Confresa weather in May

In May, Confresa sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 50 mm of rain across 8 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of May to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Confresa's 5th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Confresa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
6th warmest
Overnight low
22°
4th coldest
Rainfall
50 mm
8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:37 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover
56%
5th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical May day in Confresa reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C warmer than April and about 1°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Confresa

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.

Confresa weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°29428.612.62.7
Feb30° / 23°2752612.42.7
Mar30° / 23°26728.312.12.7
Apr31° / 23°17721.611.83.2
May32° / 22°50811.54.3
Jun33° / 21°30.611.44.6
Jul34° / 21°0011.44.3
Aug35° / 22°30.811.63.1
Sep35° / 23°405.711.92.6
Oct33° / 23°14818.412.22.8
Nov31° / 23°22924.812.52.8
Dec30° / 23°27827.312.62.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% 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 44%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24357
34456
44456
54555
64555
74654
84852
94852
104951
114951
125149
135248
145347
155545
165545
175644
185842
195941
206040
216139
226337
236337
246436
256634
266733
276832
286832
297030
307129
317129

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Confresa gets around 50 mm of rain over 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 26% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
146
244
342
440
538
637
735
833
932
1031
1130
1229
1328
1427
1526
1625
1724
1823
1922
2021
2121
2220
2319
2418
2516
2615
2714
2813
2912
3011
3110

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 63% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 95% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1010846
2111835
3112825
4113824
5115804
6116794
7118783
8119773
9121753
10122752
11124732
12225712
13227692
14228691
15330661
16331651
17332641
18434611
19535591
20536581
21637561
22738541
23839530
24940510
251042480
261143460
271244430
281445410
291646380
301747360
311947330

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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126calm
136calm
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166calm
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186calm
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206calm
216calm
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236calm
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286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of May to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:35 AM to 6:41 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 6:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:356:12
211.66:356:12
311.66:356:12
411.66:356:11
511.66:356:11
611.66:356:11
711.66:356:10
811.66:366:10
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1311.56:376:09
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1811.56:386:08
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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 4.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.84 kWh/m² to a high of 5.95 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 4.89 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Confresa

In seasonPeak

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

Confresa's monsoon runs October–April, 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 Confresa?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Confresa in May

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

In May, Confresa sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Confresa in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Confresa peaks around February 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 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 15UV 15Jun 20UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Confresa 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 Confresa is worst in September — around 89 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 9.5× the cleanest month (January, 9 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodGoodModerateUnhealthyModerateSep 1782 µg/m³Jan 189 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar11Good
Apr10Good
May11Good
Jun12Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug25Moderate
Sep89Unhealthy
Oct36Poor
Nov15Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Confresa?

Confresa sits at 10.6°S, 51.6°W, 237 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Vila Rica, 86 km away.

Formoso do AraguaiaSanta Maria das BarreirasGurupiParaíso do Tocantins

Topography around Confresa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Confresa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m around an average of 226 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 303 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 477 m.

The land around Confresa is covered by grassland (68%) within 3 km, grassland (44%) and trees (35%) within 16 km, and grassland (52%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
54 m
16 km
303 m
80 km
477 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland
May weather nearby: Vila Rica 86 km · Santana do Araguaia 197 km · Lagoa da Confusão 213 km · Querência 228 km · Formoso do Araguaia 257 km · Santa Maria das Barreiras 283 km · Gurupi 298 km · Paraíso do Tocantins 300 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 Confresa (-10.6439°, -51.5689°, elevation 237 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).