Campo Formoso weather in May

In May, Campo Formoso sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 58 mm of rain across 15.2 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Campo Formoso's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Campo Formoso's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 19°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 58 mm; 15.2 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 30 min; 5:52 AM – 5:23 PM
Cloud cover: 64%; 11th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 4.11 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.7; out of 10

Campo Formoso is human settlement in Brazil.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical May day in Campo Formoso reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26
Avg low (°C)	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	20
2	27	20
3	27	19
4	27	19
5	27	19
6	27	19
7	27	19
8	27	19
9	27	19
10	27	19
11	27	19
12	27	19
13	27	19
14	27	19
15	27	19
16	27	19
17	27	19
18	27	19
19	27	19
20	27	19
21	26	19
22	26	19
23	26	19
24	26	19
25	26	19
26	26	19
27	26	19
28	26	19
29	26	19
30	26	19
31	26	18

Campo Formoso weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 20°	77	9.4	12.5	5.1
Feb	30° / 20°	70	10.2	12.3	4.9
Mar	30° / 20°	79	12.2	12.1	4.8
Apr	29° / 20°	54	14.5	11.8	5.1
May	27° / 19°	58	15.2	11.5	5.7
Jun	25° / 18°	63	17.9	11.4	5.5
Jul	24° / 17°	55	17.8	11.4	5.7
Aug	25° / 17°	47	15.1	11.7	6.0
Sep	27° / 17°	29	9.2	11.9	6.6
Oct	29° / 19°	30	5.5	12.2	6.0
Nov	30° / 20°	59	7.8	12.5	5.4
Dec	30° / 20°	66	7.6	12.6	5.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	42	42	41	40	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	38	39	39	41	41	42	43	43	43	44	44	43	44	44	44	45
Cloudier (%)	58	58	59	60	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	62	62	61	61	59	59	58	57	57	57	56	56	57	56	56	56	55

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	42	58
3	41	59
4	40	60
5	39	61
6	39	61
7	39	61
8	39	61
9	39	61
10	39	61
11	39	61
12	39	61
13	39	61
14	39	61
15	38	62
16	38	62
17	39	61
18	39	61
19	41	59
20	41	59
21	42	58
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	43	57
25	44	56
26	44	56
27	43	57
28	44	56
29	44	56
30	44	56
31	45	55

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Campo Formoso gets around 58 mm of rain over 15.2 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 49% and peaks near 55% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	47	47	47	47	47	47	48	48	49	49	49	49	50	50	50	51	51	51	52	52	53	54	54	55

	Rain chance (%)
1	48
2	48
3	48
4	48
5	48
6	48
7	48
8	47
9	47
10	47
11	47
12	47
13	47
14	48
15	48
16	49
17	49
18	49
19	49
20	50
21	50
22	50
23	51
24	51
25	51
26	52
27	52
28	53
29	54
30	54
31	55

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the muggy band about 62% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 64% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Humid (%)	24	24	25	25	26	26	27	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	37	38	39	39	40	40	40	41	41	41	42	43	43	44	45
Muggy (%)	73	73	72	72	70	71	70	68	67	66	65	64	63	63	62	60	60	59	58	58	58	58	58	57	57	57	56	55	55	54	53
Oppressive (%)	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	1	24	73	2
2	1	24	73	2
3	1	25	72	2
4	1	25	72	2
5	1	26	70	3
6	0	26	71	3
7	0	27	70	3
8	0	29	68	3
9	0	30	67	3
10	0	31	66	3
11	0	32	65	3
12	0	33	64	3
13	0	34	63	3
14	0	35	63	2
15	0	36	62	2
16	1	37	60	2
17	1	37	60	2
18	1	38	59	2
19	1	39	58	2
20	1	39	58	2
21	1	40	58	1
22	1	40	58	1
23	1	40	58	1
24	1	41	57	1
25	1	41	57	1
26	1	41	57	1
27	1	42	56	1
28	1	43	55	1
29	1	43	55	1
30	1	44	54	1
31	1	45	53	1

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	12	calm
2	12	calm
3	12	calm
4	12	calm
5	12	calm
6	12	calm
7	12	calm
8	12	calm
9	12	calm
10	12	calm
11	12	calm
12	12	calm
13	12	calm
14	12	calm
15	12	calm
16	12	calm
17	12	calm
18	12	calm
19	12	calm
20	12	calm
21	12	calm
22	12	calm
23	12	calm
24	12	calm
25	12	calm
26	12	calm
27	12	calm
28	12	calm
29	12	light breeze
30	12	light breeze
31	12	light breeze

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 5:49 AM to 5:56 AM, and sunset from 5:27 PM to 5:22 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4
Sunrise (AM)	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:56
Sunset (PM)	5:27	5:27	5:27	5:26	5:26	5:26	5:25	5:25	5:25	5:25	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:23	5:23	5:23	5:23	5:23	5:22	5:22	5:22	5:22	5:22	5:22	5:22	5:22	5:22	5:22	5:22	5:22

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.6	5:49	5:27
2	11.6	5:50	5:27
3	11.6	5:50	5:27
4	11.6	5:50	5:26
5	11.6	5:50	5:26
6	11.6	5:50	5:26
7	11.6	5:50	5:25
8	11.6	5:50	5:25
9	11.6	5:51	5:25
10	11.6	5:51	5:25
11	11.6	5:51	5:24
12	11.5	5:51	5:24
13	11.5	5:51	5:24
14	11.5	5:52	5:24
15	11.5	5:52	5:23
16	11.5	5:52	5:23
17	11.5	5:52	5:23
18	11.5	5:52	5:23
19	11.5	5:53	5:23
20	11.5	5:53	5:22
21	11.5	5:53	5:22
22	11.5	5:53	5:22
23	11.5	5:54	5:22
24	11.5	5:54	5:22
25	11.5	5:54	5:22
26	11.5	5:54	5:22
27	11.5	5:55	5:22
28	11.4	5:55	5:22
29	11.4	5:55	5:22
30	11.4	5:55	5:22
31	11.4	5:56	5:22

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.65 kWh/m² to a high of 6.28 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.11 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.5	Bright
2	4.5	Bright
3	4.4	Bright
4	4.4	Bright
5	4.3	Bright
6	4.3	Bright
7	4.3	Bright
8	4.3	Bright
9	4.2	Bright
10	4.2	Bright
11	4.2	Bright
12	4.2	Bright
13	4.2	Bright
14	4.1	Bright
15	4.1	Bright
16	4.1	Bright
17	4.1	Bright
18	4.1	Bright
19	4.0	Bright
20	4.0	Bright
21	4.0	Bright
22	4.0	Bright
23	4.0	Moderate
24	4.0	Moderate
25	4.0	Moderate
26	4.0	Moderate
27	3.9	Moderate
28	3.9	Moderate
29	3.9	Moderate
30	3.9	Moderate
31	3.9	Moderate

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Campo Formoso?

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

5.7

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

5.7

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Campo Formoso for sightseeing.

What to pack for Campo Formoso in May

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

In May, Campo Formoso sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 19°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Campo Formoso 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 Campo Formoso peaks around February 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 9 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	15	15	13	10	9	9	10	12	13	13	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	10	Extreme
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Campo Formoso?

Campo Formoso sits at 10.5°S, 40.3°W, 580 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Senhor do Bonfim, 15 km away.

Topography around Campo Formoso

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Campo Formoso has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 359 m around an average of 619 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 693 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 814 m.

The land around Campo Formoso is covered by trees (56%) and shrubs (21%) within 3 km, trees (44%), shrubs (32%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and shrubs (56%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km

359 m

trees 56%

16 km

693 m

trees 44%

80 km

814 m

shrubs 56%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces

← April Campo Formoso year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Senhor do Bonfim 15 km · Pindobaçu 26 km · Jaguarari 30 km · Filadélfia 33 km · Ponto Novo 45 km · Itiúba 55 km · Andorinha 56 km · Mirangaba 57 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

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 Campo Formoso (-10.5075°, -40.3214°, elevation 580 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	20
2	27	20
3	27	19
4	27	19
5	27	19
6	27	19
7	27	19
8	27	19
9	27	19
10	27	19
11	27	19
12	27	19
13	27	19
14	27	19
15	27	19
16	27	19
17	27	19
18	27	19
19	27	19
20	27	19
21	26	19
22	26	19
23	26	19
24	26	19
25	26	19
26	26	19
27	26	19
28	26	19
29	26	19
30	26	19
31	26	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	42	58
3	41	59
4	40	60
5	39	61
6	39	61
7	39	61
8	39	61
9	39	61
10	39	61
11	39	61
12	39	61
13	39	61
14	39	61
15	38	62
16	38	62
17	39	61
18	39	61
19	41	59
20	41	59
21	42	58
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	43	57
25	44	56
26	44	56
27	43	57
28	44	56
29	44	56
30	44	56
31	45	55

	Rain chance (%)
1	48
2	48
3	48
4	48
5	48
6	48
7	48
8	47
9	47
10	47
11	47
12	47
13	47
14	48
15	48
16	49
17	49
18	49
19	49
20	50
21	50
22	50
23	51
24	51
25	51
26	52
27	52
28	53
29	54
30	54
31	55

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	1	24	73	2
2	1	24	73	2
3	1	25	72	2
4	1	25	72	2
5	1	26	70	3
6	0	26	71	3
7	0	27	70	3
8	0	29	68	3
9	0	30	67	3
10	0	31	66	3
11	0	32	65	3
12	0	33	64	3
13	0	34	63	3
14	0	35	63	2
15	0	36	62	2
16	1	37	60	2
17	1	37	60	2
18	1	38	59	2
19	1	39	58	2
20	1	39	58	2
21	1	40	58	1
22	1	40	58	1
23	1	40	58	1
24	1	41	57	1
25	1	41	57	1
26	1	41	57	1
27	1	42	56	1
28	1	43	55	1
29	1	43	55	1
30	1	44	54	1
31	1	45	53	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	20
2	27	20
3	27	19
4	27	19
5	27	19
6	27	19
7	27	19
8	27	19
9	27	19
10	27	19
11	27	19
12	27	19
13	27	19
14	27	19
15	27	19
16	27	19
17	27	19
18	27	19
19	27	19
20	27	19
21	26	19
22	26	19
23	26	19
24	26	19
25	26	19
26	26	19
27	26	19
28	26	19
29	26	19
30	26	19
31	26	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	42	58
3	41	59
4	40	60
5	39	61
6	39	61
7	39	61
8	39	61
9	39	61
10	39	61
11	39	61
12	39	61
13	39	61
14	39	61
15	38	62
16	38	62
17	39	61
18	39	61
19	41	59
20	41	59
21	42	58
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	43	57
25	44	56
26	44	56
27	43	57
28	44	56
29	44	56
30	44	56
31	45	55

	Rain chance (%)
1	48
2	48
3	48
4	48
5	48
6	48
7	48
8	47
9	47
10	47
11	47
12	47
13	47
14	48
15	48
16	49
17	49
18	49
19	49
20	50
21	50
22	50
23	51
24	51
25	51
26	52
27	52
28	53
29	54
30	54
31	55

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	1	24	73	2
2	1	24	73	2
3	1	25	72	2
4	1	25	72	2
5	1	26	70	3
6	0	26	71	3
7	0	27	70	3
8	0	29	68	3
9	0	30	67	3
10	0	31	66	3
11	0	32	65	3
12	0	33	64	3
13	0	34	63	3
14	0	35	63	2
15	0	36	62	2
16	1	37	60	2
17	1	37	60	2
18	1	38	59	2
19	1	39	58	2
20	1	39	58	2
21	1	40	58	1
22	1	40	58	1
23	1	40	58	1
24	1	41	57	1
25	1	41	57	1
26	1	41	57	1
27	1	42	56	1
28	1	43	55	1
29	1	43	55	1
30	1	44	54	1
31	1	45	53	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	20
2	27	20
3	27	19
4	27	19
5	27	19
6	27	19
7	27	19
8	27	19
9	27	19
10	27	19
11	27	19
12	27	19
13	27	19
14	27	19
15	27	19
16	27	19
17	27	19
18	27	19
19	27	19
20	27	19
21	26	19
22	26	19
23	26	19
24	26	19
25	26	19
26	26	19
27	26	19
28	26	19
29	26	19
30	26	19
31	26	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	42	58
3	41	59
4	40	60
5	39	61
6	39	61
7	39	61
8	39	61
9	39	61
10	39	61
11	39	61
12	39	61
13	39	61
14	39	61
15	38	62
16	38	62
17	39	61
18	39	61
19	41	59
20	41	59
21	42	58
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	43	57
25	44	56
26	44	56
27	43	57
28	44	56
29	44	56
30	44	56
31	45	55

	Rain chance (%)
1	48
2	48
3	48
4	48
5	48
6	48
7	48
8	47
9	47
10	47
11	47
12	47
13	47
14	48
15	48
16	49
17	49
18	49
19	49
20	50
21	50
22	50
23	51
24	51
25	51
26	52
27	52
28	53
29	54
30	54
31	55

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	1	24	73	2
2	1	24	73	2
3	1	25	72	2
4	1	25	72	2
5	1	26	70	3
6	0	26	71	3
7	0	27	70	3
8	0	29	68	3
9	0	30	67	3
10	0	31	66	3
11	0	32	65	3
12	0	33	64	3
13	0	34	63	3
14	0	35	63	2
15	0	36	62	2
16	1	37	60	2
17	1	37	60	2
18	1	38	59	2
19	1	39	58	2
20	1	39	58	2
21	1	40	58	1
22	1	40	58	1
23	1	40	58	1
24	1	41	57	1
25	1	41	57	1
26	1	41	57	1
27	1	42	56	1
28	1	43	55	1
29	1	43	55	1
30	1	44	54	1
31	1	45	53	1