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Paraguay

About 6.96M people live in Paraguay, on 406,750 km² in 18 regions; the capital is Asunción. The highest summit is Cerro Tres Kandú (842 m).

Best timeJun–Aug
Population6.96M
Area407k km²
CapitalAsunción
The year in Paraguayweather score
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec56October
Best timeJun–Aug
Best weather in OctoberPilar 62
October: highs27° – 32°
Rain this month, on average162mm

Mean of its 13 most visited places. Best: Jun–Aug.

Paraguay at a glance

The atlas follows 4,572 places here month by month, with 3 mountains and 9 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are June, July and August.

Paraguay's population

Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.

+366%1.5M in 1950 → 7.01M in 2025 → 8.64M in 2050
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Paraguay · In numbers

GDP per person (PPP)$20,2002025 · 94/181 among countries · World: $25,700
Life expectancy74.02024 · 113/212 among countries · World: 73.5
Living in towns and cities70 %2025 · 89/212 among countries · World: 58 %
Using the internet82 %2024 · 95/179 among countries · World: 71 %
Children per woman2.422024 · 78/212 among countries · World: 2.19
Forest cover37 %2024 · 90/206 among countries

The latest year each series has; the line is the whole series since 1960.

When to go to Paraguay

The places with the best weather in each month, scored from their climate.

Where to go, month by month

Places and regions of Paraguay

The most visited places with their score this month, then every region with what the atlas follows there.

18 regions

Paraguay from above

Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.

OctoberMonth scores for Paraguay
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Ciudad del Estebest Jun–Aug52Ciudad del Este
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Asunciónbest Jun–Aug59Asunción
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Encarnaciónbest Jun–Aug60Encarnación
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Pedro Juan Caballerobest Jun–Aug51Pedro Juan Caballero
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San Lorenzobest Jun–Aug59San Lorenzo
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Luquebest Jun–Aug58Luque
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Concepciónbest Jun–Aug47Concepción
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Caacupébest Jul–Sep60Caacupé
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Villarricabest Jun–Aug56Villarrica
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Pilarbest Jul–Sep62Pilar
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Filadelfiabest Jun–Aug49Filadelfia
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Paraguaríbest Jun–Aug58Paraguarí
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Caazapábest Jun–Aug56Caazapá
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Areguábest Jun–Aug58Areguá
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San Pedro de Ycuamandiyúbest Jun–Aug50San Pedro de Ycuamandiyú
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Salto del Guairábest Jun–Aug51Salto del Guairá
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Caaguazúbest Jun–Aug56Caaguazú
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Itábest Jun–Aug58Itá
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Pozo Coloradobest Jun–Aug51Pozo Colorado
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Loma Platabest Jun–Aug49Loma Plata
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Hohenaubest Jun–Aug60Hohenau
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Guarambarébest Jun–Aug59Guarambaré
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Coronel Bogadobest Jun–Aug62Coronel Bogado
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Yaguarónbest Jun–Aug58Yaguarón
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Benjamín Acevalbest Jun–Aug55Benjamín Aceval
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Nanawabest Jun–Aug58Nanawa
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Iturbebest Jun–Aug55Iturbe
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Colonia Mennobest Jun–Aug49Colonia Menno
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San José de los Arroyosbest Jun–Aug56San José de los Arroyos
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Itacurubí de la Cordillerabest Jun–Aug57Itacurubí de la Cordillera
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Caapucúbest Jul–Sep59Caapucú
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Villa Floridabest Jul–Sep58Villa Florida
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Mbuyapeybest Jun–Aug56Mbuyapey
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Santiagobest Jun–Aug62Santiago
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General José Eduvigis Díazbest Jul–Sep63General José Eduvigis Díaz
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General Higinio Morínigobest Jul–Sep58General Higinio Morínigo
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Altosbest Jun–Aug59Altos
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San Lázarobest Jun–Aug43San Lázaro
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Ybytimíbest Jul–Sep58Ybytimí
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Pirayúbest Jun–Aug59Pirayú

Nature in Paraguay

All nature

Wildlife in October

The birds and mammals seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.

Outdoors in Paraguay

Hiking routes, ski areas and everything to do outdoors, counted.

Culture in Paraguay

9 monuments and 8 museums; the best known first.

All monuments

What's on in Paraguay

Event calendar

The ground and the sky in Paraguay

Earthquakes since 1950 and in the last month; eclipses, meteors and the moon as seen from the capital.

Earthquakes

Getting to Paraguay

3 large airports, 3 railway stations, 16 ferry ports; the ones closest to the most visited places.

Practical information

Plugs, money, phone numbers and the side of the road: the things to know before you land.

PlugsC220 V
Emergency911Calling code +595
TrafficOn the rightside of the road
CurrencyParaguayan GuaraniPYG
LanguagesSpanish · Guarani
Local time10:32Asunción