Buritirama weather in May

In May, Buritirama sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 13 mm of rain across 2 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-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 41% 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 Buritirama's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Buritirama's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
5th warmest
Overnight low
21°
5th coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:05 AM – 5:36 PM
Cloud cover
50%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
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 Buritirama reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°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)
13122
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How May really feels in Buritirama

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 10 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
10
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.

Buritirama weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 22°14513.412.64.1
Feb31° / 22°11113.212.44.1
Mar31° / 22°12913.512.14.1
Apr31° / 22°627.911.84.7
May31° / 21°13211.55.2
Jun31° / 20°00.111.45.9
Jul31° / 19°0011.46.0
Aug32° / 20°0011.65.2
Sep34° / 21°40.511.93.9
Oct34° / 23°344.312.23.2
Nov32° / 23°11310.212.53.7
Dec31° / 22°12211.712.64.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25941
35941
45842
55842
65842
75941
85842
95842
105842
115842
125842
135941
145941
155941
166040
176040
186040
196238
206238
216238
226337
236436
246535
256535
266535
276733
286733
296733
306832
316931

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Buritirama gets around 13 mm of rain over 2 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 7% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
112
212
311
410
510
69
79
88
98
108
117
127
137
147
157
166
176
186
196
206
216
225
235
245
254
264
273
283
293
302
312

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 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 27% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11646426
21647415
31648414
41749404
51750393
61850383
71851373
80854362
90955342
1001055332
1101057312
1201157302
1301159291
1401260271
1501360261
1601361251
1701461241
1801561231
1901563211
2001663201
2101763191
2201863181
2301963171
2402063161
2502163151
2602264140
2702364130
2812463120
2912662110
3012762100
311296190

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
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69calm
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89calm
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1010calm
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3111calm

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 6:03 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 5:41 PM to 5:35 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:035:41
211.66:035:40
311.66:035:40
411.66:035:39
511.66:035:39
611.66:045:39
711.66:045:38
811.66:045:38
911.66:045:38
1011.66:045:37
1111.56:045:37
1211.56:055:37
1311.56:055:37
1411.56:055:36
1511.56:055:36
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1911.56:065:36
2011.56:065:35
2111.56:075:35
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2511.56:085:35
2611.46:085:35
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3111.46:095:35

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.02 kWh/m² to a high of 6.76 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 5.13 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
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95.2Bright
105.2Bright
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145.1Bright
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215.1Bright
225.0Bright
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255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Buritirama

In seasonPeak

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

Buritirama's rainy season runs November–March, 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 Buritirama?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Buritirama in May

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

In May, Buritirama sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Buritirama 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 Buritirama peaks around February 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 20UV 15Jun 23UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Buritirama?

Buritirama sits at 10.7°S, 43.6°W, 483 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Barra, 68 km away.

Topography around Buritirama

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Buritirama has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 110 m around an average of 509 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 251 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 491 m.

The land around Buritirama is covered by shrubs (69%) within 3 km, shrubs (75%) within 16 km, and shrubs (62%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
110 m
16 km
251 m
80 km
491 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Barra 68 km · Xique-Xique 99 km · Santa Rita de Cássia 103 km · Pilão Arcado 148 km · Campo Alegre de Lourdes 149 km · Corrente 170 km · Ibotirama 170 km · Central 172 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 Buritirama (-10.7078°, -43.6306°, elevation 483 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).