Ciudad del Este climate
Ciudad del Este is warmest in January, with average highs of 31 °C, and coldest in July, when nights average 14 °C. October is the wettest month (204 mm) and August the driest (94 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Ciudad del Este averages 1,830 mm of rain and 253 days above 25 °C.
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Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month January 31 °C
- Coldest month July 14 °C
- Driest month August 94 mm
- Wettest month October 204 mm
- Least cloud August 41 % cloud
- Hottest on record October 38 °C
- Coldest on record July 2.0 °C
What to expectCiudad del Este through the year
Ciudad del Este has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 22 °C in July to 31 °C in January, a swing of 9.5 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 253 days a year reach 25 °C, 104 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 38 °C, in October.
Rain is strongly seasonal. October averages 204 mm against 94 mm in August — 2.2 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.7 °C | 162 mm | 56 % |
| February | 30.3 °C | 163 mm | 56 % |
| March | 29.5 °C | 145 mm | 49 % |
| April | 27.2 °C | 137 mm | 48 % |
| May | 23.2 °C | 160 mm | 52 % |
| June | 21.8 °C | 134 mm | 53 % |
| July | 21.7 °C | 118 mm | 46 % |
| August | 24.3 °C | 94 mm | 41 % |
| September | 26.4 °C | 154 mm | 46 % |
| October | 28.3 °C | 204 mm | 56 % |
| November | 29.2 °C | 164 mm | 52 % |
| December | 30.5 °C | 195 mm | 56 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.7 °C | 23.3 °C | 26.6 °C | 36.9 °C | 16.4 °C | 31 | 21 | 0 |
| February | 30.3 °C | 22.9 °C | 26.1 °C | 37.4 °C | 15.4 °C | 28 | 15 | 0 |
| March | 29.5 °C | 21.8 °C | 25.2 °C | 37.3 °C | 11.1 °C | 30 | 13 | 0 |
| April | 27.2 °C | 19.3 °C | 22.8 °C | 33.6 °C | 7.6 °C | 23 | 6 | 0 |
| May | 23.2 °C | 15.9 °C | 19.1 °C | 31.6 °C | 4.6 °C | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| June | 21.8 °C | 14.7 °C | 17.8 °C | 29.5 °C | 3.8 °C | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| July | 21.7 °C | 13.7 °C | 17.1 °C | 29.3 °C | 2.0 °C | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| August | 24.3 °C | 15.0 °C | 19.0 °C | 35.0 °C | 3.0 °C | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| September | 26.4 °C | 16.9 °C | 21.0 °C | 36.9 °C | 5.1 °C | 18 | 7 | 0 |
| October | 28.3 °C | 19.6 °C | 23.4 °C | 38.3 °C | 10.1 °C | 26 | 9 | 0 |
| November | 29.2 °C | 20.5 °C | 24.4 °C | 36.9 °C | 10.2 °C | 28 | 12 | 0 |
| December | 30.5 °C | 22.5 °C | 26.1 °C | 36.9 °C | 12.7 °C | 31 | 18 | 0 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 162 mm | 16 | 14 h/day | 56 % | 78 % | 13 km/h |
| February | 163 mm | 15 | 13 h/day | 56 % | 78 % | 13 km/h |
| March | 145 mm | 13 | 12 h/day | 49 % | 78 % | 12 km/h |
| April | 137 mm | 9 | 11 h/day | 48 % | 78 % | 13 km/h |
| May | 160 mm | 9 | 11 h/day | 52 % | 81 % | 13 km/h |
| June | 134 mm | 9 | 11 h/day | 53 % | 81 % | 14 km/h |
| July | 118 mm | 9 | 11 h/day | 46 % | 78 % | 14 km/h |
| August | 94 mm | 7 | 11 h/day | 41 % | 73 % | 15 km/h |
| September | 154 mm | 10 | 12 h/day | 46 % | 72 % | 15 km/h |
| October | 204 mm | 13 | 13 h/day | 56 % | 75 % | 15 km/h |
| November | 164 mm | 12 | 13 h/day | 52 % | 74 % | 15 km/h |
| December | 195 mm | 15 | 14 h/day | 56 % | 76 % | 14 km/h |
How Ciudad del Este compares
The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.
| Destination | Summer high | Winter low | Rain per year | Days above 25 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ciudad del Este | 31 °C | 14 °C | 1,830 mm | 253 |
| Toledo · Brazil | 28 °C | 13 °C | 1,756 mm | 223 |
| Cascavel · Brazil | 27 °C | 11 °C | 1,750 mm | 175 |
| Posadas · Argentina | 31 °C | 12 °C | 1,721 mm | 222 |
| Chapecó · Brazil | 27 °C | 9.3 °C | 2,074 mm | 158 |
Where Ciudad del Este ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| The warmest places in South America in December | 40thof 50 | 30 °C |
| The warmest places in South America in January | 40thof 50 | 31 °C |
| Places with the best weather in South America in August | 50thof 50 | 92/100 |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Ciudad del Este.
QuestionsCommon questions about Ciudad del Este’s climate
When is the best time to visit Ciudad del Este?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. May, August, September sit closest to 20 °C on average, January is the warmest month and August the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Ciudad del Este get?
In January, the warmest month, daily highs average 31 °C. About 104 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 38 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 14 °C in July, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.
Which month is wettest in Ciudad del Este?
October, averaging 204 mm over 13 days with rain. The driest month is August with 94 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,830 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Ciudad del Este rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.