Buritama weather in May

In May, Buritama sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 44 mm of rain across 5.6 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of May to 10 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Buritama's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Buritama's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
11th warmest
Overnight low
18°
4th coldest
Rainfall
44 mm
5.6 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
7:47 AM – 6:47 PM
Cloud cover
44%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Buritama 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

Highs ease over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical May day in Buritama reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 31°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)
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22919
32919
42918
52918
62918
72818
82818
92818
102818
112818
122818
132818
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182717
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212717
222717
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242717
252717
262717
272717
282717
292717
302717
312717

How May really feels in Buritama

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Buritama weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 23°24622.213.13.3
Feb31° / 23°18019.412.73.4
Mar31° / 22°15418.212.13.9
Apr30° / 20°597.911.55.4
May28° / 18°445.6117.1
Jun27° / 16°253.310.77.8
Jul28° / 16°152.310.87.7
Aug30° / 17°192.811.36.1
Sep32° / 19°566.511.94.7
Oct32° / 21°10211.812.53.9
Nov31° / 22°15015.4133.8
Dec31° / 22°19320.813.33.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27129
37129
47030
56931
66733
76634
86535
96436
106337
116238
126139
136139
146139
156139
166139
176139
186040
196040
206139
216139
226238
236238
246238
256238
266337
276238
286337
296238
306337
316337

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Buritama gets around 44 mm of rain over 5.6 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 18% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
116
215
315
415
515
615
715
815
916
1016
1117
1217
1318
1418
1519
1620
1720
1821
1921
2021
2121
2221
2321
2421
2521
2621
2720
2820
2919
3019
3118

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 40% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 21% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
161841313
271941303
382141282
482242272
592342252
692342242
7102442232
8102442221
9102543211
10112543201
11112643191
12122643191
13122643181
14122643181
15132642181
16132642181
17142642181
18142641181
19152640181
20162639181
21162638191
22172638191
23172637190
24182637190
25182636190
26182736190
27182736180
28192736180
29192736180
30182836170
31182836170

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of May to 10 h 48 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 7:41 AM to 7:53 AM, and sunset from 6:55 PM to 6:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.27:416:55
211.27:416:54
311.27:416:54
411.27:426:53
511.27:426:52
611.27:436:52
711.17:436:51
811.17:436:51
911.17:446:50
1011.17:446:50
1111.17:456:49
1211.17:456:49
1311.07:466:48
1411.07:466:48
1511.07:466:47
1611.07:476:47
1711.07:476:46
1811.07:486:46
1911.07:486:46
2010.97:496:45
2110.97:496:45
2210.97:496:45
2310.97:506:44
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2510.97:516:44
2610.97:516:44
2710.97:526:43
2810.97:526:43
2910.87:526:43
3010.87:536:43
3110.87:536:43

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.83 kWh/m² to a high of 6.11 kWh/m² in November across the year — May's 4.22 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
64.5Bright
74.5Bright
84.5Bright
94.4Bright
104.4Bright
114.3Bright
124.3Bright
134.3Bright
144.2Bright
154.2Bright
164.2Bright
174.1Bright
184.1Bright
194.1Bright
204.1Bright
214.0Bright
224.0Bright
234.0Bright
244.0Moderate
254.0Moderate
264.0Moderate
274.0Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Buritama

In seasonPeak

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

Buritama'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 Buritama?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Buritama in May

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

In May, Buritama sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. About 6 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Buritama 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 Buritama peaks around January 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 21UV 15Jun 22UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May8Very high
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug8Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct10Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Buritama 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 Buritama is worst in September — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1620 µg/m³Nov 227 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb8Good
Mar8Good
Apr9Good
May9Good
Jun9Good
Jul8Good
Aug13Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Buritama?

Buritama sits at 21.1°S, 50.1°W, 400 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Birigui, 32 km away.

Topography around Buritama

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Buritama has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 87 m around an average of 398 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 157 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 288 m.

The land around Buritama is covered by cropland (38%) and grassland (32%) within 3 km, cropland (46%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (56%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
87 m
16 km
157 m
80 km
288 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Birigui 32 km · Araçatuba 34 km · Penápolis 40 km · Monte Aprazível 56 km · Guararapes 56 km · Promissão 60 km · Mirassol 71 km · Tanabi 71 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 Buritama (-21.0661°, -50.1472°, elevation 400 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).