Paraguay
Asunción in August
☀️ Dry seasonPleasant and mostly dry.
🎒 Pack: sunglasses & hat
Why August scores 9.5What goes into the score
How it works- Weather comfort10.0
- ✓Comfortable temperatures (26°C highs / 15°C lows)
- ✓Comfortable humidity (dew point 13°C)
- ✓Mostly dry (~39 mm rain)
- Air quality9.0
- ✓Good (within WHO guideline) (PM2.5 ~11 µg/m³)
- Seasonal hazards10.0
- ·No notable seasonal hazards
- Safety baseline6.5
- ·Increased caution
| Aug | Jul | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 9.5 Excellent | 9.3 Excellent |
| Season | ☀️ Dry season | ☀️ Dry season |
| High / low | 26° / 15° | 22° / 14° |
| Rain | 39 mm | 48 mm |
| Humidity | dew pt 13° | dew pt 13° |
| PM2.5 | 11 µg/m³ | 12 µg/m³ |
Typical-month data: NASA POWER (MERRA-2 reanalysis) 2015–2024 (modelled, not a forecast). Temperatures: Asunción weather-station normals. Rainfall: Asunción weather-station normals (national met service).
Holidays & crowdsAugust 2027
No long holidaysNo long public-holiday weekends this month. School holidays aren't counted, so check those if you want to avoid family crowds.
Other public holidays: Asuncion Foundation's Day (15 Aug)
National holidays only; regional holidays and school breaks aren't included. Source: holidays (open-source public-holiday calendar).
Explore AsunciónEvents, sights, food & souvenirs
Check event dates locallyParaguay's capital on the Paraguay River, with historic government buildings, a riverside promenade and a relaxed pace.
No major events on our calendar for August.
Coming up later
Festividad de la Virgen de CaacupéEvery year8 December every year
Paraguay's largest Catholic pilgrimage, with many walking from Asunción to the basilica.
Why go: Roads to Caacupé are very busy.
Where: Caacupé, about 50 km from Asunción
Independence DaysEvery year14–15 May every year
Celebrate independence from Spain in 1811 with parades.
Why go: Two consecutive public holidays with parades and patriotic events.
Where: Citywide
San Juan festivitiesDate variesAround 24 June
Midwinter festivities with traditional games, fire-walking and corn-based foods.
Why go: Look for the local food stalls.
Where: Neighbourhoods and schools
Palacio de los López
The 19th-century presidential palace on the river, lit up at night.
Panteón Nacional de los Héroes
A domed mausoleum for Paraguay's national heroes.
Casa de la Independencia
A colonial house where independence was planned in 1811.
Costanera
A riverside promenade popular for walking and sunset.
Loma San Jerónimo
A colourful hillside neighbourhood with painted stairs.
Mercado 4
A large, busy market with food, goods and local produce.
Chipa
Cheese bread rolls made with cassava starch.
💡 Street sellers and bakeries
Sopa paraguaya
A savoury cornbread with cheese and onion.
Mbejú
A cassava starch and cheese flatbread.
Tereré
Yerba mate served with iced water and herbs.
Vori vori
A chicken soup with cornmeal and cheese balls.
Ñandutí lace
Fine, colourful lace from Itauguá, near Asunción.
💡 Craft shops and Itauguá
Ao po'i
Embroidered fine cotton clothing.
💡 Craft shops
Guampa and bombilla
Cup and metal straw for drinking tereré.
💡 Markets