Ponta Grossa weather in May

In May, Ponta Grossa sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 90 mm of rain across 8.8 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-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 29% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Ponta Grossa's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ponta Grossa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
10th warmest
Overnight low
12°
4th coldest
Rainfall
90 mm
8.8 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
7:53 AM – 6:40 PM
Cloud cover
60%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Ponta Grossa 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 22°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Ponta Grossa reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 25°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)
12313
22213
32213
42213
52213
62213
72213
82212
92212
102112
112112
122112
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Ponta Grossa weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 18°20122.113.44.7
Feb26° / 18°15419.612.94.8
Mar26° / 17°11216.312.25.7
Apr24° / 15°719.211.46.9
May21° / 12°908.810.86.6
Jun20° / 11°988.510.56.5
Jul20° / 10°807.610.66.8
Aug22° / 11°727.311.17.3
Sep23° / 13°13110.311.86.7
Oct24° / 14°13915.112.66.0
Nov25° / 15°12514.913.25.9
Dec26° / 17°15618.813.55.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
34951
44852
54852
64852
74753
84654
94654
104555
114555
124456
134357
144357
154357
164357
174357
184258
194357
204357
214456
224357
234357
244456
254456
264555
274555
284555
294555
304654
314555

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ponta Grossa gets around 90 mm of rain over 8.8 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 28% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
125
225
325
425
525
625
725
825
925
1025
1125
1225
1326
1426
1527
1627
1727
1828
1928
2029
2129
2230
2331
2431
2532
2632
2733
2833
2933
3033
3133

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 51% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13642211
23742201
33842181
44043171
54143161
64243151
74343140
84443130
94443120
104543120
114642110
124742100
134842100
14494190
15504190
16514090
17533980
18543880
19553780
20563680
21573580
22573490
23583390
24593290
25603190
26613090
27622990
28622990
29622990
30622990
31622990

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
29calm
39calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
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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 36 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 7:46 AM to 8:01 AM, and sunset from 6:50 PM to 6:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.17:466:50
211.17:466:49
311.07:476:49
411.07:476:48
511.07:486:47
611.07:486:46
710.97:496:46
810.97:496:45
910.97:506:44
1010.97:506:44
1110.97:516:43
1210.97:516:43
1310.87:526:42
1410.87:526:41
1510.87:536:41
1610.87:536:40
1710.87:546:40
1810.77:546:39
1910.77:556:39
2010.77:566:39
2110.77:566:38
2210.77:576:38
2310.77:576:37
2410.77:586:37
2510.67:586:37
2610.67:596:36
2710.67:596:36
2810.68:006:36
2910.68:006:36
3010.68:016:35
3110.68:016:35

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 3.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.02 kWh/m² to a high of 5.91 kWh/m² in December across the year — May's 3.33 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.8Moderate
23.8Moderate
33.8Moderate
43.7Moderate
53.7Moderate
63.7Moderate
73.6Moderate
83.6Moderate
93.5Moderate
103.5Moderate
113.5Moderate
123.4Moderate
133.4Moderate
143.4Moderate
153.3Moderate
163.3Moderate
173.3Moderate
183.2Moderate
193.2Moderate
203.2Moderate
213.1Moderate
223.1Moderate
233.1Moderate
243.1Moderate
253.1Moderate
263.1Moderate
273.1Moderate
283.0Moderate
293.0Moderate
303.0Moderate
313.0Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Ponta Grossa?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Ponta Grossa for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ponta Grossa in May

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

In May, Ponta Grossa sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Ponta Grossa 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 Ponta Grossa peaks around January 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 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 19UV 15Jul 13UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug7High
Sep6High
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Ponta Grossa 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 Ponta Grossa is worst in September — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (March, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1316 µg/m³Mar 136 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb7Good
Mar6Good
Apr7Good
May8Good
Jun8Good
Jul10Good
Aug14Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ponta Grossa?

Ponta Grossa sits at 25.1°S, 50.2°W, 954 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Castro, 37 km away.

Topography around Ponta Grossa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ponta Grossa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 175 m around an average of 898 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 337 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,032 m.

The land around Ponta Grossa is covered by artificial surfaces (73%) within 3 km, cropland (46%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and cropland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
175 m
16 km
337 m
80 km
1,032 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Castro 37 km · Palmeira 40 km · Imbituva 47 km · Irati 64 km · Piraí do Sul 67 km · Tibagi 70 km · Campo Largo 75 km · Campo Magro 78 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 Ponta Grossa (-25.095°, -50.1619°, elevation 954 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).