Bom Jesus weather in May

In May, Bom Jesus sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 23 mm of rain across 3.3 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of May to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Bom Jesus's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bom Jesus's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
6th warmest
Overnight low
22°
7th coldest
Rainfall
23 mm
3.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:06 AM – 5:41 PM
Cloud cover
53%
6th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Bom Jesus 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 32°C through the month.

A typical May day in Bom Jesus reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C warmer than April and on par with June.

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How May really feels in Bom Jesus

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 weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 22°16318.912.53.5
Feb31° / 22°14717.912.33.5
Mar31° / 22°15318.412.13.7
Apr31° / 22°7510.911.84.2
May32° / 22°233.311.64.6
Jun32° / 21°00.111.55.2
Jul32° / 20°00.111.55.1
Aug34° / 21°0011.74.2
Sep35° / 23°40.611.92.9
Oct35° / 24°344.512.22.7
Nov33° / 23°9810.812.43.3
Dec32° / 22°11813.812.53.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35248
45248
55347
65446
75347
85446
95545
105446
115545
125644
135644
145644
155644
165743
175743
185842
195842
206040
216040
226040
236139
246238
256337
266436
276436
286634
296733
306733
316832

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Bom Jesus gets around 23 mm of rain over 3.3 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 11% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
120
220
319
418
517
616
715
814
913
1013
1112
1211
1311
1410
1510
169
179
189
199
209
218
228
238
247
257
266
276
285
295
304
314

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the muggy band about 44% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 55% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
13195424
23205423
33215422
43225421
53235420
63255220
74265119
84285018
94295017
104315015
115324914
125334913
135344812
145354811
156364810
166374710
17638469
18640468
19741458
20742447
21744436
22745416
23847405
24849385
25951364
261052344
271055323
281156303
291159282
301260262
311361242

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
28calm
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48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of May to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:04 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 5:45 PM to 5:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:045:45
211.76:045:45
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411.76:045:44
511.76:045:44
611.66:055:44
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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 5.14 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.14 kWh/m² to a high of 6.69 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 5.14 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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275.1Bright
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315.1Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Bom Jesus

In seasonPeak

None of Bom Jesus'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's rainy season runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Bom Jesus?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Bom Jesus for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Bom Jesus in May

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

In May, Bom Jesus sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Bom Jesus 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 peaks around March 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 10UV 15Jun 21UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Bom Jesus 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 is worst in October — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 7.7× the cleanest month (July, 2 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodOct 1418 µg/m³Jul 92 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb7Good
Mar8Good
Apr6Good
May4Good
Jun3Good
Jul2Good
Aug6Good
Sep15Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Bom Jesus?

Bom Jesus sits at 9.1°S, 44.4°W, 281 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Campo Alegre de Lourdes, 156 km away.

Topography around Bom Jesus

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bom Jesus has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 266 m around an average of 297 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 364 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 505 m.

The land around Bom Jesus is covered by trees (44%) and shrubs (23%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and shrubs (31%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and shrubs (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
266 m
16 km
364 m
80 km
505 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland
May weather nearby: Campo Alegre de Lourdes 156 km · Corrente 176 km · São Raimundo Nonato 182 km · Canto do Buriti 189 km · Buritirama 198 km · Uruçuí 206 km · Santa Rita de Cássia 216 km · Pilão Arcado 230 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 (-9.0744°, -44.3586°, elevation 281 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).