Belmonte weather in May

In May, Belmonte sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 102 mm of rain across 17.9 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of May to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Belmonte's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Belmonte's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
7th warmest
Overnight low
22°
5th coldest
Rainfall
102 mm
17.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
5:54 AM – 5:10 PM
Cloud cover
53%
5th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Belmonte 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 27°C through the month.

A typical May day in Belmonte reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Belmonte weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 24°8717.812.84.8
Feb29° / 24°7516.912.54.6
Mar29° / 24°12220.912.14.3
Apr28° / 23°12820.711.74.6
May27° / 22°10217.911.35.5
Jun26° / 21°8716.911.15.8
Jul25° / 20°7918.911.25.7
Aug25° / 20°611611.56.0
Sep26° / 21°561411.96.2
Oct27° / 22°10015.112.45.9
Nov27° / 23°15716.912.75.3
Dec28° / 24°11715.512.95.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 31% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16931
26931
36931
46832
56832
66832
76733
86634
96634
106436
116436
126238
136238
146238
156040
166040
176040
185941
195941
205941
216040
226040
236139
246238
256238
266337
276436
286535
296535
306535
316535

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Belmonte gets around 102 mm of rain over 17.9 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 58% and peaks near 65% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
165
265
364
463
563
662
761
860
960
1059
1159
1258
1358
1458
1558
1657
1757
1857
1957
2057
2156
2256
2356
2455
2555
2655
2755
2855
2955
3055
3155

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 65% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1120772
2121762
3122761
4124741
5125731
6126721
7127711
8128701
9129691
10130681
11131671
12131671
13132661
14132661
15133651
16134641
17134641
18135631
19135631
20136630
21136630
22136630
23237610
24237610
25238600
26238600
27339580
28339580
29340570
30440560
31441550

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
111calm
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311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of May to 11 h 06 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 5:50 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 5:16 PM to 5:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.45:505:16
211.45:505:15
311.45:505:15
411.45:505:14
511.45:515:14
611.45:515:13
711.45:515:13
811.45:515:13
911.35:525:12
1011.35:525:12
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1211.35:535:11
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1411.35:535:10
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2611.25:575:07
2711.25:585:07
2811.25:585:07
2911.15:585:07
3011.15:595:07
3111.15:595:07

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.81 kWh/m² to a high of 6.44 kWh/m² in January across the year — May's 4.18 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.5Bright
34.5Bright
44.4Bright
54.4Bright
64.4Bright
74.4Bright
84.3Bright
94.3Bright
104.3Bright
114.3Bright
124.3Bright
134.2Bright
144.2Bright
154.2Bright
164.2Bright
174.2Bright
184.1Bright
194.1Bright
204.1Bright
214.1Bright
224.0Bright
234.0Bright
244.0Bright
254.0Bright
264.0Moderate
274.0Moderate
284.0Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Belmonte?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Belmonte for sightseeing.

What to pack for Belmonte in May

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

In May, Belmonte sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 22°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 18 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

Sea temperature near Belmonte in May

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in March at about 28°C and coldest in August near 25°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr28Warm
May27Warm
Jun26Warm
Jul25Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov26Warm
Dec26Warm

UV index in Belmonte 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 Belmonte peaks around February 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 17UV 15Jun 23UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Belmonte?

Belmonte sits at 15.9°S, 38.9°W, 6 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Canavieiras, 22 km away.

Topography around Belmonte

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Belmonte has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 71 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 711 m.

The land around Belmonte is covered by trees (33%) and water (24%) within 3 km, water (54%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and water (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
27 m
16 km
71 m
80 km
711 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
May weather nearby: Canavieiras 22 km · Santa Cruz Cabrália 49 km · Una 67 km · Porto Seguro 68 km · Camacan 82 km · Eunápolis 94 km · Itabela 107 km · Ilhéus 119 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 Belmonte (-15.8613°, -38.8798°, elevation 6 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).