Capelinha weather in May

In May, Capelinha sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 25 mm of rain across 6.6 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of May to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Capelinha's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Capelinha's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
10th warmest
Overnight low
16°
5th coldest
Rainfall
25 mm
6.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
7:11 AM – 6:21 PM
Cloud cover
60%
5th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Capelinha is settlement in Brazil.

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

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical May day in Capelinha reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12617
22617
32617
42616
52616
62616
72516
82516
92516
102516
112516
122516
132516
142516
152516
162516
172516
182516
192516
202516
212516
222516
232516
242516
252515
262515
272515
282515
292515
302515
312515

Capelinha weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 19°14014.612.95.0
Feb29° / 19°11011.912.65.1
Mar28° / 19°13215.312.15.3
Apr27° / 18°691111.66.3
May25° / 16°256.611.27.3
Jun24° / 14°123.7118.0
Jul24° / 14°113.6118.2
Aug25° / 14°113.311.48.0
Sep27° / 16°255.511.97.3
Oct28° / 17°909.912.46.0
Nov27° / 18°19317.512.85.1
Dec28° / 19°21818.8134.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 55%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
35050
44951
54951
64852
74753
84654
94555
104456
114357
124258
134258
144159
154159
163961
173961
184060
194159
204159
214357
224456
234456
244555
254753
264852
274852
285050
295050
305149
315149

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Capelinha gets around 25 mm of rain over 6.6 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 22% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
128
227
326
425
525
624
723
823
923
1022
1122
1222
1322
1423
1523
1623
1723
1823
1923
2022
2122
2222
2321
2420
2520
2619
2719
2818
2917
3017
3116

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the humid band about 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 8% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13245320
23255418
33265516
43275515
54285414
64295413
74305511
84315510
94315510
10432559
11432568
12532567
13533557
14533566
15633556
16634546
17635536
18635545
19736525
20736525
21737515
22737524
23838504
24839494
25840484
26842474
27843463
28844453
29945433
30946423
31947412

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of May to 11 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 7:06 AM to 7:17 AM, and sunset from 6:28 PM to 6:18 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.47:066:28
211.47:066:28
311.37:076:27
411.37:076:27
511.37:076:26
611.37:086:26
711.37:086:25
811.37:086:25
911.37:096:24
1011.27:096:24
1111.27:096:23
1211.27:106:23
1311.27:106:23
1411.27:106:22
1511.27:116:22
1611.27:116:21
1711.27:116:21
1811.17:126:21
1911.17:126:21
2011.17:136:20
2111.17:136:20
2211.17:136:20
2311.17:146:20
2411.17:146:19
2511.17:146:19
2611.17:156:19
2711.17:156:19
2811.17:166:19
2911.07:166:18
3011.07:166:18
3111.07:176:18

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 3.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.64 kWh/m² to a high of 6.12 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 3.91 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
24.2Bright
34.2Bright
44.2Bright
54.1Bright
64.1Bright
74.1Bright
84.1Bright
94.0Bright
104.0Moderate
114.0Moderate
123.9Moderate
133.9Moderate
143.9Moderate
153.9Moderate
163.8Moderate
173.8Moderate
183.8Moderate
193.8Moderate
203.8Moderate
213.8Moderate
223.8Moderate
233.8Moderate
243.7Moderate
253.7Moderate
263.7Moderate
273.7Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.7Moderate
303.7Moderate
313.7Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Capelinha

In seasonPeak

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

Capelinha's monsoon runs November–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 Capelinha?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Capelinha for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Capelinha in May

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

In May, Capelinha sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 7 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Capelinha 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 Capelinha peaks around February 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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 14UV 15Jun 23UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Capelinha?

Capelinha sits at 17.7°S, 42.5°W, 926 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Itamarandiba, 41 km away.

Topography around Capelinha

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Capelinha has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 223 m around an average of 992 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 454 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,388 m.

The land around Capelinha is covered by trees (50%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, trees (69%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and trees (70%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
223 m
16 km
454 m
80 km
1,388 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Itamarandiba 41 km · Malacacheta 49 km · Turmalina 51 km · Minas Novas 53 km · Novo Cruzeiro 72 km · Peçanha 95 km · Itambacuri 96 km · São João Evangelista 99 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 Capelinha (-17.6914°, -42.5158°, elevation 926 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).