Presidente Franco in Summer

In summer (December, January and February), Presidente Franco sees average daytime highs around 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 492 mm of rain over about 44 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 31°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Summer is Presidente Franco's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Presidente Franco's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
31°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
22°C
Rainfall
492 mm
44 wet days
Avg wind
8 km/h
Travel score
4.1
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Presidente Franco in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 31°C.

A typical summer day in Presidente Franco reaches about 31°C and drops to 22°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is January, the coolest December.

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How summer really feels in Presidente Franco

Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 90 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
90
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in summer is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Presidente Franco weather by month

How the three summer months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 22°15715.313.43.9
Feb31° / 22°1511412.94.1
Mar30° / 21°14112.512.24.8
Apr28° / 18°1389.411.46.3
May24° / 15°1629.110.87.1
Jun22° / 14°1379.210.46.9
Jul22° / 13°1188.510.67.2
Aug25° / 14°94711.17.7
Sep27° / 16°1559.911.86.7
Oct28° / 19°19713.212.65.5
Nov30° / 20°15811.713.25.0
Dec31° / 21°18414.813.64.2

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Presidente Franco gets around 492 mm of rain over 44 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Summer

Winds average 8 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 min in early December to 12 h 36 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 6.2 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Is summer a good time to visit Presidente Franco?

Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

4.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

summer is a reasonable time to visit Presidente Franco for sightseeing.

What to pack for Presidente Franco in Summer

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

In summer, Presidente Franco sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 44 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Presidente Franco in Summer

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Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Presidente Franco peaks around January 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 19UV 15Jul 12UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May6High
Jun5High
Jul5Moderate
Aug6High
Sep7High
Oct9Very high
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Presidente Franco in Summer

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where summer falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Presidente Franco is worst in September — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (March, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1622 µg/m³Mar 108 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb8Good
Mar8Good
Apr9Good
May10Good
Jun10Good
Jul11Good
Aug14Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Presidente Franco?

Presidente Franco sits at 25.6°S, 54.6°W, 206 m above sea level, in Paraguay. The nearest listed city is Foz do Iguacu, 3.0 km away.

Medianeira

Topography around Presidente Franco

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Presidente Franco has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 134 m around an average of 178 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 193 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 568 m.

The land around Presidente Franco is covered by trees (48%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, trees (42%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (44%) and cropland (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
134 m
16 km
193 m
80 km
568 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Summer weather nearby: Foz do Iguacu 3.0 km · Iguazu 5.0 km · Ciudad del Este 8.0 km · Santa Terezinha de Itaipu 25 km · São Miguel do Iguaçu 44 km · Colonia Wanda 46 km · Puerto Esperanza 51 km · Medianeira 60 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 Presidente Franco (-25.5638°, -54.611°, elevation 206 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.