Climate averages 1991–2020
São José do Rio Preto weather
in May.
A warm, moderately wet month: the 11th warmest and the 4th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a warm month in São José do Rio Preto: daytime highs average 26.2°C and nights cool to about 16.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 47 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes May a moderately wet month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 08 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Catanduva (55 km away). In May its highs average 26.0°C, about as warm as São José do Rio Preto, with 46 mm of rain.
Among the 448 cities listed in Brazil, São José do Rio Preto ranks joint 185th of 448 for the warmest May highs and joint 124th of 448 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 448 cities is 25.3°C; São José do Rio Preto is 0.9°C warmer than that mean.
From May to June, average highs fall by 0.2°C to 25.9°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 47 mm to 26 mm.
The annual picture
May in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
São José do Rio Preto climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.9°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 271 | 23.5 | 13.213 h |
| February | 29.1°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 204 | 20.7 | 12.813 h |
| March | 28.6°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 184 | 20.1 | 12.212 h |
| April | 28.2°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 70 | 9.4 | 11.612 h |
| May, selected | 26.2°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 47 | 4.9 | 11.111 h |
| June | 25.9°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 26 | 3.1 | 10.911 h |
| July | 26.5°C15.8°C | 15.8°C | 15 | 2.3 | 11.011 h |
| August | 29.0°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 19 | 2.6 | 11.411 h |
| September | 30.7°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 59 | 6.9 | 12.012 h |
| October | 30.8°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 119 | 13.2 | 12.613 h |
| November | 29.4°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 172 | 17.6 | 13.113 h |
| December | 29.0°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 234 | 22.9 | 13.413 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
May in nearby cities
- Catanduva in MayBrazil · 55 kmHigh 26.0°C · Low 16.4°C · 46 mm rain
- Votuporanga in MayBrazil · 76 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 16.7°C · 44 mm rain
- Barretos in MayBrazil · 89 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 16.7°C · 35 mm rain
- Bebedouro in MayBrazil · 95 kmHigh 25.9°C · Low 16.2°C · 40 mm rain
- Lins in MayBrazil · 103 kmHigh 26.1°C · Low 17.0°C · 57 mm rain
- Fernandópolis in MayBrazil · 108 kmHigh 26.2°C · Low 16.7°C · 42 mm rain
- Birigui in MayBrazil · 112 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 16.7°C · 46 mm rain
- Araçatuba in MayBrazil · 118 kmHigh 26.5°C · Low 17.0°C · 48 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for São José do Rio Preto) is explained once on the São José do Rio Preto year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.