Cruzeiro do Sul weather in May

In May, Cruzeiro do Sul sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 134 mm of rain across 20.6 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°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 42 min at the start of May to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Cruzeiro do Sul's 5th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cruzeiro do Sul's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
11th warmest
Overnight low
22°
4th coldest
Rainfall
134 mm
20.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:57 AM – 5:37 PM
Cloud cover
73%
5th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Cruzeiro do Sul is city 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 30°C through the month.

A typical May day in Cruzeiro do Sul 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 on par with April and on par with June.

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How May really feels in Cruzeiro do Sul

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.

Cruzeiro do Sul weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 23°23925.412.42.9
Feb30° / 23°24223.612.32.9
Mar30° / 23°28327.512.12.8
Apr30° / 23°22224.411.83.0
May30° / 22°13420.611.73.7
Jun30° / 21°8115.311.64.4
Jul30° / 21°5611.911.64.7
Aug32° / 21°7112.911.73.9
Sep32° / 22°10917.1123.2
Oct32° / 23°17622.712.22.9
Nov31° / 23°22123.812.32.8
Dec31° / 23°24326.412.42.8

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 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Cruzeiro do Sul gets around 134 mm of rain over 20.6 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 66% and peaks near 73% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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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 73% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in May

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of May to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:56 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 5:40 PM to 5:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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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 4.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.05 kWh/m² to a high of 5.29 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 4.14 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Cruzeiro do Sul?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Cruzeiro do Sul.

What to pack for Cruzeiro do Sul in May

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

In May, Cruzeiro do Sul sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Cruzeiro do Sul 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 Cruzeiro do Sul peaks around February 14 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 24 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 14UV 17Jul 24UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Cruzeiro do Sul 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 Cruzeiro do Sul is worst in September — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 6.8× the cleanest month (June, 7 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodSep 1545 µg/m³Jun 117 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr10Good
May8Good
Jun7Good
Jul10Good
Aug26Moderate
Sep48Poor
Oct15Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Cruzeiro do Sul?

Cruzeiro do Sul sits at 7.6°S, 72.7°W, 195 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Mâncio Lima, 24 km away.

ContamanaFeijó

Topography around Cruzeiro do Sul

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cruzeiro do Sul has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m around an average of 190 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 146 m.

The land around Cruzeiro do Sul is covered by trees (62%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (72%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (95%) within 80 km.

3 km
65 m
16 km
103 m
80 km
146 m
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May weather nearby: Mâncio Lima 24 km · Ipixuna 126 km · Marechal Thaumaturgo 147 km · Tarauacá 219 km · San Fernando 222 km · Pucallpa 223 km · Contamana 260 km · Feijó 263 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 Cruzeiro do Sul (-7.6276°, -72.6776°, elevation 195 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).