Climate and Average Weather Year Round in General Artigas Paraguay

In General Artigas, the summers are hot and muggy, 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 54°F to 89°F and is rarely below 40°F or above 96°F.

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

The hot season lasts for 3.9 months, from November 22 to March 20, with an average daily high temperature above 85°F. The hottest month of the year in General Artigas is January, with an average high of 89°F and low of 72°F.

The cool season lasts for 2.8 months, from May 15 to August 9, with an average daily high temperature below 74°F. The coldest month of the year in General Artigas is July, with an average low of 54°F and high of 71°F.

In General Artigas, 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 General Artigas begins around February 28 and lasts for 2.7 months, ending around May 18.

The clearest month of the year in General Artigas 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 May 18 and lasts for 9.4 months, ending around February 28.

The cloudiest month of the year in General Artigas is January, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 42% 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 General Artigas varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 7.7 months, from September 14 to May 4, with a greater than 32% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in General Artigas is February, with an average of 12.1 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 4.3 months, from May 4 to September 14. The month with the fewest wet days in General Artigas is July, with an average of 7.5 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 General Artigas is February, with an average of 12.1 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 44% 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. General Artigas experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in General Artigas. The month with the most rain in General Artigas is October, with an average rainfall of 7.5 inches.

The month with the least rain in General Artigas is August, with an average rainfall of 3.2 inches.

The length of the day in General Artigas varies over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is June 20, with 10 hours, 27 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 13 hours, 50 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:19 AM on October 5, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 31 minutes later at 6:50 AM on March 23. The earliest sunset is at 4:58 PM on June 8, and the latest sunset is 2 hours, 45 minutes later at 7:43 PM on January 11.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in General Artigas 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.

General Artigas experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 7.5 months, from September 29 to May 12, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 25% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in General Artigas is January, with 24.8 days that are muggy or worse.

The month with the fewest muggy days in General Artigas is July, with 2.3 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 General Artigas does not vary significantly over the course of the year, remaining within 0.4 miles per hour of 2.9 miles per hour throughout.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in General Artigas is from the east throughout the year.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in General Artigas 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 General Artigas for general outdoor tourist activities are from mid March to late May and from mid August to late November, with a peak score in the last week of April.

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 General Artigas for hot-weather activities is from early November to early 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 General Artigas 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 31 to February 18, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.5 kWh. The brightest month of the year in General Artigas is December, with an average of 7.2 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.0 months, from May 9 to August 9, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.0 kWh. The darkest month of the year in General Artigas is June, with an average of 3.3 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of General Artigas are -26.933 deg latitude, -56.217 deg longitude, and 423 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of General Artigas contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 230 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 448 feet. Within 10 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (407 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,250 feet).

The area within 2 miles of General Artigas is covered by cropland (32%), trees (28%), grassland (22%), and shrubs (17%), within 10 miles by trees (33%) and shrubs (27%), and within 50 miles by trees (32%) and cropland (21%).