Petrópolis Weather in May
Petrópolis in May
The short of it: Petrópolis in May averages a high of 22 °C (72 °F) and a low of 11 °C (52 °F), with 89 mm (3.5 in) of rain and about 11 h 3 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 22° · low 11° · rain 89 mm · daylight 11 h 3 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: August & June
May in Petrópolis brings afternoons near 22° and nights around 11°, with about 89 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 22°, nights near 11°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 89 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 3 min in mid-May, 33 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and June.
Against its neighbours, Petrópolis runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Guapimirim, 21 km to the E, is 4° warmer by day.
May in Petrópolis, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 2° colder, 37 mm less rain
- Versus June
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 3 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GuapimirimRio de Janeiro | 21 km E | 26° | 16° | 72 mm |
| MagéRio de Janeiro | 22 km SE | 27° | 16° | 78 mm |
| TeresópolisRio de Janeiro | 23 km ENE | 22° | 10° | 72 mm |
| São PedroRio de Janeiro | 24 km ENE | 22° | 10° | 72 mm |
| Paty do AlferesRio de Janeiro | 26 km WNW | 24° | 12° | 64 mm |
| Miguel PereiraRio de Janeiro | 30 km W | 23° | 12° | 61 mm |
| ArealRio de Janeiro | 31 km NNE | 24° | 13° | 56 mm |
| FreguesiaRio de Janeiro | 32 km S | 27° | 17° | 82 mm |