Almenara weather in May

In May, Almenara sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 32 mm of rain across 8.6 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of May to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Almenara's 9th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Almenara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
9th warmest
Overnight low
18°
5th coldest
Rainfall
32 mm
8.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
7:02 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
63%
9th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
3.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Almenara 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 27°C through the month.

A typical May day in Almenara reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 30°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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42819
52819
62819
72819
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92819
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112819
122818
132818
142718
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182718
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202718
212718
222718
232718
242718
252718
262718
272718
282718
292718
302718
312718

How May really feels in Almenara

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Almenara weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 20°8710.212.94.7
Feb31° / 20°568.112.54.6
Mar30° / 21°10712.412.14.6
Apr29° / 20°5810.711.65.3
May27° / 18°328.611.36.5
Jun26° / 17°22611.17.1
Jul26° / 16°216.911.17.2
Aug26° / 16°205.911.57.1
Sep28° / 17°306.511.96.5
Oct29° / 19°689.812.45.4
Nov29° / 20°14614.212.84.7
Dec30° / 20°1371312.94.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 57%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
34852
44654
54654
64555
74555
84357
94357
104258
114258
124159
134060
143961
153862
163961
173961
183961
194060
204060
214159
224159
234258
244357
254456
264555
274654
284555
294555
304555
314654

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Almenara gets around 32 mm of rain over 8.6 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 27% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
132
232
331
431
530
629
728
828
927
1026
1126
1226
1326
1426
1526
1626
1726
1826
1926
2027
2127
2227
2327
2427
2527
2627
2727
2826
2926
3025
3125

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the muggy band about 47% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 48% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1429643
2430633
3531622
4632602
5633592
6733582
7834562
8835552
9936532
10937522
11938512
121039501
131040491
141041481
151042471
161043461
171044451
181045440
191046430
201047430
211048420
221048410
231049410
241050400
251051390
261052380
271053370
281054360
291055350
301155340
311156330

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May, the calmest month.

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 24 min at the start of May to 11 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:57 AM to 7:07 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 6:14 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:576:23
211.46:576:22
311.46:586:22
411.46:586:21
511.46:586:21
611.46:596:20
711.36:596:20
811.36:596:19
911.36:596:19
1011.37:006:19
1111.37:006:18
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1311.37:016:17
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1611.27:026:16
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1911.27:036:16
2011.27:036:15
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2211.27:046:15
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2411.27:046:15
2511.27:056:14
2611.27:056:14
2711.17:056:14
2811.17:066:14
2911.17:066:14
3011.17:066:14
3111.17:076:14

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 3.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.46 kWh/m² to a high of 6.11 kWh/m² in January across the year — May's 3.77 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
24.1Bright
34.0Bright
44.0Bright
54.0Bright
64.0Moderate
73.9Moderate
83.9Moderate
93.9Moderate
103.9Moderate
113.8Moderate
123.8Moderate
133.8Moderate
143.8Moderate
153.8Moderate
163.7Moderate
173.7Moderate
183.7Moderate
193.7Moderate
203.7Moderate
213.7Moderate
223.7Moderate
233.6Moderate
243.6Moderate
253.6Moderate
263.6Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.6Moderate
293.6Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Almenara

In seasonPeak

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

Almenara's rainy season runs October–January, 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 Almenara?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Almenara in May

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

In May, Almenara sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Almenara in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Almenara peaks around February 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 16UV 15Jul 10UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Almenara?

Almenara sits at 16.2°S, 40.7°W, 193 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Jequitinhonha, 43 km away.

Topography around Almenara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Almenara has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 571 m around an average of 248 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 822 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,069 m.

The land around Almenara is covered by grassland (50%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, trees (62%) and grassland (36%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and grassland (47%) within 80 km.

3 km
571 m
16 km
822 m
80 km
1,069 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Jequitinhonha 43 km · Pedra Azul 67 km · Macarani 74 km · Encruzilhada 76 km · Medina 84 km · Itarantim 89 km · Cândido Sales 95 km · Itaobim 96 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 Almenara (-16.1836°, -40.6944°, elevation 193 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).