Santa Rosa weather in May

In May, Santa Rosa sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 152 mm of rain across 9.4 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of May to 10 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Santa Rosa's 10th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santa Rosa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
10th warmest
Overnight low
13°
4th coldest
Rainfall
152 mm
9.4 wet days
Daylight
10 h 36 min
8:15 AM – 6:53 PM
Cloud cover
55%
10th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
3.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

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 21°C by the end.

A typical May day in Santa Rosa reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°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 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12515
22515
32415
42415
52414
62414
72414
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92414
102314
112314
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312112

How May really feels in Santa Rosa

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.

Santa Rosa weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 21°14314.513.63.9
Feb31° / 21°13614134.2
Mar30° / 19°12711.812.25.0
Apr27° / 17°1559.711.46.6
May23° / 13°1529.410.66.9
Jun21° / 12°1439.710.36.5
Jul20° / 11°1379.410.46.6
Aug23° / 12°948.5117.3
Sep25° / 14°15210.411.87.0
Oct27° / 16°21512.912.76.1
Nov29° / 18°1561113.45.5
Dec31° / 20°16013.113.74.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35347
45347
55248
65248
75149
85050
95149
105050
115050
125050
134951
144951
154951
164951
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194951
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Santa Rosa gets around 152 mm of rain over 9.4 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 30% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
130
230
329
429
529
629
729
829
929
1029
1129
1229
1329
1429
1529
1630
1730
1830
1931
2031
2131
2231
2331
2431
2531
2631
2731
2831
2931
3031
3131

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 40% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 9% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1272627181
2292627171
3302627161
4312627161
5322627151
6332626141
7342626131
8342726131
9352725120
10362725110
11372825110
12372824100
13372824100
1438292490
1538292480
1639292480
1739292480
1840292370
1941292370
2042292260
2143292260
2244282160
2345282160
2446272150
2547262150
2648262050
2749252050
2850252050
2951242050
3052232140
3152232140

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
110calm
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410calm
510calm
610calm
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910calm
1010calm
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1210calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours at the start of May to 10 h 24 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 8:07 AM to 8:24 AM, and sunset from 7:04 PM to 6:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.08:077:04
210.98:077:03
310.98:087:02
410.98:087:01
510.98:097:00
610.88:107:00
710.88:106:59
810.88:116:58
910.88:116:57
1010.78:126:57
1110.78:126:56
1210.78:136:55
1310.78:146:55
1410.78:146:54
1510.68:156:53
1610.68:156:53
1710.68:166:52
1810.68:176:52
1910.68:176:51
2010.58:186:51
2110.58:186:50
2210.58:196:50
2310.58:206:49
2410.58:206:49
2510.58:216:49
2610.48:216:48
2710.48:226:48
2810.48:226:48
2910.48:236:47
3010.48:236:47
3110.48:246:47

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 3.09 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.61 kWh/m² to a high of 6.63 kWh/m² in December across the year — May's 3.09 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.6Moderate
23.5Moderate
33.5Moderate
43.5Moderate
53.5Moderate
63.4Moderate
73.4Moderate
83.4Moderate
93.3Moderate
103.3Moderate
113.2Moderate
123.2Moderate
133.2Moderate
143.1Moderate
153.1Moderate
163.1Moderate
173.0Moderate
183.0Moderate
193.0Moderate
203.0Moderate
212.9Moderate
222.9Moderate
232.9Moderate
242.9Moderate
252.9Moderate
262.8Moderate
272.8Moderate
282.8Moderate
292.8Moderate
302.8Moderate
312.8Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Santa Rosa?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Santa Rosa for sightseeing.

What to pack for Santa Rosa in May

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

In May, Santa Rosa sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Santa Rosa in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Santa Rosa peaks around January 20 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateVery highExtremeJan 20UV 14Jun 21UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr8Very high
May5High
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5High
Sep8Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Santa Rosa 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 Santa Rosa is worst in September — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (March, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1516 µg/m³Mar 137 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb7Good
Mar7Good
Apr8Good
May7Good
Jun7Good
Jul8Good
Aug13Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Santa Rosa?

Santa Rosa sits at 27.9°S, 54.5°W, 284 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Santo Cristo, 19 km away.

Topography around Santa Rosa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santa Rosa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 137 m around an average of 273 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 268 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 487 m.

The land around Santa Rosa is covered by trees (37%) and artificial surfaces (32%) within 3 km, cropland (61%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and cropland (47%) and trees (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
137 m
16 km
268 m
80 km
487 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Santo Cristo 19 km · Giruá 22 km · Três de Maio 26 km · Horizontina 32 km · Santo Ângelo 52 km · El Soberbio 70 km · Três Passos 71 km · Oberá 76 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 Santa Rosa (-27.8708°, -54.4814°, elevation 284 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).