When to go · Asunción
Asunción in December
Avoid month. Very hot; Dec 8 Caacupé pilgrimage jams roads.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 33° / 21°
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 9
- Crowds
- Medium
- Paraguay overall
- Prices
- Low
- Paraguay overall
Verdict
Very hot; Dec 8 Caacupé pilgrimage jams roads.
Weather in December
- AsunciónHighs around 33 °C, lows around 21 °C, rain on about 9 days
- Eastern Paraguay (Asunción, Encarnación, Ciudad del Este), Paraguay · Asunción, Encarnación, Ciudad del Este, Areguáhot
Subtropical: 35–40 °C and humid in summer with violent storms; mild winters (June–August) with occasional cold snaps near freezing.
Summer season
Long evenings, river breeze on the Costanera after dark.
Watch: 34 degC heat; midday indoors only.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Virgen de Caacupé pilgrimage
8 December · Roads east toward Caacupé
Huge pilgrimage 50 km away; avoid driving east that day.
Virgin of Caacupé pilgrimage
Dec 8
Huge pilgrimage 50 km east; roads out of the city jam.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Paraguay overall
- Medium
- Prices · Paraguay overall
- Low
Paraguay overall: Hot; Caacupé pilgrimage on 8 December; Christmas family time.
What to pack
- Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen