São Bernardo weather in May

In May, São Bernardo sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 180 mm of rain across 18.5 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of May to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is São Bernardo's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see São Bernardo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
10th warmest
Overnight low
24°
6th coldest
Rainfall
180 mm
18.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:50 AM – 5:41 PM
Cloud cover
66%
8th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

São Bernardo 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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical May day in São Bernardo reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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How May really feels in São Bernardo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

São Bernardo weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 24°16619.512.22.8
Feb31° / 24°21722.312.12.8
Mar31° / 24°28127.2122.7
Apr31° / 23°29425.711.92.8
May31° / 24°18018.511.83.5
Jun32° / 23°44911.84.3
Jul33° / 23°233.811.84.4
Aug34° / 23°40.811.93.6
Sep36° / 24°20.5122.8
Oct36° / 24°81.312.12.5
Nov36° / 24°132.712.22.5
Dec35° / 24°497.312.22.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22476
32575
42773
52872
63070
73169
83367
93466
103565
113664
123862
133961
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315743

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

São Bernardo gets around 180 mm of rain over 18.5 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 60% and peaks near 77% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
177
275
374
473
572
670
769
868
966
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1164
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1560
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1957
2056
2155
2254
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2452
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2650
2749
2848
2947
3046
3145

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the oppressive band about 75% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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2718217
2818316
2918514
3018613
3128612

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
17calm
27calm
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57calm
67calm
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117calm
128calm
138calm
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278calm
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318calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of May to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:50 AM to 5:52 AM, and sunset from 5:43 PM to 5:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:505:43
211.95:505:43
311.95:505:43
411.95:505:43
511.95:505:43
611.95:505:42
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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 4.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.64 kWh/m² to a high of 6.67 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.87 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for São Bernardo

In seasonPeak

In May, São Bernardo sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

São Bernardo's monsoon runs January–May, 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 São Bernardo?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in São Bernardo.

What to pack for São Bernardo in May

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

In May, São Bernardo sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in São Bernardo in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in São Bernardo peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeMar 16UV 15Jul 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in São Bernardo 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 São Bernardo is worst in July — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (May, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodModerateJul 1719 µg/m³May 219 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr11Good
May8Good
Jun9Good
Jul20Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep9Good
Oct11Good
Nov14Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is São Bernardo?

São Bernardo sits at 3.4°S, 42.4°W, 29 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Luzilândia, 12 km away.

Topography around São Bernardo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around São Bernardo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 m around an average of 43 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 110 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 246 m.

The land around São Bernardo is covered by trees (63%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, trees (60%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) within 80 km.

3 km
69 m
16 km
110 m
80 km
246 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
May weather nearby: Luzilândia 12 km · Santa Quitéria do Maranhão 22 km · Brejo 51 km · Esperantina 63 km · Buriti dos Lopes 65 km · Tutóia 69 km · Paulino Neves 73 km · Araioses 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 São Bernardo (-3.3614°, -42.4178°, elevation 29 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).