Paraguay
Asunción in June
☀️ Dry seasonPleasant and some showers.
🎒 Pack: sunglasses & hat
Why June scores 9.2What goes into the score
How it works- Weather comfort9.4
- ✓Comfortable temperatures (24°C highs / 14°C lows)
- ✓Slightly humid (dew point 13.9°C)
- ✓Mostly dry (~71 mm rain)
- Air quality9.3
- ✓Good (within WHO guideline) (PM2.5 ~9 µg/m³)
- Seasonal hazards10.0
- ·No notable seasonal hazards
- Safety baseline6.5
- ·Increased caution
| Jun | Aug | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 9.2 Excellent | 9.5 Excellent |
| Season | ☀️ Dry season | ☀️ Dry season |
| High / low | 24° / 14° | 26° / 15° |
| Rain | 71 mm | 39 mm |
| Humidity | dew pt 14° | dew pt 13° |
| PM2.5 | 9 µg/m³ | 11 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 & crowdsJune 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: Chaco Armistice Day (12 Jun) · Constitution Oath Day (20 Jun)
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.
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
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
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