Santa Vitória do Palmar weather in May

In May, Santa Vitória do Palmar sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 105 mm of rain across 8 wet days and about 10.3 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 17°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 10 h 42 min at the start of May to 10 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Santa Vitória do Palmar's 10th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santa Vitória do Palmar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
8th warmest
Overnight low
13°
5th coldest
Rainfall
105 mm
8 wet days
Daylight
10 h 18 min
8:22 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
60%
10th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
2.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical May day in Santa Vitória do Palmar reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C cooler than April and about 3°C warmer than June.

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Santa Vitória do Palmar weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 20°908.8147.0
Feb26° / 20°979.413.26.7
Mar25° / 19°939.512.37.0
Apr22° / 16°1149.511.26.8
May19° / 13°105810.36.3
Jun16° / 11°1108.79.85.1
Jul15° / 1048.7104.7
Aug16° / 10°1068.810.85.3
Sep17° / 12°1039.211.85.7
Oct20° / 14°1119.612.86.3
Nov22° / 16°86813.77.1
Dec25° / 18°797.714.27.4

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 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35149
45149
55149
65149
75149
85149
95050
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144753
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Santa Vitória do Palmar gets around 105 mm of rain over 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 25% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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526
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725
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1123
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2125
2225
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2426
2526
2626
2726
2826
2926
3025
3125

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 54% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14423266
24524266
34624256
44624245
54724245
64725235
74825234
84825224
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225722192
235821192
245921182
256120172
266319162
276419152
286519142
296619132
306818122
316918112

Wind in May

Winds average 16 km/h in May, the calmest month.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
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516light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 42 min at the start of May to 10 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 8:10 AM to 8:32 AM, and sunset from 6:51 PM to 6:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.78:106:51
210.78:116:50
310.68:126:49
410.68:126:48
510.68:136:47
610.58:146:46
710.58:156:45
810.58:166:44
910.58:166:43
1010.48:176:43
1110.48:186:42
1210.48:196:41
1310.38:196:40
1410.38:206:39
1510.38:216:39
1610.38:226:38
1710.28:226:37
1810.28:236:36
1910.28:246:36
2010.28:256:35
2110.28:256:34
2210.18:266:34
2310.18:276:33
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2510.18:286:32
2610.18:296:32
2710.08:296:31
2810.08:306:31
2910.08:316:30
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3110.08:326:30

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 2.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.26 kWh/m² to a high of 7.16 kWh/m² in December across the year — May's 2.71 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.2Moderate
23.1Moderate
33.1Moderate
43.1Moderate
53.1Moderate
63.0Moderate
73.0Moderate
83.0Moderate
92.9Moderate
102.9Moderate
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262.4Moderate
272.4Moderate
282.4Moderate
292.4Moderate
302.4Moderate
312.4Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Santa Vitória do Palmar?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
2.6
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Santa Vitória do Palmar for sightseeing.

What to pack for Santa Vitória do Palmar in May

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

In May, Santa Vitória do Palmar sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

rain gear

Sea temperature near Santa Vitória do Palmar in May

The nearest coast averages about 18°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 25 km away) is warmest in February at about 24°C and coldest in August near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Dec 6 to Apr 24 — about 4.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan23Refreshing
Feb24Refreshing
Mar23Refreshing
Apr21Refreshing
May18Cool
Jun15Bracing
Jul13Bracing
Aug13Bracing
Sep14Bracing
Oct16Cool
Nov18Cool
Dec21Refreshing

UV index in Santa Vitória do Palmar in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 4 — 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 Vitória do Palmar peaks around January 16 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 16UV 12Jun 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar9Very high
Apr6High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct8Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Santa Vitória do Palmar?

Santa Vitória do Palmar sits at 33.5°S, 53.4°W, 22 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Treinta y Tres, 100 km away.

Topography around Santa Vitória do Palmar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santa Vitória do Palmar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 28 m around an average of 16 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 41 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 218 m.

The land around Santa Vitória do Palmar is covered by grassland (46%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, grassland (36%) and cropland (36%) within 16 km, and water (38%), grassland (28%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

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28 m
16 km
41 m
80 km
218 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Treinta y Tres 100 km · Jaguarão 106 km · Rocha 139 km · Arroio Grande 145 km · La Paloma 147 km · Melo 148 km · Minas 197 km · San Carlos 201 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 Vitória do Palmar (-33.5189°, -53.3681°, elevation 22 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).