Barão de Cocais weather in May

In May, Barão de Cocais sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 40 mm of rain across 7.4 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 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 Barão de Cocais's 5th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Barão de Cocais's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
10th warmest
Overnight low
14°
4th coldest
Rainfall
40 mm
7.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
7:18 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
57%
5th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
3.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Barão de Cocais 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 23°C through the month.

A typical May day in Barão de Cocais reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 26°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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42415
52415
62415
72415
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92414
102414
112414
122414
132314
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282314
292314
302313
312313

Barão de Cocais 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° / 18°24619.313.15.0
Feb27° / 18°14714.612.75.4
Mar26° / 18°18818.412.15.2
Apr25° / 16°8413.211.66.3
May23° / 14°407.411.17.3
Jun23° / 13°133.110.88.0
Jul23° / 12°82.110.98.2
Aug24° / 13°193.811.38.2
Sep25° / 15°668.511.97.1
Oct26° / 16°11714.812.55.9
Nov25° / 17°25321.512.94.7
Dec26° / 18°31223.713.24.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25644
35545
45446
55446
65347
75248
85050
95050
104753
114753
124654
134555
144555
154456
164555
174555
184555
194654
204753
214852
224852
235050
245050
255248
265347
275347
285446
295545
305644
315743

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Barão de Cocais gets around 40 mm of rain over 7.4 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 25% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
127
226
326
425
524
624
724
824
924
1024
1125
1225
1326
1426
1527
1627
1728
1828
1928
2028
2127
2227
2326
2425
2524
2623
2722
2821
2920
3019
3118

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 51% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1940446
21042425
31144415
41246394
51347373
61348363
71449342
81550332
91551322
101651321
111751311
121752301
131851301
141851301
151952290
161952290
172051290
182052280
192052280
202152270
212152270
222153260
232252260
242253250
252353240
262354230
272454220
282454220
292554210
302654200
312655190

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

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 7:13 AM to 7:25 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 6:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.37:136:30
211.37:136:29
311.27:136:28
411.27:146:28
511.27:146:27
611.27:156:27
711.27:156:26
811.27:156:26
911.27:166:25
1011.17:166:25
1111.17:166:24
1211.17:176:24
1311.17:176:23
1411.17:186:23
1511.17:186:22
1611.17:186:22
1711.07:196:22
1811.07:196:21
1911.07:206:21
2011.07:206:21
2111.07:206:20
2211.07:216:20
2311.07:216:20
2411.07:226:19
2511.07:226:19
2610.97:236:19
2710.97:236:19
2810.97:236:19
2910.97:246:18
3010.97:246:18
3110.97:256:18

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 3.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.76 kWh/m² to a high of 5.95 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 3.98 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.3Bright
34.3Bright
44.3Bright
54.3Bright
64.2Bright
74.2Bright
84.2Bright
94.1Bright
104.1Bright
114.0Bright
124.0Bright
134.0Moderate
144.0Moderate
153.9Moderate
163.9Moderate
173.9Moderate
183.8Moderate
193.8Moderate
203.8Moderate
213.8Moderate
223.8Moderate
233.8Moderate
243.8Moderate
253.8Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Barão de Cocais

In seasonPeak

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

Barão de Cocais'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 Barão de Cocais?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Barão de Cocais for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Barão de Cocais in May

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

In May, Barão de Cocais sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 7 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Barão de Cocais in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Barão de Cocais peaks around February 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 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 10UV 15Jun 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Barão de Cocais 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 Barão de Cocais is worst in September — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (January, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1624 µg/m³Jan 1411 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb12Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep26Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Barão de Cocais?

Barão de Cocais sits at 19.9°S, 43.5°W, 741 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Santa Bárbara, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Barão de Cocais

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Barão de Cocais has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 424 m around an average of 817 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,259 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,804 m.

The land around Barão de Cocais is covered by trees (61%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, trees (74%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and grassland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
424 m
16 km
1,259 m
80 km
1,804 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Santa Bárbara 8.0 km · Caeté 20 km · Raposos 33 km · Sabará 34 km · João Monlevade 36 km · Nova Lima 38 km · Santa Luzia 43 km · Itabira 45 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 Barão de Cocais (-19.9458°, -43.4872°, elevation 741 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).