Candeias do Jamari weather in May

In May, Candeias do Jamari sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 129 mm of rain across 21.4 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 8th-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 11% of the time in May, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of May to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Candeias do Jamari's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Candeias do Jamari's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
7th warmest
Overnight low
23°
4th coldest
Rainfall
129 mm
21.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:23 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
73%
5th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
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 Candeias do Jamari reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°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 Candeias do Jamari

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.

Candeias do Jamari weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°30328.912.52.7
Feb30° / 23°31326.412.32.7
Mar30° / 24°31729.512.12.7
Apr30° / 23°21926.311.82.9
May30° / 23°12921.411.63.5
Jun31° / 22°419.211.54.7
Jul32° / 22°204.411.54.6
Aug34° / 22°406.711.73.5
Sep33° / 23°9015.411.92.9
Oct32° / 24°15822.112.22.7
Nov31° / 24°22425.812.42.7
Dec30° / 24°28728.112.52.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11585
21585
31684
41684
51783
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71783
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132278
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273763
283961
294159
304357
314456

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Candeias do Jamari gets around 129 mm of rain over 21.4 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 69% and peaks near 80% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the miserable band about 59% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1142372
2142471
3142570
4142669
5142768
6142867
7152866
8152965
9153064
10153064
11153064
12143164
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Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 4 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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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 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 12 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:21 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 5:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:216:03
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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 4.23 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.23 kWh/m² to a high of 5.53 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 4.23 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Candeias do Jamari

In seasonPeak

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

Candeias do Jamari'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 Candeias do Jamari?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Candeias do Jamari.

What to pack for Candeias do Jamari in May

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

In May, Candeias do Jamari sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Candeias do Jamari in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Candeias do Jamari peaks around January 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near September 12 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 20UV 15Sep 12UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug6High
Sep3Moderate
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Candeias do Jamari 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 Candeias do Jamari is worst in August — around 101 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 9.5× the cleanest month (May, 11 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateUnhealthyModerateAug 24100 µg/m³May 1611 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr12Good
May11Good
Jun12Good
Jul34Moderate
Aug101Unhealthy
Sep100Unhealthy
Oct36Poor
Nov20Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Candeias do Jamari?

Candeias do Jamari sits at 8.8°S, 63.7°W, 91 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Porto Velho, 23 km away.

Topography around Candeias do Jamari

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Candeias do Jamari has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m around an average of 83 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 105 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 341 m.

The land around Candeias do Jamari is covered by trees (54%) and grassland (32%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and grassland (44%) within 16 km, and trees (73%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
53 m
16 km
105 m
80 km
341 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Porto Velho 23 km · Alto Paraíso 110 km · Ariquemes 142 km · Buritis 157 km · Humaitá 161 km · Machadinho d'Oeste 201 km · Lábrea 210 km · Jaru 226 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 Candeias do Jamari (-8.8097°, -63.6956°, elevation 91 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).