Catalão weather in May

In May, Catalão sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 23 mm of rain across 3.6 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 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% 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 Catalão's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Catalão's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
10th warmest
Overnight low
18°
4th coldest
Rainfall
23 mm
3.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
7:34 AM – 6:42 PM
Cloud cover
43%
5th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.6
out of 10

Catalão 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 27°C through the month.

A typical May day in Catalão reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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32819
42818
52818
62818
72818
82818
92818
102818
112818
122718
132718
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282717
292717
302717
312717

Catalão 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
Jan29° / 21°26722.2134.0
Feb29° / 21°18718.112.64.2
Mar29° / 21°18219.312.14.4
Apr29° / 20°639.511.65.9
May27° / 18°233.611.27.6
Jun27° / 16°81.410.98.3
Jul27° / 16°30.5118.5
Aug29° / 17°71.311.47.4
Sep31° / 19°365.211.95.5
Oct31° / 21°9112.712.44.4
Nov29° / 21°20720.712.94.0
Dec28° / 21°25123.913.13.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% 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 31%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17426
27525
37426
47426
57327
67228
77129
86931
96832
106634
116535
126535
136337
146337
156337
166337
176337
186436
196535
206535
216634
226832
236931
247030
257228
267327
277426
287525
297624
307624
317723

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Catalão gets around 23 mm of rain over 3.6 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 12% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
114
213
312
412
511
611
710
810
911
1011
1111
1211
1312
1412
1512
1613
1713
1813
1914
2014
2114
2214
2314
2413
2513
2613
2712
2812
2911
3011
3110

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 46% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 13% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13234629
23244626
34264624
44284622
54294621
65304619
75314618
85324617
96334616
106334615
116344515
126344514
137344514
147344513
157344613
168344612
178344612
189334711
199334711
209334710
2110334710
221033489
231034488
241134487
251135477
261136476
271136475
281237465
291238464
301239454
311241443

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 7:28 AM to 7:39 AM, and sunset from 6:50 PM to 6:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.47:286:50
211.37:296:49
311.37:296:48
411.37:296:48
511.37:306:47
611.37:306:47
711.37:306:46
811.37:316:46
911.27:316:45
1011.27:316:45
1111.27:326:44
1211.27:326:44
1311.27:326:44
1411.27:336:43
1511.27:336:43
1611.17:346:42
1711.17:346:42
1811.17:346:42
1911.17:356:42
2011.17:356:41
2111.17:356:41
2211.17:366:41
2311.17:366:40
2411.17:376:40
2511.17:376:40
2611.07:376:40
2711.07:386:40
2811.07:386:40
2911.07:386:39
3011.07:396:39
3111.07:396:39

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.33 kWh/m² to a high of 6.24 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.62 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.7Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
134.6Bright
144.6Bright
154.6Bright
164.6Bright
174.5Bright
184.5Bright
194.5Bright
204.5Bright
214.5Bright
224.5Bright
234.4Bright
244.4Bright
254.4Bright
264.4Bright
274.4Bright
284.4Bright
294.4Bright
304.4Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Catalão

In seasonPeak

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

Catalão'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 Catalão?

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

7.6
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Catalão in May

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

In May, Catalão sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Catalão 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 Catalão peaks around February 12 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 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 12UV 16Jun 21UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Catalão 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 Catalão is worst in September — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.6× the cleanest month (July, 5 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1815 µg/m³Jul 115 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb7Good
Mar7Good
Apr6Good
May6Good
Jun5Good
Jul5Good
Aug8Good
Sep16Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov6Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Catalão?

Catalão sits at 18.2°S, 47.9°W, 843 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Ipameri, 54 km away.

Topography around Catalão

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Catalão has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m around an average of 866 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 337 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 529 m.

The land around Catalão is covered by artificial surfaces (56%) within 3 km, grassland (42%), trees (26%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (44%), trees (24%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
148 m
16 km
337 m
80 km
529 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Ipameri 54 km · Araguari 59 km · Monte Carmelo 78 km · Coromandel 86 km · Caldas Novas 86 km · Uberlândia 91 km · Tupaciguara 93 km · Pires do Rio 103 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 Catalão (-18.1658°, -47.9464°, elevation 843 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).