Bom Jesus das Selvas weather in May

In May, Bom Jesus das Selvas sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 96 mm of rain across 15.5 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-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 15% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of May to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Bom Jesus das Selvas's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bom Jesus das Selvas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
8th warmest
Overnight low
22°
4th coldest
Rainfall
96 mm
15.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:10 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover
69%
7th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

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 Bom Jesus das Selvas reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 9°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 Bom Jesus das Selvas

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.

Bom Jesus das Selvas weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 23°20225.112.22.9
Feb30° / 22°21924.412.12.9
Mar30° / 23°24328.2122.8
Apr30° / 23°18425.411.93.0
May31° / 22°9615.511.83.9
Jun32° / 22°194.411.74.9
Jul33° / 21°92.311.84.5
Aug34° / 22°40.711.93.8
Sep35° / 23°91.7123.4
Oct34° / 23°234.312.13.3
Nov33° / 23°5810.212.23.2
Dec32° / 23°1191712.33.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12080
22080
32179
42278
52377
62575
72674
82773
92971
103070
113268
123466
133664
143862
153862
164060
174159
184258
194357
204456
214555
224654
234753
244951
255050
265149
275347
285446
295545
305842
315941

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Bom Jesus das Selvas gets around 96 mm of rain over 15.5 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 50% and peaks near 72% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
172
271
369
467
565
663
761
859
956
1055
1153
1251
1350
1449
1549
1648
1747
1847
1946
2046
2145
2244
2343
2442
2541
2639
2738
2836
2934
3033
3131

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 90% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
108614
208713
308713
408812
508812
608911
708911
809010
909010
100919
110919
120919
130928
140928
150928
161918
171927
181927
191927
201927
212926
222926
232926
243916
253916
264915
275905
286895
297885
308884
319874

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
16calm
26calm
36calm
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66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
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186calm
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297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of May to 11 h 48 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 6:09 AM to 6:12 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 5:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:096:00
211.86:096:00
311.86:096:00
411.86:095:59
511.86:095:59
611.86:095:59
711.86:095:59
811.86:095:59
911.86:095:58
1011.86:095:58
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1211.86:095:58
1311.86:105:58
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2911.86:125:58
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3111.86:125:58

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.28 kWh/m² to a high of 6.09 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 4.54 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
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44.4Bright
54.4Bright
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74.5Bright
84.5Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.6Bright
154.6Bright
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184.6Bright
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264.6Bright
274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Bom Jesus das Selvas

In seasonPeak

None of Bom Jesus das Selvas'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 Jesus das Selvas's monsoon runs December–April, 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 Jesus das Selvas?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bom Jesus das Selvas.

What to pack for Bom Jesus das Selvas in May

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

In May, Bom Jesus das Selvas sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bom Jesus das Selvas 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 Bom Jesus das Selvas peaks around March 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 14UV 15Dec 11UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Bom Jesus das Selvas 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 Bom Jesus das Selvas is worst in November — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 6.0× the cleanest month (June, 7 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModeratePoorModerateNov 1442 µg/m³Jun 157 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr11Good
May9Good
Jun7Good
Jul10Good
Aug15Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct35Moderate
Nov43Poor
Dec30Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bom Jesus das Selvas?

Bom Jesus das Selvas sits at 4.5°S, 46.9°W, 199 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Buriticupu, 48 km away.

Topography around Bom Jesus das Selvas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bom Jesus das Selvas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 145 m around an average of 165 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 231 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 401 m.

The land around Bom Jesus das Selvas is covered by grassland (54%) and trees (35%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and grassland (48%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and grassland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
145 m
16 km
231 m
80 km
401 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Buriticupu 48 km · Itinga do Maranhão 75 km · Dom Eliseu 76 km · Açailândia 89 km · Arame 104 km · Ulianópolis 109 km · Amarante do Maranhão 121 km · João Lisboa 123 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 Jesus das Selvas (-4.4835°, -46.8533°, elevation 199 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).