Penápolis weather in May

In May, Penápolis sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 52 mm of rain across 5.6 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of May to 10 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Penápolis's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Penápolis's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
11th warmest
Overnight low
17°
4th coldest
Rainfall
52 mm
5.6 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
7:47 AM – 6:46 PM
Cloud cover
45%
6th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Penápolis 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 28°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical May day in Penápolis reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C cooler than April and on par with June.

10°15°20°25°30°35°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12918
22818
32818
42818
52818
62818
72818
82817
92817
102817
112717
122717
132717
142717
152717
162717
172717
182717
192717
202717
212617
222616
232616
242616
252616
262616
272616
282616
292616
302616
312616

How May really feels in Penápolis

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Penápolis weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°25922.413.23.4
Feb31° / 22°19018.612.73.5
Mar30° / 22°14717.612.24.0
Apr30° / 20°637.711.55.6
May27° / 17°525.6117.3
Jun27° / 16°323.610.77.9
Jul27° / 15°21310.87.9
Aug30° / 16°243.111.36.5
Sep31° / 18°607.111.95.1
Oct31° / 20°11312.112.54.1
Nov31° / 21°15615.4133.9
Dec31° / 22°20620.313.33.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16832
26832
36733
46733
56535
66436
76337
86238
96238
106040
116040
125941
135941
145941
155842
165842
175941
185941
195941
205941
216040
226040
236139
246139
256139
266139
276139
286139
296337
306337
316337

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Penápolis gets around 52 mm of rain over 5.6 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 18% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
116
215
315
415
515
615
715
815
916
1016
1117
1217
1318
1418
1519
1619
1720
1820
1921
2021
2121
2221
2321
2421
2521
2620
2720
2820
2920
3019
3119

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 38% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 15% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
192540251
2102641231
3112641211
4112741201
5122742181
6132842171
7132842161
8142842151
9142842151
10152942141
11152942131
12162942131
13162941131
14172941121
15173040120
16173040130
17183039130
18183038130
19193037130
20203036140
21203036140
22213135140
23213134140
24223134140
25223134130
26223134130
27233134130
28233134130
29233134130
30233134120
31233134120

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
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of May to 10 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 7:41 AM to 7:54 AM, and sunset from 6:54 PM to 6:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.27:416:54
211.27:416:54
311.27:426:53
411.27:426:52
511.27:426:52
611.17:436:51
711.17:436:50
811.17:446:50
911.17:446:49
1011.17:456:49
1111.17:456:48
1211.07:456:48
1311.07:466:47
1411.07:466:47
1511.07:476:46
1611.07:476:46
1711.07:486:46
1811.07:486:45
1910.97:486:45
2010.97:496:44
2110.97:496:44
2210.97:506:44
2310.97:506:44
2410.97:516:43
2510.97:516:43
2610.97:526:43
2710.87:526:42
2810.87:526:42
2910.87:536:42
3010.87:536:42
3110.87:546:42

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.79 kWh/m² to a high of 6.17 kWh/m² in November across the year — May's 4.18 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.6Bright
34.6Bright
44.6Bright
54.5Bright
64.5Bright
74.5Bright
84.4Bright
94.4Bright
104.3Bright
114.3Bright
124.3Bright
134.2Bright
144.2Bright
154.2Bright
164.1Bright
174.1Bright
184.1Bright
194.0Bright
204.0Bright
214.0Moderate
224.0Moderate
234.0Moderate
243.9Moderate
253.9Moderate
263.9Moderate
273.9Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Penápolis

In seasonPeak

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

Penápolis's monsoon runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Penápolis?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Penápolis for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Penápolis in May

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

In May, Penápolis sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. About 6 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Penápolis 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 Penápolis peaks around January 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 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 21UV 15Jul 10UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May7Very high
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Penápolis 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 Penápolis is worst in September — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1619 µg/m³Nov 227 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb8Good
Mar8Good
Apr9Good
May10Good
Jun9Good
Jul9Good
Aug13Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov7Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Penápolis?

Penápolis sits at 21.4°S, 50.1°W, 414 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Promissão, 26 km away.

Topography around Penápolis

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Penápolis has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 m around an average of 417 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 162 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 320 m.

The land around Penápolis is covered by artificial surfaces (44%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, cropland (67%) within 16 km, and cropland (58%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
66 m
16 km
162 m
80 km
320 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Promissão 26 km · Birigui 31 km · Buritama 40 km · Araçatuba 44 km · Lins 45 km · Guararapes 61 km · Cafelândia 64 km · Tupã 73 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 Penápolis (-21.4197°, -50.0775°, elevation 414 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).