Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Pedro Juan Caballero Paraguay

In Pedro Juan Caballero, the summers are long, warm, muggy, and partly cloudy; the winters are short, cool, and mostly clear; and it is wet year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 51°F to 85°F and is rarely below 40°F or above 95°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Pedro Juan Caballero for warm-weather activities is from late March to late September.

The hot season lasts for 6.6 months, from September 11 to March 31, with an average daily high temperature above 83°F. The hottest month of the year in Pedro Juan Caballero is January, with an average high of 85°F and low of 68°F.

The cool season lasts for 2.4 months, from May 14 to July 27, with an average daily high temperature below 75°F. The coldest month of the year in Pedro Juan Caballero is July, with an average low of 52°F and high of 74°F.

In Pedro Juan Caballero, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Pedro Juan Caballero begins around March 14 and lasts for 7.0 months, ending around October 14.

The clearest month of the year in Pedro Juan Caballero is August, 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 October 14 and lasts for 5.0 months, ending around March 14.

The cloudiest month of the year in Pedro Juan Caballero is January, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 60% 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 Pedro Juan Caballero varies significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 6.2 months, from October 5 to April 11, with a greater than 37% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Pedro Juan Caballero is January, with an average of 17.3 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 5.8 months, from April 11 to October 5. The month with the fewest wet days in Pedro Juan Caballero is August, with an average of 5.5 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 Pedro Juan Caballero is January, with an average of 17.3 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 57% 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. Pedro Juan Caballero experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Pedro Juan Caballero. The month with the most rain in Pedro Juan Caballero is December, with an average rainfall of 6.5 inches.

The month with the least rain in Pedro Juan Caballero is July, with an average rainfall of 1.7 inches.

The length of the day in Pedro Juan Caballero varies over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is June 20, with 10 hours, 45 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 13 hours, 31 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:19 AM on October 5, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 29 minutes later at 6:47 AM on March 23. The earliest sunset is at 5:05 PM on June 5, and the latest sunset is 2 hours, 27 minutes later at 7:33 PM on January 15.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in Pedro Juan Caballero 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.

Pedro Juan Caballero experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 7.6 months, from September 25 to May 14, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 23% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Pedro Juan Caballero is January, with 26.0 days that are muggy or worse.

The month with the fewest muggy days in Pedro Juan Caballero is July, with 1.1 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 Pedro Juan Caballero experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 5.6 months, from May 23 to November 10, with average wind speeds of more than 6.6 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Pedro Juan Caballero is September, with an average hourly wind speed of 7.9 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 6.4 months, from November 10 to May 23. The calmest month of the year in Pedro Juan Caballero is March, with an average hourly wind speed of 5.5 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Pedro Juan Caballero varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the east for 3.0 months, from March 5 to June 4 and for 4.3 months, from July 18 to November 27, with a peak percentage of 43% on March 29. The wind is most often from the north for 1.5 months, from June 4 to July 18 and for 3.3 months, from November 27 to March 5, with a peak percentage of 41% on June 19.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Pedro Juan Caballero 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 time of year to visit Pedro Juan Caballero for general outdoor tourist activities is from late March to late September, 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 Pedro Juan Caballero for hot-weather activities is from late October to mid April, with a peak score in the third 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).

While it does not do so every year, freezing temperatures are seen in Pedro Juan Caballero over some winters. The day least likely to be in the growing season is July 11, with a 74% chance.

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.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Pedro Juan Caballero should appear around July 9, only rarely appearing before July 7 or after July 11.

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 4.2 months, from October 22 to February 28, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.3 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Pedro Juan Caballero is December, with an average of 6.9 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.6 months, from May 12 to July 30, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.5 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Pedro Juan Caballero is June, with an average of 4.0 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Pedro Juan Caballero are -22.547 deg latitude, -55.733 deg longitude, and 2,159 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Pedro Juan Caballero contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 312 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 2,122 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,171 feet). Within 50 miles also contains very significant variations in elevation (1,962 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Pedro Juan Caballero is covered by shrubs (50%), trees (22%), cropland (17%), and grassland (11%), within 10 miles by cropland (50%) and trees (28%), and within 50 miles by cropland (44%) and trees (33%).