Tubarão weather in May

In May, Tubarão sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 109 mm of rain across 9.2 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-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 41% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 54 min at the start of May to 10 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Tubarão's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tubarão's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
8th warmest
Overnight low
15°
5th coldest
Rainfall
109 mm
9.2 wet days
Daylight
10 h 36 min
7:55 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover
54%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Tubarão 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

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical May day in Tubarão reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22416
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42416
52416
62416
72316
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102316
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122316
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272214
282114
292114
302114
312114

Tubarão weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 21°12915.313.65.0
Feb29° / 21°10314.4134.9
Mar28° / 21°9814.312.25.7
Apr26° / 18°809.411.36.9
May23° / 15°1099.210.67.0
Jun21° / 13°828.210.26.7
Jul20° / 12°798.610.46.6
Aug21° / 13°828.5117.0
Sep22° / 15°10410.811.86.4
Oct23° / 17°10912.712.76.3
Nov26° / 18°1001213.46.4
Dec28° / 20°9211.613.85.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
35347
45347
55347
65347
75347
85347
95248
105248
115248
125248
135248
145248
155248
165248
175347
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195347
205446
215446
225545
235545
245545
255644
265644
275743
285743
295743
305743
315743

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Tubarão gets around 109 mm of rain over 9.2 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 29% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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229
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429
529
628
729
829
929
1029
1129
1229
1330
1430
1530
1630
1730
1830
1930
2030
2130
2230
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2430
2530
2630
2730
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3029
3129

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the humid band about 31% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 13% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1172237222
2182337212
3182437201
4192536191
5192636181
6202736161
7202836151
8212935151
9213035141
10223034131
11223134130
12233233120
13233233120
14243232120
15243232120
16253231120
17253231120
18263230120
19273229120
20283229110
21293128110
22313128100
23323127100
2433302790
2535302790
2636302680
2737302670
2838292660
2939292660
3040292650
3141282640

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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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510calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 min at the start of May to 10 h 18 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 7:45 AM to 8:03 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 6:24 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.97:456:41
210.97:466:40
310.97:476:39
410.97:476:38
510.87:486:38
610.87:496:37
710.87:496:36
810.87:506:35
910.77:506:35
1010.77:516:34
1110.77:526:33
1210.77:526:32
1310.67:536:32
1410.67:536:31
1510.67:546:31
1610.67:556:30
1710.67:556:29
1810.57:566:29
1910.57:566:28
2010.57:576:28
2110.57:586:27
2210.57:586:27
2310.57:596:26
2410.47:596:26
2510.48:006:26
2610.48:016:25
2710.48:016:25
2810.48:026:24
2910.48:026:24
3010.48:036:24
3110.38:036:24

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 3.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.76 kWh/m² to a high of 6.45 kWh/m² in December across the year — May's 3.16 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
113.3Moderate
123.2Moderate
133.2Moderate
143.2Moderate
153.2Moderate
163.1Moderate
173.1Moderate
183.1Moderate
193.1Moderate
203.0Moderate
213.0Moderate
223.0Moderate
233.0Moderate
243.0Moderate
253.0Moderate
263.0Moderate
273.0Moderate
283.0Moderate
292.9Moderate
302.9Moderate
312.9Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Tubarão?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Tubarão for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Tubarão in May

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

In May, Tubarão sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Tubarão in May

The nearest coast averages about 21°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 22 km away) is warmest in February at about 25°C and coldest in August near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Oct 23 to Jun 1 — about 7.3 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swimcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan25Warm
Feb25Warm
Mar25Warm
Apr24Refreshing
May21Refreshing
Jun19Cool
Jul17Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep18Cool
Oct20Cool
Nov21Refreshing
Dec23Refreshing

UV index in Tubarão 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 Tubarão peaks around January 24 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 24UV 13Jun 22UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar10Extreme
Apr8Very high
May5High
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug6High
Sep8Very high
Oct10Very high
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Tubarão?

Tubarão sits at 28.5°S, 49.0°W, 7 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Capivari de Baixo, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Tubarão

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tubarão has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 210 m around an average of 9 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 570 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,812 m.

The land around Tubarão is covered by artificial surfaces (43%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, trees (39%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) and water (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
210 m
16 km
570 m
80 km
1,812 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Capivari de Baixo 5.0 km · Jaguaruna 17 km · Laguna 22 km · Braço do Norte 26 km · Morro da Fumaça 29 km · Orleans 30 km · Urussanga 31 km · Cocal do Sul 34 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 Tubarão (-28.4667°, -49.0069°, elevation 7 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).