San Antonio in Summer

In summer (December, January and February), San Antonio sees average daytime highs around 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 434 mm of rain over about 37 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 32°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Avg daytime high
32°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
23°C
Rainfall
434 mm
37 wet days
Avg wind
11 km/h
Travel score
3.7
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in San Antonio in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 32°C.

A typical summer day in San Antonio reaches about 32°C and drops to 23°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is January, the coolest December.

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How summer really feels in San Antonio

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.

San Antonio 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
Jan33° / 23°12212.413.43.5
Feb32° / 23°14712.312.93.8
Mar31° / 21°12110.812.24.6
Apr28° / 19°1559.411.46.2
May24° / 16°1428.910.87.1
Jun23° / 14°1128.610.47.0
Jul23° / 13°797.710.67.4
Aug25° / 14°686.811.17.7
Sep27° / 16°1138.711.86.9
Oct29° / 19°1981212.65.4
Nov30° / 20°18811.113.24.9
Dec32° / 22°16512.613.63.9

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

San Antonio gets around 434 mm of rain over 37 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 11 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.

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Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 6.5 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Is summer a good time to visit San Antonio?

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.

3.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

summer is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in San Antonio. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for San Antonio in Summer

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

In summer, San Antonio sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 37 days see rain.

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UV index in San Antonio in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

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 San Antonio peaks around January 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighModerateVery highExtremeJan 18UV 14Jun 23UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr9Very high
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep8Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in San Antonio 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 San Antonio is worst in September — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (December, 12 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 933 µg/m³Dec 1312 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug32Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is San Antonio?

San Antonio sits at 25.4°S, 57.5°W, 123 m above sea level, in Paraguay. The nearest listed city is Nemby, 3.0 km away.

Topography around San Antonio

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Antonio has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 119 m around an average of 105 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 155 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 529 m.

The land around San Antonio is covered by trees (59%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, trees (56%), grassland (20%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (51%) and trees (42%) within 80 km.

3 km
119 m
16 km
155 m
80 km
529 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
Summer weather nearby: Nemby 3.0 km · Villa Elisa 8.0 km · Fernando de la Mora 10 km · San Lorenzo 10 km · Lambaré 10 km · Capiatá 13 km · Asuncion 18 km · Itauguá 20 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 San Antonio (-25.4213°, -57.5472°, elevation 123 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.