Pinhais weather in May

In May, Pinhais sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 92 mm of rain across 9.5 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 Pinhais's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pinhais's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
10th warmest
Overnight low
12°
5th coldest
Rainfall
92 mm
9.5 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
7:50 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover
66%
4th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Pinhais 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 21°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical May day in Pinhais reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 24°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)
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22113
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Pinhais weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 18°21823.413.44.6
Feb26° / 18°19120.812.94.6
Mar25° / 17°12618.112.25.5
Apr23° / 15°7410.411.46.5
May20° / 12°929.510.86.2
Jun19° / 11°998.910.46.2
Jul19° / 10°937.510.66.4
Aug20° / 11°827.911.16.7
Sep21° / 12°13411.211.86.1
Oct22° / 14°13614.612.65.6
Nov23° / 15°12515.513.25.7
Dec25° / 17°16319.513.65.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
34159
44159
54060
64159
74159
83961
93961
103763
113763
123763
133664
143664
153565
163565
173466
183466
193466
203466
213466
223664
233565
243664
253763
263862
273961
283961
294060
304060
314258

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Pinhais gets around 92 mm of rain over 9.5 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 30% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
129
229
329
429
529
629
729
829
930
1030
1130
1230
1330
1430
1530
1631
1731
1831
1931
2031
2131
2231
2331
2431
2531
2632
2732
2832
2932
3032
3132

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 44% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12645263
22845243
33045232
43145222
53345202
63445192
73645181
83745171
93844161
103944151
114044141
124144141
134244131
144344120
154444120
164444120
174543110
184643110
194742110
204841110
214940110
225139100
235238100
245337100
255436100
26563590
27573490
28583390
29583390
30593290
31593290

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
19calm
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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 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 7:42 AM to 7:58 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 6:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.17:426:46
211.07:436:45
311.07:436:44
411.07:446:43
511.07:446:43
611.07:456:42
710.97:456:41
810.97:466:41
910.97:466:40
1010.97:476:39
1110.97:476:39
1210.87:486:38
1310.87:496:38
1410.87:496:37
1510.87:506:36
1610.87:506:36
1710.77:516:35
1810.77:516:35
1910.77:526:34
2010.77:526:34
2110.77:536:34
2210.77:536:33
2310.67:546:33
2410.67:546:32
2510.67:556:32
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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 3.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.75 kWh/m² to a high of 5.46 kWh/m² in December across the year — May's 3.04 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.5Moderate
23.5Moderate
33.4Moderate
43.4Moderate
53.4Moderate
63.3Moderate
73.3Moderate
83.3Moderate
93.2Moderate
103.2Moderate
113.2Moderate
123.1Moderate
133.1Moderate
143.1Moderate
153.0Moderate
163.0Moderate
173.0Moderate
183.0Moderate
192.9Moderate
202.9Moderate
212.9Moderate
222.9Moderate
232.9Moderate
242.8Moderate
252.8Moderate
262.8Moderate
272.8Moderate
282.8Moderate
292.8Moderate
302.8Moderate
312.8Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Pinhais?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.2
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Pinhais for sightseeing.

What to pack for Pinhais in May

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

In May, Pinhais sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Pinhais 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 Pinhais peaks around January 18 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 highHighExtremeJan 18UV 15Jul 12UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May6High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug7High
Sep7High
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Pinhais 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 Pinhais is worst in September — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1118 µg/m³Dec 2110 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb10Good
Mar11Good
Apr12Good
May14Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Pinhais?

Pinhais sits at 25.4°S, 49.2°W, 887 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Curitiba, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Pinhais

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pinhais has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m around an average of 887 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 190 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,785 m.

The land around Pinhais is covered by artificial surfaces (80%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (45%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and trees (75%) within 80 km.

3 km
60 m
16 km
190 m
80 km
1,785 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
May weather nearby: Curitiba 8.0 km · São José dos Pinhais 10 km · Piraquara 13 km · Quatro Barras 15 km · Colombo 17 km · Almirante Tamandaré 18 km · Campina Grande do Sul 21 km · Fazenda Rio Grande 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 Pinhais (-25.4447°, -49.1925°, elevation 887 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).