Paulistana weather in May

In May, Paulistana sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 15 mm of rain across 2.9 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of May to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Paulistana's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Paulistana's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
7th warmest
Overnight low
23°
5th coldest
Rainfall
15 mm
2.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
5:52 AM – 5:30 PM
Cloud cover
55%
7th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical May day in Paulistana reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13223
23223
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How May really feels in Paulistana

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Paulistana weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 23°11713.912.43.3
Feb32° / 23°11412.912.33.6
Mar32° / 23°11614.412.13.6
Apr32° / 23°648.211.84.0
May32° / 23°152.911.64.5
Jun32° / 21°20.311.55.2
Jul32° / 20°10.111.65.4
Aug33° / 20°00.111.74.8
Sep35° / 22°10.2123.6
Oct35° / 24°111.712.22.9
Nov35° / 25°324.412.42.9
Dec34° / 24°527.112.53.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24654
34753
44753
54753
64951
74852
84852
94852
105050
115149
125149
135248
145248
155347
165347
175446
185446
195545
205545
215644
225644
235743
245743
255842
265842
275941
285842
295842
305941
315941

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Paulistana gets around 15 mm of rain over 2.9 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 9% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
116
215
315
414
514
613
713
812
911
1011
1110
1210
139
149
158
168
178
188
198
208
217
227
237
246
256
265
275
285
294
304
313

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the humid band about 43% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 49% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
117315012
217315011
317315110
407325110
50732529
60733519
70734518
80735508
90735508
100736497
110737497
120738487
130739476
140740476
150741466
160742456
170743456
180744445
190745435
200746425
210747415
220749404
230750394
240752374
250754363
260755353
270757342
280858322
290859312
300860302
310962281

Wind in May

Winds average 17 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
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2017light breeze
2117light breeze
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2718light breeze
2818light breeze
2918light breeze
3018light breeze
3118light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of May to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:50 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 5:33 PM to 5:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:505:33
211.75:505:33
311.75:505:33
411.75:505:32
511.75:515:32
611.75:515:32
711.75:515:32
811.75:515:31
911.75:515:31
1011.75:515:31
1111.75:515:31
1211.75:515:30
1311.65:515:30
1411.65:525:30
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1811.65:525:29
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2011.65:535:29
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3111.65:555:29

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.69 kWh/m² to a high of 6.98 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.91 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.1Bright
35.1Bright
45.1Bright
55.1Bright
65.1Bright
75.1Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
164.9Bright
174.9Bright
184.9Bright
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204.9Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Paulistana

In seasonPeak

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

Paulistana's rainy season runs January–April, 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 Paulistana?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Paulistana for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Paulistana in May

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

In May, Paulistana sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Paulistana in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Paulistana peaks around March 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 10UV 15Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Paulistana?

Paulistana sits at 8.1°S, 41.1°W, 357 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Afrânio, 44 km away.

Topography around Paulistana

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Paulistana has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 100 m around an average of 358 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 318 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 645 m.

The land around Paulistana is covered by shrubs (60%) within 3 km, shrubs (78%) within 16 km, and shrubs (77%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
100 m
16 km
318 m
80 km
645 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Afrânio 44 km · Dormentes 54 km · Jaicós 87 km · Araripina 96 km · Trindade 106 km · Casa Nova 116 km · Ouricuri 121 km · Salitre 122 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 Paulistana (-8.1436°, -41.1497°, elevation 357 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).