Bom Despacho weather in May

In May, Bom Despacho sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 30 mm of rain across 4.6 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 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in May, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Bom Despacho's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bom Despacho's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
10th warmest
Overnight low
16°
4th coldest
Rainfall
30 mm
4.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
7:25 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover
47%
5th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.6
out of 10

Bom Despacho 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 26°C through the month.

A typical May day in Bom Despacho reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12717
22717
32717
42717
52717
62717
72717
82717
92716
102716
112616
122616
132616
142616
152616
162616
172616
182616
192616
202616
212616
222616
232616
242615
252615
262615
272615
282615
292615
302615
312615

Bom Despacho 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
Jan29° / 20°23619.213.14.3
Feb29° / 20°14214.412.74.5
Mar29° / 20°15517.412.14.6
Apr28° / 18°569.511.66.2
May26° / 16°304.611.17.6
Jun26° / 15°91.710.88.4
Jul26° / 14°50.710.98.6
Aug28° / 15°91.911.37.9
Sep29° / 17°456.311.96.0
Oct30° / 19°8210.812.55.0
Nov28° / 20°19719.112.94.4
Dec28° / 20°26422.513.24.0

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 21% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27228
37129
47129
56931
66832
76634
86535
96337
106139
116040
125941
135842
145743
155743
165644
175743
185842
195842
205941
216040
226238
236337
246436
256535
266634
276733
286832
296832
307030
317030

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Bom Despacho gets around 30 mm of rain over 4.6 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 16% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
118
218
317
416
515
615
715
814
915
1015
1115
1215
1315
1416
1516
1616
1717
1817
1917
2017
2117
2217
2316
2416
2516
2615
2715
2814
2914
3013
3113

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the comfortable band about 40% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 7% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
17334317
28354215
39364114
410374113
510384011
611394010
71139409
81240409
91240408
101340407
111340407
121439417
131439416
141439416
151539416
161538415
171638415
181638415
191638415
201738405
211739404
221739394
231840384
241841373
251842373
261943363
271944353
281945332
292046322
302047312
312148302

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 8 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
178calm
188calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 7:20 AM to 7:31 AM, and sunset from 6:37 PM to 6:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.37:206:37
211.37:206:36
311.37:206:36
411.27:216:35
511.27:216:35
611.27:216:34
711.27:226:33
811.27:226:33
911.27:226:32
1011.27:236:32
1111.17:236:31
1211.17:246:31
1311.17:246:31
1411.17:246:30
1511.17:256:30
1611.17:256:29
1711.17:266:29
1811.07:266:29
1911.07:266:28
2011.07:276:28
2111.07:276:28
2211.07:286:27
2311.07:286:27
2411.07:286:27
2511.07:296:27
2611.07:296:26
2710.97:306:26
2810.97:306:26
2910.97:306:26
3010.97:316:26
3110.97:316:26

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.08 kWh/m² to a high of 6.01 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 4.33 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.6Bright
44.6Bright
54.6Bright
64.6Bright
74.5Bright
84.5Bright
94.5Bright
104.4Bright
114.4Bright
124.4Bright
134.3Bright
144.3Bright
154.3Bright
164.3Bright
174.2Bright
184.2Bright
194.2Bright
204.2Bright
214.2Bright
224.2Bright
234.1Bright
244.1Bright
254.1Bright
264.1Bright
274.1Bright
284.1Bright
294.1Bright
304.1Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Bom Despacho

In seasonPeak

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

Bom Despacho's monsoon runs November–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 Bom Despacho?

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

7.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Bom Despacho in May

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

In May, Bom Despacho sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 5 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Bom Despacho 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 Bom Despacho peaks around January 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 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 highExtremeJan 22UV 15Jun 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Bom Despacho?

Bom Despacho sits at 19.7°S, 45.3°W, 771 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Nova Serrana, 32 km away.

Topography around Bom Despacho

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bom Despacho has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 159 m around an average of 734 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 266 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 648 m.

The land around Bom Despacho is covered by grassland (39%), trees (28%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, grassland (46%) and trees (34%) within 16 km, and grassland (54%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
159 m
16 km
266 m
80 km
648 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Nova Serrana 32 km · Pitangui 38 km · Santo Antônio do Monte 39 km · Lagoa da Prata 44 km · Luz 46 km · Divinópolis 59 km · Pompéu 66 km · Abaeté 67 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 Bom Despacho (-19.7364°, -45.2522°, elevation 771 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).