Afonso Cláudio weather in May

In May, Afonso Cláudio sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 28 mm of rain across 6 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of May to 10 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Afonso Cláudio's 4th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Afonso Cláudio's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
9th warmest
Overnight low
16°
5th coldest
Rainfall
28 mm
6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
7:09 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover
55%
4th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
3.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Afonso Cláudio is human settlement in Brazil.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical May day in Afonso Cláudio reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22617
32617
42616
52616
62616
72616
82616
92616
102516
112516
122516
132516
142516
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182516
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202516
212516
222516
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Afonso Cláudio weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 19°14413.913.15.4
Feb29° / 19°7611.112.75.3
Mar28° / 19°11514.112.15.3
Apr27° / 18°621111.66.3
May25° / 16°28611.17.5
Jun24° / 15°112.810.88.3
Jul24° / 14°102.710.98.3
Aug25° / 14°154.411.38.0
Sep26° / 16°347.311.97.1
Oct26° / 17°8811.612.56.2
Nov26° / 18°17916.8135.2
Dec27° / 19°21218.413.25.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26139
36139
46040
55941
65842
75743
85743
95545
105446
115347
125347
135248
145248
155248
165248
175248
185248
195347
205347
215446
225545
235644
245644
255644
265743
275842
285941
295941
306040
316040

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Afonso Cláudio gets around 28 mm of rain over 6 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 20% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
125
224
323
422
521
621
720
820
920
1020
1120
1221
1321
1422
1522
1622
1722
1822
1922
2022
2121
2221
2320
2420
2519
2618
2717
2816
2915
3014
3113

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the humid band about 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 10% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12224926
23235024
33245122
44255120
54255318
64265416
74275415
85285314
95285413
105295412
115295511
125305510
135305510
14531559
15632539
16632548
17633538
18634528
19634537
20635527
21636517
22636526
23637516
24638506
25739495
26740485
27740485
28841474
29841474
30941473
31942463

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of May to 10 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 7:03 AM to 7:15 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 6:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.37:036:20
211.37:046:19
311.27:046:19
411.27:046:18
511.27:056:18
611.27:056:17
711.27:066:16
811.27:066:16
911.27:066:15
1011.17:076:15
1111.17:076:14
1211.17:086:14
1311.17:086:14
1411.17:086:13
1511.17:096:13
1611.17:096:12
1711.07:106:12
1811.07:106:12
1911.07:106:11
2011.07:116:11
2111.07:116:11
2211.07:126:10
2311.07:126:10
2411.07:126:10
2510.97:136:09
2610.97:136:09
2710.97:146:09
2810.97:146:09
2910.97:156:09
3010.97:156:09
3110.97:156:08

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 3.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.57 kWh/m² to a high of 6.06 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 3.86 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
24.2Bright
34.2Bright
44.2Bright
54.1Bright
64.1Bright
74.1Bright
84.0Bright
94.0Bright
104.0Moderate
113.9Moderate
123.9Moderate
133.9Moderate
143.8Moderate
153.8Moderate
163.8Moderate
173.8Moderate
183.7Moderate
193.7Moderate
203.7Moderate
213.7Moderate
223.7Moderate
233.7Moderate
243.7Moderate
253.7Moderate
263.7Moderate
273.7Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.6Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Afonso Cláudio

In seasonPeak

None of Afonso Cláudio's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Afonso Cláudio's monsoon runs November–January, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Afonso Cláudio?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

7.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Afonso Cláudio for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Afonso Cláudio in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Afonso Cláudio sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 6 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Afonso Cláudio in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Afonso Cláudio peaks around February 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 7 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeFeb 13UV 15Jun 21UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Afonso Cláudio?

Afonso Cláudio sits at 20.1°S, 41.1°W, 368 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Santa Maria de Jetibá, 40 km away.

Topography around Afonso Cláudio

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Afonso Cláudio.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Afonso Cláudio has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 445 m around an average of 445 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,077 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,682 m.

The land around Afonso Cláudio is covered by trees (48%) and grassland (47%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and grassland (48%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) and grassland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
445 m
16 km
1,077 m
80 km
2,682 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Santa Maria de Jetibá 40 km · Ibatiba 44 km · Mutum 45 km · Iúna 53 km · Lajinha 53 km · Muniz Freire 53 km · Santa Teresa 57 km · Domingos Martins 58 km

Brazil travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / N
127 / 220 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 46% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$10,713
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
89%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
19.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
16
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 482
Religion
Roman Catholic 57%Evangelical 27%none 9%other 4%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Afonso Cláudio (-20.0742°, -41.1239°, elevation 368 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).