When to go · Asunción
Asunción in May
Great month. Mild; May 14–15 holidays.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 24°C (75°F)75°F (24°C) / 14°C (57°F)57°F (14°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 7
- Crowds
- Medium
- Paraguay overall
- Prices
- Low
- Paraguay overall
Verdict
Mild; May 14–15 holidays.
All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.
Is another month better than May?
No other month rates higher than May for Asunción in this guide.
Weather in May
- AsunciónHighs around 24 °C (75 °F), lows around 14 °C (57 °F), rain on about 7 daysHighs around 75 °F (24 °C), lows around 57 °F (14 °C), rain on about 7 days
- Eastern Paraguay (Asunción, Encarnación, Ciudad del Este), Paraguay · Asunción, Encarnación, Ciudad del Este, Areguábest weather
Subtropical: 35–40 °C (95–104 °F) and humid in summer with violent storms; mild winters (June–August) with occasional cold snaps near freezing.Subtropical: 95–104 °F (35–40 °C) and humid in summer with violent storms; mild winters (June–August) with occasional cold snaps near freezing.
Autumn season
Cooling temperatures; Semana Santa in some years.
Watch: Semana Santa closures if your dates overlap.
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.
Independence Day
14-15 May · Historic centre
Parades and closures around the Palacio and Plaza de la Independencia.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Paraguay overall
- Medium
- Prices · Paraguay overall
- Low
Paraguay overall: Mild; Independence Day celebrations 14–15 May.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Asunción, side by side.
Verdict
May: Great
Apr: Great
Daytime high
May: 24 °C (75 °F)75 °F (24 °C)
Apr: 27 °C (81 °F)81 °F (27 °C)
Night low
May: 14 °C (57 °F)57 °F (14 °C)
Apr: 17 °C (63 °F)63 °F (17 °C)
Rain days
May: 7 (better)
Apr: 8
Crowds
May: Medium
Apr: Low
Prices
May: Low
Apr: Low
Festivals listed
May: 1
Apr: 1
May: Mild; May 14–15 holidays.
April: Warm; Semana Santa some years.
Asunción: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.