Carlos Chagas weather in May

In May, Carlos Chagas sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 29 mm of rain across 7.3 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Carlos Chagas's 7th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Carlos Chagas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
9th warmest
Overnight low
19°
5th coldest
Rainfall
29 mm
7.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
7:04 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
62%
7th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Carlos Chagas is human 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 29°C through the month.

A typical May day in Carlos Chagas reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 32°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)
12920
22920
32920
42920
52920
62920
72920
82920
92919
102919
112919
122919
132919
142919
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162819
172819
182819
192819
202819
212819
222819
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242819
252819
262819
272819
282819
292819
302819
312819

How May really feels in Carlos Chagas

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Carlos Chagas weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 22°9711.512.93.8
Feb32° / 22°659.312.63.7
Mar32° / 22°11114.812.13.7
Apr30° / 21°5711.511.64.7
May29° / 19°297.311.26.0
Jun28° / 18°175.3117.0
Jul27° / 17°176.4117.0
Aug28° / 17°134.711.46.9
Sep30° / 18°205.111.95.8
Oct31° / 20°618.112.44.8
Nov30° / 21°13214.612.84.2
Dec31° / 22°14914.8133.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
24852
34852
44753
54654
64555
74357
84357
94159
104159
114060
124060
133862
143862
153862
163763
173763
183862
193961
203961
213961
224159
234159
244258
254357
264456
274456
284555
294456
304654
314654

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Carlos Chagas gets around 29 mm of rain over 7.3 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 23% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
130
229
328
427
526
625
724
823
923
1022
1122
1222
1322
1422
1522
1623
1723
1823
1923
2024
2124
2224
2323
2423
2523
2622
2721
2821
2920
3020
3119

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 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 59% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
13245419
23255418
34265416
44275514
55285413
65295412
76305311
86315310
9631549
10732538
11732538
12732547
13733546
14833536
15834526
16834535
17835525
18835525
19736525
20736534
21737524
22738514
23738514
24739513
25740503
26741493
27742483
28842472
29843472
30843462
31944452

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 6:59 AM to 7:10 AM, and sunset from 6:21 PM to 6:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:596:21
211.47:006:21
311.37:006:20
411.37:006:20
511.37:006:19
611.37:016:19
711.37:016:18
811.37:016:18
911.37:026:17
1011.27:026:17
1111.27:026:16
1211.27:036:16
1311.27:036:16
1411.27:036:15
1511.27:046:15
1611.27:046:14
1711.27:056:14
1811.17:056:14
1911.17:056:14
2011.17:066:13
2111.17:066:13
2211.17:066:13
2311.17:076:13
2411.17:076:12
2511.17:076:12
2611.17:086:12
2711.17:086:12
2811.17:096:12
2911.07:096:11
3011.07:096:11
3111.07:106:11

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 3.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.39 kWh/m² to a high of 6.23 kWh/m² in January across the year — May's 3.66 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Bright
24.0Bright
34.0Moderate
44.0Moderate
53.9Moderate
63.9Moderate
73.9Moderate
83.8Moderate
93.8Moderate
103.8Moderate
113.7Moderate
123.7Moderate
133.7Moderate
143.7Moderate
153.6Moderate
163.6Moderate
173.6Moderate
183.6Moderate
193.6Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.5Moderate
253.5Moderate
263.5Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.4Moderate
313.4Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Carlos Chagas

In seasonPeak

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

Carlos Chagas's rainy season runs November–January, 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 Carlos Chagas?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Carlos Chagas in May

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

In May, Carlos Chagas sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. About 7 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Carlos Chagas in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Carlos Chagas peaks around February 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 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 highExtremeFeb 14UV 15Jun 20UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Carlos Chagas?

Carlos Chagas sits at 17.7°S, 40.8°W, 206 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Nanuque, 46 km away.

Topography around Carlos Chagas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Carlos Chagas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 142 m around an average of 196 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 303 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,048 m.

The land around Carlos Chagas is covered by grassland (85%) within 3 km, grassland (77%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (73%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
142 m
16 km
303 m
80 km
1,048 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Nanuque 46 km · Montanha 64 km · Medeiros Neto 68 km · Águas Formosas 71 km · Pedro Canário 75 km · Ecoporanga 75 km · Itanhém 76 km · Teófilo Otoni 80 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 Carlos Chagas (-17.7031°, -40.7664°, elevation 206 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).