Concepción, Paraguay

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Concepción
City and district
Flag of Concepción
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Coat of arms of Concepción
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Concepción is located in Paraguay
Concepción
Concepción
Coordinates: 23°24′0″S 57°25′48″W / 23.40000°S 57.43000°W / -23.40000; -57.43000
CountryParaguay
DepartmentConcepción
Government
 • Intendente municipalLuis Herminio Acosta Paniagua (PLRA)
Area
 • Total
8,490 km2 (3,280 sq mi)
Elevation
44 m (144 ft)
Population
 (2008)
 • Total
76,378
 • Density9.0/km2 (23/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-04 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-03 (ADT)
Area code8700
ClimateAw

Concepción (Spanish pronunciation: [konseβˈsjon]) is a city and district in northern Paraguay and capital of the Concepción Department. It lies next to the Paraguay River.

Founded by a Spanish Governor, named Agustín Fernado de Pinedo, the town prospered in the early years of the 20th century, as a centre for the north of the country, exploiting the new wealth of the Gran Chaco, and a river port. The town was also a centre for the Paraguayan Civil War of 1947. The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Concepción en Paraguay.

Transportation

Route 5 "Gral. Bernardino Caballero" connects the city with Pedro Juan Caballero and Asunción.

Climate

Main Catholic chapel in Concepción

Concepción has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen: Aw) with abundant annual precipitation, although possessing a highly prominent summer peak. Summers are very hot, rainy, and often oppressively humid. Severe thunderstorms are very common in the summer and have the capability to dump copious amounts of rainfall in a short period of time, along with destructively high winds and occasional hail. Winter is much drier and considerably cooler, with near drought-like conditions often prevailing. Concepción is also located in very close proximity to the Tropic of Capricorn, with the latitudinal line lying just south of the city.

Climate data for Concepción (1991–2020, extremes 1937–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 43.0
(109.4) 		41.0
(105.8) 		41.6
(106.9) 		38.2
(100.8) 		36.5
(97.7) 		36.4
(97.5) 		36.2
(97.2) 		40.0
(104.0) 		42.4
(108.3) 		43.4
(110.1) 		43.5
(110.3) 		41.4
(106.5) 		43.5
(110.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 34.6
(94.3) 		33.7
(92.7) 		33.0
(91.4) 		30.7
(87.3) 		26.6
(79.9) 		25.6
(78.1) 		25.6
(78.1) 		28.5
(83.3) 		30.5
(86.9) 		32.1
(89.8) 		32.4
(90.3) 		33.7
(92.7) 		30.6
(87.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 28.0
(82.4) 		27.2
(81.0) 		26.3
(79.3) 		23.9
(75.0) 		20.2
(68.4) 		19.2
(66.6) 		18.4
(65.1) 		20.4
(68.7) 		22.7
(72.9) 		25.3
(77.5) 		25.8
(78.4) 		27.4
(81.3) 		23.7
(74.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 23.3
(73.9) 		22.8
(73.0) 		21.7
(71.1) 		19.2
(66.6) 		15.7
(60.3) 		14.7
(58.5) 		13.2
(55.8) 		14.5
(58.1) 		17.0
(62.6) 		20.3
(68.5) 		20.7
(69.3) 		22.6
(72.7) 		18.8
(65.8)
Record low °C (°F) 12.5
(54.5) 		12.0
(53.6) 		8.0
(46.4) 		5.3
(41.5) 		1.5
(34.7) 		0.0
(32.0) 		−1.5
(29.3) 		−2.8
(27.0) 		1.8
(35.2) 		5.7
(42.3) 		9.5
(49.1) 		11.4
(52.5) 		−2.8
(27.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 158.9
(6.26) 		152.9
(6.02) 		129.6
(5.10) 		142.2
(5.60) 		113.7
(4.48) 		68.6
(2.70) 		37.7
(1.48) 		28.9
(1.14) 		76.3
(3.00) 		138.2
(5.44) 		200.0
(7.87) 		163.0
(6.42) 		1,409.8
(55.50)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 10 9 8 7 7 7 5 6 7 8 8 10 92
Average relative humidity (%) 69 73 74 76 77 77 72 70 68 67 67 70 72
Mean monthly sunshine hours 224 213 217 184 182 152 183 156 173 208 222 222 2,336
Source 1: NOAA (July, November, and December record highs, and March, April and October record lows) (precipitation days, humidity 1961-1990),[1][2] Meteo Climat (record highs and lows)[3]
Source 2: Deutscher Wetterdienst (sun)[4] Ogimet[5][6][7][8][a]

Consular representation

Brazil has a Vice-consulate in Concepción.[9]

Notes

  1. ^ Station ID for Concepción is 86134 Use this station ID to locate the sunshine duration

References

  1. ^ "Concepción Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  2. ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020: Concepcion-86314". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Station Concepción" (in French). Meteo Climat. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Station 86134: Concepción". Global station data 1961–1990—Sunshine Duration. Deutscher Wetterdienst. Archived from the original on 2017-10-17. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  5. ^ "86134: Concepcion (Paraguay)". ogimet.com. OGIMET. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  6. ^ "86134: Concepcion (Paraguay)". ogimet.com. OGIMET. 8 November 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  7. ^ "86134: Concepcion (Paraguay)". ogimet.com. OGIMET. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  8. ^ "86134: Concepcion (Paraguay)". ogimet.com. OGIMET. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  9. ^ "Vice Consulado do Brasil em Concepción". Ministério das Relações Exteriores (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 September 2021.

Sources

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Concepción (Paraguay).