Caiapônia weather in May

In May, Caiapônia sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 21 mm of rain across 3.8 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-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 53% 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 Caiapônia's 4th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Caiapônia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
8th warmest
Overnight low
17°
4th coldest
Rainfall
21 mm
3.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
7:47 AM – 7:00 PM
Cloud cover
43%
4th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Caiapônia is 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 Caiapônia reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 12°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
102917
112917
122917
132917
142917
152917
162917
172817
182817
192817
202817
212817
222817
232817
242817
252817
262817
272817
282817
292816
302816
312816

How May really feels in Caiapônia

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Caiapônia 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
Jan28° / 20°29124.912.93.8
Feb28° / 20°22222.412.63.7
Mar29° / 20°19623.112.13.9
Apr29° / 19°7612.411.65.2
May29° / 17°213.811.26.7
Jun29° / 16°51117.3
Jul29° / 15°20.611.17.2
Aug31° / 17°71.111.45.8
Sep32° / 19°406.511.94.4
Oct31° / 20°10916.812.43.7
Nov29° / 20°2052312.83.6
Dec28° / 20°26626133.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27426
37327
47327
57228
67129
77030
86931
96733
106733
116634
126535
136436
146436
156436
166436
176535
186535
196535
206733
216832
226832
237030
247129
257228
267426
277426
287525
297624
307723
317723

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Caiapônia gets around 21 mm of rain over 3.8 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 12% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
114
214
313
413
512
612
712
813
913
1013
1114
1214
1314
1414
1514
1614
1714
1814
1914
2014
2113
2213
2312
2412
2511
2611
2710
2810
299
309
318

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 40% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 14% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
18244128
28254225
39264223
410274221
510284220
611294218
711294217
812304216
912314216
1012314115
1113314115
1213324115
1313324114
1414324014
1514324014
1615324014
1715324014
1816314013
1916314013
2017314012
2118313912
2219313911
2319313911
2420323810
252132389
262133379
272234378
282234367
292335367
302337356
312438345

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 7:43 AM to 7:53 AM, and sunset from 7:06 PM to 6:57 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.47:437:06
211.47:437:06
311.47:437:05
411.47:437:05
511.37:447:04
611.37:447:04
711.37:447:03
811.37:457:03
911.37:457:02
1011.37:457:02
1111.37:467:02
1211.37:467:01
1311.27:467:01
1411.27:477:00
1511.27:477:00
1611.27:477:00
1711.27:486:59
1811.27:486:59
1911.27:486:59
2011.27:496:59
2111.27:496:58
2211.17:496:58
2311.17:506:58
2411.17:506:58
2511.17:506:58
2611.17:516:57
2711.17:516:57
2811.17:516:57
2911.17:526:57
3011.17:526:57
3111.17:536:57

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.47 kWh/m² to a high of 6.01 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.78 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.1Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
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
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Caiapônia

In seasonPeak

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

Caiapônia'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 Caiapônia?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Caiapônia in May

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

In May, Caiapônia sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Caiapônia 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 Caiapônia peaks around January 24 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 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 highExtremeJan 24UV 15Jun 22UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov15Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Caiapônia 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 Caiapônia is worst in September — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 6.4× the cleanest month (July, 3 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1817 µg/m³Jul 113 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb7Good
Mar6Good
Apr5Good
May5Good
Jun4Good
Jul3Good
Aug7Good
Sep18Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov6Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Caiapônia?

Caiapônia sits at 17.0°S, 51.8°W, 720 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Iporá, 93 km away.

Topography around Caiapônia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Caiapônia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 131 m around an average of 702 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 422 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 719 m.

The land around Caiapônia is covered by grassland (43%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, grassland (33%), trees (31%) and cropland (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (36%), cropland (32%) and trees (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
131 m
16 km
422 m
80 km
719 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Iporá 93 km · Jataí 103 km · Mineiros 104 km · Aragarças 127 km · Barra do Garças 128 km · Rio Verde 132 km · Alto Araguaia 155 km · Jussara 158 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 Caiapônia (-16.9567°, -51.8103°, elevation 720 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).