Encarnación weather in October

In October, Encarnación sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 218 mm of rain across 12.7 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in October, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of October to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Encarnación's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Encarnación's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
6th warmest
Overnight low
17°
6th coldest
Rainfall
218 mm
12.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
6:09 AM – 6:48 PM
Cloud cover
56%
12th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
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 October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical October day in Encarnación reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C warmer than September and about 2°C cooler than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How October really feels in Encarnación

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October 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

October 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 October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 1st-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 October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in October, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24852
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94654
104654
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Encarnación gets around 218 mm of rain over 12.7 wet days in October, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 41% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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541
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Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the muggy band about 34% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 41% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1242228241
2232228262
3222228272
4212227282
5202127303
6192126313
7182126323
8172125334
9162125345
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11152025346
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14122026357
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Wind in October

Winds average 11 km/h in October.

Across October, 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
111calm
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of October to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:25 AM to 5:56 AM, and sunset from 6:40 PM to 6:58 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:256:40
212.36:246:41
312.36:226:41
412.36:216:42
512.46:206:42
612.46:196:43
712.46:186:43
812.46:176:44
912.56:166:44
1012.56:156:45
1112.56:146:45
1212.66:136:46
1312.66:126:47
1412.66:116:47
1512.66:106:48
1612.76:096:48
1712.76:086:49
1812.76:076:50
1912.76:066:50
2012.86:056:51
2112.86:046:51
2212.86:036:52
2312.86:026:53
2412.96:016:53
2512.96:016:54
2612.96:006:55
2712.95:596:55
2813.05:586:56
2913.05:576:57
3013.05:576:57
3113.05:566:58

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.36 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 — October's 5.36 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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255.7Bright
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275.8Bright
285.8Bright
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305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Encarnación?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Encarnación for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Encarnación in October

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

In October, Encarnación sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Encarnación in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 7 — 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 October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where October 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
October 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).