Belo Oriente weather in May

In May, Belo Oriente sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 25 mm of rain across 4.2 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 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Belo Oriente's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Belo Oriente's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
10th warmest
Overnight low
18°
4th coldest
Rainfall
25 mm
4.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
7:13 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover
56%
4th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Belo Oriente 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 28°C through the month.

A typical May day in Belo Oriente reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

10°15°20°25°30°35°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12919
22919
32919
42819
52819
62819
72818
82818
92818
102818
112818
122818
132818
142818
152818
162718
172718
182718
192718
202718
212718
222718
232717
242717
252717
262717
272717
282717
292717
302717
312717

How May really feels in Belo Oriente

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.

Belo Oriente 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
Jan31° / 22°17713.5134.0
Feb32° / 22°989.112.74.0
Mar31° / 21°1221312.14.2
Apr30° / 20°628.511.65.4
May28° / 18°254.211.17.1
Jun27° / 16°8210.97.8
Jul27° / 16°61.5118.0
Aug28° / 16°81.911.37.5
Sep29° / 18°305.111.95.9
Oct30° / 20°878.512.44.9
Nov30° / 21°18415.412.94.3
Dec30° / 21°23817.613.13.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
26040
35941
45842
55743
65644
75545
85347
95248
105050
114951
124753
134753
144654
154654
164555
174654
184555
194654
204654
214852
224852
234951
245149
255149
265248
275446
285446
295644
305743
315842

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Belo Oriente gets around 25 mm of rain over 4.2 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 14% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
116
215
315
414
514
614
714
814
914
1014
1114
1214
1315
1415
1515
1615
1715
1815
1915
2015
2115
2215
2314
2414
2514
2613
2713
2812
2912
3011
3110

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the humid band about 49% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 37% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11539505
21640494
31742473
41743453
51844442
61945422
711046412
811047401
911147401
1011148391
1111248381
1211248381
1311348371
1411348370
1521348370
1621448370
1721448360
1821448360
1921449350
2021449350
2121450340
2221550330
2321551320
2421553300
2521653290
2621654280
2721755260
2821855250
2921856240
3021957220
3121958210

Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May.

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
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

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 7:08 AM to 7:19 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:15 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.37:086:26
211.37:086:26
311.37:096:25
411.37:096:25
511.27:096:24
611.27:106:24
711.27:106:23
811.27:106:23
911.27:116:22
1011.27:116:22
1111.27:116:21
1211.17:126:21
1311.17:126:20
1411.17:136:20
1511.17:136:19
1611.17:136:19
1711.17:146:19
1811.17:146:18
1911.17:156:18
2011.07:156:18
2111.07:156:17
2211.07:166:17
2311.07:166:17
2411.07:166:17
2511.07:176:16
2611.07:176:16
2711.07:186:16
2811.07:186:16
2911.07:186:16
3010.97:196:16
3110.97:196:15

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 3.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.49 kWh/m² to a high of 6.15 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 3.74 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
24.1Bright
34.1Bright
44.1Bright
54.0Bright
64.0Moderate
74.0Moderate
83.9Moderate
93.9Moderate
103.9Moderate
113.8Moderate
123.8Moderate
133.8Moderate
143.7Moderate
153.7Moderate
163.7Moderate
173.6Moderate
183.6Moderate
193.6Moderate
203.6Moderate
213.6Moderate
223.6Moderate
233.6Moderate
243.6Moderate
253.6Moderate
263.6Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.6Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.5Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Belo Oriente

In seasonPeak

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

Belo Oriente's monsoon runs March–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 Belo Oriente?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Belo Oriente for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Belo Oriente in May

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

In May, Belo Oriente sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. About 4 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Belo Oriente 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 Belo Oriente peaks around February 11 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highVery highExtremeFeb 11UV 14Jun 23UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Belo Oriente?

Belo Oriente sits at 19.2°S, 42.5°W, 261 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Santana do Paraíso, 18 km away.

Topography around Belo Oriente

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Belo Oriente has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 355 m around an average of 299 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 849 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,141 m.

The land around Belo Oriente is covered by grassland (52%) and trees (43%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and grassland (42%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and grassland (46%) within 80 km.

3 km
355 m
16 km
849 m
80 km
1,141 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Santana do Paraíso 18 km · Ipaba 23 km · Ipatinga 28 km · Coronel Fabriciano 37 km · Timóteo 44 km · Inhapim 53 km · Guanhães 68 km · Governador Valadares 70 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 Belo Oriente (-19.22°, -42.4836°, elevation 261 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).