Filadelfia weather in January

In January, Filadelfia sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 129 mm of rain across 12.7 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of January to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Filadelfia's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Filadelfia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
1st warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
129 mm
12.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
6:33 AM – 7:46 PM
Cloud cover
57%
10th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Filadelfia is city and department capital of Boqueron, Paraguay.

Density
1/km²
people per km²
Founded
1931

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 35°C through the month.

A typical January day in Filadelfia reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 1°C warmer than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How January really feels in Filadelfia

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.

Filadelfia weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 24°12912.713.22.6
Feb33° / 24°12912.112.83.0
Mar32° / 23°12811.612.23.9
Apr30° / 20°909.511.55.3
May26° / 17°729.210.96.9
Jun25° / 16°426.910.77.4
Jul25° / 15°31610.87.7
Aug28° / 16°314.711.27.0
Sep31° / 19°516.611.95.3
Oct33° / 21°981012.53.7
Nov33° / 22°12811.313.13.4
Dec34° / 24°12012.513.32.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24852
34852
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54753
64753
74852
84852
94852
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114852
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Filadelfia gets around 129 mm of rain over 12.7 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 41% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
141
242
342
442
543
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743
842
942
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1442
1542
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1742
1842
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3140

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 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 86% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1121029517
2121028518
3121028518
4121027519
5121027519
6131026519
7131026519
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24141028534
2513929544
2603930544
2703930544
2803931534
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3003932524
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Wind in January

Winds average 12 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

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

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:23 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 7:44 PM to 7:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.36:237:44
213.36:247:44
313.36:247:44
413.36:257:45
513.36:257:45
613.36:267:45
713.36:277:45
813.36:277:45
913.36:287:46
1013.36:297:46
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1513.26:327:46
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1813.26:347:46
1913.26:357:46
2013.26:357:46
2113.26:367:46
2213.26:377:46
2313.16:377:46
2413.16:387:46
2513.16:397:46
2613.16:397:46
2713.16:407:45
2813.16:417:45
2913.16:417:45
3013.06:427:45
3113.06:437:44

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.63 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.87 kWh/m² to a high of 6.63 kWh/m² in January across the year — January's 6.63 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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96.6Intense
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156.7Intense
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206.7Intense
216.7Intense
226.7Intense
236.7Intense
246.6Intense
256.6Intense
266.6Intense
276.6Intense
286.6Intense
296.5Intense
306.5Intense
316.5Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Filadelfia?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Filadelfia.

What to pack for Filadelfia in January

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

In January, Filadelfia sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Filadelfia in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Filadelfia peaks around January 18 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 18UV 16Jul 12UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug7High
Sep9Very high
Oct10Very high
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Filadelfia 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 Filadelfia is worst in September — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.5× the cleanest month (April, 7 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1728 µg/m³Apr 227 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar9Good
Apr7Good
May7Good
Jun8Good
Jul9Good
Aug18Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Filadelfia?

Filadelfia sits at 22.3°S, 60.0°W, 140 m above sea level, in Paraguay. The nearest listed city is Loma Plata, 21 km away.

ConcepciónBela VistaYby Yaú

Topography around Filadelfia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Filadelfia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 8 m around an average of 138 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 71 m.

The land around Filadelfia is covered by trees (39%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, grassland (50%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and grassland (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
8 m
16 km
20 m
80 km
71 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Loma Plata 21 km · Concepción 291 km · Bela Vista 361 km · Yby Yaú 365 km · Villamontes 375 km · Yacuiba 377 km · Profesor Salvador Mazza 378 km · Tartagal 388 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 Filadelfia (-22.3394°, -60.0316°, elevation 140 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).