Asuncion weather in August

In August, Asuncion sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 64 mm of rain across 6.4 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 48 min at the start of August to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Asuncion's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Asuncion's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
9th warmest
Overnight low
14°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
64 mm
6.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
7:21 AM – 6:28 PM
Cloud cover
40%
1st clearest
Wind
15 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.7
out of 10

Asuncion is capital of Paraguay.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 18.4 µg/m³ · 2010
Density
12,668/km²
people per km²
Founded
1537

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical August day in Asuncion reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 3°C warmer than July and about 2°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12413
22413
32414
42414
52414
62514
72514
82514
92514
102514
112514
122514
132514
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212615
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232615
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272615
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302715
312716

How August really feels in Asuncion

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Asuncion weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 23°12112.413.43.3
Feb32° / 23°14112.512.93.6
Mar31° / 22°11910.612.24.5
Apr28° / 19°1559.711.46.0
May24° / 16°1368.810.87.1
Jun23° / 14°1018.610.57.1
Jul23° / 13°757.710.67.4
Aug25° / 14°646.411.17.7
Sep27° / 16°1078.611.86.9
Oct29° / 19°18511.912.65.2
Nov30° / 20°19011.413.24.7
Dec32° / 22°16112.713.53.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26436
36436
46436
56337
66337
76238
86238
96337
106337
116337
126337
136337
146337
156337
166436
176436
186535
196535
206634
216733
226832
236931
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256931
267030
277030
287030
297030
307030
317030

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Asuncion gets around 64 mm of rain over 6.4 wet days in August, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 21% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
121
221
321
421
521
621
721
821
921
1021
1121
1221
1321
1421
1521
1621
1721
1821
1921
2021
2121
2221
2321
2420
2520
2620
2720
2820
2921
3021
3121

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 47% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15126203
25126203
35026213
45026213
55026213
65026213
75026214
85026214
94926214
104926214
114925214
124925224
134825225
144825225
154825225
164826225
174726225
184626225
194627235
204527235
214527235
224427235
234427246
244327246
254327246
264327246
274327247
284327247
294227247
304227248
314127248

Wind in August

Winds average 15 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
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3015light breeze
3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 min at the start of August to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 7:32 AM to 7:07 AM, and sunset from 6:21 PM to 6:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.87:326:21
210.87:326:21
310.87:316:22
410.97:316:22
510.97:306:23
610.97:296:23
710.97:296:24
810.97:286:24
911.07:276:25
1011.07:266:25
1111.07:266:26
1211.07:256:26
1311.07:246:27
1411.17:236:27
1511.17:226:27
1611.17:216:28
1711.17:216:28
1811.27:206:29
1911.27:196:29
2011.27:186:30
2111.27:176:30
2211.27:166:31
2311.37:156:31
2411.37:146:31
2511.37:136:32
2611.37:126:32
2711.47:116:33
2811.47:106:33
2911.47:096:33
3011.47:086:34
3111.57:076:34

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.77 kWh/m² to a high of 6.75 kWh/m² in January across the year — August's 4.07 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.6Moderate
23.6Moderate
33.6Moderate
43.7Moderate
53.7Moderate
63.7Moderate
73.8Moderate
83.8Moderate
93.8Moderate
103.9Moderate
113.9Moderate
123.9Moderate
133.9Moderate
144.0Moderate
154.0Bright
164.0Bright
174.1Bright
184.1Bright
194.1Bright
204.2Bright
214.2Bright
224.3Bright
234.3Bright
244.3Bright
254.4Bright
264.4Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.6Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Asuncion?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

7.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Asuncion for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Asuncion in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Asuncion sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 6 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Asuncion in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Asuncion peaks around January 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 15 at about 5 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 17UV 15Jul 15UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr9Very high
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug5High
Sep8Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Asuncion in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Asuncion is worst in September — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (December, 12 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Asuncion's WHO annual average of 18.4 µg/m³.

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 932 µg/m³Dec 1312 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug32Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Asuncion?

Asuncion sits at 25.3°S, 57.6°W, 113 m above sea level, in Paraguay. The nearest listed city is Lambaré, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Asuncion

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Asuncion.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Asuncion has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m around an average of 81 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 139 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 500 m.

The land around Asuncion is covered by artificial surfaces (49%), trees (26%) and water (20%) within 3 km, trees (43%), grassland (31%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (51%) and trees (42%) within 80 km.

3 km
98 m
16 km
139 m
80 km
500 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Lambaré 8.0 km · Villa Elisa 11 km · Fernando de la Mora 14 km · Mariano Roque Alonso 14 km · San Lorenzo 15 km · Nemby 16 km · San Antonio 18 km · Limpio 21 km

Paraguay travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type A / B / C / N
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 35% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$7,027
2025
Happiness
6.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
64%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
6.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
22
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 531
Religion
Roman Catholic 80%Protestant 7%Believer 6%other 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Asuncion (-25.2865°, -57.647°, elevation 113 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).