Sorocaba weather in May

In May, Sorocaba sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 57 mm of rain across 6.6 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in May, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of May to 10 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Sorocaba's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sorocaba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
10th warmest
Overnight low
15°
4th coldest
Rainfall
57 mm
6.6 wet days
Daylight
10 h 54 min
7:40 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover
52%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
3.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.6
out of 10

Sorocaba is human settlement in Brazil.

Air quality
Good
PM10 22.2 µg/m³ · 2019

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 26°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical May day in Sorocaba reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Sorocaba weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 20°21821.313.34.1
Feb29° / 20°14517.612.84.3
Mar28° / 19°10616.112.25.2
Apr27° / 17°537.411.56.9
May24° / 15°576.610.97.6
Jun23° / 13°47510.67.9
Jul23° / 13°424.810.78.1
Aug25° / 13°354.411.28.1
Sep26° / 15°758.311.96.9
Oct27° / 17°9911.812.66.1
Nov28° / 18°12514.113.15.6
Dec29° / 19°16217.813.44.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26436
36337
46238
56139
66139
76040
85941
95842
105743
115743
125644
135545
145545
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Sorocaba gets around 57 mm of rain over 6.6 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 21% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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418
518
618
719
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1621
1721
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2323
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2724
2824
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3024
3123

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 43% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11739377
21839376
31939365
42140364
52240353
62340343
72340343
82441332
92542312
102542302
112643292
122644282
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283741211
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303939211
313939211

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
19calm
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319calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of May to 10 h 42 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 7:33 AM to 7:47 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 6:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.17:336:41
211.17:336:40
311.17:346:40
411.17:346:39
511.17:356:38
611.07:356:38
711.07:366:37
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911.07:376:36
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2010.87:426:30
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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 3.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.42 kWh/m² to a high of 5.88 kWh/m² in December across the year — May's 3.71 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
24.2Bright
34.1Bright
44.1Bright
54.1Bright
64.0Bright
74.0Moderate
84.0Moderate
93.9Moderate
103.9Moderate
113.8Moderate
123.8Moderate
133.8Moderate
143.7Moderate
153.7Moderate
163.6Moderate
173.6Moderate
183.6Moderate
193.6Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.5Moderate
253.5Moderate
263.5Moderate
273.4Moderate
283.4Moderate
293.4Moderate
303.4Moderate
313.4Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Sorocaba

In seasonPeak

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

Sorocaba's rainy season runs October–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is May a good time to visit Sorocaba?

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
6.5
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sorocaba in May

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

In May, Sorocaba sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 7 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Sorocaba in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sorocaba peaks around January 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 22UV 15Jul 12UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Sorocaba 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 Sorocaba is worst in July — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.1× the cleanest month (January, 18 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJul 1838 µg/m³Jan 1018 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun35Poor
Jul38Poor
Aug36Poor
Sep35Poor
Oct25Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sorocaba?

Sorocaba sits at 23.5°S, 47.5°W, 602 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Votorantim, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Sorocaba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sorocaba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 102 m around an average of 588 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 517 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,271 m.

The land around Sorocaba is covered by artificial surfaces (83%) within 3 km, trees (43%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (51%), grassland (21%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
102 m
16 km
517 m
80 km
1,271 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Votorantim 5.0 km · Araçoiaba da Serra 16 km · Salto de Pirapora 20 km · Alumínio 20 km · Piedade 24 km · Capela do Alto 28 km · Mairinque 28 km · Iperó 29 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 Sorocaba (-23.5017°, -47.4581°, elevation 602 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).