Carandaí weather in May

In May, Carandaí sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 36 mm of rain across 6.4 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in May, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of May to 10 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Carandaí's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Carandaí's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
10th warmest
Overnight low
14°
4th coldest
Rainfall
36 mm
6.4 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
7:21 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
58%
5th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Carandaí 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 23°C through the month.

A typical May day in Carandaí reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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42414
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72414
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92414
102314
112314
122314
132314
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182314
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202314
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222313
232313
242313
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282313
292313
302313
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Carandaí 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
Jan27° / 18°2552013.14.9
Feb27° / 18°1551512.75.4
Mar26° / 18°17118.112.15.3
Apr25° / 16°6910.811.56.6
May23° / 14°366.4117.4
Jun23° / 12°153.210.87.9
Jul23° / 12°112.610.98.2
Aug24° / 12°20411.38.2
Sep25° / 14°688.611.97.1
Oct25° / 16°11313.512.56.1
Nov25° / 17°22920.2134.9
Dec26° / 18°26723.313.24.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
35347
45248
55248
65149
75050
84951
94753
104654
114555
124456
134357
144258
154159
164258
174258
184258
194357
204357
214456
224654
234654
244852
254852
265050
275149
285248
295347
305545
315545

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Carandaí gets around 36 mm of rain over 6.4 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 21% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
122
222
321
420
520
620
719
819
920
1020
1120
1221
1321
1422
1522
1623
1723
1823
1923
2024
2124
2223
2323
2423
2522
2622
2721
2821
2920
3020
3119

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the comfortable band about 49% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11343404
21444383
31545363
41646352
51847332
61848322
71948312
82049301
92149291
102150281
112250281
122250271
132350270
142351260
152450260
162451250
172550250
182551240
192650240
202750230
212751220
222851210
232950210
243050200
253150190
263250180
273251170
283351160
293451150
303452140
313551140

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 12 min at the start of May to 10 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 7:15 AM to 7:28 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 6:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.27:156:30
211.27:166:29
311.27:166:28
411.27:166:28
511.27:176:27
611.27:176:27
711.17:186:26
811.17:186:25
911.17:186:25
1011.17:196:24
1111.17:196:24
1211.17:206:23
1311.07:206:23
1411.07:206:22
1511.07:216:22
1611.07:216:22
1711.07:226:21
1811.07:226:21
1911.07:236:20
2011.07:236:20
2110.97:236:20
2210.97:246:20
2310.97:246:19
2410.97:256:19
2510.97:256:19
2610.97:266:18
2710.97:266:18
2810.97:266:18
2910.97:276:18
3010.87:276:18
3110.87:286:18

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 3.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.63 kWh/m² to a high of 5.86 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 3.79 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
24.2Bright
34.2Bright
44.1Bright
54.1Bright
64.1Bright
74.0Bright
84.0Moderate
94.0Moderate
103.9Moderate
113.9Moderate
123.8Moderate
133.8Moderate
143.8Moderate
153.7Moderate
163.7Moderate
173.7Moderate
183.6Moderate
193.6Moderate
203.6Moderate
213.6Moderate
223.6Moderate
233.6Moderate
243.6Moderate
253.6Moderate
263.6Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.6Moderate
293.6Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Carandaí

In seasonPeak

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

Carandaí'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 Carandaí?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Carandaí for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Carandaí in May

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

In May, Carandaí sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 6 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Carandaí in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Carandaí peaks around February 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeFeb 10UV 15Jun 21UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Carandaí 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 Carandaí is worst in September — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (January, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1716 µg/m³Jan 19 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb9Good
Mar9Good
Apr9Good
May10Good
Jun10Good
Jul9Good
Aug11Good
Sep17Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Carandaí?

Carandaí sits at 21.0°S, 43.8°W, 1,096 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Barbacena, 30 km away.

Topography around Carandaí

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Carandaí has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 149 m around an average of 1,097 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 590 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,379 m.

The land around Carandaí is covered by grassland (58%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, grassland (50%) and trees (35%) within 16 km, and grassland (56%) and trees (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
149 m
16 km
590 m
80 km
1,379 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Barbacena 30 km · Barroso 31 km · Conselheiro Lafaiete 33 km · Ouro Branco 49 km · Congonhas 50 km · São João del Rei 51 km · Piranga 61 km · Santos Dumont 62 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 Carandaí (-20.9536°, -43.8064°, elevation 1,096 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).