Araraquara weather in May

In May, Araraquara sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 56 mm of rain across 6.1 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in May, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of May to 10 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Araraquara's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Araraquara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
10th warmest
Overnight low
16°
4th coldest
Rainfall
56 mm
6.1 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
7:40 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
46%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Araraquara is human settlement in Brazil.

Air quality
Good
PM10 25 µg/m³ · 2019

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical May day in Araraquara reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C cooler than April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22817
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Araraquara weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 21°26522.413.23.7
Feb30° / 21°18518.212.73.9
Mar30° / 20°16317.812.24.3
Apr29° / 19°648.211.56.0
May26° / 16°566.1117.4
Jun26° / 15°353.410.78.1
Jul26° / 15°253.210.88.1
Aug28° / 16°263.311.37.3
Sep30° / 18°677.511.95.6
Oct30° / 19°11512.812.54.6
Nov30° / 20°17016.2134.3
Dec30° / 21°2142113.33.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
26931
36832
46733
56634
66535
76337
86337
96238
106139
116040
125941
135941
145941
155941
165941
175941
185941
195941
206139
216139
226139
236238
246337
256337
266436
276436
286535
296535
306535
316634

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Araraquara gets around 56 mm of rain over 6.1 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 20% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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217
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416
516
616
716
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1017
1117
1218
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1520
1621
1722
1822
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2023
2123
2224
2324
2424
2523
2623
2723
2822
2922
3021
3120

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the comfortable band about 37% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 6% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
113353714
215363712
316373611
417383610
51838359
61938358
71938357
82038357
92138347
102138346
112238346
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Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
79calm
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109calm
119calm
129calm
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169calm
179calm
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219calm
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259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of May to 10 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 7:34 AM to 7:47 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 6:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.27:346:46
211.27:346:45
311.27:346:45
411.27:356:44
511.17:356:44
611.17:366:43
711.17:366:42
811.17:376:42
911.17:376:41
1011.17:376:41
1111.07:386:40
1211.07:386:40
1311.07:396:39
1411.07:396:39
1511.07:406:38
1611.07:406:38
1710.97:416:37
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2010.97:426:36
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.82 kWh/m² to a high of 5.96 kWh/m² in November across the year — May's 4.13 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.6Bright
34.6Bright
44.5Bright
54.5Bright
64.5Bright
74.4Bright
84.4Bright
94.3Bright
104.3Bright
114.3Bright
124.2Bright
134.2Bright
144.1Bright
154.1Bright
164.1Bright
174.0Bright
184.0Bright
194.0Moderate
204.0Moderate
214.0Moderate
223.9Moderate
233.9Moderate
243.9Moderate
253.9Moderate
263.9Moderate
273.9Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Araraquara

In seasonPeak

None of Araraquara's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Araraquara's monsoon runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Araraquara?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

7.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Araraquara for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Araraquara in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Araraquara sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 6 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Araraquara in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Araraquara peaks around January 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 6 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 20UV 15Jun 23UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May7Very high
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Araraquara in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Araraquara is worst in September — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.6× the cleanest month (November, 10 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodSep 1037 µg/m³Nov 2310 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb12Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug35Poor
Sep37Poor
Oct18Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Araraquara?

Araraquara sits at 21.8°S, 48.2°W, 677 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Américo Brasiliense, 11 km away.

Topography around Araraquara

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Araraquara.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Araraquara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 132 m around an average of 658 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 292 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 680 m.

The land around Araraquara is covered by artificial surfaces (73%) within 3 km, cropland (58%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (59%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
132 m
16 km
292 m
80 km
680 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Américo Brasiliense 11 km · Ibaté 26 km · Matão 29 km · São Carlos 38 km · Guariba 49 km · Pradópolis 50 km · Brotas 55 km · Taquaritinga 55 km

Brazil travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / N
127 / 220 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 46% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$10,713
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
89%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
19.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
16
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 482
Religion
Roman Catholic 57%Evangelical 27%none 9%other 4%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Araraquara (-21.7944°, -48.1756°, elevation 677 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).