Pilar do Sul weather in May

In May, Pilar do Sul sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 63 mm of rain across 7.1 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 34% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Pilar do Sul's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pilar do Sul's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
10th warmest
Overnight low
14°
4th coldest
Rainfall
63 mm
7.1 wet days
Daylight
10 h 54 min
7:42 AM – 6:33 PM
Cloud cover
56%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
3.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Pilar do Sul 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 Pilar do Sul 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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Pilar do Sul 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°24522.613.34.5
Feb28° / 19°17419.312.84.6
Mar27° / 19°12718.412.25.2
Apr26° / 17°608.711.56.9
May23° / 14°637.110.97.3
Jun22° / 13°585.810.67.4
Jul22° / 12°555.310.77.6
Aug23° / 13°414.911.27.9
Sep24° / 14°959.111.97.1
Oct26° / 16°11112.612.66.2
Nov26° / 17°14114.813.25.7
Dec27° / 19°17318.713.45.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25743
35743
45545
55446
65347
75248
85149
95050
104852
114852
124852
134852
144753
154753
164654
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Pilar do Sul gets around 63 mm of rain over 7.1 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 23% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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3126

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 43% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11235439
21436438
31536427
41637416
51738406
61738395
71839385
81940374
91941364
102042354
112043344
122143333
132144323
142145313
152246302
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212548261
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232746251
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263144241
273243241
283342241
293441241
303540231
313639231

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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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 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 24 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 7:34 AM to 7:49 AM, and sunset from 6:42 PM to 6:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.17:346:42
211.17:356:41
311.17:356:40
411.17:366:40
511.07:366:39
611.07:376:38
711.07:376:38
811.07:386:37
911.07:386:36
1011.07:396:36
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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 3.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.18 kWh/m² to a high of 5.61 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
13.9Moderate
23.9Moderate
33.9Moderate
43.9Moderate
53.8Moderate
63.8Moderate
73.7Moderate
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 Pilar do Sul

In seasonPeak

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

Pilar do Sul'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 Pilar do Sul?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Pilar do Sul for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Pilar do Sul in May

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

In May, Pilar do Sul 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 Pilar do Sul 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 Pilar do Sul peaks around January 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 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 12UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug7Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Pilar do Sul 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 Pilar do Sul is worst in September — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (January, 10 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1017 µg/m³Jan 1410 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb10Good
Mar10Good
Apr11Good
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Pilar do Sul?

Pilar do Sul sits at 23.8°S, 47.7°W, 697 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Salto de Pirapora, 23 km away.

Topography around Pilar do Sul

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pilar do Sul has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 122 m around an average of 696 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 473 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,386 m.

The land around Pilar do Sul is covered by grassland (34%), cropland (27%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, trees (57%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (66%) within 80 km.

3 km
122 m
16 km
473 m
80 km
1,386 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Salto de Pirapora 23 km · São Miguel Arcanjo 29 km · Piedade 31 km · Araçoiaba da Serra 36 km · Capela do Alto 38 km · Votorantim 41 km · Itapetininga 42 km · Sorocaba 43 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 Pilar do Sul (-23.8131°, -47.7164°, elevation 697 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).