Alto Araguaia weather in May

In May, Alto Araguaia sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 26 mm of rain across 4.3 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of May to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Alto Araguaia's 5th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Alto Araguaia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
11th warmest
Overnight low
17°
4th coldest
Rainfall
26 mm
4.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:53 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
45%
5th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Alto Araguaia 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 28°C through the month.

A typical May day in Alto Araguaia reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and on par with June.

10°15°20°25°30°35°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12918
22918
32918
42918
52918
62918
72918
82918
92918
102918
112918
122917
132817
142817
152817
162817
172817
182817
192817
202817
212817
222817
232817
242817
252817
262817
272817
282817
292817
302817
312817

How May really feels in Alto Araguaia

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.

Alto Araguaia weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 21°27025.712.93.5
Feb29° / 21°22222.512.63.6
Mar29° / 20°19223.512.13.7
Apr29° / 19°7412.411.65.1
May28° / 17°264.311.26.7
Jun28° / 16°111.5117.4
Jul29° / 15°60.911.17.4
Aug31° / 17°91.711.45.9
Sep32° / 19°527.711.94.5
Oct31° / 20°12517.812.43.7
Nov29° / 20°19222.712.83.6
Dec29° / 20°24926.2133.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 32%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27129
37129
47030
57030
66931
76832
86733
96535
106535
116436
126337
136337
146337
156337
166337
176436
186436
196535
206535
216634
226733
236733
246832
257030
267129
277228
287228
297327
307426
317525

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Alto Araguaia gets around 26 mm of rain over 4.3 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 14% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
116
215
314
414
513
613
713
814
914
1014
1114
1215
1315
1415
1516
1616
1716
1816
1916
2016
2116
2216
2315
2415
2514
2614
2713
2813
2912
3012
3111

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 39% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 22% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
162037352
262138341
372338321
472338301
582438281
682539271
782639261
892639251
992639251
1092739241
1192740241
12102740230
13102740230
14102740220
15112740220
16112840210
17122840210
18122840200
19132840200
20132840190
21142840180
22142940180
23152940170
24152940160
25152940150
26163040140
27163040140
28163140130
29173240120
30173339110
31173339100

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

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

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:49 AM to 6:59 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 6:02 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:496:12
211.46:496:11
311.46:496:10
411.36:496:10
511.36:506:09
611.36:506:09
711.36:506:08
811.36:516:08
911.36:516:08
1011.36:516:07
1111.36:526:07
1211.26:526:06
1311.26:526:06
1411.26:536:06
1511.26:536:05
1611.26:536:05
1711.26:546:05
1811.26:546:04
1911.26:546:04
2011.16:556:04
2111.16:556:03
2211.16:566:03
2311.16:566:03
2411.16:566:03
2511.16:576:03
2611.16:576:02
2711.16:576:02
2811.16:586:02
2911.16:586:02
3011.16:586:02
3111.06:596:02

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.4 kWh/m² to a high of 5.98 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.67 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.8Bright
124.7Bright
134.7Bright
144.7Bright
154.7Bright
164.6Bright
174.6Bright
184.6Bright
194.6Bright
204.5Bright
214.5Bright
224.5Bright
234.5Bright
244.5Bright
254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Alto Araguaia

In seasonPeak

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

Alto Araguaia's monsoon runs October–March, 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 Alto Araguaia?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Alto Araguaia in May

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

In May, Alto Araguaia sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Alto Araguaia 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 Alto Araguaia peaks around January 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 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 highExtremeJan 20UV 15Jun 22UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Alto Araguaia 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 Alto Araguaia is worst in September — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 5.9× the cleanest month (June, 4 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1823 µg/m³Jun 194 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb7Good
Mar7Good
Apr6Good
May6Good
Jun4Good
Jul5Good
Aug8Good
Sep25Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Alto Araguaia?

Alto Araguaia sits at 17.3°S, 53.2°W, 672 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Mineiros, 76 km away.

Topography around Alto Araguaia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Alto Araguaia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 115 m around an average of 694 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 240 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 658 m.

The land around Alto Araguaia is covered by grassland (46%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, grassland (44%) and trees (35%) within 16 km, and trees (33%), grassland (33%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
115 m
16 km
240 m
80 km
658 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Mineiros 76 km · Costa Rica 137 km · Pedra Preta 154 km · Caiapônia 155 km · Jataí 170 km · Chapadão do Sul 176 km · Rondonópolis 178 km · Aragarças 188 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 Alto Araguaia (-17.3147°, -53.2153°, elevation 672 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).