Centro Novo do Maranhão weather in May

In May, Centro Novo do Maranhão sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 205 mm of rain across 25.8 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of May to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Centro Novo do Maranhão's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Centro Novo do Maranhão's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
7th warmest
Overnight low
23°
6th coldest
Rainfall
205 mm
25.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:04 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover
74%
8th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.34 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 31°C through the month.

A typical May day in Centro Novo do Maranhão reaches about 31°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 29°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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13023
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303123
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How May really feels in Centro Novo do Maranhão

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.

Centro Novo do Maranhão weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 24°19024.212.12.8
Feb31° / 23°2582612.12.6
Mar30° / 23°32129.7122.6
Apr30° / 23°32128.6122.6
May31° / 23°20525.811.93.0
Jun31° / 23°9819.511.93.7
Jul31° / 22°6915.111.94.3
Aug32° / 23°319.211.94.5
Sep33° / 23°195.7124.1
Oct34° / 24°204.9123.7
Nov34° / 24°316.412.13.4
Dec33° / 24°7313.412.13.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11387
21585
31585
41684
51684
61882
71882
82080
92080
102080
112278
122377
132476
142575
152674
162872
172872
182971
193169
203268
213367
223466
233565
243664
253763
263862
273961
284060
294159
304357
314456

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Centro Novo do Maranhão gets around 205 mm of rain over 25.8 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 82% and peaks near 90% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
190
290
389
489
588
688
787
887
986
1086
1185
1285
1384
1484
1583
1683
1782
1882
1981
2081
2181
2280
2379
2479
2578
2677
2776
2875
2974
3072
3171

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the oppressive band about 57% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
15347
25248
35248
45248
55248
65248
75248
85248
95248
105248
115248
125248
135248
145248
155347
165347
175446
185545
195644
205743
215842
226040
236139
246238
256436
266535
276733
286931
297030
307228
317327

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of May to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:04 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 5:59 PM to 5:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:045:59
211.96:045:59
311.96:045:59
411.96:045:59
511.96:045:59
611.96:045:59
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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 4.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.03 kWh/m² to a high of 5.92 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.34 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
24.1Bright
34.1Bright
44.1Bright
54.1Bright
64.2Bright
74.2Bright
84.2Bright
94.2Bright
104.3Bright
114.3Bright
124.3Bright
134.3Bright
144.3Bright
154.4Bright
164.4Bright
174.4Bright
184.4Bright
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204.4Bright
214.4Bright
224.5Bright
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244.5Bright
254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Centro Novo do Maranhão

In seasonPeak

In May, Centro Novo do Maranhão sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Centro Novo do Maranhão's monsoon runs January–May, 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 Centro Novo do Maranhão?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Centro Novo do Maranhão.

What to pack for Centro Novo do Maranhão in May

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

In May, Centro Novo do Maranhão sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Centro Novo do Maranhão in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Centro Novo do Maranhão peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 16 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 17UV 15Jul 16UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Centro Novo do Maranhão 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 Centro Novo do Maranhão is worst in December — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (July, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateDec 1220 µg/m³Jul 147 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May9Good
Jun7Good
Jul7Good
Aug8Good
Sep10Good
Oct12Good
Nov19Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Centro Novo do Maranhão?

Centro Novo do Maranhão sits at 2.1°S, 46.1°W, 40 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Maracaçumé, 21 km away.

Topography around Centro Novo do Maranhão

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Centro Novo do Maranhão.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Centro Novo do Maranhão has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 50 m around an average of 65 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 93 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 206 m.

The land around Centro Novo do Maranhão is covered by grassland (66%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, grassland (80%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and grassland (44%) within 80 km.

3 km
50 m
16 km
93 m
80 km
206 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Maracaçumé 21 km · Governador Nunes Freire 27 km · Santa Luzia do Paruá 59 km · Cachoeira do Piriá 63 km · Cândido Mendes 88 km · Turilândia 91 km · Santa Helena 92 km · Nova Esperança do Piriá 95 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 Centro Novo do Maranhão (-2.1409°, -46.1239°, elevation 40 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).