Aldeias Altas weather in May

In May, Aldeias Altas sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 113 mm of rain across 14.9 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of May to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Aldeias Altas's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aldeias Altas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
9th warmest
Overnight low
23°
7th coldest
Rainfall
113 mm
14.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:56 AM – 5:44 PM
Cloud cover
63%
7th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical May day in Aldeias Altas reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 1°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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23123
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73123
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How May really feels in Aldeias Altas

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Aldeias Altas weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 23°22124.412.22.6
Feb31° / 23°24823.812.22.6
Mar31° / 23°31128122.5
Apr31° / 23°24725.211.92.8
May32° / 23°11314.911.83.6
Jun33° / 23°214.211.74.1
Jul34° / 23°91.711.83.9
Aug35° / 23°30.711.83.1
Sep37° / 24°51.1122.2
Oct37° / 25°162.712.12.0
Nov36° / 25°487.412.22.3
Dec34° / 24°10613.112.32.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22971
33070
43169
53268
63466
73565
83763
93862
104060
114258
124357
134456
144654
154753
164951
175050
185050
195248
205347
215347
225545
235545
245644
255743
265842
275842
285941
296139
306238
316238

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Aldeias Altas gets around 113 mm of rain over 14.9 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 48% and peaks near 71% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
171
269
368
466
564
662
760
857
955
1053
1151
1250
1348
1447
1546
1645
1745
1844
1943
2043
2142
2241
2340
2440
2539
2638
2736
2835
2934
3032
3131

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the oppressive band about 65% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
105050
205149
305248
405347
505545
605644
705743
805941
906040
1006139
1106238
1216336
1316435
1416435
1516534
1616633
1716732
1826731
1926830
2026929
2136928
2237027
2347125
2447224
2557223
2667321
2777320
2887418
2997417
30117415
31127513

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
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206calm
216calm
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276calm
286calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of May to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:56 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 5:46 PM to 5:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.85:565:46
211.85:565:46
311.85:565:46
411.85:565:46
511.85:565:45
611.85:565:45
711.85:565:45
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.49 kWh/m² to a high of 6.48 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.76 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.5Bright
34.6Bright
44.6Bright
54.6Bright
64.6Bright
74.6Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
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304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Aldeias Altas

In seasonPeak

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

Aldeias Altas's monsoon runs January–April, 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 Aldeias Altas?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Aldeias Altas.

What to pack for Aldeias Altas in May

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

In May, Aldeias Altas sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Aldeias Altas in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Aldeias Altas peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 24 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 12UV 15Jul 24UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Aldeias Altas in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Aldeias Altas is worst in October — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (May, 11 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateOct 1532 µg/m³May 1512 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May11Good
Jun13Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Aldeias Altas?

Aldeias Altas sits at 4.6°S, 43.5°W, 73 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Caxias, 29 km away.

Topography around Aldeias Altas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aldeias Altas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m around an average of 82 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 101 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 234 m.

The land around Aldeias Altas is covered by trees (37%) and shrubs (36%) within 3 km, trees (59%) and shrubs (23%) within 16 km, and trees (74%) within 80 km.

3 km
62 m
16 km
101 m
80 km
234 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Caxias 29 km · Codó 50 km · Coelho Neto 65 km · São João do Soter 66 km · Timbiras 67 km · União 67 km · Miguel Alves 82 km · Timon 87 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 Aldeias Altas (-4.6278°, -43.4706°, elevation 73 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).