Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Iturbe Paraguay

In Iturbe, the summers are hot and oppressive, the winters are short and cool, and it is wet and partly cloudy year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 55°F to 90°F and is rarely below 41°F or above 96°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best times of year to visit Iturbe for warm-weather activities are from late March to mid June and from early August to mid November.

The hot season lasts for 4.0 months, from November 22 to March 21, with an average daily high temperature above 86°F. The hottest month of the year in Iturbe is January, with an average high of 90°F and low of 72°F.

The cool season lasts for 2.8 months, from May 14 to August 8, with an average daily high temperature below 75°F. The coldest month of the year in Iturbe is July, with an average low of 56°F and high of 73°F.

In Iturbe, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Iturbe begins around March 1 and lasts for 3.1 months, ending around June 6.

The clearest month of the year in Iturbe is April, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 68% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around June 6 and lasts for 8.9 months, ending around March 1.

The cloudiest month of the year in Iturbe is January, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 44% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Iturbe varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 7.6 months, from September 19 to May 5, with a greater than 30% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Iturbe is February, with an average of 11.4 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 4.4 months, from May 5 to September 19. The month with the fewest wet days in Iturbe is August, with an average of 6.5 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Iturbe is February, with an average of 11.4 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 41% on February 8.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Iturbe experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Iturbe. The month with the most rain in Iturbe is November, with an average rainfall of 6.3 inches.

The month with the least rain in Iturbe is August, with an average rainfall of 2.5 inches.

The length of the day in Iturbe varies over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is June 20, with 10 hours, 30 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 13 hours, 46 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:20 AM on October 5, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 30 minutes later at 6:51 AM on March 23. The earliest sunset is at 5:01 PM on June 7, and the latest sunset is 2 hours, 41 minutes later at 7:42 PM on January 12.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in Iturbe during 2024, starting in the spring on October 6 and ending in the fall on March 23.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

Iturbe experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 7.7 months, from September 25 to May 16, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 27% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Iturbe is January, with 26.2 days that are muggy or worse.

The month with the fewest muggy days in Iturbe is July, with 2.9 days that are muggy or worse.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Iturbe does not vary significantly over the course of the year, remaining within 0.5 miles per hour of 3.1 miles per hour throughout.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Iturbe varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the north for 1.0 weeks, from January 25 to February 1 and for 1.0 weeks, from February 7 to February 14, with a peak percentage of 34% on February 11. The wind is most often from the east for 6.0 days, from February 1 to February 7 and for 11 months, from February 14 to January 25, with a peak percentage of 34% on February 6.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Iturbe throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Iturbe for general outdoor tourist activities are from late March to mid June and from early August to mid November, with a peak score in the first week of May.

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Iturbe for hot-weather activities is from late October to mid April, with a peak score in the second week of March.

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Iturbe are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.7 months, from October 29 to February 19, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.4 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Iturbe is December, with an average of 7.2 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.9 months, from May 9 to August 7, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.1 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Iturbe is June, with an average of 3.4 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Iturbe are -26.050 deg latitude, -56.483 deg longitude, and 341 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Iturbe contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 197 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 351 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (568 feet). Within 50 miles contains significant variations in elevation (2,536 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Iturbe is covered by cropland (32%), trees (27%), shrubs (20%), and grassland (20%), within 10 miles by trees (33%) and cropland (27%), and within 50 miles by trees (36%) and cropland (26%).