Canarana weather in May

In May, Canarana sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 18 mm of rain across 4 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 9th-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 47% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of May to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Canarana's 5th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Canarana's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
6th warmest
Overnight low
21°
4th coldest
Rainfall
18 mm
4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:44 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
47%
5th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
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 Canarana 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)
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How May really feels in Canarana

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.

Canarana weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°24426.212.73.1
Feb30° / 22°21424.312.53.0
Mar30° / 22°20325.312.13.1
Apr31° / 22°11216.911.73.8
May31° / 21°18411.45.0
Jun32° / 20°20.411.25.5
Jul32° / 19°0011.35.3
Aug34° / 21°60.911.54.0
Sep35° / 23°275.111.93.0
Oct33° / 23°12317.712.32.9
Nov31° / 22°18123.412.63.0
Dec30° / 22°22625.812.83.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% 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 34%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26238
36238
46238
56238
66238
76238
86238
96238
106139
116139
126238
136238
146238
156238
166337
176337
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196436
206634
216634
226832
236931
247030
257228
267426
277525
287624
297822
307921
317921

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Canarana gets around 18 mm of rain over 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 13% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
126
224
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519
618
717
816
916
1015
1115
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1513
1613
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2012
2111
2211
2310
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259
268
278
287
296
306
315

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 49% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 69% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
101114543
201124640
301134837
401144935
502165032
602175130
712185128
812185326
913195324
1013205323
1113215322
1214225221
1314225320
1415225319
1515225418
1616235317
1717235316
1817235316
1918235315
2019245115
2119245214
22110255113
23111264912
24112284812
25112294711
26113304610
2711431459
2811533448
2911534427
3011635416
3111737395

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
16calm
26calm
36calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
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87calm
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127calm
137calm
147calm
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187calm
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227calm
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257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of May to 11 h 18 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 6:41 AM to 6:48 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 6:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:416:12
211.56:416:12
311.56:416:11
411.56:416:11
511.56:416:10
611.56:426:10
711.56:426:09
811.56:426:09
911.46:426:09
1011.46:436:08
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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 4.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.72 kWh/m² to a high of 5.98 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 4.94 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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145.0Bright
154.9Bright
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284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Canarana

In seasonPeak

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

Canarana's monsoon runs October–April, 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 Canarana?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Canarana in May

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

In May, Canarana sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Canarana 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 Canarana peaks around February 11 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 11UV 15Jul 10UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Canarana 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 Canarana is worst in September — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 7.8× the cleanest month (July, 5 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodSep 1637 µg/m³Jul 115 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar10Good
Apr10Good
May9Good
Jun7Good
Jul5Good
Aug20Moderate
Sep39Poor
Oct19Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Canarana?

Canarana sits at 13.6°S, 52.3°W, 423 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Água Boa, 57 km away.

Barra do GarçasAragarças

Topography around Canarana

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Canarana has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m around an average of 401 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 137 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 277 m.

The land around Canarana is covered by grassland (39%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, cropland (43%), trees (31%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (37%), grassland (28%) and cropland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
65 m
16 km
137 m
80 km
277 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Água Boa 57 km · Querência 106 km · Campinápolis 124 km · Nova Xavantina 124 km · Paranatinga 216 km · São Miguel do Araguaia 230 km · Barra do Garças 260 km · Aragarças 261 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 Canarana (-13.5522°, -52.2683°, elevation 423 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).