Weather in Sao Paulo in May 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Sao Paulo in May
Going from a maximum of +28°C during the day to a minimum of +7°C during the night, the temperature in May averages around +22°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 43% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +27°C to +18°C.
Is Sao Paulo warm or cold in May?
Sao Paulo is typically warm in May.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +25°C to +23°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +17°C to +15°C.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
May is one of the coolest months in Sao Paulo, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Sao Paulo in May
| April | May | June | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +25°C | +23°C | +22°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +9°C | +4°C | +2°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +33°C | +32°C | +29°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 97 mm | 76 mm | 61 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 78% | 77% | 76% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1016 HPa | 1018 HPa | 1019 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 4 | 6 | 8 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 17 | 18 | 17 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 9 | 7 | 5 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
May weather is still as ok as in April. It’s getting colder in May. From +25°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +23°C. As May arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 97 mm to 76 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 78% to 77%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during May, staying around 2 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in May, from 4 to 6.
June brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 9 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Sao Paulo is gradually increasing during May, going from 3 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last May in Sao Paulo?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Sao Paulo in May has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 2004 (+22°C) and the highest in 2016 (+26°C). The driest year was 2000 with only 19 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1988 with 210 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Sao Paulo, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2022.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.