Dom Eliseu weather in May

In May, Dom Eliseu sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 99 mm of rain across 17.3 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-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 13% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Dom Eliseu's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dom Eliseu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
8th warmest
Overnight low
22°
5th coldest
Rainfall
99 mm
17.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:12 AM – 6:00 PM
Cloud cover
70%
7th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
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 Dom Eliseu reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 1°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13123
23123
33123
43123
53123
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73123
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How May really feels in Dom Eliseu

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.

Dom Eliseu weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 23°22926.112.22.8
Feb30° / 22°24525.612.12.7
Mar30° / 23°29429.2122.7
Apr30° / 23°20325.511.92.9
May31° / 22°9917.311.83.7
Jun32° / 22°225.411.84.4
Jul34° / 22°92.111.84.0
Aug35° / 22°40.811.93.5
Sep35° / 23°102123.3
Oct34° / 24°295.512.13.2
Nov33° / 24°6810.912.23.2
Dec32° / 23°13118.812.23.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% 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 65%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11684
21684
31783
41783
51981
62080
72278
82377
92476
102575
112773
122971
133169
143367
153466
163664
173763
183862
193961
204060
214159
224258
234357
244456
254555
264753
274951
285050
295149
305446
315545

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Dom Eliseu gets around 99 mm of rain over 17.3 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 55% and peaks near 77% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
177
276
375
473
571
669
767
865
963
1061
1159
1257
1356
1455
1554
1653
1752
1852
1951
2050
2150
2249
2348
2447
2546
2644
2743
2841
2940
3038
3136

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 90% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
108515
208614
308614
408713
508713
608812
708812
808812
908911
1008911
1108911
1209010
1309010
1409010
150919
160919
170928
180928
190937
201936
211936
221945
231945
242944
252944
263934
274933
285923
295923
306922
317912

Wind in May

Winds average 6 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
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
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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 48 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 6:12 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 6:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:126:03
211.86:126:03
311.86:126:02
411.86:126:02
511.86:126:02
611.86:126:02
711.86:126:02
811.86:126:01
911.86:126:01
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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 4.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.26 kWh/m² to a high of 6.16 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 4.52 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.3Bright
34.3Bright
44.4Bright
54.4Bright
64.4Bright
74.4Bright
84.4Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.6Bright
174.6Bright
184.6Bright
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254.6Bright
264.6Bright
274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Dom Eliseu

In seasonPeak

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

Dom Eliseu's monsoon runs January–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 Dom Eliseu?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dom Eliseu.

What to pack for Dom Eliseu in May

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

In May, Dom Eliseu sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Dom Eliseu in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dom Eliseu peaks around March 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 14UV 15Dec 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Dom Eliseu 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 Dom Eliseu is worst in November — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.1× the cleanest month (June, 8 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateNov 1433 µg/m³Jun 188 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr12Good
May10Good
Jun8Good
Jul9Good
Aug14Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct29Moderate
Nov33Moderate
Dec25Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Dom Eliseu?

Dom Eliseu sits at 4.3°S, 47.5°W, 187 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Itinga do Maranhão, 18 km away.

Topography around Dom Eliseu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dom Eliseu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 145 m around an average of 203 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 219 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 332 m.

The land around Dom Eliseu is covered by grassland (71%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, grassland (52%) and trees (44%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and grassland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
145 m
16 km
219 m
80 km
332 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Itinga do Maranhão 18 km · Ulianópolis 60 km · Açailândia 74 km · Bom Jesus das Selvas 76 km · Rondon do Pará 83 km · Buriticupu 117 km · João Lisboa 130 km · Imperatriz 138 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 Dom Eliseu (-4.285°, -47.505°, elevation 187 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).