Ciudad del Este weather in May

In May, Ciudad del Este sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 162 mm of rain across 9.5 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of May to 10 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Ciudad del Este's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ciudad del Este's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
10th warmest
Overnight low
15°
4th coldest
Rainfall
162 mm
9.5 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
7:12 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover
55%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
3.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Ciudad del Este is city and departmental capital of Alto Paraná, Paraguay.

Density
2,026/km²
people per km²
Founded
1957

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

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical May day in Ciudad del Este reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12617
22616
32516
42516
52516
62516
72516
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102416
112415
122415
132415
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212315
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312214

How May really feels in Ciudad del Este

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May 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

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

Ciudad del Este weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 22°15916.113.43.7
Feb31° / 22°15914.712.93.9
Mar30° / 21°14612.612.24.7
Apr28° / 18°1429.411.46.3
May24° / 15°1629.510.87.0
Jun22° / 14°1369.410.46.9
Jul22° / 13°1198.510.67.2
Aug25° / 14°94711.17.6
Sep27° / 16°15610.111.86.7
Oct29° / 19°20013.412.65.4
Nov30° / 20°16211.913.24.9
Dec31° / 21°19015.213.64.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25446
35446
45545
55545
65446
75446
85347
95347
105347
115248
125248
135248
145149
155149
165149
175050
185050
194951
204852
214852
224852
234852
244852
254753
264852
274852
284852
294852
304951
315050

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ciudad del Este gets around 162 mm of rain over 9.5 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 30% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
129
229
328
428
528
628
728
828
928
1028
1128
1228
1328
1428
1528
1629
1729
1830
1931
2031
2132
2232
2332
2433
2533
2633
2733
2833
2933
3033
3132

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the humid band about 31% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 21% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1151533325
2161633314
3171732304
4181832303
5181932293
6192031282
7192131272
8202330252
9202430251
10202430241
11212530221
12212631211
13222631201
14222732191
15222732181
16232732171
17232733161
18242733151
19252732141
20262732132
21272732132
22282731122
23292631122
24312630122
25322630111
26332529111
27342529111
28352528121
29352427121
30362427121
31362427131

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
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199calm
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229calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of May to 10 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 7:04 AM to 7:20 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 5:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.17:046:07
211.07:056:07
311.07:056:06
411.07:066:05
511.07:066:04
610.97:076:04
710.97:076:03
810.97:086:02
910.97:086:02
1010.97:096:01
1110.97:096:00
1210.87:106:00
1310.87:105:59
1410.87:115:59
1510.87:125:58
1610.87:125:58
1710.77:135:57
1810.77:135:57
1910.77:145:56
2010.77:145:56
2110.77:155:55
2210.77:155:55
2310.67:165:55
2410.67:165:54
2510.67:175:54
2610.67:175:54
2710.67:185:53
2810.67:185:53
2910.67:195:53
3010.67:195:52
3110.57:205:52

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 3.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.82 kWh/m² to a high of 6.39 kWh/m² in December across the year — May's 3.25 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.8Moderate
23.7Moderate
33.7Moderate
43.7Moderate
53.6Moderate
63.6Moderate
73.6Moderate
83.5Moderate
93.5Moderate
103.5Moderate
113.4Moderate
123.4Moderate
133.4Moderate
143.3Moderate
153.3Moderate
163.3Moderate
173.2Moderate
183.2Moderate
193.1Moderate
203.1Moderate
213.1Moderate
223.0Moderate
233.0Moderate
243.0Moderate
253.0Moderate
263.0Moderate
272.9Moderate
282.9Moderate
292.9Moderate
302.9Moderate
312.9Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Ciudad del Este?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Ciudad del Este for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Ciudad del Este in May

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

In May, Ciudad del Este sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Ciudad del Este in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ciudad del Este peaks around January 19 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 19UV 15Jul 12UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May6High
Jun5High
Jul5Moderate
Aug6High
Sep7High
Oct9Very high
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Ciudad del Este in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Ciudad del Este is worst in September — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (March, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1622 µg/m³Mar 108 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb8Good
Mar8Good
Apr9Good
May10Good
Jun10Good
Jul11Good
Aug14Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ciudad del Este?

Ciudad del Este sits at 25.5°S, 54.7°W, 197 m above sea level, in Paraguay. The nearest listed city is Presidente Franco, 8.0 km away.

Colonia WandaPuerto EsperanzaMedianeira

Topography around Ciudad del Este

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ciudad del Este has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 142 m around an average of 209 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 182 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 568 m.

The land around Ciudad del Este is covered by artificial surfaces (60%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, trees (31%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (42%) and trees (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
142 m
16 km
182 m
80 km
568 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Presidente Franco 8.0 km · Foz do Iguacu 8.0 km · Iguazu 13 km · Santa Terezinha de Itaipu 26 km · São Miguel do Iguaçu 45 km · Colonia Wanda 53 km · Puerto Esperanza 58 km · Medianeira 61 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 Ciudad del Este (-25.5036°, -54.6507°, elevation 197 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).