Benevides weather in May

In May, Benevides sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 311 mm of rain across 27.9 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-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 7% of the time in May, and the air most often feels miserable.

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

Daytime high
31°
8th warmest
Overnight low
24°
9th coldest
Rainfall
311 mm
27.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:11 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
77%
8th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Benevides 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 Benevides reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 32°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)
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How May really feels in Benevides

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.

Benevides weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 24°30627.912.12.8
Feb30° / 24°39526.9122.7
Mar30° / 24°51130.5122.6
Apr30° / 24°47229.7122.6
May31° / 24°31127.911.92.8
Jun31° / 23°13221.711.93.3
Jul31° / 23°9718.611.93.7
Aug32° / 24°5613.9123.9
Sep32° / 24°399.3124.1
Oct32° / 24°409.2124.0
Nov32° / 24°5610.312.13.8
Dec31° / 24°14419.612.13.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11090
21189
31189
41288
51486
61486
71585
81783
91882
101981
112080
122278
132377
142377
152575
162674
172773
182773
192872
202971
213070
223070
233169
243268
253367
263466
273565
283664
293862
303862
314060

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Benevides gets around 311 mm of rain over 27.9 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 90% 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
395
495
595
694
794
893
993
1093
1192
1292
1391
1490
1590
1689
1789
1889
1988
2088
2188
2287
2387
2486
2586
2685
2785
2884
2983
3083
3182

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 74% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12278
22278
32278
42278
52278
62278
72278
82179
92179
102179
112179
122179
132179
142179
152278
162278
172377
182377
192476
202575
212674
222773
232872
242971
253169
263268
273466
283565
293763
303961
314060

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
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277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of May to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:12 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 6:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:126:09
212.06:116:09
312.06:116:08
411.96:116:08
511.96:116:08
611.96:116:08
711.96:116:08
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911.96:116:08
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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 4.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.23 kWh/m² to a high of 6.28 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.58 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.3Bright
34.3Bright
44.3Bright
54.4Bright
64.4Bright
74.4Bright
84.4Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.6Bright
154.6Bright
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184.6Bright
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274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Benevides

In seasonPeak

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

Benevides's monsoon runs January–May, 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 Benevides?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Benevides.

What to pack for Benevides in May

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

In May, Benevides sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Benevides in May

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 30 km away) is warmest in June at about 29°C and coldest in March near 28°C.

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

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb28Tropical
Mar28Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Benevides in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Benevides peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 20 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 15UV 15Jul 20UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Benevides 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 Benevides is worst in November — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (June, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateNov 1725 µg/m³Jun 1610 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May11Good
Jun10Good
Jul11Good
Aug13Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov26Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Benevides?

Benevides sits at 1.4°S, 48.2°W, 31 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Marituba, 11 km away.

Topography around Benevides

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Benevides has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m around an average of 34 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 74 m.

The land around Benevides is covered by trees (67%) within 3 km, trees (72%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) within 80 km.

3 km
46 m
16 km
62 m
80 km
74 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
May weather nearby: Marituba 11 km · Santa Isabel do Pará 12 km · Ananindeua 14 km · Santa Bárbara do Pará 16 km · Santo Antônio do Tauá 27 km · Bujaru 28 km · Belém 31 km · Castanhal 36 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 Benevides (-1.3614°, -48.2447°, elevation 31 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. 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).