Canutama weather in May

In May, Canutama sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 194 mm of rain across 26.2 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 7th-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 4% of the time in May, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of May to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Canutama's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Canutama's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
12th warmest
Overnight low
23°
4th coldest
Rainfall
194 mm
26.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:23 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
80%
6th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
3.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
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 Canutama 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 Canutama

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.

Canutama weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 23°30929.512.32.5
Feb31° / 24°28626.212.22.5
Mar31° / 24°32329.4122.5
Apr31° / 23°27728.211.92.5
May30° / 23°19426.211.73.0
Jun30° / 23°9017.711.63.9
Jul31° / 22°5010.511.74.6
Aug32° / 23°6812.711.83.7
Sep33° / 24°11518.6123.0
Oct32° / 24°17123.412.12.7
Nov31° / 24°22426.112.32.5
Dec31° / 24°29628.712.42.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1991
2991
31090
41090
51090
61189
71288
81288
91387
101387
111387
121486
131486
141486
151684
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201882
211882
221882
232080
242080
252179
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272377
282476
292476
302773
312872

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Canutama gets around 194 mm of rain over 26.2 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 84% and peaks near 89% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
189
288
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487
587
687
786
886
986
1086
1186
1286
1386
1486
1586
1686
1786
1885
1985
2084
2184
2284
2383
2483
2582
2682
2781
2880
2979
3078
3177

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 70% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
122078
222078
322177
422177
532275
632275
732275
832374
932374
1032473
1132473
1232473
1332473
1432572
1532572
1632671
1732671
1822771
1922870
2022969
2123068
2223167
2323266
2423365
2523464
2623563
2723563
2823662
2923761
3033859
3133859

Wind in May

Winds average 4 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 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 48 min at the start of May to 11 h 42 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 6:22 AM to 6:25 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 6:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:226:08
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411.86:226:07
511.86:226:07
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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 3.94 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.94 kWh/m² to a high of 5.43 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 3.94 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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44.0Bright
54.0Moderate
64.0Moderate
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94.0Moderate
104.0Moderate
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144.0Moderate
154.0Moderate
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174.0Moderate
184.0Moderate
194.0Moderate
203.9Moderate
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244.0Moderate
254.0Moderate
264.0Moderate
274.0Moderate
284.0Moderate
294.0Moderate
304.0Moderate
314.0Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Canutama

In seasonPeak

In May, Canutama sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Canutama's rainy season runs October–May, 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 Canutama?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Canutama.

What to pack for Canutama in May

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

In May, Canutama sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Canutama 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 Canutama peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 24 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 12UV 15Aug 24UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Canutama 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 Canutama is worst in September — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.6× the cleanest month (June, 10 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModeratePoorModerateSep 937 µg/m³Jun 1110 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr12Moderate
May11Good
Jun10Good
Jul13Moderate
Aug36Poor
Sep37Poor
Oct18Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Canutama?

Canutama sits at 6.5°S, 64.4°W, 49 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Lábrea, 93 km away.

Porto VelhoCandeias do JamariCoariPauiniCarauari

Topography around Canutama

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Canutama has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 59 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m.

The land around Canutama is covered by trees (82%) within 3 km, trees (88%) within 16 km, and trees (98%) within 80 km.

3 km
32 m
16 km
54 m
80 km
82 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Lábrea 93 km · Tapauá 167 km · Humaitá 185 km · Porto Velho 253 km · Candeias do Jamari 264 km · Coari 305 km · Pauini 315 km · Carauari 333 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 Canutama (-6.5339°, -64.3831°, elevation 49 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).