Palmas Weather in May
Palmas in May
The short of it: Palmas in May averages a high of 19 °C (66 °F) and a low of 7 °C (44 °F), with 137 mm (5.4 in) of rain and about 10 h 50 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 19° · low 7° · rain 137 mm · daylight 10 h 50 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: October & April
Thirty years of records give Palmas an average May high of 19°, a low of 7° and some 137 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 19°, nights near 7°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 137 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 50 min in mid-May, 40 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are October and April.
Against its neighbours, Palmas runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Coronel Domingos Soares, 29 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
May in Palmas, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° colder, 13 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 50 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coronel Domingos SoaresParaná | 29 km N | 19° | 7° | 125 mm |
| Passos MaiaSanta Catarina | 34 km SSW | 20° | 8° | 155 mm |
| Abelardo LuzSanta Catarina | 35 km WSW | 21° | 8° | 156 mm |
| ClevelândiaParaná | 37 km WNW | 20° | 7° | 147 mm |
| Ouro VerdeSanta Catarina | 40 km SW | 21° | 8° | 168 mm |
| Ponte SerradaSanta Catarina | 43 km S | 19° | 7° | 154 mm |
| VargeãoSanta Catarina | 45 km SSW | 20° | 8° | 166 mm |
| Bom JesusSanta Catarina | 49 km SW | 21° | 8° | 174 mm |