Central Department · Paraguay
Luque travel guide
Luque is a city in Central Department, Paraguay, home to about 260,000 people.
- Best months
- July and August
- Nearest airport
- ASU5 km · Silvio Pettirossi International Airport
- Currency
- PYGParaguayan guaraní
- Time zone
- America/Asuncion
- Language
- Guarani, Spanish
About
About Luque
Luque is a city in Central Department of Paraguay, part of the Gran Asunción metropolitan area. Both 1635 and 1750 have been recorded as dates of its founding.
Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
When to go
The best time to visit Luque
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Luque are July and August. January is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; October is the wettest, with about 194 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Luque: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Silvio Pettirossi International Airport (ASU), about 4.6 km from the city centre in a straight line; Formosa National Airport (FMA, 128 km) is also within reach.
ASU · Silvio Pettirossi International Airport
FMA · Formosa National Airport
Questions
Luque: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Luque?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Luque are July and August. January is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; October is the wettest, with about 194 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Luque?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Silvio Pettirossi International Airport (ASU), about 4.6 km from the city centre in a straight line; Formosa National Airport (FMA, 128 km) is also within reach.
What currency is used in Luque?
Paraguayan guaraní (PYG).
Nearby
Destinations near Luque
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.