Plugs and voltage
Paraguay uses Type C sockets; Types A, B and N are also found. Mains supply is 220 V at 50 Hz.
At 220 V, devices made only for 100–127 V (many American and Japanese hair dryers, curling irons and some shavers) will be damaged without a step-down converter. Chargers labelled “100–240V” work fine with just a plug adapter.
Money
₲ Paraguayan Guarani PYG
Average in 2025: 1 USD = 7,545 PYG (World Bank). No daily reference rate is published for this currency by the ECB; check a live rate before exchanging.
Price level 38 (US = 100, 2025)
Everyday household prices in Paraguay are about 38% of US prices when converted at market exchange rates: cheaper than the median country (50). All countries
Language
- Guaraniofficial69%
- Spanishofficial67%
Bars show the share of the population that speaks each language (CLDR estimates).
Time
Paraguay is on UTC−3, with no daylight saving time.
Driving
Traffic in Paraguay drives on the right, so the steering wheel is on the left.
Public holidays in the next 12 months
14 national public holidays from 2 November 2026. Banks, offices and many shops close; regional holidays are not shown. Dates marked “estimated” follow a lunar calendar and can move by a day.
December 2026
- Caacupe Virgin Day
- Christmas Day
January 2027
- New Year's Day
March 2027
- Patriots Day
- Maundy Thursday
- Good Friday
- Easter Sunday
May 2027
- Workers' Day
- National Holiday
- National Independence Day
June 2027
- Chaco Armistice Day
- Constitution Oath Day
August 2027
- Asuncion Foundation's Day
September 2027
- Boqueron Battle Day
Travel advisories
United States · State Department
Level 1 Exercise normal precautions
Read the full advisory. Checked 2026-11-02.
United Kingdom · FCDO
No warnings The FCDO does not advise against travel to Paraguay.
Updated 2026-01-21. Read the full advice. Checked 2026-11-02.
Advisories are written for each government's own citizens and change without notice: read the original before you travel.
Other practical facts
- Calling code
- +595
- Internet domain
- .py
- Measurement
- Metric
- Paper size
- A4
- Week starts on
- Sunday
- Read more
- Wikipedia
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Flag: Flag of Paraguay.svg, Public domain. Arms: Coat of arms of Paraguay.svg, Public domain. Electricity: resolved by intl.life from three sources, see methodology.
