Asuncion — time and weather
Asuncion is a city in Paraguay, in the America/Asuncion time zone. This page shows the current local time in Asuncion and the current weather: temperature, precipitation and wind speed.
Local time
03:34:03
Friday, 31 July 2026
UTC-3
Weather now
23°C · Clear sky — Feels like 24°, Humidity 79%, Wind 16 km/h
About the time in Asuncion
Local time in Asuncion is based on the America/Asuncion time zone. Daylight saving time, where it applies in this region, is handled automatically. The current offset from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is shown next to the clock. The time on this page updates every second and is synced with your device clock.
About the country and city
City population≈ 462,000 people
Country languagesGuarani
CurrencyParaguayan guaraní (₲, PYG)
Paraguay is a landlocked South American country with a bilingual Guaraní culture, rivers and Jesuit ruins.
More about the country: Paraguay →What to see in Asuncion
Sights and historical places
- The Pantheon of Heroes, a marble mausoleum of Paraguay's national heroes in the city centre.
- The Palacio de los Lopez, the presidential palace, strikingly floodlit in the evening.
- The historic railway station and museum of the first railway in South America.
- The Costanera riverside boulevard along the Paraguay River with sunset views and promenades.
Museums
- The Andres Barbero Museum, the largest ethnographic collection of Paraguay's indigenous peoples.
- The Casa de la Independencia, the colonial house where the country's independence was born.
- The Museo del Barro, with contemporary art and Guarani folk ceramics and woodcarving.
Where to spend time
- Strolls along the Costanera boulevard and the bay at sunset with river views.
- Shopping and cafés in the Villa Morra district and the Palma pedestrian street.
- The botanical garden and zoo on the former estate of the Lopez family on the city's edge.
Local cuisine
Try chipa fresh from the oven, sopa paraguaya and chipa guasu in local cafés, weekend asado, and refreshing tereré any time of day.