Guapiara weather in May

In May, Guapiara sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 92 mm of rain across 11.3 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in May, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of May to 10 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Guapiara's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Guapiara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
10th warmest
Overnight low
14°
5th coldest
Rainfall
92 mm
11.3 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
7:45 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
63%
4th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Guapiara 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 23°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical May day in Guapiara reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12315
22315
32315
42315
52315
62314
72314
82214
92214
102214
112214
122214
132214
142214
152214
162214
172214
182114
192114
202113
212113
222113
232113
242113
252113
262113
272113
282113
292113
302113
312113

Guapiara weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 19°29926.713.34.0
Feb27° / 19°24023.312.84.0
Mar26° / 18°18322.712.24.7
Apr25° / 16°9013.611.56.2
May22° / 14°9211.310.86.4
Jun21° / 12°838.810.56.6
Jul21° / 12°858.610.76.7
Aug22° / 12°648.311.27.0
Sep23° / 14°13413.211.96.1
Oct24° / 15°15417.812.65.5
Nov25° / 16°16719.213.25.2
Dec26° / 18°21822.713.54.5

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 59%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24456
34456
44357
54357
64258
74258
84258
94159
104159
114060
123961
133961
143961
153961
163862
173862
183862
193961
203961
214060
223961
234060
244258
254357
264258
274357
284357
294456
304555
314456

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Guapiara gets around 92 mm of rain over 11.3 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 37% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
137
237
337
436
536
636
736
836
936
1036
1136
1236
1336
1436
1536
1636
1736
1836
1937
2037
2137
2237
2337
2437
2537
2637
2737
2837
2937
3037
3137

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 42% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11334449
21435438
31536427
41636416
51737406
61738395
71839385
81940374
91941364
102042353
112043343
122144333
132144322
142245312
152246302
162247292
172347292
182347282
192447272
202547272
212646262
222845262
232945251
243044251
253143241
263342241
273441241
283541231
293640231
303740221
313839221

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of May to 10 h 36 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 7:38 AM to 7:53 AM, and sunset from 6:45 PM to 6:30 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.17:386:45
211.17:386:44
311.17:396:43
411.17:396:42
511.07:406:42
611.07:406:41
711.07:416:40
811.07:416:40
911.07:426:39
1010.97:426:39
1110.97:436:38
1210.97:436:37
1310.97:446:37
1410.97:446:36
1510.87:456:36
1610.87:456:35
1710.87:466:35
1810.87:466:34
1910.87:476:34
2010.87:476:34
2110.87:486:33
2210.77:486:33
2310.77:496:32
2410.77:496:32
2510.77:506:32
2610.77:506:32
2710.77:516:31
2810.77:516:31
2910.67:526:31
3010.67:526:31
3110.67:536:30

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 3.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.92 kWh/m² to a high of 5.36 kWh/m² in December across the year — May's 3.21 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.7Moderate
23.6Moderate
33.6Moderate
43.6Moderate
53.5Moderate
63.5Moderate
73.5Moderate
83.4Moderate
93.4Moderate
103.4Moderate
113.3Moderate
123.3Moderate
133.2Moderate
143.2Moderate
153.2Moderate
163.1Moderate
173.1Moderate
183.1Moderate
193.1Moderate
203.0Moderate
213.0Moderate
223.0Moderate
233.0Moderate
243.0Moderate
253.0Moderate
263.0Moderate
273.0Moderate
283.0Moderate
293.0Moderate
303.0Moderate
313.0Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Guapiara

In seasonPeak

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

Guapiara's rainy season runs October–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is May a good time to visit Guapiara?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Guapiara for sightseeing.

What to pack for Guapiara in May

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

In May, Guapiara sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Guapiara 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 Guapiara 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 20UV 15Jul 11UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Guapiara?

Guapiara sits at 24.2°S, 48.5°W, 745 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Ribeirão Branco, 24 km away.

Topography around Guapiara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Guapiara has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 287 m around an average of 779 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 524 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,432 m.

The land around Guapiara is covered by trees (66%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, trees (67%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (72%) within 80 km.

3 km
287 m
16 km
524 m
80 km
1,432 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Ribeirão Branco 24 km · Capão Bonito 27 km · Itapeva 41 km · Buri 44 km · Apiaí 48 km · São Miguel Arcanjo 64 km · Itaberá 71 km · Cajati 74 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 Guapiara (-24.185°, -48.5328°, elevation 745 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).