Concepción weather in January

In January, Concepción sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 148 mm of rain across 13.5 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 24 min at the start of January to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Concepción's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Concepción's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
1st warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
148 mm
13.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
6:20 AM – 7:38 PM
Cloud cover
55%
10th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Concepción is city and department capital of Concepcion, Paraguay.

Density
44/km²
people per km²
Founded
1787

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 33°C through the month.

A typical January day in Concepción reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 37°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 Concepción

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.

Concepción weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 24°14813.513.33.1
Feb33° / 23°13612.912.83.4
Mar32° / 22°12911.512.24.0
Apr30° / 20°1318.611.55.5
May26° / 17°1429.510.96.9
Jun25° / 16°928.110.67.3
Jul25° / 14°706.810.77.7
Aug27° / 16°666.411.27.2
Sep29° / 18°1038.411.95.8
Oct31° / 21°17712.112.54.4
Nov31° / 21°17911.913.14.1
Dec33° / 23°17614.513.43.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35050
45050
55149
65248
75248
85248
95347
105347
115446
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Concepción gets around 148 mm of rain over 13.5 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 44% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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945
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1144
1244
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1444
1545
1645
1744
1844
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2044
2144
2243
2343
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2544
2644
2744
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3045
3145

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 62% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 93% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
115206113
215196213
315196114
415196114
515186115
615186115
716186015
826185915
926185915
1026185915
1126185915
1226186014
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1426186014
1526195914
1626196013
1725196113
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2415196411
2515196411
2615186610
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2815176710
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Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min at the start of January to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:10 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 7:35 PM to 7:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.46:107:35
213.46:117:36
313.46:127:36
413.46:127:36
513.46:137:37
613.46:137:37
713.46:147:37
813.46:157:37
913.46:157:37
1013.46:167:37
1113.36:177:38
1213.36:177:38
1313.36:187:38
1413.36:197:38
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1613.36:207:38
1713.36:217:38
1813.36:227:38
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2013.26:237:38
2113.26:247:38
2213.26:247:38
2313.26:257:37
2413.26:267:37
2513.26:267:37
2613.26:277:37
2713.16:287:37
2813.16:287:36
2913.16:297:36
3013.16:307:36
3113.16:317:36

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.57 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.98 kWh/m² to a high of 6.57 kWh/m² in January across the year — January's 6.57 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.6Intense
36.6Intense
46.6Intense
56.6Intense
66.6Intense
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216.5Intense
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246.5Intense
256.5Intense
266.5Intense
276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.4Intense
306.4Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Concepción?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Concepción.

What to pack for Concepción in January

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

In January, Concepción sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Concepción 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 Concepción 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 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 18UV 15Jul 12UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr9Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug7High
Sep7High
Oct9Very high
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Concepción 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 Concepción is worst in September — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.6× the cleanest month (April, 7 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodSep 1437 µg/m³Apr 197 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb10Good
Mar9Good
Apr7Good
May8Good
Jun9Good
Jul15Moderate
Aug32Moderate
Sep38Poor
Oct26Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Concepción?

Concepción sits at 23.4°S, 57.4°W, 78 m above sea level, in Paraguay. The nearest listed city is Yby Yaú, 103 km away.

Yby YaúBela VistaVilla HayesLimpioPedro Juan CaballeroPonta PorãMariano Roque AlonsoAsuncion

Topography around Concepción

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Concepción has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 26 m around an average of 77 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 96 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 327 m.

The land around Concepción is covered by grassland (33%), trees (30%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 3 km, trees (45%) and grassland (45%) within 16 km, and grassland (47%) and trees (45%) within 80 km.

3 km
26 m
16 km
96 m
80 km
327 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Yby Yaú 103 km · Bela Vista 171 km · Villa Hayes 189 km · Limpio 196 km · Pedro Juan Caballero 198 km · Ponta Porã 199 km · Mariano Roque Alonso 201 km · Asuncion 211 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 Concepción (-23.3999°, -57.4324°, elevation 78 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).