Itaperuçu weather in May

In May, Itaperuçu sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 86 mm of rain across 8.8 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 19°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 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 Itaperuçu's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Itaperuçu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
10th warmest
Overnight low
12°
4th coldest
Rainfall
86 mm
8.8 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
7:50 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover
63%
4th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Itaperuçu 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 22°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical May day in Itaperuçu reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 24°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)
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Itaperuçu 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° / 18°2332313.44.6
Feb26° / 18°19220.112.94.7
Mar25° / 17°12617.512.25.6
Apr23° / 15°709.611.46.8
May20° / 12°868.810.86.4
Jun19° / 11°948.510.56.3
Jul19° / 10°857.410.66.5
Aug21° / 11°727.211.17.0
Sep22° / 12°12410.511.86.4
Oct23° / 14°1251412.65.9
Nov24° / 15°12314.913.25.9
Dec25° / 17°16518.713.55.2

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 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34654
44555
54456
64456
74456
84357
94357
104357
114357
124258
134060
144060
154060
164060
173961
183961
193862
203862
213961
223961
234060
244060
254159
264159
274159
284258
294258
304357
314456

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Itaperuçu gets around 86 mm of rain over 8.8 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 28% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
126
226
326
426
526
626
726
826
926
1026
1126
1226
1327
1427
1527
1628
1728
1828
1929
2029
2129
2230
2330
2431
2531
2631
2732
2832
2932
3032
3132

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 45% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12845252
22945232
33145222
43246211
53446201
63546181
73645171
83745161
93945151
104045141
114145141
124245131
134344120
144444120
154544110
164543110
174642110
184742110
194841110
204940110
215039110
225138110
235237110
245336110
255535100
265634100
275733100
285832100
295931100
305931100
315931100

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
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158calm
168calm
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278calm
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318calm

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 7:43 AM to 7:58 AM, and sunset from 6:47 PM to 6:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.17:436:47
211.07:436:46
311.07:446:45
411.07:446:44
511.07:456:44
611.07:456:43
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1110.97:486:40
1210.87:486:39
1310.87:496:39
1410.87:496:38
1510.87:506:37
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1710.87:516:36
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1910.77:526:35
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2110.77:536:35
2210.77:546:34
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2410.67:556:33
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 3.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.79 kWh/m² to a high of 5.56 kWh/m² in December across the year — May's 3.08 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.5Moderate
23.5Moderate
33.5Moderate
43.5Moderate
53.4Moderate
63.4Moderate
73.4Moderate
83.3Moderate
93.3Moderate
103.2Moderate
113.2Moderate
123.2Moderate
133.1Moderate
143.1Moderate
153.1Moderate
163.0Moderate
173.0Moderate
183.0Moderate
193.0Moderate
202.9Moderate
212.9Moderate
222.9Moderate
232.9Moderate
242.9Moderate
252.9Moderate
262.9Moderate
272.8Moderate
282.8Moderate
292.8Moderate
302.8Moderate
312.8Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Itaperuçu?

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
3.5
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Itaperuçu for sightseeing.

What to pack for Itaperuçu in May

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

In May, Itaperuçu sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Itaperuçu 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 Itaperuçu peaks around January 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighExtremeJan 19UV 15Jul 12UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May6High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug7High
Sep7High
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Itaperuçu 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 Itaperuçu is worst in September — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1118 µg/m³Dec 2110 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb10Good
Mar11Good
Apr12Good
May14Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Itaperuçu?

Itaperuçu sits at 25.2°S, 49.3°W, 978 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Rio Branco do Sul, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Itaperuçu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Itaperuçu has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 302 m around an average of 1,009 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 652 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,807 m.

The land around Itaperuçu is covered by trees (59%) within 3 km, trees (81%) within 16 km, and trees (72%) within 80 km.

3 km
302 m
16 km
652 m
80 km
1,807 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Rio Branco do Sul 5.0 km · Almirante Tamandaré 12 km · Colombo 15 km · Campo Magro 20 km · Curitiba 24 km · Pinhais 29 km · Campina Grande do Sul 31 km · Quatro Barras 32 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 Itaperuçu (-25.22°, -49.3478°, elevation 978 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).