Buritis weather in May

In May, Buritis sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 93 mm of rain across 17 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of May to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Buritis's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Buritis's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
8th warmest
Overnight low
22°
4th coldest
Rainfall
93 mm
17 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:26 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover
68%
5th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical May day in Buritis reaches about 30°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 27°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 1°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Buritis

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.

Buritis weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°30628.512.52.8
Feb30° / 23°27825.912.32.8
Mar30° / 23°27328.212.12.8
Apr30° / 23°17924.411.83.2
May30° / 22°931711.54.2
Jun31° / 21°276.411.44.9
Jul33° / 20°173.311.54.5
Aug34° / 21°386.611.73.5
Sep33° / 23°9615.911.92.9
Oct32° / 23°16622.712.22.7
Nov31° / 23°23524.812.52.8
Dec30° / 23°27327.912.62.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 65%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22278
32278
42377
52476
62476
72476
82575
92674
102773
112872
122971
133070
143169
153268
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193664
203961
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224159
234258
244357
254456
264753
274852
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295149
305347
315545

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Buritis gets around 93 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 67% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
167
265
365
464
563
662
761
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1258
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1656
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1953
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2151
2250
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2647
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3141

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 73% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 96% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11277218
21287217
31287217
41297216
52297116
62297215
72297215
82297314
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1122107313
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260315748
270315757
280415747
290416746
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310417745

Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of May to 11 h 30 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 6:23 AM to 6:29 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 5:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:236:02
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311.66:236:01
411.66:246:01
511.66:246:00
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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 4.39 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.39 kWh/m² to a high of 5.59 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 4.39 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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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 rainy season runs October–April, 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 Buritis?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Buritis for sightseeing.

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 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Buritis 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 Buritis peaks around January 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near September 13 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateExtremeJan 22UV 15Sep 13UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug6High
Sep3Moderate
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Buritis 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 Buritis is worst in August — around 118 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 14.7× the cleanest month (June, 8 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodUnhealthyModerateAug 22115 µg/m³Jun 108 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb12Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr10Good
May9Good
Jun8Good
Jul14Moderate
Aug118Unhealthy
Sep105Unhealthy
Oct33Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Buritis?

Buritis sits at 10.2°S, 63.8°W, 147 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Alto Paraíso, 79 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 158 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 204 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,027 m.

The land around Buritis is covered by grassland (63%) within 3 km, grassland (77%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and grassland (49%) within 80 km.

3 km
49 m
16 km
204 m
80 km
1,027 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Alto Paraíso 79 km · Ariquemes 92 km · Jaru 151 km · Candeias do Jamari 157 km · Porto Velho 161 km · Nova Mamoré 165 km · Guajará Mirim 177 km · Guayaramerín 181 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 (-10.2117°, -63.8286°, elevation 147 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).