Pontal do Paraná weather in May

In May, Pontal do Paraná sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 119 mm of rain across 13.3 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 9th-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 30% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of May to 10 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Pontal do Paraná's 3rd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pontal do Paraná's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
8th warmest
Overnight low
18°
5th coldest
Rainfall
119 mm
13.3 wet days
Daylight
10 h 42 min
7:48 AM – 6:33 PM
Cloud cover
60%
3rd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Pontal do Paraná 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 24°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical May day in Pontal do Paraná reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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Pontal do Paraná weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 23°27624.313.44.2
Feb28° / 23°26521.412.94.2
Mar27° / 22°21622.612.24.6
Apr25° / 21°12215.511.45.8
May23° / 18°11913.310.86.3
Jun21° / 16°941010.46.4
Jul20° / 15°859.810.66.4
Aug21° / 16°738.911.16.6
Sep22° / 17°1301411.85.8
Oct23° / 19°13917.212.65.4
Nov25° / 20°15718.413.35.3
Dec27° / 22°20019.813.64.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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54951
64951
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94852
104852
114852
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134753
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154654
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274753
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Pontal do Paraná gets around 119 mm of rain over 13.3 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 43% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
143
243
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542
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2243
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2641
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3039
3138

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 37% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 35% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1511303915
2512313913
3513313812
4514323811
5514333810
651533379
751634368
851735357
951736357
1061837346
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26132438241
27132537240
28142636230
29142736230
30152835220
31152835220

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours 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 30 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 7:40 AM to 7:56 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 6:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.07:406:43
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411.07:416:40
511.07:426:40
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1610.77:486:33
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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 3.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.62 kWh/m² to a high of 5.52 kWh/m² in December across the year — May's 3.02 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
103.2Moderate
113.1Moderate
123.1Moderate
133.1Moderate
143.0Moderate
153.0Moderate
163.0Moderate
173.0Moderate
182.9Moderate
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292.8Moderate
302.8Moderate
312.8Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Pontal do Paraná

In seasonPeak

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

Pontal do Paraná's rainy season runs September–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 Pontal do Paraná?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Pontal do Paraná for sightseeing.

What to pack for Pontal do Paraná in May

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

In May, Pontal do Paraná sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 18°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Pontal do Paraná in May

The nearest coast averages about 23°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 15 km away) is warmest in February at about 27°C and coldest in August near 19°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Sep 18 to Jun 29 — about 9.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swimcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr25Warm
May23Refreshing
Jun21Refreshing
Jul19Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep20Cool
Oct22Refreshing
Nov23Refreshing
Dec25Warm

UV index in Pontal do Paraná 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 Pontal do Paraná peaks around January 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighHighVery highExtremeJan 19UV 14Jul 11UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5High
Jul5Moderate
Aug6High
Sep8Very high
Oct10Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Pontal do Paraná?

Pontal do Paraná sits at 25.7°S, 48.5°W, 7 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Paranaguá, 18 km away.

Topography around Pontal do Paraná

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pontal do Paraná has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m around an average of 12 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 888 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,785 m.

The land around Pontal do Paraná is covered by trees (98%) within 3 km, trees (60%) and water (31%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and water (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
20 m
16 km
888 m
80 km
1,785 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
May weather nearby: Paranaguá 18 km · Matinhos 18 km · Guaratuba 24 km · Antonina 34 km · Morretes 39 km · Itapoá 50 km · Garuva 52 km · Piraquara 62 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 Pontal do Paraná (-25.6736°, -48.5111°, elevation 7 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).