Wenceslau Braz weather in May

In May, Wenceslau Braz sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 87 mm of rain across 8 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 25°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Wenceslau Braz's 6th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wenceslau Braz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
10th warmest
Overnight low
14°
4th coldest
Rainfall
87 mm
8 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
7:50 AM – 6:41 PM
Cloud cover
55%
6th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Wenceslau Braz 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 25°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical May day in Wenceslau Braz reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°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 27°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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52515
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112414
122414
132414
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Wenceslau Braz 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°25221.913.33.9
Feb29° / 20°18319.112.84.0
Mar29° / 19°13516.112.24.9
Apr27° / 17°72811.56.8
May24° / 14°87810.97.2
Jun23° / 12°82710.67.4
Jul23° / 12°655.410.77.7
Aug25° / 13°616.111.27.9
Sep26° / 15°120911.96.9
Oct27° / 17°13312.712.65.9
Nov28° / 18°1541413.25.4
Dec29° / 19°19017.813.44.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% 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 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25743
35743
45743
55644
65545
75347
85347
95248
105149
115050
125050
134951
144852
154852
164753
174852
184852
194852
204951
214951
224951
234951
244951
255050
265050
275050
284951
295050
305050
315050

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Wenceslau Braz gets around 87 mm of rain over 8 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 26% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
122
221
321
421
521
621
722
822
922
1022
1123
1223
1324
1424
1525
1625
1726
1827
1927
2028
2128
2229
2329
2430
2530
2630
2731
2831
2931
3031
3130

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 39% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11935387
22035387
32136376
42236365
52336365
62437354
72437344
82538344
92538334
102639323
112639313
122740303
132741293
142841283
152842283
162842272
172943262
182943252
193043252
203142242
213242232
223341232
233540232
243639223
253739223
263838223
273837223
283936223
294036223
304035223
314034223

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of May to 10 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 7:43 AM to 7:57 AM, and sunset from 6:50 PM to 6:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.17:436:50
211.17:436:49
311.17:446:49
411.17:446:48
511.07:456:47
611.07:456:47
711.07:466:46
811.07:466:45
911.07:476:45
1011.07:476:44
1110.97:486:44
1210.97:486:43
1310.97:486:42
1410.97:496:42
1510.97:496:41
1610.87:506:41
1710.87:506:40
1810.87:516:40
1910.87:516:40
2010.87:526:39
2110.87:526:39
2210.87:536:38
2310.77:536:38
2410.77:546:38
2510.77:546:37
2610.77:556:37
2710.77:556:37
2810.77:566:37
2910.77:566:36
3010.77:576:36
3110.67:576:36

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 3.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.24 kWh/m² to a high of 5.93 kWh/m² in December across the year — May's 3.62 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
24.1Bright
34.1Bright
44.0Bright
54.0Bright
64.0Moderate
73.9Moderate
83.9Moderate
93.9Moderate
103.8Moderate
113.8Moderate
123.7Moderate
133.7Moderate
143.6Moderate
153.6Moderate
163.6Moderate
173.5Moderate
183.5Moderate
193.5Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.4Moderate
223.4Moderate
233.4Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.4Moderate
263.3Moderate
273.3Moderate
283.3Moderate
293.3Moderate
303.3Moderate
313.3Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Wenceslau Braz

In seasonPeak

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

Wenceslau Braz's rainy season runs September–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 Wenceslau Braz?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Wenceslau Braz in May

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

In May, Wenceslau Braz sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Wenceslau Braz 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 Wenceslau Braz peaks around January 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighHighExtremeJan 21UV 15Jul 12UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug7Very high
Sep6High
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Wenceslau Braz?

Wenceslau Braz sits at 23.9°S, 49.8°W, 834 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Siqueira Campos, 21 km away.

Topography around Wenceslau Braz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wenceslau Braz has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 266 m around an average of 758 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 382 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 939 m.

The land around Wenceslau Braz is covered by cropland (37%), trees (29%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (40%), trees (33%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (40%), grassland (29%) and cropland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
266 m
16 km
382 m
80 km
939 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Siqueira Campos 21 km · Arapoti 32 km · Ibaiti 39 km · Jaguariaíva 42 km · Sengés 44 km · Carlópolis 51 km · Itararé 55 km · Fartura 62 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 Wenceslau Braz (-23.8739°, -49.8028°, elevation 834 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).