GreenlyGardening in Paraguay: climate, frost dates and crops by region
None of the 7 cities of Paraguay on this page had frost in 2016–2025, so gardens there follow warmth and rain rather than frost dates. The warmest month averages 33.9 °C by day in Concepción (Paraguay) and 29.9 °C in Pedro Juan Caballero.
Climate zones of Paraguay
By the days between the last spring frost and the first autumn frost.
| Zone | Cities | Frost-free days | Last spring frost | First autumn frost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No frost in ten years | Pedro Juan Caballero, Concepción (Paraguay), Asunción, Coronel Oviedo, Ciudad del Este, Villarrica (Paraguay), Encarnación | — | — | — |
How the regions of Paraguay differ
Splitting the cities in two — north (Pedro Juan Caballero, Concepción (Paraguay) and Asunción) and south (Ciudad del Este, Villarrica (Paraguay) and Encarnación): the warmest month averages 33 °C by day in the north and 31.6 °C in the south; the north gets about 1,359 mm of rain a year and the south about 1,696 mm.
The gap between the warmest month’s days and the coldest month’s nights is widest in Encarnación (19.7 °C) and smallest in Pedro Juan Caballero (15.7 °C): the smaller it is, the milder both winter and summer. Encarnación is the wettest of these cities with 1,751 mm a year, Pedro Juan Caballero the driest with 1,336 mm.
Which crops suit which part of Paraguay
Cities without a spring frost: months that suit each crop
Months whose average day is not above the highest temperature on the plant card and whose average night is not below its lowest.
| City | Tomato | Cucumber | Bell Pepper | Eggplant | Watermelon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedro Juan Caballero | May | September–April | August–May | none | September–April |
| Concepción (Paraguay) | May | September–April | April–August | none | September–April |
| Asunción | May | October–April | April, May and August–October | none | October–April |
| Coronel Oviedo | none | October–April | April, May and September, October | none | October–April |
| Ciudad del Este | none | October–April | March–May and September–November | none | October–April |
| Villarrica (Paraguay) | none | October–April | April, May and September, October | none | October–April |
| Encarnación | April and October | November–March | March, April and September–November | none | November–March |
Cities of Paraguay: weather in numbers
| City | Frost-free days | Warmest month, day | Coldest month, night | Rain a year | Driest month | Places to buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedro Juan Caballero | no frost | January, 29.9 °C | July, 14.2 °C | 1,336 mm | July | 20 |
| Concepción (Paraguay) | no frost | January, 33.9 °C | July, 15.2 °C | 1,359 mm | July | 12 |
| Asunción | no frost | January, 33 °C | July, 14.1 °C | 1,496 mm | July | 19 |
| Coronel Oviedo | no frost | January, 32.4 °C | July, 13.5 °C | 1,552 mm | July | 3 |
| Ciudad del Este | no frost | January, 30.5 °C | July, 13.2 °C | 1,696 mm | July | 16 |
| Villarrica (Paraguay) | no frost | January, 32.2 °C | July, 13.3 °C | 1,596 mm | July | — |
| Encarnación | no frost | January, 31.6 °C | July, 11.9 °C | 1,751 mm | July | 25 |
ERA5 2016–2025 via Open-Meteo, 25 km grid cell of each city; dates by the Greenly calendar and the plant cards.
