Barra do Bugres weather in May

In May, Barra do Bugres sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 46 mm of rain across 7.2 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-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 43% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of May to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Barra do Bugres's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Barra do Bugres's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
12th warmest
Overnight low
21°
4th coldest
Rainfall
46 mm
7.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
7:06 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover
52%
5th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Barra do Bugres 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 Barra do Bugres reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13122
23121
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How May really feels in Barra do Bugres

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.

Barra do Bugres weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 23°27925.512.82.6
Feb31° / 23°25524.412.52.6
Mar32° / 23°22125.112.12.7
Apr31° / 22°11515.911.73.7
May31° / 21°467.211.35.1
Jun31° / 19°111.811.15.8
Jul31° / 18°6111.25.6
Aug34° / 20°142.411.53.9
Sep35° / 22°517.911.92.9
Oct34° / 23°13016.912.32.5
Nov32° / 23°18721.812.72.6
Dec32° / 23°2412612.92.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% 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 42%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25743
35743
45743
55644
65644
75644
85545
95545
105545
115446
125446
135545
145545
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175644
185743
195743
205842
215842
225941
235941
246040
256139
266238
276238
286337
296535
306535
316733

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Barra do Bugres gets around 46 mm of rain over 7.2 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 24% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
130
229
328
427
527
626
726
826
925
1025
1125
1225
1325
1425
1525
1625
1725
1825
1925
2024
2124
2223
2322
2421
2520
2620
2719
2818
2917
3016
3115

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 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 83% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1136176112
2136186111
3137186110
414719609
514720608
614821588
724821587
824822586
924923566
1024924565
1124924565
12241025554
13241026544
14241027534
15241127524
16141128533
17141228523
18141229513
19141330493
20151330483
21151331473
22151432463
23151432452
24161433442
25161434432
26161535422
27161536412
28161636392
29161737381
30161738361
31161839351

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 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
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316calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of May to 11 h 12 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 7:02 AM to 7:11 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 6:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.57:026:30
211.57:026:29
311.47:026:29
411.47:036:29
511.47:036:28
611.47:036:28
711.47:036:27
811.47:046:27
911.47:046:26
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1211.37:056:25
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1811.37:076:23
1911.37:076:23
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2711.27:096:22
2811.27:106:22
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3011.27:106:22
3111.27:116:21

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.42 kWh/m² to a high of 6.01 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.53 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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264.4Bright
274.4Bright
284.4Bright
294.4Bright
304.4Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Barra do Bugres

In seasonPeak

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

Barra do Bugres's monsoon runs October–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 Barra do Bugres?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Barra do Bugres in May

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

In May, Barra do Bugres sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Barra do Bugres 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 Barra do Bugres peaks around January 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near September 14 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighExtremeJan 21UV 15Sep 14UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep4Moderate
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Barra do Bugres 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 Barra do Bugres is worst in September — around 56 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.8× the cleanest month (July, 7 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodSep 1552 µg/m³Jul 107 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb10Good
Mar9Good
Apr8Good
May8Good
Jun8Good
Jul7Good
Aug33Moderate
Sep56Unhealthy
Oct22Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Barra do Bugres?

Barra do Bugres sits at 15.1°S, 57.2°W, 183 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Nova Olímpia, 33 km away.

Topography around Barra do Bugres

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Barra do Bugres has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 56 m around an average of 165 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 778 m.

The land around Barra do Bugres is covered by trees (51%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and grassland (36%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and grassland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
56 m
16 km
75 m
80 km
778 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Nova Olímpia 33 km · Tangará da Serra 60 km · Rosário Oeste 85 km · Lambari d'Oeste 93 km · Nobres 100 km · Diamantino 108 km · Mirassol d'Oeste 118 km · São José dos Quatro Marcos 123 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 Barra do Bugres (-15.0725°, -57.1811°, elevation 183 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).