Caaguazú weather in January

In January, Caaguazú sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 138 mm of rain across 15.9 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 36 min at the start of January to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Caaguazú's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Caaguazú's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
1st warmest
Overnight low
22°
12th coldest
Rainfall
138 mm
15.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
6:11 AM – 7:36 PM
Cloud cover
58%
12th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Caaguazú is District & City in Caaguazú, Paraguay.

Density
59/km²
people per km²
Founded
1845

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

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical January day in Caaguazú reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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How January really feels in Caaguazú

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Caaguazú weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 22°13815.913.43.6
Feb31° / 21°1531512.93.9
Mar30° / 20°13112.912.24.7
Apr28° / 18°1501011.46.3
May24° / 15°1539.610.87.0
Jun22° / 14°121910.47.0
Jul22° / 13°967.810.67.3
Aug25° / 14°876.811.17.7
Sep27° / 16°1459.611.86.8
Oct28° / 18°19213.312.65.4
Nov30° / 19°1801213.24.9
Dec31° / 21°17615.513.64.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Caaguazú gets around 138 mm of rain over 15.9 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 52% and peaks near 53% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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3152

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the oppressive band about 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 87% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1131226562
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3131126572
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Wind in January

Winds average 9 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min at the start of January to 13 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:00 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 7:34 PM to 7:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.66:007:34
213.66:017:34
313.66:027:35
413.56:027:35
513.56:037:35
613.56:047:35
713.56:047:36
813.56:057:36
913.56:067:36
1013.56:067:36
1113.56:077:36
1213.56:087:36
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1413.56:097:36
1513.46:107:36
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2113.46:147:36
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2313.36:167:35
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2513.36:177:35
2613.36:187:35
2713.36:197:35
2813.26:197:34
2913.26:207:34
3013.26:217:34
3113.26:227:33

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.85 kWh/m² to a high of 6.57 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 6.52 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
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296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Caaguazú?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Caaguazú.

What to pack for Caaguazú in January

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

In January, Caaguazú sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Caaguazú in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Caaguazú peaks around January 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 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 18UV 15Jul 12UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug6High
Sep8Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Caaguazú in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Caaguazú is worst in September — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.2× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1226 µg/m³Dec 208 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb9Good
Mar8Good
Apr9Good
May10Good
Jun11Good
Jul13Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Caaguazú?

Caaguazú sits at 25.5°S, 56.0°W, 336 m above sea level, in Paraguay. The nearest listed city is Coronel Oviedo, 43 km away.

VillarricaCaazapáCaacupéSan BernardinoItauguáItáCiudad del Este

Topography around Caaguazú

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Caaguazú has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 94 m around an average of 320 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 207 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 753 m.

The land around Caaguazú is covered by trees (39%), artificial surfaces (30%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, grassland (47%) and trees (35%) within 16 km, and grassland (40%), trees (33%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
94 m
16 km
207 m
80 km
753 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Coronel Oviedo 43 km · Villarrica 52 km · Caazapá 88 km · Caacupé 113 km · San Bernardino 130 km · Itauguá 135 km · Itá 136 km · Ciudad del Este 137 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 Caaguazú (-25.471°, -56.016°, elevation 336 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).