May Weather in São Francisco de Paula Brazil

Daily high temperatures decrease by 5°F, from 65°F to 60°F, rarely falling below 51°F or exceeding 73°F.

Daily low temperatures decrease by 5°F, from 49°F to 44°F, rarely falling below 35°F or exceeding 57°F.

For reference, on January 20, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in São Francisco de Paula typically range from 60°F to 77°F, while on July 21, the coldest day of the year, they range from 42°F to 59°F.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on May. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Grabouw, South Africa (4,024 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to São Francisco de Paula (view comparison).

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The month of May in São Francisco de Paula experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 49% throughout the month.

The clearest day of the month is May 1, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 53% of the time.

For reference, on June 21, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 54%, while on March 12, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 62%.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In São Francisco de Paula, the chance of a wet day over the course of May is gradually decreasing, starting the month at 33% and ending it at 29%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 53% on February 9, and its lowest chance is 28% on May 27.

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during May in São Francisco de Paula is gradually increasing, starting the month at 3.8 inches, when it rarely exceeds 6.9 inches or falls below 1.3 inches, and ending the month at 4.1 inches, when it rarely exceeds 6.8 inches or falls below 1.6 inches.

The lowest average 31-day accumulation is 3.8 inches on May 15.

Over the course of May in São Francisco de Paula, the length of the day is decreasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day decreases by 34 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 1 minute, 8 seconds, and weekly decrease of 7 minutes, 53 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is May 31, with 10 hours, 23 minutes of daylight and the longest day is May 1, with 10 hours, 57 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise of the month in São Francisco de Paula is 6:50 AM on May 1 and the latest sunrise is 18 minutes later at 7:08 AM on May 31.

The latest sunset is 5:47 PM on May 1 and the earliest sunset is 16 minutes earlier at 5:31 PM on May 31.

Daylight saving time is not observed in São Francisco de Paula during 2024.

For reference, on December 21, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:19 AM and sets 14 hours, 2 minutes later, at 7:21 PM, while on June 20, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:16 AM and sets 10 hours, 15 minutes later, at 5:31 PM.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for May 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in São Francisco de Paula is decreasing during May, falling from 7% to 1% over the course of the month.

For reference, on February 12, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 54% of the time, while on July 22, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in São Francisco de Paula is essentially constant during May, remaining within 0.1 miles per hour of 3.4 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on September 14, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 3.9 miles per hour, while on March 3, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 3.2 miles per hour.

The lowest daily average wind speed during May is 3.3 miles per hour on May 5.

The hourly average wind direction in São Francisco de Paula throughout May is predominantly from the north, with a peak proportion of 41% on May 31.

São Francisco de Paula is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature in São Francisco de Paula is decreasing during May, falling by 5°F, from 71°F to 66°F, over the course of the month.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in São Francisco de Paula typically lasts for 9.9 months (301 days), from around August 10 to around June 7, rarely starting before July 12 or after September 11, and rarely ending before May 10 or after July 6.

The month of May in São Francisco de Paula is more likely than not fully within the growing season, with the chance that a given day is in the growing season rapidly decreasing from 96% to 62% over the course of the month.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in São Francisco de Paula are gradually increasing during May, increasing by 162°F, from 3,483°F to 3,645°F, over the course of the month.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in São Francisco de Paula is gradually decreasing during May, falling by 0.7 kWh, from 3.8 kWh to 3.1 kWh, over the course of the month.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of São Francisco de Paula are -29.448 deg latitude, -50.584 deg longitude, and 2,953 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of São Francisco de Paula contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,371 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 2,800 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (3,068 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (3,976 feet).

The area within 2 miles of São Francisco de Paula is covered by trees (60%) and shrubs (30%), within 10 miles by trees (75%) and shrubs (12%), and within 50 miles by trees (52%) and shrubs (14%).