Nazaré Paulista weather in May

In May, Nazaré Paulista sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 62 mm of rain across 7.3 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-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 32% of the time in May, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of May to 10 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Nazaré Paulista's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nazaré Paulista's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
10th warmest
Overnight low
14°
4th coldest
Rainfall
62 mm
7.3 wet days
Daylight
10 h 54 min
7:35 AM – 6:28 PM
Cloud cover
57%
4th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
3.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Nazaré Paulista 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 Nazaré Paulista 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 on par with June.

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Nazaré Paulista 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
Jan27° / 19°23522.713.34.4
Feb28° / 19°17919.312.84.6
Mar27° / 18°14718.712.25.2
Apr26° / 17°639.811.56.7
May23° / 14°627.310.97.2
Jun22° / 13°445.110.67.7
Jul22° / 12°474.910.77.7
Aug24° / 13°364.511.28.0
Sep25° / 14°839.111.97.0
Oct26° / 16°1191412.55.9
Nov26° / 17°15516.113.15.5
Dec27° / 18°18720.513.44.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25743
35743
45545
55545
65446
75248
85149
95149
105050
114951
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134852
144852
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265050
275149
285149
295149
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315248

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Nazaré Paulista gets around 62 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 26% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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1123
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1424
1524
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1725
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2026
2126
2226
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2525
2625
2725
2824
2924
3024
3123

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 48% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11342406
21443385
31544374
41745353
51845343
61946332
71947322
82047302
92148292
102149282
112249272
122249272
132350261
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212950201
223051190
233150190
243249190
253448180
263547180
273646170
283746170
293845170
303944170
314043161

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
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49calm
59calm
69calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 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 30 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 7:28 AM to 7:42 AM, and sunset from 6:37 PM to 6:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.27:286:37
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311.17:296:36
411.17:306:35
511.17:306:35
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711.07:316:33
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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 3.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.44 kWh/m² to a high of 5.61 kWh/m² in December across the year — May's 3.66 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
24.1Bright
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44.0Bright
54.0Bright
64.0Moderate
73.9Moderate
83.9Moderate
93.8Moderate
103.8Moderate
113.8Moderate
123.7Moderate
133.7Moderate
143.6Moderate
153.6Moderate
163.6Moderate
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183.5Moderate
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213.5Moderate
223.5Moderate
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243.4Moderate
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263.4Moderate
273.4Moderate
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293.4Moderate
303.4Moderate
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Nazaré Paulista

In seasonPeak

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

Nazaré Paulista'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 Nazaré Paulista?

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
5.6
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Nazaré Paulista in May

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

In May, Nazaré Paulista 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 Nazaré Paulista 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 Nazaré Paulista peaks around January 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 6 (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 12UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Nazaré Paulista 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 Nazaré Paulista is worst in June — around 71 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.3× the cleanest month (December, 31 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJun 2370 µg/m³Dec 2031 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan32Moderate
Feb34Moderate
Mar41Poor
Apr48Poor
May62Unhealthy
Jun71Unhealthy
Jul70Unhealthy
Aug60Unhealthy
Sep53Poor
Oct39Poor
Nov32Moderate
Dec31Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Nazaré Paulista?

Nazaré Paulista sits at 23.2°S, 46.4°W, 855 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Bom Jesus dos Perdões, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Nazaré Paulista

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nazaré Paulista has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 253 m around an average of 818 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 750 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,071 m.

The land around Nazaré Paulista is covered by trees (45%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, trees (70%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
253 m
16 km
750 m
80 km
2,071 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Bom Jesus dos Perdões 9.0 km · Piracaia 15 km · Atibaia 17 km · Bairro da Penha 23 km · Santa Isabel 23 km · Mairiporã 25 km · Arujá 25 km · Bairro Parque Nossa Senhora do Carmo 26 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 Nazaré Paulista (-23.1811°, -46.395°, elevation 855 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).