Buriticupu weather in May

In May, Buriticupu sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 108 mm of rain across 17.3 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 6th-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 14% 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 Buriticupu's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Buriticupu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
9th warmest
Overnight low
22°
4th coldest
Rainfall
108 mm
17.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:08 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover
69%
7th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
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 Buriticupu reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°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)
13023
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43123
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How May really feels in Buriticupu

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.

Buriticupu weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 23°20724.912.22.9
Feb30° / 23°22524.912.12.8
Mar30° / 23°27328.6122.7
Apr30° / 23°22326.611.92.9
May31° / 22°10817.311.83.8
Jun31° / 22°256.111.84.8
Jul32° / 21°133.111.84.6
Aug34° / 22°5111.94.0
Sep34° / 23°91.8123.5
Oct34° / 23°19412.13.3
Nov34° / 23°558.812.23.2
Dec32° / 23°11216.112.23.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 64%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21882
31882
42080
52179
62377
72476
82674
92773
102971
113070
123169
133367
143565
153664
163763
173862
183961
193961
204159
214258
224357
234456
244555
254753
264852
275050
285248
295347
305545
315644

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Buriticupu gets around 108 mm of rain over 17.3 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 56% and peaks near 76% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
176
275
373
472
570
668
766
864
962
1060
1159
1258
1357
1456
1555
1655
1754
1853
1953
2052
2151
2250
2349
2448
2547
2645
2744
2842
2940
3038
3136

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 83% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
107822
207921
307921
408020
508020
608020
708119
808119
908119
1008119
1108218
1208218
1308218
1408218
1508317
1608317
1708317
1808416
1908416
2018316
2118316
2218415
2318415
2418514
2518514
2628513
2728513
2838512
2938611
3048610
315869

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
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206calm
216calm
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276calm
287calm
297calm
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 6:07 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 5:59 PM to 5:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:075:59
211.86:075:58
311.86:075:58
411.86:075:58
511.86:075:58
611.86:075:57
711.86:075:57
811.86:075:57
911.86:075:57
1011.86:085:57
1111.86:085:57
1211.86:085:57
1311.86:085:56
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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 4.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.22 kWh/m² to a high of 5.99 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 4.48 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.3Bright
34.3Bright
44.3Bright
54.3Bright
64.4Bright
74.4Bright
84.4Bright
94.4Bright
104.4Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.5Bright
184.5Bright
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224.5Bright
234.6Bright
244.6Bright
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274.6Bright
284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Buriticupu

In seasonPeak

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

Buriticupu's monsoon runs January–April, 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 Buriticupu?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Buriticupu.

What to pack for Buriticupu in May

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

In May, Buriticupu sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Buriticupu 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 Buriticupu peaks around March 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 22 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 14UV 15Nov 22UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Buriticupu 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 Buriticupu is worst in November — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 6.0× the cleanest month (June, 7 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModeratePoorModerateNov 1442 µg/m³Jun 157 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr11Good
May9Good
Jun7Good
Jul10Good
Aug15Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct35Moderate
Nov43Poor
Dec30Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Buriticupu?

Buriticupu sits at 4.3°S, 46.5°W, 155 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Bom Jesus das Selvas, 48 km away.

Topography around Buriticupu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Buriticupu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 159 m around an average of 148 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 247 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 423 m.

The land around Buriticupu is covered by grassland (46%) and trees (35%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and trees (45%) within 16 km, and trees (66%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
159 m
16 km
247 m
80 km
423 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Bom Jesus das Selvas 48 km · Arame 80 km · Santa Luzia 97 km · Alto Alegre do Pindaré 99 km · Dom Eliseu 117 km · Itinga do Maranhão 120 km · Bom Jardim 128 km · Ulianópolis 132 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 Buriticupu (-4.3212°, -46.4547°, elevation 155 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).