Itapeva weather in May

In May, Itapeva sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 70 mm of rain across 7.3 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% 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 Itapeva's 5th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Itapeva's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
10th warmest
Overnight low
14°
4th coldest
Rainfall
70 mm
7.3 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
7:46 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover
56%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
3.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Itapeva 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 24°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical May day in Itapeva reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 27°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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22415
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42415
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72415
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92414
102314
112314
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Itapeva 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
Jan28° / 19°20720.813.34.7
Feb28° / 19°13717.912.84.8
Mar27° / 19°10315.412.25.6
Apr26° / 17°537.611.57.0
May23° / 14°707.310.97.2
Jun22° / 12°666.510.57.3
Jul22° / 12°585.210.77.5
Aug23° / 12°445.311.27.9
Sep25° / 14°988.811.97.1
Oct26° / 16°10212.112.66.2
Nov27° / 17°1111313.25.9
Dec28° / 18°14717.613.55.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% 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 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25743
35644
45545
55545
65446
75248
85149
95050
105050
114951
124951
134852
144852
154753
164753
174753
184753
194852
204852
214951
224852
234951
245050
255050
265050
274951
285050
295050
304951
315050

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Itapeva gets around 70 mm of rain over 7.3 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 24% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
120
220
320
420
520
620
720
821
921
1021
1122
1222
1322
1423
1523
1624
1724
1824
1925
2025
2126
2226
2326
2426
2527
2627
2727
2828
2928
3028
3128

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 (%)
12142334
22242324
32442313
42542303
52642292
62742282
72843272
82943262
93044251
103144241
113145231
123245221
133246211
143346201
153346191
163446191
173546181
183546181
193645181
203744181
213843181
224042181
234140181
244239181
254338181
264437181
274536181
284635181
294734181
304734181
314833181

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
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
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1710calm
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1910calm
2010calm
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2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 7:39 AM to 7:54 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 6:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.17:396:46
211.17:406:46
311.17:406:45
411.17:416:44
511.07:416:43
611.07:426:43
711.07:426:42
811.07:426:41
911.07:436:41
1010.97:436:40
1110.97:446:40
1210.97:446:39
1310.97:456:39
1410.97:456:38
1510.97:466:38
1610.87:466:37
1710.87:476:37
1810.87:476:36
1910.87:486:36
2010.87:486:35
2110.87:496:35
2210.87:496:35
2310.77:506:34
2410.77:506:34
2510.77:516:34
2610.77:516:33
2710.77:526:33
2810.77:526:33
2910.77:536:33
3010.77:536:32
3110.67:546:32

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 3.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.17 kWh/m² to a high of 5.66 kWh/m² in December across the year — May's 3.47 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Moderate
23.9Moderate
33.9Moderate
43.9Moderate
53.8Moderate
63.8Moderate
73.8Moderate
83.7Moderate
93.7Moderate
103.6Moderate
113.6Moderate
123.5Moderate
133.5Moderate
143.5Moderate
153.4Moderate
163.4Moderate
173.4Moderate
183.4Moderate
193.3Moderate
203.3Moderate
213.3Moderate
223.3Moderate
233.3Moderate
243.2Moderate
253.2Moderate
263.2Moderate
273.2Moderate
283.2Moderate
293.2Moderate
303.2Moderate
313.2Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Itapeva

In seasonPeak

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

Itapeva's rainy season runs September–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 Itapeva?

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
5.5
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Itapeva for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Itapeva in May

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

In May, Itapeva sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 7 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Itapeva 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 Itapeva peaks around January 21 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 21UV 15Jul 11UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr9Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Itapeva?

Itapeva sits at 24.0°S, 48.9°W, 688 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Ribeirão Branco, 29 km away.

Topography around Itapeva

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Itapeva has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 217 m around an average of 699 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 375 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,294 m.

The land around Itapeva is covered by artificial surfaces (35%), trees (26%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and cropland (36%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
217 m
16 km
375 m
80 km
1,294 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Ribeirão Branco 29 km · Itaberá 30 km · Buri 35 km · Guapiara 41 km · Itararé 49 km · Capão Bonito 54 km · Apiaí 59 km · Sengés 61 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 Itapeva (-23.9822°, -48.8756°, elevation 688 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).