Araçuaí weather in May

In May, Araçuaí sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 13 mm of rain across 2.3 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-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 33% 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 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Araçuaí's 6th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Araçuaí's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
9th warmest
Overnight low
19°
5th coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
2.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
7:08 AM – 6:21 PM
Cloud cover
55%
6th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Araçuaí 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 30°C through the month.

A typical May day in Araçuaí reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 33°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)
13020
23020
33020
43020
53020
63020
73020
83019
93019
103019
113019
123019
133019
143019
153019
162919
172919
182919
192919
202919
212919
222919
232919
242919
252919
262919
272918
282918
292918
302918
312918

How May really feels in Araçuaí

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.

Araçuaí 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
Jan32° / 22°839.212.93.9
Feb33° / 22°606.812.63.8
Mar32° / 22°779.412.13.9
Apr31° / 21°325.111.65.0
May30° / 19°132.311.26.1
Jun28° / 17°41117.0
Jul28° / 17°30.911.17.2
Aug29° / 17°30.811.46.6
Sep31° / 19°11211.95.2
Oct32° / 21°485.912.44.2
Nov31° / 21°11511.912.84.0
Dec31° / 22°14213.1133.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25644
35743
45644
55545
65545
75446
85347
95347
105248
115050
125050
135050
144951
154951
164852
174951
184951
194951
205050
215149
225248
235347
245347
255545
265545
275644
285644
295644
305842
315842

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Araçuaí gets around 13 mm of rain over 2.3 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 8% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
110
210
310
49
59
69
79
89
99
109
119
129
139
149
159
169
179
189
198
208
218
227
237
247
256
266
275
285
295
304
314

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 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 23% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
111150371
211251360
311451340
421550330
521651310
621751300
721851290
821951280
922050280
1022150270
1122250260
1222251250
1332350250
1432449240
1532549230
1632549230
1732649220
1832649210
1932749210
2032750200
2132750200
2232850190
2332851180
2432852170
2532952160
2632953150
2723054140
2823153140
2923154130
3023254120
3123354110

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 7:03 AM to 7:13 AM, and sunset from 6:28 PM to 6:18 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.47:036:28
211.47:046:27
311.47:046:26
411.47:046:26
511.37:056:25
611.37:056:25
711.37:056:24
811.37:056:24
911.37:066:24
1011.37:066:23
1111.37:066:23
1211.37:076:22
1311.27:076:22
1411.27:076:22
1511.27:086:21
1611.27:086:21
1711.27:086:21
1811.27:096:20
1911.27:096:20
2011.27:096:20
2111.27:106:20
2211.27:106:19
2311.17:116:19
2411.17:116:19
2511.17:116:19
2611.17:126:19
2711.17:126:18
2811.17:126:18
2911.17:136:18
3011.17:136:18
3111.17:136:18

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.73 kWh/m² to a high of 6.37 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 4.04 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.4Bright
34.3Bright
44.3Bright
54.3Bright
64.3Bright
74.2Bright
84.2Bright
94.2Bright
104.1Bright
114.1Bright
124.1Bright
134.1Bright
144.0Bright
154.0Bright
164.0Moderate
174.0Moderate
184.0Moderate
193.9Moderate
203.9Moderate
213.9Moderate
223.9Moderate
233.9Moderate
243.9Moderate
253.9Moderate
263.9Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Araçuaí

In seasonPeak

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

Araçuaí's rainy season runs November–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 Araçuaí?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Araçuaí in May

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

In May, Araçuaí sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes.

light clothes

UV index in Araçuaí 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 Araçuaí peaks around February 15 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 15UV 15Jul 10UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Araçuaí?

Araçuaí sits at 16.8°S, 42.1°W, 316 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Caraí, 55 km away.

Topography around Araçuaí

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Araçuaí has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m around an average of 306 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 577 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 988 m.

The land around Araçuaí is covered by grassland (47%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and grassland (38%) within 16 km, and trees (67%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
98 m
16 km
577 m
80 km
988 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Caraí 55 km · Padre Paraíso 67 km · Itaobim 68 km · Minas Novas 69 km · Novo Cruzeiro 72 km · Salinas 79 km · Turmalina 85 km · Medina 94 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 Araçuaí (-16.8497°, -42.0703°, elevation 316 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).