Country guide

Paraguay

Jesuit mission ruins, the wild Chaco and terere culture, South America well off the tourist trail.

Currency

PYG

Language

Spanish

+ Guarani

English

Limited

Payment

Cash preferred

Power

Type A / B / C / N

230 V, 50 Hz

Dialing

+595

Destinations

Paraguay

Asuncion

The mother of cities that sent the settlers who founded Buenos Aires, now a sleepy river capital where Guarani is spoken alongside Spanish.

✓ best Jun-Sep

Paraguay

Ciudad del Este

South America's most famous border bazaar, with one of the world's biggest dams and the Iguazu Falls on its doorstep.

✓ best Jul-Aug

Climate zones, month by month

Paraguay has 2 distinct climate zones. The right month depends on where in the country you're going.

Asuncion →

Jan

34°

23°

133mm

13d rain

Feb

33°

23°

146mm

12d rain

Mar

32°

22°

131mm

11d rain

Apr

29°

19°

152mm

10d rain

May

25°

16°

134mm

10d rain

Jun

24°

14°

71mm

8d rain

Jul

24°

13°

48mm

7d rain

Aug

26°

15°

39mm

6d rain

Sep

28°

17°

79mm

9d rain

Oct

30°

20°

158mm

13d rain

Nov

31°

20°

195mm

12d rain

Dec

33°

22°

177mm

13d rain

✓ Best Jun-Sep

Cards tinted by calculated verdict · big number = typical daily high, small = low · hover for conditions

Ciudad del Este Alto Parana →

Jan

33°

21°

183mm

17d rain

Feb

32°

21°

180mm

16d rain

Mar

31°

20°

149mm

14d rain

Apr

29°

18°

139mm

11d rain

May

24°

14°

167mm

11d rain

Jun

23°

13°

129mm

11d rain

Jul

23°

11°

94mm

9d rain

Aug

26°

13°

80mm

7d rain

Sep

28°

15°

138mm

11d rain

Oct

30°

18°

223mm

15d rain

Nov

31°

19°

177mm

13d rain

Dec

32°

21°

197mm

16d rain

✓ Best Jul-Aug

Cards tinted by calculated verdict · big number = typical daily high, small = low · hover for conditions