Aurora weather in May

In May, Aurora sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 49 mm of rain across 7.7 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Aurora's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aurora's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
11th warmest
Overnight low
22°
5th coldest
Rainfall
49 mm
7.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:42 AM – 5:23 PM
Cloud cover
57%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Aurora 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 31°C through the month.

A typical May day in Aurora reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Aurora

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.

Aurora weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 24°11915.212.43.1
Feb32° / 23°13915.412.23.3
Mar32° / 23°18420.1123.3
Apr31° / 23°11515.411.93.8
May31° / 22°497.711.74.7
Jun31° / 21°183.411.65.2
Jul31° / 21°71.511.65.2
Aug33° / 21°40.511.84.6
Sep35° / 22°20.4123.6
Oct36° / 24°61.312.22.8
Nov36° / 24°12212.32.7
Dec35° / 24°355.412.42.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 47%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24753
34753
44852
54951
64951
74951
85050
95149
105149
115248
125248
135347
145446
155446
165545
175545
185545
195644
205644
215743
225644
235644
245743
255644
265644
275743
285743
295743
305644
315644

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Aurora gets around 49 mm of rain over 7.7 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 25% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
137
236
335
434
533
632
731
829
928
1027
1126
1226
1325
1425
1525
1624
1724
1824
1923
2023
2122
2222
2321
2421
2520
2620
2719
2818
2918
3017
3116

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 59% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 85% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1064647
2074746
3174845
4184943
5185041
6195040
7195238
81105336
91115434
101115632
111125631
121125829
131125928
141136026
151136125
161146124
171146223
181156222
191156321
201166320
211176319
221176418
231186417
241196416
251196515
261206514
271216414
281226413
292236312
302246311
312256310

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
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1911calm
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2611calm
2711calm
2812calm
2912calm
3012calm
3112light breeze

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 5:40 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 5:26 PM to 5:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.85:405:26
211.85:405:26
311.75:405:25
411.75:405:25
511.75:405:25
611.75:415:24
711.75:415:24
811.75:415:24
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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 4.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.71 kWh/m² to a high of 7.04 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.97 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
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45.1Bright
55.1Bright
65.1Bright
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95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
194.9Bright
204.9Bright
214.9Bright
224.9Bright
234.9Bright
244.9Bright
254.9Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Aurora

In seasonPeak

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

Aurora's monsoon runs January–April, 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 Aurora?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Aurora in May

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

In May, Aurora sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Aurora 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 Aurora peaks around March 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 15 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 13UV 15Jul 15UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Aurora?

Aurora sits at 6.9°S, 39.0°W, 273 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Lavras da Mangabeira, 21 km away.

Topography around Aurora

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aurora has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m around an average of 276 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 372 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 869 m.

The land around Aurora is covered by grassland (45%) and shrubs (42%) within 3 km, shrubs (60%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and shrubs (53%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
75 m
16 km
372 m
80 km
869 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Lavras da Mangabeira 21 km · Barro 33 km · Caririaçu 37 km · Cedro 39 km · Missão Velha 39 km · Várzea Alegre 40 km · Milagres 41 km · Cajazeiras 46 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 Aurora (-6.9425°, -38.9675°, elevation 273 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).