Encarnación weather in August

In August, Encarnación sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 90 mm of rain across 7.6 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 42 min at the start of August to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Encarnación's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Encarnación's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
9th warmest
Overnight low
13°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
90 mm
7.6 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
7:17 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover
44%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Encarnación is city and municipality capital of Itapua, Paraguay.

Density
234/km²
people per km²
Founded
1615

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 22°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical August day in Encarnación reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 31°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)
12212
22212
32212
42212
52312
62312
72312
82313
92313
102313
112313
122313
132313
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232414
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282514
292514
302514
312514

How August really feels in Encarnación

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.

Encarnación 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
Jan32° / 22°15313.913.53.8
Feb31° / 21°14613.7134.1
Mar30° / 20°13311.912.24.9
Apr27° / 17°15910.111.46.5
May23° / 14°1549.210.77.0
Jun21° / 13°1318.810.36.7
Jul21° / 12°122910.46.9
Aug24° / 13°907.6117.5
Sep25° / 15°1511011.87.0
Oct27° / 17°21812.712.76.0
Nov29° / 19°16611.113.35.3
Dec31° / 21°17412.913.74.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
26040
36040
46040
55941
65941
75941
85941
95941
105941
115941
125941
135941
146040
156040
166040
176139
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196238
206337
216337
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246337
256337
266337
276238
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306238
316238

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Encarnación gets around 90 mm of rain over 7.6 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 25% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
124
224
324
424
524
624
724
824
924
1024
1125
1225
1325
1425
1525
1625
1725
1825
1925
2025
2125
2226
2326
2426
2526
2626
2726
2826
2927
3027
3127

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 44% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15026213
25026223
34926223
44826233
54826232
64827232
74727232
84728232
94728232
104629232
114629222
124530222
134530222
144531222
154431222
164431222
174332222
184332232
194233233
204133233
214133233
224033243
234033243
243932254
253932254
263931255
273930265
283930265
293929266
303829266
313829277

Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
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3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 42 min at the start of August to 11 h 24 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 7:29 AM to 7:01 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:26 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.77:296:10
210.77:286:11
310.77:276:11
410.87:276:12
510.87:266:12
610.87:256:13
710.87:246:14
810.87:246:14
910.97:236:15
1010.97:226:15
1110.97:216:16
1210.97:206:16
1311.07:206:17
1411.07:196:17
1511.07:186:18
1611.07:176:18
1711.07:166:19
1811.17:156:19
1911.17:146:20
2011.17:136:20
2111.17:126:21
2211.27:116:21
2311.27:106:22
2411.27:096:22
2511.27:086:23
2611.37:076:23
2711.37:066:24
2811.37:056:24
2911.47:046:25
3011.47:026:25
3111.47:016:26

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.62 kWh/m² to a high of 6.64 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 3.84 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.4Moderate
23.4Moderate
33.4Moderate
43.5Moderate
53.5Moderate
63.5Moderate
73.5Moderate
83.6Moderate
93.6Moderate
103.6Moderate
113.7Moderate
123.7Moderate
133.7Moderate
143.8Moderate
153.8Moderate
163.8Moderate
173.9Moderate
183.9Moderate
193.9Moderate
204.0Moderate
214.0Moderate
224.0Bright
234.1Bright
244.1Bright
254.1Bright
264.2Bright
274.2Bright
284.2Bright
294.2Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Encarnación?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Encarnación in August

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

In August, Encarnación sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 8 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Encarnación 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 Encarnación peaks around January 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 19UV 14Jun 21UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr8Very high
May5High
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5High
Sep8Very high
Oct7High
Nov11Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Encarnación 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 Encarnación is worst in September — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (March, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1519 µg/m³Mar 167 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb8Good
Mar7Good
Apr8Good
May7Good
Jun8Good
Jul9Good
Aug14Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Encarnación?

Encarnación sits at 27.3°S, 55.9°W, 99 m above sea level, in Paraguay. The nearest listed city is Posadas, 9.0 km away.

Leandro N. AlemApóstolesJardín AméricaOberá

Topography around Encarnación

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Encarnación has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m around an average of 91 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 174 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 419 m.

The land around Encarnación is covered by water (41%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 3 km, trees (30%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
52 m
16 km
174 m
80 km
419 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Posadas 9.0 km · Garupá 17 km · Trinidad 27 km · Leandro N. Alem 62 km · Apóstoles 66 km · Jardín América 71 km · Oberá 76 km · Gobernador Virasora 82 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 Encarnación (-27.3318°, -55.8666°, elevation 99 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).