Vacaria weather in May

In May, Vacaria sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 146 mm of rain across 10.4 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-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 30% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Vacaria's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vacaria's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 19°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 10°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 146 mm; 10.4 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 36 min; 8:02 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover: 61%; 9th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 3 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.0; out of 10

Vacaria is human settlement in Brazil.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 Vacaria reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17
Avg low (°C)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	20	11
2	20	11
3	20	11
4	20	11
5	20	11
6	20	11
7	20	11
8	20	11
9	19	11
10	19	10
11	19	10
12	19	10
13	19	10
14	19	10
15	19	10
16	19	10
17	19	10
18	18	10
19	18	10
20	18	10
21	18	9
22	18	9
23	18	9
24	18	9
25	18	9
26	18	9
27	18	9
28	18	9
29	17	9
30	17	9
31	17	9

Vacaria 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	26° / 17°	172	17.5	13.6	5.5
Feb	26° / 17°	158	16.5	13	5.4
Mar	25° / 16°	135	14.1	12.2	6.2
Apr	22° / 13°	121	11.1	11.3	6.5
May	19° / 10°	146	10.4	10.6	6.0
Jun	17° / 8°	135	10.2	10.2	5.5
Jul	17° / 8°	149	10.6	10.4	5.5
Aug	19° / 9°	119	9.4	11	6.4
Sep	20° / 11°	165	11.9	11.8	6.0
Oct	22° / 13°	203	14.5	12.7	5.9
Nov	24° / 14°	152	13.4	13.4	6.4
Dec	26° / 16°	165	15.2	13.8	5.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	48	49	49	48	48	47	47	47	46	46	45	44	44	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	44	44	44
Cloudier (%)	52	51	51	52	52	53	53	53	54	54	55	56	56	58	58	58	58	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	56	56	56

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	48	52
2	49	51
3	49	51
4	48	52
5	48	52
6	47	53
7	47	53
8	47	53
9	46	54
10	46	54
11	45	55
12	44	56
13	44	56
14	42	58
15	42	58
16	42	58
17	42	58
18	43	57
19	43	57
20	43	57
21	43	57
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	43	57
25	43	57
26	43	57
27	43	57
28	43	57
29	44	56
30	44	56
31	44	56

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Vacaria gets around 146 mm of rain over 10.4 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 33% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32

	Rain chance (%)
1	34
2	34
3	34
4	34
5	34
6	34
7	34
8	34
9	35
10	35
11	34
12	34
13	34
14	34
15	34
16	33
17	33
18	33
19	33
20	33
21	32
22	32
23	32
24	32
25	32
26	32
27	32
28	32
29	32
30	32
31	32

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 69% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	56	57	58	59	60	61	62	64	65	66	67	67	69	69	70	70	71	72	72	73	74	74	75	75	76	77	77	77	78	78	78
Comfortable (%)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	28	28	27	27	26	26	25	24	24	23	22	22	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20
Humid (%)	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2
Muggy (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	56	30	13	1
2	57	30	12	1
3	58	30	11	1
4	59	30	10	1
5	60	30	9	1
6	61	30	8	1
7	62	30	7	1
8	64	30	6	0
9	65	29	6	0
10	66	29	5	0
11	67	28	5	0
12	67	28	5	0
13	69	27	4	0
14	69	27	4	0
15	70	26	4	0
16	70	26	4	0
17	71	25	4	0
18	72	24	4	0
19	72	24	4	0
20	73	23	4	0
21	74	22	4	0
22	74	22	4	0
23	75	21	4	0
24	75	21	4	0
25	76	21	3	0
26	77	20	3	0
27	77	20	3	0
28	77	20	3	0
29	78	20	2	0
30	78	20	2	0
31	78	20	2	0

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	11	calm
6	11	calm
7	11	calm
8	11	calm
9	11	calm
10	11	calm
11	12	calm
12	12	calm
13	12	calm
14	12	calm
15	12	calm
16	12	calm
17	12	calm
18	12	calm
19	12	calm
20	12	calm
21	12	light breeze
22	12	light breeze
23	12	light breeze
24	12	light breeze
25	12	light breeze
26	12	light breeze
27	12	light breeze
28	12	light breeze
29	12	light breeze
30	12	light breeze
31	12	light breeze

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 7:53 AM to 8:11 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 6:31 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.3	10.3
Sunrise (AM)	7:53	7:54	7:54	7:55	7:56	7:56	7:57	7:58	7:58	7:59	7:59	8:00	8:01	8:01	8:02	8:02	8:03	8:04	8:04	8:05	8:05	8:06	8:07	8:07	8:08	8:08	8:09	8:09	8:10	8:11	8:11
Sunset (PM)	6:49	6:48	6:47	6:46	6:45	6:44	6:44	6:43	6:42	6:41	6:41	6:40	6:39	6:39	6:38	6:38	6:37	6:36	6:36	6:35	6:35	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:33	6:33	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:31	6:31

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.9	7:53	6:49
2	10.9	7:54	6:48
3	10.9	7:54	6:47
4	10.8	7:55	6:46
5	10.8	7:56	6:45
6	10.8	7:56	6:44
7	10.8	7:57	6:44
8	10.8	7:58	6:43
9	10.7	7:58	6:42
10	10.7	7:59	6:41
11	10.7	7:59	6:41
12	10.7	8:00	6:40
13	10.6	8:01	6:39
14	10.6	8:01	6:39
15	10.6	8:02	6:38
16	10.6	8:02	6:38
17	10.6	8:03	6:37
18	10.5	8:04	6:36
19	10.5	8:04	6:36
20	10.5	8:05	6:35
21	10.5	8:05	6:35
22	10.5	8:06	6:34
23	10.5	8:07	6:34
24	10.4	8:07	6:34
25	10.4	8:08	6:33
26	10.4	8:08	6:33
27	10.4	8:09	6:32
28	10.4	8:09	6:32
29	10.4	8:10	6:32
30	10.3	8:11	6:31
31	10.3	8:11	6:31

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.62 kWh/m² to a high of 6.4 kWh/m² in December across the year — May's 3 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.5	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.7
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.5	Moderate
2	3.4	Moderate
3	3.4	Moderate
4	3.4	Moderate
5	3.3	Moderate
6	3.3	Moderate
7	3.3	Moderate
8	3.2	Moderate
9	3.2	Moderate
10	3.2	Moderate
11	3.1	Moderate
12	3.1	Moderate
13	3.1	Moderate
14	3.0	Moderate
15	3.0	Moderate
16	3.0	Moderate
17	3.0	Moderate
18	2.9	Moderate
19	2.9	Moderate
20	2.9	Moderate
21	2.9	Moderate
22	2.8	Moderate
23	2.8	Moderate
24	2.8	Moderate
25	2.8	Moderate
26	2.8	Moderate
27	2.8	Moderate
28	2.8	Moderate
29	2.8	Moderate
30	2.8	Moderate
31	2.7	Moderate

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Vacaria?

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

6.0

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

2.4

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Vacaria for sightseeing.

What to pack for Vacaria in May

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

In May, Vacaria sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Vacaria 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 Vacaria peaks around January 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 4 (moderate).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	15	14	11	8	5	4	4	6	8	8	12	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	11	Extreme
Apr	8	Very high
May	5	High
Jun	4	Moderate
Jul	4	Moderate
Aug	6	High
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	8	Very high
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Vacaria?

Vacaria sits at 28.5°S, 50.9°W, 970 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is São Marcos, 53 km away.

Topography around Vacaria

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vacaria has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 95 m around an average of 958 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 354 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,118 m.

The land around Vacaria is covered by artificial surfaces (39%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, cropland (45%), trees (30%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (44%), grassland (32%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

95 m

artificial surfaces 39%

16 km

354 m

cropland 45%

80 km

1,118 m

trees 44%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain

← April Vacaria year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: São Marcos 53 km · Flores da Cunha 62 km · Lagoa Vermelha 67 km · Nova Prata 73 km · Veranópolis 76 km · Caxias do Sul 77 km · Farroupilha 89 km · Bento Gonçalves 93 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

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 Vacaria (-28.5122°, -50.9339°, elevation 970 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	20	11
2	20	11
3	20	11
4	20	11
5	20	11
6	20	11
7	20	11
8	20	11
9	19	11
10	19	10
11	19	10
12	19	10
13	19	10
14	19	10
15	19	10
16	19	10
17	19	10
18	18	10
19	18	10
20	18	10
21	18	9
22	18	9
23	18	9
24	18	9
25	18	9
26	18	9
27	18	9
28	18	9
29	17	9
30	17	9
31	17	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	48	52
2	49	51
3	49	51
4	48	52
5	48	52
6	47	53
7	47	53
8	47	53
9	46	54
10	46	54
11	45	55
12	44	56
13	44	56
14	42	58
15	42	58
16	42	58
17	42	58
18	43	57
19	43	57
20	43	57
21	43	57
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	43	57
25	43	57
26	43	57
27	43	57
28	43	57
29	44	56
30	44	56
31	44	56

	Rain chance (%)
1	34
2	34
3	34
4	34
5	34
6	34
7	34
8	34
9	35
10	35
11	34
12	34
13	34
14	34
15	34
16	33
17	33
18	33
19	33
20	33
21	32
22	32
23	32
24	32
25	32
26	32
27	32
28	32
29	32
30	32
31	32

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	56	30	13	1
2	57	30	12	1
3	58	30	11	1
4	59	30	10	1
5	60	30	9	1
6	61	30	8	1
7	62	30	7	1
8	64	30	6	0
9	65	29	6	0
10	66	29	5	0
11	67	28	5	0
12	67	28	5	0
13	69	27	4	0
14	69	27	4	0
15	70	26	4	0
16	70	26	4	0
17	71	25	4	0
18	72	24	4	0
19	72	24	4	0
20	73	23	4	0
21	74	22	4	0
22	74	22	4	0
23	75	21	4	0
24	75	21	4	0
25	76	21	3	0
26	77	20	3	0
27	77	20	3	0
28	77	20	3	0
29	78	20	2	0
30	78	20	2	0
31	78	20	2	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	20	11
2	20	11
3	20	11
4	20	11
5	20	11
6	20	11
7	20	11
8	20	11
9	19	11
10	19	10
11	19	10
12	19	10
13	19	10
14	19	10
15	19	10
16	19	10
17	19	10
18	18	10
19	18	10
20	18	10
21	18	9
22	18	9
23	18	9
24	18	9
25	18	9
26	18	9
27	18	9
28	18	9
29	17	9
30	17	9
31	17	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	48	52
2	49	51
3	49	51
4	48	52
5	48	52
6	47	53
7	47	53
8	47	53
9	46	54
10	46	54
11	45	55
12	44	56
13	44	56
14	42	58
15	42	58
16	42	58
17	42	58
18	43	57
19	43	57
20	43	57
21	43	57
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	43	57
25	43	57
26	43	57
27	43	57
28	43	57
29	44	56
30	44	56
31	44	56

	Rain chance (%)
1	34
2	34
3	34
4	34
5	34
6	34
7	34
8	34
9	35
10	35
11	34
12	34
13	34
14	34
15	34
16	33
17	33
18	33
19	33
20	33
21	32
22	32
23	32
24	32
25	32
26	32
27	32
28	32
29	32
30	32
31	32

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	56	30	13	1
2	57	30	12	1
3	58	30	11	1
4	59	30	10	1
5	60	30	9	1
6	61	30	8	1
7	62	30	7	1
8	64	30	6	0
9	65	29	6	0
10	66	29	5	0
11	67	28	5	0
12	67	28	5	0
13	69	27	4	0
14	69	27	4	0
15	70	26	4	0
16	70	26	4	0
17	71	25	4	0
18	72	24	4	0
19	72	24	4	0
20	73	23	4	0
21	74	22	4	0
22	74	22	4	0
23	75	21	4	0
24	75	21	4	0
25	76	21	3	0
26	77	20	3	0
27	77	20	3	0
28	77	20	3	0
29	78	20	2	0
30	78	20	2	0
31	78	20	2	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	20	11
2	20	11
3	20	11
4	20	11
5	20	11
6	20	11
7	20	11
8	20	11
9	19	11
10	19	10
11	19	10
12	19	10
13	19	10
14	19	10
15	19	10
16	19	10
17	19	10
18	18	10
19	18	10
20	18	10
21	18	9
22	18	9
23	18	9
24	18	9
25	18	9
26	18	9
27	18	9
28	18	9
29	17	9
30	17	9
31	17	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	48	52
2	49	51
3	49	51
4	48	52
5	48	52
6	47	53
7	47	53
8	47	53
9	46	54
10	46	54
11	45	55
12	44	56
13	44	56
14	42	58
15	42	58
16	42	58
17	42	58
18	43	57
19	43	57
20	43	57
21	43	57
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	43	57
25	43	57
26	43	57
27	43	57
28	43	57
29	44	56
30	44	56
31	44	56

	Rain chance (%)
1	34
2	34
3	34
4	34
5	34
6	34
7	34
8	34
9	35
10	35
11	34
12	34
13	34
14	34
15	34
16	33
17	33
18	33
19	33
20	33
21	32
22	32
23	32
24	32
25	32
26	32
27	32
28	32
29	32
30	32
31	32

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	56	30	13	1
2	57	30	12	1
3	58	30	11	1
4	59	30	10	1
5	60	30	9	1
6	61	30	8	1
7	62	30	7	1
8	64	30	6	0
9	65	29	6	0
10	66	29	5	0
11	67	28	5	0
12	67	28	5	0
13	69	27	4	0
14	69	27	4	0
15	70	26	4	0
16	70	26	4	0
17	71	25	4	0
18	72	24	4	0
19	72	24	4	0
20	73	23	4	0
21	74	22	4	0
22	74	22	4	0
23	75	21	4	0
24	75	21	4	0
25	76	21	3	0
26	77	20	3	0
27	77	20	3	0
28	77	20	3	0
29	78	20	2	0
30	78	20	2	0
31	78	20	2	0