São Carlos climate

São Carlos Weather in May

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around São Carlos, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 24°C on May 1 to 21°C on May 31, and lows from 13°C to 10°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 152 mm over about 12 wet days.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at São Carlos, in °C, with the record for each date.51015202530151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
23°C
Average low
12°C
Precipitation
152 mm
Record high
26°CMay 4, 2025
Record low
5°CMay 29, 2025
Daylight
11 h 04 min to 10 h 33 min
Cloud cover
54%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
13°C
Wind
7.9 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
May 124°C13°C24°C 202512°C 202534%
May 224°C13°C33%
May 324°C13°C32%
May 424°C13°C26°C 202515°C 202530%
May 524°C13°C26°C 202517°C 202530%
May 624°C13°C32%
May 724°C12°C24°C 202519°C 202531%
May 824°C12°C32%
May 923°C12°C24°C 202516°C 202533%
May 1023°C12°C21°C 202514°C 202532%
May 1123°C12°C19°C 202512°C 202532%
May 1223°C12°C32%
May 1323°C12°C32%
May 1423°C12°C26°C 202515°C 202533%
May 1523°C12°C24°C 202515°C 202534%
May 1623°C12°C24°C 202516°C 202535%
May 1722°C12°C23°C 202518°C 202537%
May 1822°C12°C38%
May 1922°C11°C39%
May 2022°C11°C40%
May 2122°C11°C21°C 202519°C 202540%
May 2222°C11°C19°C 202516°C 202540%
May 2322°C11°C20°C 202515°C 202541%
May 2422°C11°C40%
May 2521°C11°C25°C 202517°C 202541%
May 2621°C11°C26°C 202519°C 202540%
May 2721°C11°C24°C 202519°C 202541%
May 2821°C10°C21°C 20256°C 202541%
May 2921°C10°C8°C 20255°C 202541%
May 3021°C10°C9°C 20257°C 202540%
May 3121°C10°C17°C 20256°C 202540%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at São Carlos, in percent.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT-3).

May 1
sunrise 6:57 AM, sunset 6:01 PM
May 31
sunrise 7:13 AM, sunset 5:46 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station BR002752004, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.