São José da Tapera weather in May

In May, São José da Tapera sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 44 mm of rain across 11.1 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of May to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is São José da Tapera's 9th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see São José da Tapera's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
9th warmest
Overnight low
22°
6th coldest
Rainfall
44 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
5:39 AM – 5:13 PM
Cloud cover
59%
9th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

São José da Tapera 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 31°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical May day in São José da Tapera reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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How May really feels in São José da Tapera

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 24 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
24
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 José da Tapera weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 24°355.412.53.2
Feb34° / 24°366.612.33.3
Mar34° / 24°468.412.13.4
Apr32° / 23°418.711.84.0
May30° / 22°4411.111.64.8
Jun28° / 21°3912.311.55.6
Jul27° / 20°3412.211.56.1
Aug28° / 20°258.411.76.1
Sep31° / 21°145.111.95.3
Oct33° / 22°122.812.24.3
Nov34° / 23°172.412.43.5
Dec34° / 23°193.212.53.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 30% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35248
45248
55248
65347
75347
85446
95545
105446
115545
125446
135545
145446
155446
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

São José da Tapera gets around 44 mm of rain over 11.1 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 36% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
135
235
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436
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834
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1034
1133
1233
1333
1433
1533
1633
1734
1834
1935
2035
2135
2236
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2538
2638
2739
2839
2940
3040
3140

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the muggy band about 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
114554
214554
314554
414554
514653
614653
714752
814752
914851
1014950
1114950
1214949
1315049
1415049
1515148
1615148
1715148
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1915148
2015247
2115247
2215346
2315445
2415544
2515643
2615841
2715940
2816138
2916336
3016534
3116732

Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of May to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:37 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 5:17 PM to 5:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:375:17
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511.65:375:15
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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 4.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.82 kWh/m² to a high of 6.62 kWh/m² in November across the year — May's 4.34 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
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244.2Bright
254.1Bright
264.1Bright
274.1Bright
284.1Bright
294.1Bright
304.0Bright
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit São José da Tapera?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit São José da Tapera for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for São José da Tapera in May

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

In May, São José da Tapera sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in São José da Tapera in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 10 (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 José da Tapera peaks around February 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 21UV 15Jul 13UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is São José da Tapera?

São José da Tapera sits at 9.6°S, 37.4°W, 252 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Olho d'Água das Flores, 10 km away.

Topography around São José da Tapera

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around São José da Tapera has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 242 m around an average of 252 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 542 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 952 m.

The land around São José da Tapera is covered by grassland (60%) within 3 km, grassland (67%) within 16 km, and grassland (64%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
242 m
16 km
542 m
80 km
952 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Olho d'Água das Flores 10 km · Pão de Açúcar 22 km · Santana do Ipanema 25 km · Batalha 31 km · Porto da Folha 41 km · Piranhas 42 km · Poço Redondo 43 km · Major Isidoro 44 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 José da Tapera (-9.5583°, -37.3811°, elevation 252 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).