Brasil Novo weather in May

In May, Brasil Novo sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 197 mm of rain across 26.1 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of May to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Brasil Novo's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Brasil Novo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
8th warmest
Overnight low
23°
7th coldest
Rainfall
197 mm
26.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:31 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
78%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical May day in Brasil Novo reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°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 Brasil Novo

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.

Brasil Novo weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°25928.412.22.8
Feb30° / 23°28926.312.12.8
Mar30° / 23°34229.2122.8
Apr30° / 23°28728.411.92.7
May30° / 23°19726.111.93.0
Jun31° / 22°7416.711.83.9
Jul31° / 22°4910.511.84.3
Aug33° / 23°326.911.93.9
Sep33° / 24°347.1123.6
Oct33° / 24°6311.412.13.3
Nov32° / 24°10815.512.23.2
Dec31° / 23°15722.512.23.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1892
2892
31090
41189
51189
61288
71387
81585
91684
101783
111981
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Brasil Novo gets around 197 mm of rain over 26.1 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 83% and peaks near 93% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
193
292
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789
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1087
1186
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1484
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2181
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3171

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 79% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
18119
28119
38020
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57921
67921
77822
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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 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 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 shrink by about 6 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:31 AM to 6:33 AM, and sunset from 6:24 PM to 6:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:316:24
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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 4.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.85 kWh/m² to a high of 6.18 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.05 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
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33.9Moderate
43.9Moderate
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63.9Moderate
74.0Moderate
84.0Moderate
94.0Moderate
104.0Bright
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314.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Brasil Novo

In seasonPeak

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

Brasil Novo's monsoon runs December–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 Brasil Novo?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Brasil Novo.

What to pack for Brasil Novo in May

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

In May, Brasil Novo sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Brasil Novo 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 Brasil Novo peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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 16UV 15Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Brasil Novo 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 Brasil Novo is worst in November — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.7× the cleanest month (June, 9 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModeratePoorModerateNov 1238 µg/m³Jun 229 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May10Good
Jun9Good
Jul9Good
Aug12Good
Sep18Moderate
Oct34Moderate
Nov40Poor
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Brasil Novo?

Brasil Novo sits at 3.3°S, 52.5°W, 211 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Altamira, 39 km away.

Topography around Brasil Novo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Brasil Novo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 133 m around an average of 186 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 258 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 414 m.

The land around Brasil Novo is covered by trees (53%) and grassland (40%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and grassland (47%) within 16 km, and trees (71%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
133 m
16 km
258 m
80 km
414 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Altamira 39 km · Medicilândia 42 km · Vitória do Xingu 75 km · Senador José Porfírio 103 km · Uruará 141 km · Anapu 150 km · Porto de Moz 177 km · Placas 197 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 Brasil Novo (-3.3071°, -52.5386°, elevation 211 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).