Barreirinha weather in May

In May, Barreirinha sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 287 mm of rain across 28.6 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 5th-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 4% of the time in May, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of May to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Barreirinha's 8th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Barreirinha's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
8th warmest
Overnight low
25°
6th coldest
Rainfall
287 mm
28.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:48 AM – 5:41 PM
Cloud cover
84%
8th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
3.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

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 Barreirinha reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°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)
12925
22925
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52925
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How May really feels in Barreirinha

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.

Barreirinha weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 25°3332812.12.9
Feb29° / 24°34325.812.13.0
Mar29° / 25°37328.9122.9
Apr29° / 25°36328.911.92.7
May30° / 25°28728.611.92.9
Jun30° / 25°15223.311.83.3
Jul31° / 25°11219.911.93.7
Aug31° / 25°8515.611.93.8
Sep32° / 26°9414.5123.6
Oct32° / 26°12315.912.13.4
Nov31° / 26°15618.912.13.2
Dec31° / 25°25124.812.23.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1694
2694
3694
4793
5793
6793
7991
8991
91090
101189
111189
121288
131387
141387
151387
161486
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201585
211684
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281882
291981
302179
312278

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Barreirinha gets around 287 mm of rain over 28.6 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 92% and peaks near 96% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
196
296
396
496
596
696
795
895
995
1094
1194
1294
1393
1493
1592
1692
1792
1891
1991
2091
2190
2290
2390
2489
2589
2688
2788
2887
2987
3086
3186

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the miserable band about 90% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11189
21189
31189
41189
51090
61090
71090
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
221090
231090
241090
251189
261189
271189
281189
291288
301288
311288

Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May, the calmest month.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
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85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
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215calm
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235calm
245calm
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265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of May to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:48 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 5:43 PM to 5:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:485:43
211.95:485:42
311.95:485:42
411.95:485:42
511.95:485:42
611.95:485:42
711.95:485:42
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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 3.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.71 kWh/m² to a high of 5.63 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 3.75 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.6Moderate
23.6Moderate
33.6Moderate
43.6Moderate
53.6Moderate
63.6Moderate
73.6Moderate
83.6Moderate
93.7Moderate
103.7Moderate
113.7Moderate
123.7Moderate
133.7Moderate
143.8Moderate
153.8Moderate
163.8Moderate
173.8Moderate
183.8Moderate
193.8Moderate
203.8Moderate
213.8Moderate
223.9Moderate
233.9Moderate
243.9Moderate
253.9Moderate
263.9Moderate
273.9Moderate
283.9Moderate
294.0Moderate
304.0Moderate
314.0Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Barreirinha

In seasonPeak

In May, Barreirinha sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Barreirinha's rainy season runs December–May, 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 Barreirinha?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Barreirinha.

What to pack for Barreirinha in May

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

In May, Barreirinha sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Barreirinha 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 Barreirinha peaks around February 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 15 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 21UV 15Nov 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Barreirinha 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 Barreirinha is worst in November — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (June, 10 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateNov 1029 µg/m³Jun 1610 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May11Good
Jun10Good
Jul11Good
Aug16Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov29Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Barreirinha?

Barreirinha sits at 2.8°S, 57.1°W, 13 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Parintins, 41 km away.

Topography around Barreirinha

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Barreirinha has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m around an average of 16 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 149 m.

The land around Barreirinha is covered by trees (46%) and grassland (32%) within 3 km, trees (38%), water (28%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (70%) within 80 km.

3 km
27 m
16 km
61 m
80 km
149 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Parintins 41 km · Nhamundá 78 km · Urucará 82 km · Maués 97 km · Terra Santa 100 km · Urucurituba 126 km · Juruti 130 km · Itacoatiara 157 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 Barreirinha (-2.7933°, -57.07°, elevation 13 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).