Buritis weather in May

In May, Buritis sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 13 mm of rain across 2.4 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of May to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Buritis's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Buritis's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
10th warmest
Overnight low
17°
4th coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
2.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
7:24 AM – 6:40 PM
Cloud cover
46%
5th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Buritis 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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical May day in Buritis reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 31°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)
12918
22918
32918
42918
52918
62918
72918
82918
92918
102918
112918
122918
132918
142918
152918
162817
172817
182817
192817
202817
212817
222817
232817
242817
252817
262817
272817
282817
292817
302817
312817

Buritis weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 20°17517.912.84.3
Feb29° / 20°1241512.54.4
Mar29° / 20°15417.412.14.5
Apr29° / 19°558.711.75.6
May29° / 17°132.411.36.9
Jun28° / 16°30.411.18.1
Jul28° / 15°0011.28.2
Aug29° / 16°20.611.57.0
Sep31° / 18°162.611.95.3
Oct32° / 20°829.212.44.3
Nov29° / 20°17818.812.74.0
Dec29° / 20°19620.112.94.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27030
37030
47030
57030
66931
76931
86733
96634
106535
116436
126337
136337
146238
156238
166238
176238
186238
196337
206337
216436
226535
236634
246733
256832
266931
277129
287228
297228
307426
317426

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Buritis gets around 13 mm of rain over 2.4 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 9% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
113
212
312
411
510
610
710
89
99
109
119
1210
1310
149
159
169
179
189
199
208
218
228
238
247
257
266
276
285
295
304
314

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 44% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 14% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12234828
22254826
32264725
42284623
52304622
63314520
73334519
83344518
93344518
104354417
114354417
125354416
135354416
145354416
156354415
166354415
177354414
187354413
198354413
208354412
219364411
229364411
2310374410
241038439
251039428
261141427
271142416
281144405
291145394
301247383
311249373

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of May to 11 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 7:19 AM to 7:29 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 6:38 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.47:196:46
211.47:206:46
311.47:206:45
411.47:206:45
511.47:206:44
611.47:216:44
711.47:216:43
811.47:216:43
911.47:226:43
1011.37:226:42
1111.37:226:42
1211.37:226:41
1311.37:236:41
1411.37:236:41
1511.37:236:40
1611.37:246:40
1711.37:246:40
1811.37:246:40
1911.27:256:39
2011.27:256:39
2111.27:256:39
2211.27:266:39
2311.27:266:39
2411.27:266:38
2511.27:276:38
2611.27:276:38
2711.27:276:38
2811.27:286:38
2911.27:286:38
3011.27:286:38
3111.17:296:38

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.6 kWh/m² to a high of 6.29 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 4.77 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
114.8Bright
124.8Bright
134.8Bright
144.8Bright
154.8Bright
164.7Bright
174.7Bright
184.7Bright
194.7Bright
204.7Bright
214.7Bright
224.6Bright
234.6Bright
244.6Bright
254.6Bright
264.6Bright
274.6Bright
284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.6Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Buritis

In seasonPeak

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

Buritis'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 Buritis?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Buritis in May

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

In May, Buritis sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Buritis in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Buritis peaks around February 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 15UV 15Jul 10UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Buritis?

Buritis sits at 15.6°S, 46.4°W, 539 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Arinos, 48 km away.

Topography around Buritis

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Buritis has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m around an average of 550 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 430 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 609 m.

The land around Buritis is covered by grassland (50%) within 3 km, grassland (36%) and shrubs (29%) within 16 km, and grassland (32%) and shrubs (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
49 m
16 km
430 m
80 km
609 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Arinos 48 km · Urucuia 93 km · Unaí 97 km · Formosa 98 km · Planaltina 129 km · Planaltina 131 km · Itapoã 145 km · Paranoá 146 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 Buritis (-15.6178°, -46.4233°, elevation 539 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).