Pedro Juan Caballero weather in January

In January, Pedro Juan Caballero sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 194 mm of rain across 20.6 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 24 min at the start of January to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Pedro Juan Caballero's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pedro Juan Caballero's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
1st warmest
Overnight low
21°
12th coldest
Rainfall
194 mm
20.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
6:15 AM – 7:30 PM
Cloud cover
66%
12th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Pedro Juan Caballero is city and departmental capital of Amambay, Paraguay.

Density
20/km²
people per km²
Founded
1899

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 30°C through the month.

A typical January day in Pedro Juan Caballero reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How January really feels in Pedro Juan Caballero

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 18 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
18
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.

Pedro Juan Caballero weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 21°19420.613.23.8
Feb30° / 21°17518.812.83.9
Mar29° / 21°13216.512.24.5
Apr28° / 19°9210.611.56.1
May25° / 16°1119.210.97.2
Jun24° / 15°847.910.67.5
Jul24° / 14°636.710.87.8
Aug26° / 15°696.211.27.6
Sep28° / 17°1049.511.96.3
Oct29° / 19°16114.912.54.8
Nov29° / 20°15515.213.14.6
Dec30° / 21°18419.613.44.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24159
34060
44060
54060
64060
74060
83961
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Pedro Juan Caballero gets around 194 mm of rain over 20.6 wet days in January, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 67% and peaks near 69% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
168
269
369
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Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the muggy band about 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 89% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1185239
2185140
3284941
4284842
5284742
6294743
7294743
8294742
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111104841
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Wind in January

Winds average 9 km/h in January.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
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49calm
59calm
69calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 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 24 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:05 AM to 6:25 AM, and sunset from 7:27 PM to 7:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.46:057:27
213.46:067:27
313.36:077:27
413.36:077:28
513.36:087:28
613.36:087:28
713.36:097:28
813.36:107:29
913.36:107:29
1013.36:117:29
1113.36:127:29
1213.36:127:29
1313.36:137:29
1413.36:147:29
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1613.26:157:30
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1913.26:177:29
2013.26:187:29
2113.26:187:29
2213.26:197:29
2313.26:207:29
2413.16:207:29
2513.16:217:29
2613.16:227:29
2713.16:227:28
2813.16:237:28
2913.16:247:28
3013.16:247:28
3113.06:257:27

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.3 kWh/m² to a high of 6.23 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 6.14 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.1Intense
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276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.0Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Pedro Juan Caballero?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pedro Juan Caballero.

What to pack for Pedro Juan Caballero in January

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

In January, Pedro Juan Caballero sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Pedro Juan Caballero 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 Pedro Juan Caballero peaks around January 19 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near September 14 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighHighExtremeJan 19UV 16Sep 14UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May7Very high
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep4Moderate
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Pedro Juan Caballero 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 Pedro Juan Caballero is worst in September — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.8× the cleanest month (April, 5 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1622 µg/m³Apr 115 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb7Good
Mar5Good
Apr5Good
May6Good
Jun6Good
Jul6Good
Aug13Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Pedro Juan Caballero?

Pedro Juan Caballero sits at 22.5°S, 55.7°W, 649 m above sea level, in Paraguay. The nearest listed city is Ponta Porã, 2.0 km away.

AmambaiYby YaúCaarapóBela VistaDouradosItaporãMaracaju

Topography around Pedro Juan Caballero

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pedro Juan Caballero has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 129 m around an average of 639 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 363 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 593 m.

The land around Pedro Juan Caballero is covered by artificial surfaces (55%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, cropland (45%), trees (29%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (44%), trees (29%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
129 m
16 km
363 m
80 km
593 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Ponta Porã 2.0 km · Amambai 81 km · Yby Yaú 94 km · Caarapó 95 km · Bela Vista 95 km · Dourados 103 km · Itaporã 111 km · Maracaju 119 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 Pedro Juan Caballero (-22.5493°, -55.7387°, elevation 649 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).