Curitibanos weather in May

In May, Curitibanos sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 111 mm of rain across 9.5 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Curitibanos's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Curitibanos's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
10th warmest
Overnight low
10°
4th coldest
Rainfall
111 mm
9.5 wet days
Daylight
10 h 42 min
7:59 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
63%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
2.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

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 Curitibanos 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 14°C and 23°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)
12112
22011
32011
42011
52011
62011
72011
82011
92011
101911
111910
121910
131910
141910
151910
161910
171910
181810
191810
201810
211810
221810
23189
24189
25189
26189
27189
28189
29189
30189
31189

Curitibanos 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
Jan26° / 17°17419.113.55.2
Feb26° / 17°15817.7135.2
Mar25° / 16°11314.612.26.1
Apr22° / 13°899.611.46.6
May19° / 10°1119.510.76.1
Jun18° / 1219.410.35.7
Jul17° / 1039.310.55.8
Aug19° / 998.9116.5
Sep20° / 11°16011.611.86.0
Oct22° / 13°17715.212.75.7
Nov24° / 14°13113.613.36.2
Dec25° / 16°15516.213.75.7

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 13% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24258
34258
44258
54159
64060
74060
84060
94060
103961
113961
123862
133763
143763
153763
163862
173763
183763
193763
203961
214060
224060
234159
244159
254258
264258
274357
284456
294357
304456
314456

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Curitibanos gets around 111 mm of rain over 9.5 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 30% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
129
229
328
428
529
629
729
829
929
1030
1130
1230
1330
1431
1531
1631
1731
1832
1932
2032
2132
2232
2332
2432
2532
2631
2731
2831
2931
3031
3131

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 65% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15035151
25334130
35434120
45534110
55634100
6573490
7593380
8603370
9603370
10613360
11623350
12623350
13643240
14643240
15643240
16653140
17673030
18673030
19672940
20682840
21692740
22712630
23722530
24732430
25732430
26742330
27752230
28752230
29762130
30762130
31762130

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 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours at the start of May to 10 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 7:50 AM to 8:07 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 6:32 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.07:506:49
211.07:516:48
310.97:516:47
410.97:526:46
510.97:526:46
610.97:536:45
710.87:546:44
810.87:546:43
910.87:556:43
1010.87:556:42
1110.87:566:41
1210.77:576:41
1310.77:576:40
1410.77:586:39
1510.77:586:39
1610.77:596:38
1710.67:596:38
1810.68:006:37
1910.68:016:37
2010.68:016:36
2110.68:026:36
2210.68:026:35
2310.58:036:35
2410.58:036:35
2510.58:046:34
2610.58:046:34
2710.58:056:33
2810.58:066:33
2910.48:066:33
3010.48:076:33
3110.48:076:32

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 2.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.6 kWh/m² to a high of 5.82 kWh/m² in December across the year — May's 2.95 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.4Moderate
23.4Moderate
33.3Moderate
43.3Moderate
53.3Moderate
63.3Moderate
73.2Moderate
83.2Moderate
93.1Moderate
103.1Moderate
113.1Moderate
123.0Moderate
133.0Moderate
143.0Moderate
153.0Moderate
162.9Moderate
172.9Moderate
182.9Moderate
192.8Moderate
202.8Moderate
212.8Moderate
222.8Moderate
232.8Moderate
242.8Moderate
252.7Moderate
262.7Moderate
272.7Moderate
282.7Moderate
292.7Moderate
302.7Moderate
312.7Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Curitibanos?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
2.5
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Curitibanos for sightseeing.

What to pack for Curitibanos in May

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

In May, Curitibanos 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 Curitibanos 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 Curitibanos peaks around January 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 20UV 15Jun 23UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug6High
Sep8Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Curitibanos?

Curitibanos sits at 27.3°S, 50.6°W, 1,002 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Santa Cecília, 39 km away.

Topography around Curitibanos

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Curitibanos has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 171 m around an average of 985 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 379 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,091 m.

The land around Curitibanos is covered by trees (34%), grassland (28%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, trees (61%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (68%) within 80 km.

3 km
171 m
16 km
379 m
80 km
1,091 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Santa Cecília 39 km · Correia Pinto 40 km · Fraiburgo 44 km · Otacílio Costa 51 km · Taió 61 km · Videira 64 km · Pouso Redondo 64 km · Lages 65 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 Curitibanos (-27.2828°, -50.5844°, elevation 1,002 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).