Canguçu weather in May

In May, Canguçu sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 101 mm of rain across 9 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 48 min at the start of May to 10 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Canguçu's 10th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Canguçu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
8th warmest
Overnight low
11°
5th coldest
Rainfall
101 mm
9 wet days
Daylight
10 h 24 min
8:15 AM – 6:39 PM
Cloud cover
62%
10th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
2.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Canguçu is human settlement in Brazil.

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 21°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical May day in Canguçu reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Canguçu weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 8th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 18°12913.713.85.8
Feb27° / 18°12012.713.15.9
Mar26° / 17°10711.612.26.5
Apr23° / 14°1179.811.36.8
May20° / 11°101910.46.3
Jun17° / 1069.1105.6
Jul17° / 1149.610.25.3
Aug18° / 1189.610.96.1
Sep19° / 11°14611.111.85.9
Oct22° / 13°14311.612.86.3
Nov24° / 15°1069.813.66.9
Dec27° / 17°11211.5146.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24753
34654
44753
54654
64654
74654
84654
94654
104555
114555
124555
134555
144456
154456
164456
174357
184357
194258
204258
214159
224060
234060
244060
254060
264060
274159
284060
294060
304159
314159

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Canguçu gets around 101 mm of rain over 9 wet days in May, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 29% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
130
230
330
430
530
629
729
829
929
1029
1128
1228
1328
1428
1528
1628
1729
1829
1929
2029
2129
2229
2329
2429
2528
2628
2728
2828
2928
3027
3127

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 55% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14425246
24526236
34526236
44627225
54627215
64728215
74828204
84828204
94928194
105028193
115028193
125128183
135128183
145327182
155327182
165426182
175526172
185625172
195625172
205824162
215923162
226023152
236122152
246321142
256421132
266421132
276620122
286720112
296720112
306919102
316919102

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May, the calmest month.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
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1712light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 min at the start of May to 10 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 8:04 AM to 8:24 AM, and sunset from 6:52 PM to 6:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.88:046:52
210.88:056:51
310.78:066:50
410.78:066:49
510.78:076:48
610.78:086:47
710.68:086:46
810.68:096:45
910.68:106:44
1010.68:116:44
1110.58:116:43
1210.58:126:42
1310.58:136:41
1410.58:136:41
1510.48:146:40
1610.48:156:39
1710.48:156:39
1810.48:166:38
1910.38:176:37
2010.38:176:37
2110.38:186:36
2210.38:196:36
2310.38:196:35
2410.28:206:35
2510.28:216:34
2610.28:216:34
2710.28:226:33
2810.28:236:33
2910.28:236:33
3010.18:246:32
3110.18:246:32

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 2.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.33 kWh/m² to a high of 6.55 kWh/m² in December across the year — May's 2.71 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.1Moderate
23.1Moderate
33.0Moderate
43.0Moderate
53.0Moderate
63.0Moderate
72.9Moderate
82.9Moderate
92.9Moderate
102.9Moderate
112.8Moderate
122.8Moderate
132.8Moderate
142.8Moderate
152.7Moderate
162.7Moderate
172.7Moderate
182.7Moderate
192.6Moderate
202.6Moderate
212.6Moderate
222.6Moderate
232.6Moderate
242.5Moderate
252.5Moderate
262.5Moderate
272.5Moderate
282.5Moderate
292.5Moderate
302.5Moderate
312.5Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Canguçu?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Canguçu for sightseeing.

What to pack for Canguçu in May

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

In May, Canguçu sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Canguçu in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Canguçu peaks around January 12 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateVery highExtremeJan 12UV 13Jun 21UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr7High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep7Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Canguçu?

Canguçu sits at 31.4°S, 52.7°W, 406 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Piratini, 41 km away.

Topography around Canguçu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Canguçu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 198 m around an average of 399 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 407 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 507 m.

The land around Canguçu is covered by trees (54%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, trees (55%), cropland (24%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
198 m
16 km
407 m
80 km
507 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Piratini 41 km · Capão do Leão 45 km · Pelotas 52 km · São Lourenço do Sul 66 km · Rio Grande 90 km · São José do Norte 91 km · Encruzilhada do Sul 96 km · Arroio Grande 101 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 Canguçu (-31.395°, -52.6756°, elevation 406 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).