Coronel João Sá weather in May

In May, Coronel João Sá sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 38 mm of rain across 10.5 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Coronel João Sá's 9th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Coronel João Sá's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
9th warmest
Overnight low
22°
6th coldest
Rainfall
38 mm
10.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
5:42 AM – 5:14 PM
Cloud cover
59%
9th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical May day in Coronel João Sá reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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23122
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43022
53022
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93022
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How May really feels in Coronel João Sá

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 15 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
15
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.

Coronel João Sá weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 23°356.212.53.6
Feb33° / 23°367.312.33.5
Mar33° / 23°438.912.13.5
Apr32° / 23°428.911.84.2
May30° / 22°3810.511.55.1
Jun28° / 20°3510.911.46.0
Jul27° / 20°2810.811.56.3
Aug28° / 19°238.911.76.3
Sep30° / 20°16611.95.6
Oct32° / 21°153.512.24.7
Nov33° / 22°18412.53.9
Dec34° / 22°244.112.63.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 30% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35248
45248
55347
65248
75248
85347
95347
105347
115347
125347
135347
145347
155248
165248
175248
185149
195248
205248
215347
225347
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245347
255446
265446
275545
285545
295545
305644
315644

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Coronel João Sá gets around 38 mm of rain over 10.5 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 34% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
132
232
333
433
532
632
732
832
932
1032
1132
1232
1332
1433
1533
1634
1734
1834
1935
2035
2135
2235
2336
2436
2536
2636
2735
2835
2935
3035
3135

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 64% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
115643
215742
315841
415841
515940
616039
716138
816138
916237
1016237
1116336
1216336
1316336
1416336
1526236
1626236
1726236
1826236
1926335
2026335
2116435
2216534
2316633
2416732
2516831
2617029
2717128
2817326
2917425
3017623
3117821

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
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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 5:40 AM to 5:46 AM, and sunset from 5:18 PM to 5:13 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.65:405:18
211.65:405:18
311.65:405:17
411.65:405:17
511.65:405:17
611.65:405:16
711.65:405:16
811.65:415:16
911.65:415:15
1011.65:415:15
1111.65:415:15
1211.65:415:15
1311.65:415:14
1411.55:425:14
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1611.55:425:14
1711.55:425:14
1811.55:425:14
1911.55:435:13
2011.55:435:13
2111.55:435:13
2211.55:435:13
2311.55:445:13
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2511.55:445:13
2611.55:445:13
2711.55:455:13
2811.55:455:13
2911.55:455:13
3011.55:455:13
3111.45:465:13

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.72 kWh/m² to a high of 6.32 kWh/m² in December across the year — May's 4.12 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.5Bright
34.5Bright
44.4Bright
54.4Bright
64.3Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.3Bright
104.3Bright
114.2Bright
124.2Bright
134.2Bright
144.2Bright
154.1Bright
164.1Bright
174.1Bright
184.1Bright
194.0Bright
204.0Bright
214.0Bright
224.0Bright
234.0Moderate
244.0Moderate
254.0Moderate
263.9Moderate
273.9Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Coronel João Sá?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Coronel João Sá in May

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

In May, Coronel João Sá sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Coronel João Sá 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 Coronel João Sá peaks around February 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 16UV 15Jul 12UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Coronel João Sá?

Coronel João Sá sits at 10.3°S, 37.9°W, 206 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Carira, 26 km away.

Topography around Coronel João Sá

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Coronel João Sá has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m around an average of 215 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 209 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 728 m.

The land around Coronel João Sá is covered by grassland (76%) within 3 km, grassland (60%) within 16 km, and grassland (51%) and shrubs (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
60 m
16 km
209 m
80 km
728 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Carira 26 km · Paripiranga 45 km · Fátima 47 km · Jeremoabo 52 km · Simão Dias 52 km · Poço Verde 55 km · Nossa Senhora da Glória 56 km · Poço Redondo 60 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 Coronel João Sá (-10.2842°, -37.9264°, 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).