Rio de Janeiro Sea Temperature in May

Looking to find out what the average sea water temperature in Rio de Janeiro is for May? Find out what the lowest, highest, and average water temperatures are for Rio de Janeiro over the past 10 years.

Average water temperature in Rio de Janeiro for May

The average, high, and low temperatures below should help you if you can swim in the water in Rio de Janeiro in May.

23.45° C

(74.22° F)

  • highest: 26.98° C (80.56° F)
  • lowest: 19.11° C (66.4° F)

Water at this temperature is very pleasant to swim in and if you tend to wear a wetsuit when swimming, you might consider removing it now to avoid the body overheating.

Water temperature range by day in May in Rio de Janeiro

The chart below shows the range of low and high temperatures by day for the month of May in Rio de Janeiro.

Water temperatures for May in Rio de Janeiro in recent years

Day 2024 2023 2022 2021
1 0° C 24.23° C 25.28° C 24.19° C
2 0° C 24.33° C 25.48° C 24.05° C
3 0° C 24.38° C 25.61° C 24.11° C
4 0° C 24.31° C 25.77° C 24.25° C
5 0° C 24.28° C 25.5° C 24.37° C
6 0° C 24.36° C 25.16° C 24.59° C
7 0° C 24.41° C 24.86° C 24.65° C
8 0° C 24.39° C 24.7° C 24.73° C
9 0° C 24.31° C 24.68° C 24.76° C
10 0° C 24.3° C 24.55° C 23.98° C
11 0° C 24.43° C 24.53° C 23.99° C
12 0° C 24.03° C 24.45° C 24.1° C
13 0° C 23.87° C 24.36° C 24.15° C
14 0° C 23.9° C 24.23° C 24° C
15 0° C 23.71° C 24.18° C 23.92° C
16 0° C 23.57° C 24.09° C 23.67° C
17 0° C 23.25° C 23.81° C 23.77° C
18 0° C 23.34° C 23.62° C 23.96° C
19 0° C 23.33° C 23.41° C 23.85° C
20 0° C 23.35° C 23.09° C 23.78° C
21 0° C 23.1° C 22.82° C 23.92° C
22 0° C 23.4° C 22.74° C 24.04° C
23 0° C 23.49° C 22.73° C 24.11° C
24 0° C 23.45° C 22.81° C 24.18° C
25 0° C 23.43° C 22.85° C 23.79° C
26 0° C 23.58° C 22.92° C 23.67° C
27 0° C 23.52° C 22.94° C 23.78° C
28 0° C 23.34° C 23° C 23.85° C
29 0° C 23.32° C 23.21° C 23.84° C
30 0° C 23.19° C 23.12° C 23.77° C
31 0° C 23.15° C 22.87° C 23.46° C

Water temperature in May for locations near Rio de Janeiro

Laranjeiras

Brazil, South America

1.97 miles away

Botafogo

Brazil, South America

3.11 miles away

Red Beach

Brazil, South America

3.38 miles away

Niteroi

Brazil, South America

3.95 miles away

Copacabana

Brazil, South America

4.42 miles away

Ipanema

Brazil, South America

5.62 miles away

Data source and citation

Raw data for the calculations made to find the sea surface temperature in Rio de Janeiro comes from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and their 1/4° daily Optimum Interpolation Sea Surface Temperature.

The water temperature data is constructed by combining observations from different platforms (satellites, ships, buoys, and Argo floats) on a regular global grid. A spatially complete sea surface temperature map is then built by interpolating to fill in gaps in the data.

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