Bonito weather in May

In May, Bonito sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 29 mm of rain across 9.8 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of May to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Bonito's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bonito's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 25°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 18°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 29 mm; 9.8 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 30 min; 5:58 AM – 5:25 PM
Cloud cover: 65%; 9th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 4.04 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.7; out of 10

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical May day in Bonito reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25
Avg low (°C)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	18
2	26	18
3	26	18
4	26	18
5	26	18
6	26	18
7	26	18
8	26	18
9	26	18
10	26	18
11	26	18
12	26	18
13	25	18
14	25	18
15	25	18
16	25	18
17	25	18
18	25	18
19	25	17
20	25	17
21	25	17
22	25	17
23	25	17
24	25	17
25	25	17
26	25	17
27	25	17
28	25	17
29	25	17
30	25	17
31	25	17

Bonito weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 19°	100	11.5	12.6	5.7
Feb	28° / 19°	63	10.9	12.4	5.6
Mar	28° / 19°	88	12.4	12.1	5.7
Apr	27° / 19°	52	12	11.7	6.1
May	25° / 18°	29	9.8	11.5	6.7
Jun	24° / 16°	26	10	11.3	6.8
Jul	23° / 15°	24	9.6	11.4	6.8
Aug	24° / 15°	23	8.7	11.6	7.1
Sep	26° / 16°	16	6.1	11.9	7.4
Oct	28° / 18°	31	5.5	12.3	6.9
Nov	28° / 19°	97	10.4	12.6	6.0
Dec	28° / 19°	101	10.2	12.7	5.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	42	41	41	41	40	39	39	38	38	37	37	36	36	37	37	37	36	38	38	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	39	39
Cloudier (%)	58	59	59	59	60	61	61	62	62	63	63	64	64	63	63	63	64	62	62	61	61	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	61	61

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	41	59
3	41	59
4	41	59
5	40	60
6	39	61
7	39	61
8	38	62
9	38	62
10	37	63
11	37	63
12	36	64
13	36	64
14	37	63
15	37	63
16	37	63
17	36	64
18	38	62
19	38	62
20	39	61
21	39	61
22	40	60
23	40	60
24	40	60
25	40	60
26	40	60
27	40	60
28	40	60
29	40	60
30	39	61
31	39	61

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Bonito gets around 29 mm of rain over 9.8 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 32% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	34	34	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	33	33

	Rain chance (%)
1	34
2	34
3	33
4	33
5	33
6	33
7	32
8	32
9	32
10	32
11	32
12	32
13	32
14	32
15	32
16	32
17	32
18	32
19	32
20	32
21	32
22	32
23	31
24	31
25	31
26	31
27	32
28	32
29	32
30	33
31	33

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 67% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 24% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1
Comfortable (%)	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	6	6	7	7	8	8	9	9	10	10	10	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	14	14
Humid (%)	62	63	64	64	65	65	65	65	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	67	66	67	67	68	69	70	71	70	71	72	73	73	74
Muggy (%)	35	34	33	32	31	30	30	29	28	27	27	26	26	25	25	24	24	23	23	22	21	20	19	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	0	3	62	35
2	0	3	63	34
3	0	3	64	33
4	0	4	64	32
5	0	4	65	31
6	0	5	65	30
7	0	5	65	30
8	0	6	65	29
9	0	6	66	28
10	0	7	66	27
11	0	7	66	27
12	0	8	66	26
13	0	8	66	26
14	0	9	66	25
15	0	9	66	25
16	0	10	66	24
17	0	10	66	24
18	0	10	67	23
19	0	11	66	23
20	0	11	67	22
21	0	12	67	21
22	0	12	68	20
23	0	12	69	19
24	0	12	70	18
25	0	12	71	17
26	1	13	70	16
27	1	13	71	15
28	1	13	72	14
29	1	13	73	13
30	1	14	73	12
31	1	14	74	11

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	12	calm
2	12	calm
3	12	calm
4	12	calm
5	12	calm
6	12	calm
7	12	calm
8	12	calm
9	12	calm
10	12	calm
11	12	calm
12	12	calm
13	12	calm
14	12	calm
15	12	calm
16	12	calm
17	12	calm
18	12	calm
19	12	calm
20	12	calm
21	12	calm
22	12	calm
23	12	calm
24	12	calm
25	12	calm
26	12	calm
27	12	calm
28	12	calm
29	12	light breeze
30	12	light breeze
31	12	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of May to 11 h 24 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 5:55 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 5:30 PM to 5:23 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4
Sunrise (AM)	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02
Sunset (PM)	5:30	5:29	5:29	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:27	5:27	5:27	5:26	5:26	5:26	5:26	5:25	5:25	5:25	5:25	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:23	5:23	5:23	5:23	5:23	5:23	5:23

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.6	5:55	5:30
2	11.6	5:55	5:29
3	11.6	5:55	5:29
4	11.6	5:55	5:28
5	11.5	5:55	5:28
6	11.5	5:56	5:28
7	11.5	5:56	5:27
8	11.5	5:56	5:27
9	11.5	5:56	5:27
10	11.5	5:56	5:26
11	11.5	5:57	5:26
12	11.5	5:57	5:26
13	11.5	5:57	5:26
14	11.5	5:57	5:25
15	11.5	5:58	5:25
16	11.5	5:58	5:25
17	11.4	5:58	5:25
18	11.4	5:58	5:24
19	11.4	5:59	5:24
20	11.4	5:59	5:24
21	11.4	5:59	5:24
22	11.4	5:59	5:24
23	11.4	6:00	5:24
24	11.4	6:00	5:24
25	11.4	6:00	5:23
26	11.4	6:00	5:23
27	11.4	6:01	5:23
28	11.4	6:01	5:23
29	11.4	6:01	5:23
30	11.4	6:02	5:23
31	11.4	6:02	5:23

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.59 kWh/m² to a high of 6.07 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.04 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.8	3.8
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.3	Bright
2	4.3	Bright
3	4.3	Bright
4	4.2	Bright
5	4.2	Bright
6	4.2	Bright
7	4.2	Bright
8	4.2	Bright
9	4.1	Bright
10	4.1	Bright
11	4.1	Bright
12	4.1	Bright
13	4.1	Bright
14	4.0	Bright
15	4.0	Bright
16	4.0	Bright
17	4.0	Moderate
18	4.0	Moderate
19	4.0	Moderate
20	4.0	Moderate
21	4.0	Moderate
22	3.9	Moderate
23	3.9	Moderate
24	3.9	Moderate
25	3.9	Moderate
26	3.9	Moderate
27	3.9	Moderate
28	3.9	Moderate
29	3.9	Moderate
30	3.8	Moderate
31	3.8	Moderate

Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Bonito

In seasonPeak

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

Bonito'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 Bonito?

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

6.7

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

6.1

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Bonito in May

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

In May, Bonito sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 18°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Bonito in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bonito peaks around February 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 9 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	15	15	13	10	9	9	11	12	13	14	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	10	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Bonito?

Bonito sits at 12.0°S, 41.3°W, 1,000 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Utinga, 22 km away.

Topography around Bonito

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bonito has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 116 m around an average of 1,002 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 537 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,241 m.

The land around Bonito is covered by shrubs (46%) and trees (43%) within 3 km, trees (61%) and shrubs (28%) within 16 km, and shrubs (46%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km

116 m

shrubs 46%

16 km

537 m

trees 61%

80 km

1,241 m

shrubs 46%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces

← April Bonito year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Utinga 22 km · Cafarnaum 38 km · Souto Soares 43 km · Morro do Chapéu 48 km · Iraquara 49 km · Tapiramutá 53 km · América Dourada 60 km · Canarana 63 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

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 Bonito (-11.9694°, -41.2658°, elevation 1,000 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	18
2	26	18
3	26	18
4	26	18
5	26	18
6	26	18
7	26	18
8	26	18
9	26	18
10	26	18
11	26	18
12	26	18
13	25	18
14	25	18
15	25	18
16	25	18
17	25	18
18	25	18
19	25	17
20	25	17
21	25	17
22	25	17
23	25	17
24	25	17
25	25	17
26	25	17
27	25	17
28	25	17
29	25	17
30	25	17
31	25	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	41	59
3	41	59
4	41	59
5	40	60
6	39	61
7	39	61
8	38	62
9	38	62
10	37	63
11	37	63
12	36	64
13	36	64
14	37	63
15	37	63
16	37	63
17	36	64
18	38	62
19	38	62
20	39	61
21	39	61
22	40	60
23	40	60
24	40	60
25	40	60
26	40	60
27	40	60
28	40	60
29	40	60
30	39	61
31	39	61

	Rain chance (%)
1	34
2	34
3	33
4	33
5	33
6	33
7	32
8	32
9	32
10	32
11	32
12	32
13	32
14	32
15	32
16	32
17	32
18	32
19	32
20	32
21	32
22	32
23	31
24	31
25	31
26	31
27	32
28	32
29	32
30	33
31	33

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	0	3	62	35
2	0	3	63	34
3	0	3	64	33
4	0	4	64	32
5	0	4	65	31
6	0	5	65	30
7	0	5	65	30
8	0	6	65	29
9	0	6	66	28
10	0	7	66	27
11	0	7	66	27
12	0	8	66	26
13	0	8	66	26
14	0	9	66	25
15	0	9	66	25
16	0	10	66	24
17	0	10	66	24
18	0	10	67	23
19	0	11	66	23
20	0	11	67	22
21	0	12	67	21
22	0	12	68	20
23	0	12	69	19
24	0	12	70	18
25	0	12	71	17
26	1	13	70	16
27	1	13	71	15
28	1	13	72	14
29	1	13	73	13
30	1	14	73	12
31	1	14	74	11

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	18
2	26	18
3	26	18
4	26	18
5	26	18
6	26	18
7	26	18
8	26	18
9	26	18
10	26	18
11	26	18
12	26	18
13	25	18
14	25	18
15	25	18
16	25	18
17	25	18
18	25	18
19	25	17
20	25	17
21	25	17
22	25	17
23	25	17
24	25	17
25	25	17
26	25	17
27	25	17
28	25	17
29	25	17
30	25	17
31	25	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	41	59
3	41	59
4	41	59
5	40	60
6	39	61
7	39	61
8	38	62
9	38	62
10	37	63
11	37	63
12	36	64
13	36	64
14	37	63
15	37	63
16	37	63
17	36	64
18	38	62
19	38	62
20	39	61
21	39	61
22	40	60
23	40	60
24	40	60
25	40	60
26	40	60
27	40	60
28	40	60
29	40	60
30	39	61
31	39	61

	Rain chance (%)
1	34
2	34
3	33
4	33
5	33
6	33
7	32
8	32
9	32
10	32
11	32
12	32
13	32
14	32
15	32
16	32
17	32
18	32
19	32
20	32
21	32
22	32
23	31
24	31
25	31
26	31
27	32
28	32
29	32
30	33
31	33

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	0	3	62	35
2	0	3	63	34
3	0	3	64	33
4	0	4	64	32
5	0	4	65	31
6	0	5	65	30
7	0	5	65	30
8	0	6	65	29
9	0	6	66	28
10	0	7	66	27
11	0	7	66	27
12	0	8	66	26
13	0	8	66	26
14	0	9	66	25
15	0	9	66	25
16	0	10	66	24
17	0	10	66	24
18	0	10	67	23
19	0	11	66	23
20	0	11	67	22
21	0	12	67	21
22	0	12	68	20
23	0	12	69	19
24	0	12	70	18
25	0	12	71	17
26	1	13	70	16
27	1	13	71	15
28	1	13	72	14
29	1	13	73	13
30	1	14	73	12
31	1	14	74	11

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	18
2	26	18
3	26	18
4	26	18
5	26	18
6	26	18
7	26	18
8	26	18
9	26	18
10	26	18
11	26	18
12	26	18
13	25	18
14	25	18
15	25	18
16	25	18
17	25	18
18	25	18
19	25	17
20	25	17
21	25	17
22	25	17
23	25	17
24	25	17
25	25	17
26	25	17
27	25	17
28	25	17
29	25	17
30	25	17
31	25	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	41	59
3	41	59
4	41	59
5	40	60
6	39	61
7	39	61
8	38	62
9	38	62
10	37	63
11	37	63
12	36	64
13	36	64
14	37	63
15	37	63
16	37	63
17	36	64
18	38	62
19	38	62
20	39	61
21	39	61
22	40	60
23	40	60
24	40	60
25	40	60
26	40	60
27	40	60
28	40	60
29	40	60
30	39	61
31	39	61

	Rain chance (%)
1	34
2	34
3	33
4	33
5	33
6	33
7	32
8	32
9	32
10	32
11	32
12	32
13	32
14	32
15	32
16	32
17	32
18	32
19	32
20	32
21	32
22	32
23	31
24	31
25	31
26	31
27	32
28	32
29	32
30	33
31	33

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	0	3	62	35
2	0	3	63	34
3	0	3	64	33
4	0	4	64	32
5	0	4	65	31
6	0	5	65	30
7	0	5	65	30
8	0	6	65	29
9	0	6	66	28
10	0	7	66	27
11	0	7	66	27
12	0	8	66	26
13	0	8	66	26
14	0	9	66	25
15	0	9	66	25
16	0	10	66	24
17	0	10	66	24
18	0	10	67	23
19	0	11	66	23
20	0	11	67	22
21	0	12	67	21
22	0	12	68	20
23	0	12	69	19
24	0	12	70	18
25	0	12	71	17
26	1	13	70	16
27	1	13	71	15
28	1	13	72	14
29	1	13	73	13
30	1	14	73	12
31	1	14	74	11