendios (Fire Risk Index) Fire risk index service providing daily fire danger assessments for prevention and emergency response.
• Índice UV (UV Index) Ultraviolet radiation index service providing UV exposure risk levels for public health guidance.
• Pronóstico de Modelado Numérico (Numerical Weather Prediction) Numerical weather prediction model forecasts providing advanced meteorological modeling outputs for forecasting and analysis.
• Boletines Climáticos (Climate Bulletins) Climate bulletins providing monthly and seasonal climate analysis and summaries.
• Recursos Hídricos (Hydrological Resources) Hydrological resources monitoring including precipitation indices, daily pluviometric bulletins, precipitation quintiles, precipitation maps, and extreme precipitation event tracking.
• Pronóstico Marino (Marine Forecast) Marine weather forecast service providing conditions for maritime operations and coastal areas.
• Productos Aeronáuticos (Aeronautical Products) Aeronautical meteorological products including SIGMET, AIRMET, METAR/SPECI, TAF, AIREP, aerodrome warnings, CIZ, GAMET, and space weather advisories for aviation sector under ISO 9001:2015 certification.
• Productos Agro (Agricultural Products) Agricultural sector products including agrometeorological forecasts, hydric balance, temperature maps, and horticultural insurance precipitation records.
• Banco de Datos (Data Bank) Historical meteorological data repository providing access to archived climate and weather information for researchers and professionals.
• Visualizador de Datos Meteorológicos (Meteorological Data Visualization Tool) Interactive data visualization tool for 24-hour meteorological data viewing and analysis.
• Datos Abiertos (Open Data Catalog) Open data catalog providing public access to meteorological datasets and information for researchers and developers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Comprehensive national weather coverage through distributed station network

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• World Meteorological Organization (WMO/OMM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerINUMET is the official member of the World Meteorological Organization for Uruguay. The WMO is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international cooperation on weather, climate, and water issues. Both WMO logos are displayed on the INUMET website, indicating formal membership and adherence to international meteorological standards and protocols.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Australian Bureau of Meteorology: Australia's national meteorological service, providing aviation met products, public forecasts, climate services, and severe weather warnings under WMO standards with a mandate and product structure directly analogous to INUMET's.
• Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (SMN Argentina): Argentina's official national meteorological service. Closest functional peer to INUMET given shared Spanish-language context, similar regulatory mandate, comparable product portfolio across aviation, agriculture, and public weather services, and geographic proximity.
• Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD): Germany's national meteorological service under the Federal Ministry of Transport, providing aviation, climate, marine, and public weather products under WMO protocols directly analogous to INUMET's mandate and product mix.
• National Weather Service (NOAA/NWS): United States' official national weather forecasting service under NOAA, the largest WMO-member national met authority with directly comparable aviation, public, marine, and hydrological product portfolios.
• Météo-France: France's national meteorological service, operating a directly comparable portfolio of public forecasts, aviation meteorological products, climate services, and severe weather warnings as a designated WMO member.
• Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA): Japan's official national meteorological service, providing aviation meteorological products, public weather forecasts, seismic/tsunami warnings, and climate services under WMO membership with a similar institutional structure.
• Agencia Estatal de Meteorología (AEMET): Spain's official national meteorological service, another Spanish-language national met authority operating a comparable aviation met product suite, climatological data services, and severe weather warning system under WMO standards.
• UK Met Office: United Kingdom's national meteorological service, a leading WMO-member national met authority providing aviation, climate, and public weather services with internationally recognized quality standards analogous to INUMET's mandate.

Broad incumbents

• AccuWeather: Large commercial weather services company offering global forecasts, severe weather warnings, and enterprise APIs to media, aviation, agriculture, and retail clients; relevant as a commercial-sector competitor and benchmark for value-added weather products beyond INUMET's public-service model.
• The Weather Company (an IBM business): IBM-owned commercial weather platform providing enterprise weather APIs, AI-driven forecasting, and aviation/industry products; comparable to INUMET's aviation and agriculture offerings but with significantly greater R&D resources and AI capabilities.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Inumet_
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/INUMETUruguay_oficial
• Instagraminstagram.com/inumet.uy/?hl=es-la
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/institutouruguayodemeteorolog%C3%ADa

Compliance1 record

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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