by Simon | Apr 23, 2024 | Nature, Towns
So what is it like to live in Paraguay? That is a question that I am often asked. The answer in the most simple of terms is very pleasant. For anyone who is easy going, flexible and keen to get to know the local way of doing things it can be very rewarding. Even more...
by Simon | Feb 14, 2024 | Nature
Although Paraguay is warm for most of the year it is during the summer that the heat becomes the most extreme. The summer months here run from December to February. It is no coincidence that the schools have their long summer holiday over those months. Exactly how hot...
by Simon | Mar 24, 2022 | Nature
Here in Paraguay the drought that had lasted all summer has finally been bought to an end. Summer should be a time of sunshine and showers. The time of year when the heat builds up but the air is freshened as periodic storms return the evaporated moisture to the...
by Simon | Jan 19, 2022 | Nature
January is high summer in Paraguay. As such very hot days are always expected. This year however the heat has lasted unbroken for weeks rather than days. Weather that is extreme even for Paraguayan summer. Temperatures every year at the height of summer rise above 40...
by Simon | Aug 30, 2021 | Nature
Winter in Paraguay is the dry season. Much of the rain which falls in Paraguay comes in the form of electrical storms. These are driven by high temperatures evaporating moisture from the ground. The temperature being a little lower during the winter there is less heat...
by Simon | Jul 3, 2021 | Nature
For most of the year Paraguay bakes under a hot sun. However things can be very different once winter arrives. This is not a land where winter means months of never ending cold. Instead it is a time when short sharp spells of cold weather may arrive at any time....
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