Araxá weather in May

In May, Araxá sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 28 mm of rain across 4.4 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-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 42% of the time in May, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of May to 10 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Araxá's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Araxá's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
10th warmest
Overnight low
15°
4th coldest
Rainfall
28 mm
4.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
7:32 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover
48%
5th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

Araxá 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 Araxá reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 27°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)
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Araxá weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 19°22021.213.14.6
Feb28° / 19°14116.812.75.0
Mar27° / 19°14518.512.15.1
Apr27° / 17°499.111.66.7
May25° / 15°284.411.17.8
Jun25° / 13°11210.88.6
Jul25° / 13°6110.98.8
Aug27° / 14°11211.38.3
Sep28° / 16°456.711.96.5
Oct29° / 18°8812.912.55.3
Nov27° / 18°17119.912.94.8
Dec27° / 19°22923.713.24.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% 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 37%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
26931
36931
46832
56733
66535
76436
86337
96238
106040
115941
125842
135743
145743
155545
165644
175644
185644
195743
205842
216040
226139
236337
246436
256535
266634
276634
286832
296931
306931
317030

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Araxá gets around 28 mm of rain over 4.4 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 15% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
117
216
316
415
514
614
714
814
914
1014
1114
1214
1314
1415
1515
1615
1716
1816
1916
2016
2116
2216
2316
2416
2515
2615
2715
2814
2914
3013
3113

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the comfortable band about 47% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11742365
21843345
32043334
42144314
52245303
62345293
72346282
82446282
92447272
102447272
112547262
122548261
132648251
142648251
152648251
162748251
172748241
182848241
192848231
202948231
212948221
223048211
233148211
243248201
253248191
263348180
273449170
283449160
293549160
303649150
313749140

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 18 min at the start of May to 10 h 54 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 7:26 AM to 7:38 AM, and sunset from 6:44 PM to 6:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.37:266:44
211.37:266:43
311.37:276:43
411.27:276:42
511.27:286:41
611.27:286:41
711.27:286:40
811.27:296:40
911.27:296:39
1011.27:296:39
1111.17:306:38
1211.17:306:38
1311.17:316:38
1411.17:316:37
1511.17:316:37
1611.17:326:36
1711.17:326:36
1811.17:336:36
1911.07:336:35
2011.07:336:35
2111.07:346:35
2211.07:346:34
2311.07:356:34
2411.07:356:34
2511.07:356:34
2611.07:366:33
2711.07:366:33
2810.97:376:33
2910.97:376:33
3010.97:376:33
3110.97:386:33

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.15 kWh/m² to a high of 6.01 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.39 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.6Bright
74.6Bright
84.6Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.4Bright
134.4Bright
144.4Bright
154.3Bright
164.3Bright
174.3Bright
184.3Bright
194.2Bright
204.2Bright
214.2Bright
224.2Bright
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244.2Bright
254.2Bright
264.2Bright
274.2Bright
284.2Bright
294.2Bright
304.2Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Araxá

In seasonPeak

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

Araxá's monsoon runs November–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 Araxá?

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

7.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Araxá for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Araxá in May

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

In May, Araxá sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 4 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Araxá in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Araxá peaks around February 9 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 9UV 16Jun 20UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Araxá 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 Araxá is worst in September — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.9× the cleanest month (July, 6 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1621 µg/m³Jul 106 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb7Good
Mar7Good
Apr7Good
May7Good
Jun6Good
Jul6Good
Aug11Good
Sep22Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov6Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Araxá?

Araxá sits at 19.6°S, 46.9°W, 1,002 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Ibiá, 44 km away.

Topography around Araxá

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Araxá has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 145 m around an average of 993 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 528 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 911 m.

The land around Araxá is covered by artificial surfaces (56%) within 3 km, grassland (32%), trees (28%) and cropland (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (33%), cropland (33%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
145 m
16 km
528 m
80 km
911 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Ibiá 44 km · Perdizes 46 km · Sacramento 60 km · Santa Juliana 69 km · Patrocínio 72 km · Pedregulho 93 km · Carmo do Paranaíba 93 km · Igarapava 98 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 Araxá (-19.5933°, -46.9406°, elevation 1,002 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).