Apuí weather in May

In May, Apuí sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 168 mm of rain across 24.7 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Apuí's 5th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Apuí's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
7th warmest
Overnight low
22°
4th coldest
Rainfall
168 mm
24.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:06 AM – 5:46 PM
Cloud cover
77%
5th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical May day in Apuí reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°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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How May really feels in Apuí

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.

Apuí weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°3533012.42.7
Feb30° / 23°33627.112.22.7
Mar30° / 23°36029.9122.7
Apr30° / 23°27328.411.82.7
May30° / 22°16824.711.73.3
Jun31° / 22°5410.911.64.4
Jul33° / 22°356.411.64.1
Aug34° / 23°579.811.83.1
Sep33° / 23°13820122.8
Oct32° / 23°20124.912.22.6
Nov31° / 23°2482712.32.6
Dec30° / 23°31429.512.42.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11090
21090
31189
41288
51288
61387
71387
81684
91684
101882
111882
122080
132080
142179
152377
162377
172476
182674
192674
202872
212872
222971
232971
243169
253169
263367
273367
283565
293763
303862
314060

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Apuí gets around 168 mm of rain over 24.7 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 79% and peaks near 90% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
190
290
389
489
588
687
786
885
984
1083
1182
1281
1381
1480
1579
1678
1778
1877
1977
2076
2175
2275
2374
2474
2573
2672
2770
2869
2967
3066
3164

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 78% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
117524
217524
327424
427424
527424
627424
727424
827424
927424
1037324
1137324
1237423
1337423
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2127919
2228018
2328117
2428216
2528315
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2738413
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2948412
3048511
3148610

Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
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34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
135calm
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155calm
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315calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of May to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:04 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 5:49 PM to 5:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:045:49
211.76:045:49
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411.76:045:48
511.76:045:48
611.76:055:48
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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 4.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.16 kWh/m² to a high of 5.31 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.16 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Apuí

In seasonPeak

In May, Apuí sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Apuí's rainy season runs October–May, 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 Apuí?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Apuí.

What to pack for Apuí in May

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

In May, Apuí sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Apuí 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 Apuí peaks around March 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near September 15 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeMar 14UV 15Sep 15UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct10Very high
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Apuí 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 Apuí is worst in August — around 181 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 22.6× the cleanest month (June, 8 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodUnhealthyUnhealthyModerateAug 16167 µg/m³Jun 98 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb12Good
Mar12Good
Apr11Good
May9Good
Jun8Good
Jul67Unhealthy
Aug181Very unhealthy
Sep65Unhealthy
Oct25Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Apuí?

Apuí sits at 7.2°S, 59.9°W, 156 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Manicoré, 219 km away.

JacareacangaColnizaBorbaAripuanãMachadinho d'OesteHumaitá

Topography around Apuí

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Apuí has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 111 m around an average of 130 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 186 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 274 m.

The land around Apuí is covered by trees (49%) and grassland (46%) within 3 km, trees (61%) and grassland (39%) within 16 km, and trees (93%) within 80 km.

3 km
111 m
16 km
186 m
80 km
274 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Manicoré 219 km · Novo Aripuanã 237 km · Jacareacanga 260 km · Colniza 264 km · Borba 314 km · Aripuanã 335 km · Machadinho d'Oeste 340 km · Humaitá 348 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 Apuí (-7.1972°, -59.8914°, elevation 156 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).