Canto do Buriti weather in May

In May, Canto do Buriti sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 27 mm of rain across 4 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of May to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Canto do Buriti's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Canto do Buriti's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
7th warmest
Overnight low
23°
8th coldest
Rainfall
27 mm
4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
5:59 AM – 5:37 PM
Cloud cover
55%
6th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical May day in Canto do Buriti reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C warmer than 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 Canto do Buriti

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.

Canto do Buriti weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 23°20219.312.43.4
Feb31° / 22°15717.612.33.5
Mar31° / 22°14419.612.13.6
Apr31° / 23°7911.811.84.1
May32° / 23°27411.64.4
Jun32° / 22°10.411.54.9
Jul33° / 22°10.111.64.9
Aug34° / 22°0011.74.0
Sep36° / 24°30.4123.0
Oct36° / 25°26312.22.6
Nov34° / 25°83812.43.1
Dec32° / 24°9812.212.53.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34852
44852
54951
64852
74951
85050
95050
105149
115248
125248
135347
145347
155347
165446
175545
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195644
205743
215743
225941
235941
246040
256139
266238
276436
286535
296634
306733
316832

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Canto do Buriti gets around 27 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 23% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
123
222
322
421
520
619
718
817
916
1015
1114
1214
1313
1412
1512
1612
1711
1811
1911
2011
2110
2210
2310
249
259
269
278
288
297
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 42% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 56% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
13195127
23205126
34215025
44225024
54235023
64244922
75264921
85274820
95284818
105304817
116314716
126324715
136334714
146344613
156354612
166374512
176384511
186394411
196404310
20642429
21743419
22745408
23746398
24748377
25849367
26852346
27953326
281055305
291157284
301159264
311260243

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
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410calm
510calm
610calm
711calm
811calm
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2612light breeze
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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 36 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 5:57 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 5:41 PM to 5:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:575:41
211.75:575:40
311.75:585:40
411.75:585:40
511.75:585:39
611.75:585:39
711.75:585:39
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911.75:585:38
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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 5.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.02 kWh/m² to a high of 6.79 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 5.07 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Canto do Buriti

In seasonPeak

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

Canto do Buriti's monsoon runs December–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 Canto do Buriti?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Canto do Buriti in May

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

In May, Canto do Buriti sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Canto do Buriti 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 Canto do Buriti peaks around March 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 10UV 15Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Canto do Buriti?

Canto do Buriti sits at 8.1°S, 42.9°W, 272 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is São João do Piauí, 82 km away.

Topography around Canto do Buriti

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Canto do Buriti has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m around an average of 277 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 244 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 456 m.

The land around Canto do Buriti is covered by shrubs (49%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, shrubs (66%) within 16 km, and shrubs (76%) within 80 km.

3 km
98 m
16 km
244 m
80 km
456 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: São João do Piauí 82 km · São Raimundo Nonato 104 km · Floriano 150 km · Oeiras 150 km · Barão de Grajaú 151 km · Campo Alegre de Lourdes 157 km · Bom Jesus 189 km · Remanso 193 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 Canto do Buriti (-8.11°, -42.9444°, elevation 272 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).