Sacramento weather in May

In May, Sacramento sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 41 mm of rain across 5.6 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 27°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 comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of May to 10 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Sacramento's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sacramento's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
10th warmest
Overnight low
16°
4th coldest
Rainfall
41 mm
5.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
7:34 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
46%
5th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.6
out of 10

Sacramento is human settlement in Sacramento (Brazil/MG).

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 27°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical May day in Sacramento reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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42716
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62616
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Sacramento 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
Jan28° / 20°29723.713.14.1
Feb28° / 20°22119.512.74.2
Mar28° / 19°21421.512.14.5
Apr28° / 18°8311.111.66.3
May26° / 16°415.611.17.6
Jun25° / 14°162.310.88.4
Jul26° / 14°111.810.98.5
Aug28° / 16°152.511.37.8
Sep29° / 18°617.411.95.9
Oct29° / 19°12014.512.54.8
Nov28° / 19°22320.512.94.5
Dec28° / 20°30425.513.24.0

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 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27030
37030
46931
56832
66733
76535
86436
96238
106139
116040
125941
135941
145842
155842
165842
175842
185941
195941
206040
216139
226238
236535
246634
256634
266733
276832
286832
296931
306931
317030

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Sacramento gets around 41 mm of rain over 5.6 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 19% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
120
219
318
418
517
617
717
817
917
1018
1118
1218
1319
1419
1519
1620
1720
1820
1921
2021
2121
2220
2320
2420
2519
2619
2718
2818
2917
3016
3116

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 45% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11641358
21742338
31844327
41944316
51945305
62046295
72146294
82147284
92147284
102247284
112247273
122347273
132347273
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172644272
182744272
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202843272
212943272
223043261
233043261
243143251
253143251
263243241
273243231
283344231
293344221
303445211
313445201

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
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
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278calm
288calm
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308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of May to 10 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 7:28 AM to 7:40 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 6:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.37:286:46
211.37:296:45
311.37:296:44
411.27:296:44
511.27:306:43
611.27:306:43
711.27:316:42
811.27:316:41
911.27:316:41
1011.17:326:40
1111.17:326:40
1211.17:336:40
1311.17:336:39
1411.17:336:39
1511.17:346:38
1611.17:346:38
1711.07:356:37
1811.07:356:37
1911.07:356:37
2011.07:366:36
2111.07:366:36
2211.07:376:36
2311.07:376:36
2411.07:376:35
2511.07:386:35
2610.97:386:35
2710.97:396:35
2810.97:396:35
2910.97:396:34
3010.97:406:34
3110.97:406:34

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.17 kWh/m² to a high of 6.13 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.45 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.6Bright
104.6Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.4Bright
154.4Bright
164.4Bright
174.4Bright
184.3Bright
194.3Bright
204.3Bright
214.3Bright
224.3Bright
234.3Bright
244.2Bright
254.2Bright
264.2Bright
274.2Bright
284.2Bright
294.2Bright
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Sacramento

In seasonPeak

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

Sacramento's monsoon runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Sacramento?

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

7.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sacramento in May

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

In May, Sacramento sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 6 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Sacramento in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sacramento peaks around February 8 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highVery highExtremeFeb 8UV 15Jun 20UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Sacramento 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 Sacramento is worst in September — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.9× the cleanest month (July, 6 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1621 µg/m³Jul 106 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb7Good
Mar7Good
Apr7Good
May7Good
Jun6Good
Jul6Good
Aug11Good
Sep22Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov6Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Sacramento?

Sacramento sits at 19.9°S, 47.4°W, 841 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Igarapava, 37 km away.

Topography around Sacramento

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sacramento has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 207 m around an average of 892 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 667 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 929 m.

The land around Sacramento is covered by cropland (39%), trees (22%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (46%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (43%), grassland (24%) and trees (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
207 m
16 km
667 m
80 km
929 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Igarapava 37 km · Pedregulho 44 km · Uberaba 53 km · Perdizes 59 km · Araxá 60 km · Santa Juliana 63 km · Ituverava 64 km · Miguelópolis 71 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 Sacramento (-19.8653°, -47.44°, elevation 841 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).