Buriti weather in May

In May, Buriti sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 161 mm of rain across 17 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 5th-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 22% 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 Buriti's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Buriti's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
10th warmest
Overnight low
24°
6th coldest
Rainfall
161 mm
17 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:53 AM – 5:43 PM
Cloud cover
64%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
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 Buriti reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 33°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)
13123
23123
33123
43123
53123
63123
73124
83124
93124
103124
113124
123124
133124
143124
153224
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273223
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293223
303223
313223

How May really feels in Buriti

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.

Buriti weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 24°21121.412.22.6
Feb32° / 24°28322.612.12.6
Mar31° / 23°32027.5122.5
Apr31° / 23°33225.911.92.7
May31° / 24°1611711.83.6
Jun32° / 23°357.111.84.4
Jul33° / 23°173.311.84.4
Aug34° / 23°30.611.93.7
Sep36° / 24°40.7122.7
Oct37° / 25°101.612.12.1
Nov36° / 25°334.412.22.2
Dec35° / 25°709.412.22.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22872
32971
43070
53268
63268
73565
83664
93664
103862
114060
124159
134258
144357
154456
164555
174555
184654
194852
204951
215050
225149
235248
245347
255446
265545
275644
285842
295941
306139
316238

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Buriti gets around 161 mm of rain over 17 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 55% and peaks near 74% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
174
272
371
469
568
666
765
863
961
1060
1159
1258
1357
1456
1555
1654
1754
1853
1952
2051
2150
2249
2348
2447
2546
2645
2744
2843
2941
3040
3138

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 64% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
105644
205644
305743
405743
505842
605842
705941
805941
905941
1006040
1106040
1206040
1306040
1406040
1506139
1606139
1706238
1806337
1916237
2016336
2116435
2216633
2316732
2416831
2517029
2627127
2727325
2827424
2937522
3037720
3137918

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
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
307calm
317calm

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 5:53 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 5:45 PM to 5:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:535:45
211.95:535:45
311.95:535:44
411.95:535:44
511.95:535:44
611.85:535:44
711.85:535:44
811.85:535:43
911.85:535:43
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1911.85:545:42
2011.85:545:42
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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 4.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.69 kWh/m² to a high of 6.7 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.88 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.8Bright
124.9Bright
134.9Bright
144.9Bright
154.9Bright
164.9Bright
174.9Bright
184.9Bright
194.9Bright
204.9Bright
214.9Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Buriti

In seasonPeak

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

Buriti's monsoon runs January–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 Buriti?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Buriti.

What to pack for Buriti in May

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

In May, Buriti sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Buriti 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 Buriti peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 17 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 15UV 15Jul 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Buriti 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 Buriti is worst in November — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (June, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateNov 1920 µg/m³Jun 119 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr12Moderate
May9Good
Jun9Good
Jul12Moderate
Aug10Good
Sep10Good
Oct15Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Buriti?

Buriti sits at 3.9°S, 42.9°W, 64 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Miguel Alves, 25 km away.

Topography around Buriti

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Buriti has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 77 m around an average of 83 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 116 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 178 m.

The land around Buriti is covered by trees (68%) within 3 km, trees (66%) within 16 km, and trees (74%) within 80 km.

3 km
77 m
16 km
116 m
80 km
178 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Miguel Alves 25 km · Brejo 35 km · Coelho Neto 36 km · Mata Roma 41 km · Chapadinha 53 km · Santa Quitéria do Maranhão 64 km · União 72 km · Esperantina 77 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 Buriti (-3.9422°, -42.925°, elevation 64 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).