Caçador weather in May

In May, Caçador sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 105 mm of rain across 9.7 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of May to 10 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Caçador's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Caçador's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 19°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 10°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 105 mm; 9.7 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 42 min; 8:00 AM – 6:41 PM
Cloud cover: 63%; 6th clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 3.01 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.1; out of 10

Caçador is human settlement in Brazil.

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

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical May day in Caçador reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
Avg low (°C)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	11
2	20	11
3	20	11
4	20	11
5	20	11
6	20	11
7	20	11
8	20	10
9	20	10
10	19	10
11	19	10
12	19	10
13	19	10
14	19	10
15	19	10
16	19	10
17	19	10
18	18	10
19	18	10
20	18	10
21	18	9
22	18	9
23	18	9
24	18	9
25	18	9
26	18	9
27	18	9
28	18	9
29	18	9
30	18	9
31	18	9

Caçador 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	26° / 16°	186	20.1	13.5	5.0
Feb	26° / 16°	173	18.6	12.9	5.1
Mar	25° / 15°	116	14.8	12.2	6.0
Apr	22° / 13°	88	9.6	11.4	6.6
May	19° / 10°	105	9.7	10.7	6.1
Jun	18° / 9°	112	9.6	10.3	5.8
Jul	18° / 8°	93	9.2	10.5	5.9
Aug	20° / 9°	89	8.5	11.1	6.6
Sep	21° / 11°	152	11.8	11.8	6.2
Oct	22° / 13°	169	15.6	12.6	5.7
Nov	24° / 14°	128	13.6	13.3	6.2
Dec	25° / 16°	168	17.4	13.7	5.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	43	43	43	43	43	41	41	41	41	42	42	41	41	40	40	40	41	41	41	41	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	44	44	44	45
Cloudier (%)	57	57	57	57	57	59	59	59	59	58	58	59	59	60	60	60	59	59	59	59	58	58	58	58	57	57	57	56	56	56	55

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	43	57
3	43	57
4	43	57
5	43	57
6	41	59
7	41	59
8	41	59
9	41	59
10	42	58
11	42	58
12	41	59
13	41	59
14	40	60
15	40	60
16	40	60
17	41	59
18	41	59
19	41	59
20	41	59
21	42	58
22	42	58
23	42	58
24	42	58
25	43	57
26	43	57
27	43	57
28	44	56
29	44	56
30	44	56
31	45	55

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Caçador gets around 105 mm of rain over 9.7 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 31% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	28	27	27	27	27	28	28	29	29	29	30	30	31	31	31	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	32

	Rain chance (%)
1	28
2	27
3	27
4	27
5	27
6	28
7	28
8	29
9	29
10	29
11	30
12	30
13	31
14	31
15	31
16	32
17	32
18	32
19	33
20	33
21	33
22	33
23	33
24	33
25	33
26	33
27	32
28	32
29	32
30	32
31	32

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 67% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	52	53	55	56	58	59	60	61	63	63	64	65	66	66	67	68	69	70	71	72	72	73	74	74	74	75	75	75	75	75	75
Comfortable (%)	35	35	34	34	33	33	32	32	31	31	30	30	29	29	28	28	27	26	25	24	24	23	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21
Humid (%)	13	12	11	10	9	8	8	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	52	35	13
2	53	35	12
3	55	34	11
4	56	34	10
5	58	33	9
6	59	33	8
7	60	32	8
8	61	32	7
9	63	31	6
10	63	31	6
11	64	30	6
12	65	30	5
13	66	29	5
14	66	29	5
15	67	28	5
16	68	28	4
17	69	27	4
18	70	26	4
19	71	25	4
20	72	24	4
21	72	24	4
22	73	23	4
23	74	22	4
24	74	22	4
25	74	22	4
26	75	21	4
27	75	21	4
28	75	21	4
29	75	21	4
30	75	21	4
31	75	21	4

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

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

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	9	calm
2	9	calm
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4	9	calm
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16	9	calm
17	9	calm
18	9	calm
19	9	calm
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26	9	calm
27	9	calm
28	9	calm
29	9	calm
30	9	calm
31	9	calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours at the start of May to 10 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 7:51 AM to 8:08 AM, and sunset from 6:51 PM to 6:35 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.0	11.0	11.0	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5
Sunrise (AM)	7:51	7:52	7:52	7:53	7:53	7:54	7:55	7:55	7:56	7:56	7:57	7:57	7:58	7:59	7:59	8:00	8:00	8:01	8:01	8:02	8:02	8:03	8:04	8:04	8:05	8:05	8:06	8:06	8:07	8:07	8:08
Sunset (PM)	6:51	6:50	6:50	6:49	6:48	6:47	6:47	6:46	6:45	6:45	6:44	6:43	6:43	6:42	6:41	6:41	6:40	6:40	6:39	6:39	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:35	6:35

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.0	7:51	6:51
2	11.0	7:52	6:50
3	11.0	7:52	6:50
4	10.9	7:53	6:49
5	10.9	7:53	6:48
6	10.9	7:54	6:47
7	10.9	7:55	6:47
8	10.8	7:55	6:46
9	10.8	7:56	6:45
10	10.8	7:56	6:45
11	10.8	7:57	6:44
12	10.8	7:57	6:43
13	10.7	7:58	6:43
14	10.7	7:59	6:42
15	10.7	7:59	6:41
16	10.7	8:00	6:41
17	10.7	8:00	6:40
18	10.7	8:01	6:40
19	10.6	8:01	6:39
20	10.6	8:02	6:39
21	10.6	8:02	6:38
22	10.6	8:03	6:38
23	10.6	8:04	6:38
24	10.6	8:04	6:37
25	10.5	8:05	6:37
26	10.5	8:05	6:37
27	10.5	8:06	6:36
28	10.5	8:06	6:36
29	10.5	8:07	6:36
30	10.5	8:07	6:35
31	10.5	8:08	6:35

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 3.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.67 kWh/m² to a high of 5.94 kWh/m² in December across the year — May's 3.01 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.5	3.5	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.1	3.1	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.5	Moderate
2	3.5	Moderate
3	3.4	Moderate
4	3.4	Moderate
5	3.4	Moderate
6	3.3	Moderate
7	3.3	Moderate
8	3.3	Moderate
9	3.2	Moderate
10	3.2	Moderate
11	3.2	Moderate
12	3.1	Moderate
13	3.1	Moderate
14	3.0	Moderate
15	3.0	Moderate
16	3.0	Moderate
17	3.0	Moderate
18	2.9	Moderate
19	2.9	Moderate
20	2.9	Moderate
21	2.9	Moderate
22	2.8	Moderate
23	2.8	Moderate
24	2.8	Moderate
25	2.8	Moderate
26	2.8	Moderate
27	2.8	Moderate
28	2.8	Moderate
29	2.8	Moderate
30	2.8	Moderate
31	2.8	Moderate

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Caçador?

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

6.1

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

2.5

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Caçador for sightseeing.

What to pack for Caçador in May

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

In May, Caçador sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Caçador in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Caçador peaks around January 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 5 (high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	15	15	12	9	6	5	5	6	8	10	12	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	High	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	9	Very high
May	6	High
Jun	5	High
Jul	5	Moderate
Aug	6	High
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	10	Very high
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in Caçador 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 Caçador is worst in August — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (February, 6 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	7	6	6	8	9	7	10	18	15	9	8	6
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	7	Good
Feb	6	Good
Mar	6	Good
Apr	8	Good
May	9	Good
Jun	7	Good
Jul	10	Good
Aug	18	Moderate
Sep	15	Moderate
Oct	9	Good
Nov	8	Good
Dec	6	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Caçador?

Caçador sits at 26.8°S, 51.0°W, 916 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Videira, 29 km away.

Topography around Caçador

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Caçador has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 181 m around an average of 937 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 612 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 967 m.

The land around Caçador is covered by trees (46%) and artificial surfaces (32%) within 3 km, trees (74%) within 16 km, and trees (72%) within 80 km.

3 km

181 m

trees 46%

16 km

612 m

trees 74%

80 km

967 m

trees 72%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← April Caçador year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Videira 29 km · Fraiburgo 29 km · Porto União 60 km · União da Vitória 61 km · Santa Cecília 62 km · Joaçaba 66 km · Herval dOeste 67 km · Curitibanos 71 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

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 Caçador (-26.7753°, -51.015°, elevation 916 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	11
2	20	11
3	20	11
4	20	11
5	20	11
6	20	11
7	20	11
8	20	10
9	20	10
10	19	10
11	19	10
12	19	10
13	19	10
14	19	10
15	19	10
16	19	10
17	19	10
18	18	10
19	18	10
20	18	10
21	18	9
22	18	9
23	18	9
24	18	9
25	18	9
26	18	9
27	18	9
28	18	9
29	18	9
30	18	9
31	18	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	43	57
3	43	57
4	43	57
5	43	57
6	41	59
7	41	59
8	41	59
9	41	59
10	42	58
11	42	58
12	41	59
13	41	59
14	40	60
15	40	60
16	40	60
17	41	59
18	41	59
19	41	59
20	41	59
21	42	58
22	42	58
23	42	58
24	42	58
25	43	57
26	43	57
27	43	57
28	44	56
29	44	56
30	44	56
31	45	55

	Rain chance (%)
1	28
2	27
3	27
4	27
5	27
6	28
7	28
8	29
9	29
10	29
11	30
12	30
13	31
14	31
15	31
16	32
17	32
18	32
19	33
20	33
21	33
22	33
23	33
24	33
25	33
26	33
27	32
28	32
29	32
30	32
31	32

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	52	35	13
2	53	35	12
3	55	34	11
4	56	34	10
5	58	33	9
6	59	33	8
7	60	32	8
8	61	32	7
9	63	31	6
10	63	31	6
11	64	30	6
12	65	30	5
13	66	29	5
14	66	29	5
15	67	28	5
16	68	28	4
17	69	27	4
18	70	26	4
19	71	25	4
20	72	24	4
21	72	24	4
22	73	23	4
23	74	22	4
24	74	22	4
25	74	22	4
26	75	21	4
27	75	21	4
28	75	21	4
29	75	21	4
30	75	21	4
31	75	21	4

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	11
2	20	11
3	20	11
4	20	11
5	20	11
6	20	11
7	20	11
8	20	10
9	20	10
10	19	10
11	19	10
12	19	10
13	19	10
14	19	10
15	19	10
16	19	10
17	19	10
18	18	10
19	18	10
20	18	10
21	18	9
22	18	9
23	18	9
24	18	9
25	18	9
26	18	9
27	18	9
28	18	9
29	18	9
30	18	9
31	18	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	43	57
3	43	57
4	43	57
5	43	57
6	41	59
7	41	59
8	41	59
9	41	59
10	42	58
11	42	58
12	41	59
13	41	59
14	40	60
15	40	60
16	40	60
17	41	59
18	41	59
19	41	59
20	41	59
21	42	58
22	42	58
23	42	58
24	42	58
25	43	57
26	43	57
27	43	57
28	44	56
29	44	56
30	44	56
31	45	55

	Rain chance (%)
1	28
2	27
3	27
4	27
5	27
6	28
7	28
8	29
9	29
10	29
11	30
12	30
13	31
14	31
15	31
16	32
17	32
18	32
19	33
20	33
21	33
22	33
23	33
24	33
25	33
26	33
27	32
28	32
29	32
30	32
31	32

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	52	35	13
2	53	35	12
3	55	34	11
4	56	34	10
5	58	33	9
6	59	33	8
7	60	32	8
8	61	32	7
9	63	31	6
10	63	31	6
11	64	30	6
12	65	30	5
13	66	29	5
14	66	29	5
15	67	28	5
16	68	28	4
17	69	27	4
18	70	26	4
19	71	25	4
20	72	24	4
21	72	24	4
22	73	23	4
23	74	22	4
24	74	22	4
25	74	22	4
26	75	21	4
27	75	21	4
28	75	21	4
29	75	21	4
30	75	21	4
31	75	21	4

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	11
2	20	11
3	20	11
4	20	11
5	20	11
6	20	11
7	20	11
8	20	10
9	20	10
10	19	10
11	19	10
12	19	10
13	19	10
14	19	10
15	19	10
16	19	10
17	19	10
18	18	10
19	18	10
20	18	10
21	18	9
22	18	9
23	18	9
24	18	9
25	18	9
26	18	9
27	18	9
28	18	9
29	18	9
30	18	9
31	18	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	43	57
3	43	57
4	43	57
5	43	57
6	41	59
7	41	59
8	41	59
9	41	59
10	42	58
11	42	58
12	41	59
13	41	59
14	40	60
15	40	60
16	40	60
17	41	59
18	41	59
19	41	59
20	41	59
21	42	58
22	42	58
23	42	58
24	42	58
25	43	57
26	43	57
27	43	57
28	44	56
29	44	56
30	44	56
31	45	55

	Rain chance (%)
1	28
2	27
3	27
4	27
5	27
6	28
7	28
8	29
9	29
10	29
11	30
12	30
13	31
14	31
15	31
16	32
17	32
18	32
19	33
20	33
21	33
22	33
23	33
24	33
25	33
26	33
27	32
28	32
29	32
30	32
31	32

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	52	35	13
2	53	35	12
3	55	34	11
4	56	34	10
5	58	33	9
6	59	33	8
7	60	32	8
8	61	32	7
9	63	31	6
10	63	31	6
11	64	30	6
12	65	30	5
13	66	29	5
14	66	29	5
15	67	28	5
16	68	28	4
17	69	27	4
18	70	26	4
19	71	25	4
20	72	24	4
21	72	24	4
22	73	23	4
23	74	22	4
24	74	22	4
25	74	22	4
26	75	21	4
27	75	21	4
28	75	21	4
29	75	21	4
30	75	21	4
31	75	21	4