Alegre weather in May

In May, Alegre sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 58 mm of rain across 9.8 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. 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 12 min at the start of May to 10 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Alegre's 5th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Alegre's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
9th warmest
Overnight low
16°
5th coldest
Rainfall
58 mm
9.8 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
7:12 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover
57%
5th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
3.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Alegre 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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical May day in Alegre 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 21°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12617
22617
32616
42616
52616
62616
72516
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92516
102516
112516
122516
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Alegre 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
Jan29° / 20°18315.113.14.6
Feb30° / 20°13211.812.74.7
Mar29° / 19°19117.812.14.7
Apr27° / 18°10714.211.55.9
May25° / 16°589.8116.9
Jun24° / 14°306.410.87.6
Jul24° / 14°276.310.97.8
Aug25° / 14°306.511.37.6
Sep26° / 16°7810.911.96.6
Oct27° / 17°13013.812.55.8
Nov27° / 18°23418.7134.9
Dec28° / 20°27420.513.24.5

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 21% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25545
35545
45545
55545
65446
75446
85347
95248
105149
115050
124753
134753
144753
154654
164654
174555
184654
194654
204753
214753
224951
234951
245149
255149
265248
275347
285545
295644
305644
315842

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Alegre gets around 58 mm of rain over 9.8 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 33% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
137
236
335
435
534
633
732
832
932
1032
1132
1232
1333
1433
1533
1633
1734
1834
1934
2034
2134
2234
2333
2433
2533
2632
2732
2831
2930
3029
3128

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 53% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 20% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11154440
21164537
31174735
42184832
52194930
62205028
72215027
82225125
92225224
102235223
112235322
122235421
133235420
143245419
153245419
163245518
173255517
183255517
193255616
204265416
214265515
224265614
234275514
244285513
255285512
265295412
275305411
285315410
296325210
30632539
31633538

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
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206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of May to 10 h 48 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 7:06 AM to 7:18 AM, and sunset from 6:21 PM to 6:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.27:066:21
211.27:066:20
311.27:076:20
411.27:076:19
511.27:076:18
611.27:086:18
711.27:086:17
811.17:096:17
911.17:096:16
1011.17:096:16
1111.17:106:15
1211.17:106:15
1311.17:116:14
1411.07:116:14
1511.07:116:13
1611.07:126:13
1711.07:126:12
1811.07:136:12
1911.07:136:12
2011.07:146:11
2111.07:146:11
2210.97:146:11
2310.97:156:10
2410.97:156:10
2510.97:166:10
2610.97:166:10
2710.97:176:09
2810.97:176:09
2910.97:176:09
3010.97:186:09
3110.87:186:09

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 3.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.53 kWh/m² to a high of 6.04 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 3.71 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
24.1Bright
34.0Bright
44.0Bright
54.0Moderate
64.0Moderate
73.9Moderate
83.9Moderate
93.9Moderate
103.8Moderate
113.8Moderate
123.8Moderate
133.7Moderate
143.7Moderate
153.6Moderate
163.6Moderate
173.6Moderate
183.6Moderate
193.5Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.5Moderate
253.5Moderate
263.5Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.5Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Alegre

In seasonPeak

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

Alegre's rainy season runs October–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is May a good time to visit Alegre?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Alegre for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Alegre in May

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

In May, Alegre sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Alegre in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Alegre peaks around February 11 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 11UV 15Jun 21UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May7Very high
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Alegre?

Alegre sits at 20.8°S, 41.5°W, 248 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Guaçuí, 15 km away.

Topography around Alegre

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Alegre has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 481 m around an average of 315 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,146 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,841 m.

The land around Alegre is covered by grassland (60%) and trees (35%) within 3 km, grassland (66%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and grassland (53%) and trees (45%) within 80 km.

3 km
481 m
16 km
1,146 m
80 km
2,841 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswetland
May weather nearby: Guaçuí 15 km · Muniz Freire 36 km · Mimoso do Sul 38 km · Castelo 40 km · Espera Feliz 41 km · Bom Jesus do Itabapoana 44 km · Cachoeiro de Itapemirim 45 km · Iúna 46 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 Alegre (-20.7636°, -41.5331°, elevation 248 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).