Pirapozinho weather in May

In May, Pirapozinho sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 77 mm of rain across 7.5 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 28°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Pirapozinho's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pirapozinho's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
10th warmest
Overnight low
17°
4th coldest
Rainfall
77 mm
7.5 wet days
Daylight
10 h 54 min
7:54 AM – 6:50 PM
Cloud cover
48%
6th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Pirapozinho 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 25°C by the end.

A typical May day in Pirapozinho reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C cooler than April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12818
22818
32818
42718
52718
62717
72717
82717
92717
102717
112717
122617
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292516
302516
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How May really feels in Pirapozinho

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.

Pirapozinho 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
Jan31° / 22°23221.713.23.4
Feb30° / 22°1831912.83.5
Mar30° / 21°14016.312.24.2
Apr29° / 20°71811.55.8
May26° / 17°777.510.97.2
Jun26° / 16°555.610.77.8
Jul26° / 15°35410.88.0
Aug28° / 17°38411.27.3
Sep30° / 18°948.211.95.6
Oct30° / 20°14213.112.54.5
Nov31° / 21°14713.813.14.2
Dec31° / 22°18518.913.33.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% 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 41%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26436
36436
46337
56337
66238
76139
86040
95941
105941
115842
125842
135842
145743
155743
165743
175743
185743
195743
205743
215743
225743
235743
245743
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265743
275743
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315842

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Pirapozinho gets around 77 mm of rain over 7.5 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 24% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
118
217
317
418
518
618
719
819
920
1020
1121
1221
1322
1423
1524
1625
1726
1827
1927
2028
2128
2228
2329
2429
2529
2629
2729
2828
2928
3027
3127

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 36% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 16% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1112141252
2122241232
3132242221
4142342211
5142342191
6152442181
7152541181
8162541171
9162641161
10172740161
11172740151
12182839150
13182839150
14182938150
15193037140
16193036140
17193135140
18203135140
19203134150
20213133150
21223132150
22233132150
23233131140
24243131140
25243031140
26253031140
27253031140
28263031140
29262931140
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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
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219calm
229calm
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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 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 7:48 AM to 8:01 AM, and sunset from 6:59 PM to 6:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.27:486:59
211.27:486:58
311.27:486:58
411.17:496:57
511.17:496:56
611.17:506:56
711.17:506:55
811.17:516:54
911.07:516:54
1011.07:516:53
1111.07:526:53
1211.07:526:52
1311.07:536:52
1411.07:536:51
1511.07:546:51
1610.97:546:50
1710.97:556:50
1810.97:556:49
1910.97:566:49
2010.97:566:49
2110.97:566:48
2210.97:576:48
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2410.87:586:47
2510.87:586:47
2610.87:596:47
2710.87:596:47
2810.88:006:46
2910.88:006:46
3010.88:006:46
3110.78:016:46

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.59 kWh/m² to a high of 6.22 kWh/m² in November across the year — May's 4 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.5Bright
34.5Bright
44.4Bright
54.4Bright
64.3Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.2Bright
104.2Bright
114.2Bright
124.1Bright
134.1Bright
144.0Bright
154.0Bright
164.0Moderate
173.9Moderate
183.9Moderate
193.9Moderate
203.8Moderate
213.8Moderate
223.8Moderate
233.8Moderate
243.7Moderate
253.7Moderate
263.7Moderate
273.7Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.7Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Pirapozinho

In seasonPeak

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

Pirapozinho'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 Pirapozinho?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Pirapozinho in May

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

In May, Pirapozinho sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 17°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 8 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Pirapozinho 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 Pirapozinho peaks around January 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighExtremeJan 20UV 15Jul 13UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr9Very high
May7Very high
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug7Very high
Sep7High
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

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

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1620 µg/m³Dec 147 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb8Good
Mar8Good
Apr9Good
May10Good
Jun10Good
Jul10Good
Aug14Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Pirapozinho?

Pirapozinho sits at 22.3°S, 51.5°W, 491 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Presidente Prudente, 20 km away.

Topography around Pirapozinho

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pirapozinho has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 99 m around an average of 451 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 215 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 350 m.

The land around Pirapozinho is covered by grassland (52%) within 3 km, grassland (60%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and cropland (45%) and grassland (42%) within 80 km.

3 km
99 m
16 km
215 m
80 km
350 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Presidente Prudente 20 km · Regente Feijó 21 km · Álvares Machado 22 km · Santo Anastácio 37 km · Martinópolis 37 km · Mirante do Paranapanema 42 km · Presidente Venceslau 57 km · Rancharia 63 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 Pirapozinho (-22.2753°, -51.5°, elevation 491 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).