Palmeira weather in May

In May, Palmeira sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 95 mm of rain across 8.5 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 20°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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Palmeira's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Palmeira's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
10th warmest
Overnight low
12°
4th coldest
Rainfall
95 mm
8.5 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
7:53 AM – 6:39 PM
Cloud cover
63%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Palmeira is 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 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Palmeira reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 25°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)
12313
22213
32213
42213
52213
62213
72213
82213
92213
102112
112112
122112
132112
142112
152112
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182112
192012
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312011

Palmeira 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° / 18°18021.413.44.8
Feb27° / 18°15318.712.94.8
Mar26° / 17°1041512.25.8
Apr24° / 15°678.411.47.0
May21° / 12°958.510.86.6
Jun20° / 11°1018.410.46.5
Jul20° / 10°837.610.66.7
Aug22° / 11°767.611.17.1
Sep23° / 13°13310.811.86.6
Oct24° / 15°13914.712.66.0
Nov25° / 16°12113.613.26.0
Dec26° / 17°15317.613.65.3

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 59%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24357
34456
44456
54456
64357
74258
84258
94258
104258
114060
124060
134060
144060
153961
163961
173961
183961
193961
203862
213961
223961
234060
244060
254159
264159
274258
284258
294258
304258
314456

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Palmeira gets around 95 mm of rain over 8.5 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 27% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
124
224
324
424
524
624
725
825
925
1025
1125
1226
1326
1426
1526
1627
1727
1827
1928
2028
2128
2228
2329
2429
2530
2630
2730
2830
2931
3030
3130

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 52% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13641211
23841201
33942181
44142171
54242161
64342151
74442130
84542120
94642110
104742100
114842100
12494290
13504280
14514180
15514180
16534070
17543970
18553870
19553780
20563680
21583480
22593380
23603280
24613180
25613090
26622990
27632890
28632890
29642790
30642790
31642790

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
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1510calm
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1710calm
1810calm
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2010calm
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3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of May to 10 h 30 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 7:45 AM to 8:01 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 6:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.17:456:49
211.07:466:48
311.07:476:47
411.07:476:47
511.07:486:46
611.07:486:45
710.97:496:45
810.97:496:44
910.97:506:43
1010.97:506:43
1110.97:516:42
1210.87:516:41
1310.87:526:41
1410.87:526:40
1510.87:536:40
1610.87:536:39
1710.77:546:39
1810.77:546:38
1910.77:556:38
2010.77:556:37
2110.77:566:37
2210.77:576:36
2310.77:576:36
2410.67:586:36
2510.67:586:35
2610.67:596:35
2710.67:596:35
2810.68:006:34
2910.68:006:34
3010.68:016:34
3110.58:016:34

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 3.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.89 kWh/m² to a high of 5.85 kWh/m² in December across the year — May's 3.18 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.6Moderate
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
252.9Moderate
262.9Moderate
272.9Moderate
282.9Moderate
292.9Moderate
302.9Moderate
312.9Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Palmeira?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Palmeira for sightseeing.

What to pack for Palmeira in May

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

In May, Palmeira sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Palmeira 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 Palmeira peaks around January 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 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 19UV 15Jul 13UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May6High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug7High
Sep7High
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Palmeira 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 Palmeira is worst in September — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1315 µg/m³Dec 197 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb7Good
Mar7Good
Apr8Good
May9Good
Jun8Good
Jul10Good
Aug13Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Palmeira?

Palmeira sits at 25.4°S, 50.0°W, 913 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Ponta Grossa, 40 km away.

Topography around Palmeira

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Palmeira has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 141 m around an average of 889 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 208 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 916 m.

The land around Palmeira is covered by trees (35%) and cropland (28%) within 3 km, cropland (51%) and trees (35%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and cropland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
141 m
16 km
208 m
80 km
916 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Ponta Grossa 40 km · Lapa 48 km · Campo Largo 48 km · Contenda 55 km · Campo Magro 56 km · São Mateus do Sul 62 km · Araucária 63 km · Imbituva 64 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 Palmeira (-25.4294°, -50.0064°, elevation 913 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).