Cruzeiro do Oeste weather in May

In May, Cruzeiro do Oeste sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 132 mm of rain across 8.6 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of May to 10 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Cruzeiro do Oeste's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cruzeiro do Oeste's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
10th warmest
Overnight low
15°
4th coldest
Rainfall
132 mm
8.6 wet days
Daylight
10 h 54 min
8:03 AM – 6:54 PM
Cloud cover
52%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
3.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Cruzeiro do Oeste is 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 26°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical May day in Cruzeiro do Oeste reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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52616
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How May really feels in Cruzeiro do Oeste

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Cruzeiro do Oeste weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 10th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 21°19419.913.33.7
Feb30° / 21°17417.312.83.8
Mar30° / 21°12314.512.24.6
Apr28° / 19°1008.311.56.3
May24° / 15°1328.610.97.2
Jun24° / 15°1128.210.67.4
Jul24° / 14°816.510.77.8
Aug26° / 15°826.411.27.6
Sep28° / 17°1288.911.96.7
Oct29° / 19°17913.212.65.1
Nov30° / 20°15613.113.14.8
Dec30° / 21°18616.813.44.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25842
35743
45743
55743
65743
75644
85644
95644
105446
115446
125446
135347
145347
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Cruzeiro do Oeste gets around 132 mm of rain over 8.6 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 27% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
122
222
322
422
522
622
722
823
923
1023
1123
1224
1324
1425
1526
1626
1727
1828
1929
2030
2131
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2634
2734
2834
2934
3034
3134

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the humid band about 34% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 11% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1152640191
2162640181
3172740161
4182739151
5192839140
6192839130
7202839120
8212839120
9222838110
10222838110
11232938100
12242938100
1324293790
1425293790
1525293790
1625303690
1726303590
1826303490
1927313390
2028313290
2129313190
2229313090
2330312990
2431312890
2532312890
2632312790
2733312790
2833302790
29343027100
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31342927100

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of May to 10 h 42 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 7:56 AM to 8:10 AM, and sunset from 7:03 PM to 6:49 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.17:567:03
211.17:567:03
311.17:577:02
411.17:577:01
511.07:587:00
611.07:587:00
711.07:596:59
811.07:596:59
911.07:596:58
1011.08:006:57
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1210.98:016:56
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1610.98:036:54
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1810.88:046:53
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2010.88:056:52
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2410.78:076:51
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2610.78:086:50
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2910.78:096:50
3010.78:106:49
3110.78:106:49

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 3.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.22 kWh/m² to a high of 6.23 kWh/m² in December across the year — May's 3.59 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
24.1Bright
34.1Bright
44.0Bright
54.0Moderate
64.0Moderate
73.9Moderate
83.9Moderate
93.8Moderate
103.8Moderate
113.8Moderate
123.7Moderate
133.7Moderate
143.6Moderate
153.6Moderate
163.6Moderate
173.5Moderate
183.5Moderate
193.5Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.4Moderate
223.4Moderate
233.4Moderate
243.3Moderate
253.3Moderate
263.3Moderate
273.3Moderate
283.3Moderate
293.3Moderate
303.3Moderate
313.3Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Cruzeiro do Oeste?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Cruzeiro do Oeste in May

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

In May, Cruzeiro do Oeste sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Cruzeiro do Oeste 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 Cruzeiro do Oeste peaks around January 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near September 14 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighModerateExtremeJan 19UV 15Sep 14UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug7Very high
Sep3Moderate
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Cruzeiro do Oeste 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 Cruzeiro do Oeste is worst in September — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.5× the cleanest month (March, 6 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1620 µg/m³Mar 146 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb7Good
Mar6Good
Apr7Good
May8Good
Jun8Good
Jul8Good
Aug11Good
Sep21Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Cruzeiro do Oeste?

Cruzeiro do Oeste sits at 23.8°S, 53.1°W, 465 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Tapejara, 21 km away.

Topography around Cruzeiro do Oeste

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cruzeiro do Oeste has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m around an average of 433 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 225 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 548 m.

The land around Cruzeiro do Oeste is covered by cropland (38%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, cropland (57%), trees (23%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (68%) within 80 km.

3 km
148 m
16 km
225 m
80 km
548 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Tapejara 21 km · Umuarama 26 km · Goioerê 45 km · Cianorte 50 km · Terra Boa 64 km · Iporã 69 km · Campo Mourão 76 km · Assis Chateaubriand 84 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 Cruzeiro do Oeste (-23.785°, -53.0733°, elevation 465 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).