Piraquara weather in May

In May, Piraquara sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 115 mm of rain across 13 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Piraquara's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Piraquara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
9th warmest
Overnight low
13°
5th coldest
Rainfall
115 mm
13 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
7:50 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
65%
4th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Piraquara is 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 22°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Piraquara reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 26°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)
12315
22215
32215
42214
52214
62214
72214
82214
92214
102214
112114
122114
132114
142114
152113
162113
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202113
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222013
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272013
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292012
302012
312012

Piraquara weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 19°30025.913.44.1
Feb27° / 19°27722.912.94.2
Mar26° / 18°19822.512.24.8
Apr24° / 16°11115.211.45.9
May21° / 13°1151310.86.0
Jun20° / 12°11011.410.46.1
Jul20° / 11°10911.110.66.1
Aug21° / 12°9410.711.16.4
Sep21° / 13°16215.911.85.5
Oct23° / 15°1762012.64.9
Nov24° / 16°17720.513.25.0
Dec26° / 18°23622.913.64.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 (%)
14159
24159
34159
44258
54159
64060
74060
83961
93862
103763
113763
123664
133664
143565
153565
163565
173565
183565
193664
203664
213664
223763
233763
243763
253862
263961
273961
284060
294159
304159
314258

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Piraquara gets around 115 mm of rain over 13 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 42% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
142
241
341
441
541
640
740
841
941
1041
1141
1241
1342
1442
1543
1643
1743
1844
1944
2044
2144
2244
2344
2444
2544
2643
2743
2843
2943
3043
3142

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 39% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
116343910
21835399
31935388
42035377
52136366
62237366
72337355
82438354
92438344
102539333
112539333
122640322
132640322
142741311
152741311
162742301
172842291
182842291
192942281
203042271
213142261
223241261
233341251
243541241
253640231
263740221
273939211
284039201
294139191
304338191
314438180

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 7:57 AM, and sunset from 6:45 PM to 6:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.17:426:45
211.07:426:44
311.07:436:44
411.07:436:43
511.07:446:42
611.07:446:41
710.97:456:41
810.97:456:40
910.97:466:39
1010.97:466:39
1110.97:476:38
1210.87:486:38
1310.87:486:37
1410.87:496:36
1510.87:496:36
1610.87:506:35
1710.77:506:35
1810.77:516:34
1910.77:516:34
2010.77:526:34
2110.77:526:33
2210.77:536:33
2310.67:536:32
2410.67:546:32
2510.67:546:32
2610.67:556:31
2710.67:556:31
2810.67:566:31
2910.67:566:30
3010.67:576:30
3110.57:576:30

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.69 kWh/m² to a high of 5.28 kWh/m² in December across the year — May's 3 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.4Moderate
23.4Moderate
33.4Moderate
43.4Moderate
53.3Moderate
63.3Moderate
73.3Moderate
83.2Moderate
93.2Moderate
103.1Moderate
113.1Moderate
123.1Moderate
133.0Moderate
143.0Moderate
153.0Moderate
163.0Moderate
172.9Moderate
182.9Moderate
192.9Moderate
202.9Moderate
212.8Moderate
222.8Moderate
232.8Moderate
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 Piraquara?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Piraquara for sightseeing.

What to pack for Piraquara in May

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

In May, Piraquara sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Piraquara 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 Piraquara 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
Location & terrain

Where is Piraquara?

Piraquara sits at 25.4°S, 49.1°W, 910 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Quatro Barras, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Piraquara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Piraquara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m around an average of 913 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,412 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,785 m.

The land around Piraquara is covered by trees (45%), grassland (26%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, trees (58%) within 16 km, and trees (74%) within 80 km.

3 km
78 m
16 km
1,412 m
80 km
1,785 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
May weather nearby: Quatro Barras 9.0 km · Pinhais 13 km · Campina Grande do Sul 15 km · São José dos Pinhais 17 km · Curitiba 21 km · Colombo 23 km · Morretes 24 km · Almirante Tamandaré 28 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 Piraquara (-25.4423°, -49.068°, elevation 910 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).