Ciudad del Este

City in Paraguay: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.

Boqueron street in downtown Ciudad del Este

Boqueron street in downtown Ciudad del Este: Cmasi, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

Overview

Ciudad del Este is a city in Paraguay, in Alto Paraná Department. About 301,815 people live in the city proper, making it the 2nd largest city of Paraguay in our atlas.

It lies at 25.50° S, 54.65° W, about 197 m (646 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the America/Asuncion time zone.

Location

Red dot: Ciudad del Este. Green dots: other major cities of Paraguay. Map data: Natural Earth.

Climate

Ciudad del Este has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). The warmest month is usually Feb, with average highs near 32°C (89°F); the coolest nights come in Jul at about 12°C (54°F). Around 1,613 mm (64 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Oct.

31°23°Jan14732°23°Feb12931°21°Mar11729°19°Apr12424°15°May16322°13°Jun10821°12°Jul8524°14°Aug7027°16°Sep12129°19°Oct21130°20°Nov15932°22°Dec179mm

Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.

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Sources

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Photo credits
  • Boqueron street in downtown Ciudad del Este: Cmasi, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)