Dormentes weather in May

In May, Dormentes sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 18 mm of rain across 3.4 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 7th-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 25% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of May to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Dormentes's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dormentes's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
10th warmest
Overnight low
21°
5th coldest
Rainfall
18 mm
3.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
5:51 AM – 5:28 PM
Cloud cover
61%
8th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
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 Dormentes reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13122
23122
33122
43122
53122
63122
73122
83122
93122
103122
113122
123122
133122
143122
153122
163121
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203121
213121
223121
233121
243121
253121
263021
273021
283021
293021
303021
313021

How May really feels in Dormentes

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 8 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
8
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.

Dormentes weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 23°9911.612.43.8
Feb31° / 22°9812.512.33.9
Mar31° / 22°10713.412.14.0
Apr31° / 22°557.911.84.6
May31° / 21°183.411.65.3
Jun30° / 20°51.311.56.1
Jul30° / 19°30.511.66.3
Aug31° / 19°20.211.75.8
Sep33° / 20°20.3124.7
Oct34° / 22°111.412.23.8
Nov34° / 23°344.112.43.6
Dec33° / 23°516.112.53.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24456
34357
44357
54357
64456
74555
84456
94456
104456
114654
124654
134555
144555
154555
164654
174654
184654
194753
204753
214753
224753
234753
244753
254951
264951
274951
285050
294951
305050
315050

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Dormentes gets around 18 mm of rain over 3.4 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 11% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
115
215
315
414
514
614
713
813
912
1012
1111
1211
1311
1411
1511
1610
1710
1810
1910
2010
2110
229
239
249
259
268
278
287
297
307
316

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 46% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 50% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1733537
2633547
3634546
4634546
5635545
6635545
7636535
8637525
9638524
10639514
11639514
12640504
13641504
14641493
15642493
16742483
17743473
18743473
19744463
20745453
21746442
22747432
23749422
24750412
25751402
26753391
27754381
28755371
29757351
30857341
31859321

Wind in May

Winds average 17 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
1217light breeze
1317light breeze
1417light breeze
1517light breeze
1617light breeze
1717light breeze
1817light breeze
1917light breeze
2017light breeze
2118light breeze
2218light breeze
2318light breeze
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2518light breeze
2618light breeze
2718light breeze
2818light breeze
2918light breeze
3018light breeze
3119light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of May to 11 h 30 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 5:49 AM to 5:54 AM, and sunset from 5:31 PM to 5:27 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:495:31
211.75:495:31
311.75:495:31
411.75:495:31
511.75:495:30
611.75:505:30
711.75:505:30
811.75:505:29
911.75:505:29
1011.65:505:29
1111.65:505:29
1211.65:505:28
1311.65:505:28
1411.65:515:28
1511.65:515:28
1611.65:515:28
1711.65:515:28
1811.65:515:28
1911.65:515:27
2011.65:525:27
2111.65:525:27
2211.65:525:27
2311.65:525:27
2411.65:525:27
2511.65:535:27
2611.65:535:27
2711.65:535:27
2811.65:535:27
2911.65:545:27
3011.65:545:27
3111.55:545:27

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.26 kWh/m² to a high of 6.88 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.64 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.8Bright
124.7Bright
134.7Bright
144.7Bright
154.7Bright
164.7Bright
174.6Bright
184.6Bright
194.6Bright
204.6Bright
214.5Bright
224.5Bright
234.5Bright
244.5Bright
254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.4Bright
294.4Bright
304.4Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Dormentes?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Dormentes in May

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

In May, Dormentes sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Dormentes 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 Dormentes peaks around March 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 10UV 15Jul 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Dormentes?

Dormentes sits at 8.4°S, 40.8°W, 486 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Afrânio, 27 km away.

Topography around Dormentes

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dormentes has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m around an average of 494 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 275 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 576 m.

The land around Dormentes is covered by grassland (50%) and shrubs (38%) within 3 km, grassland (49%) and shrubs (45%) within 16 km, and shrubs (76%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
73 m
16 km
275 m
80 km
576 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Afrânio 27 km · Paulistana 54 km · Lagoa Grande 82 km · Casa Nova 84 km · Trindade 94 km · Ouricuri 98 km · Araripina 101 km · Petrolina 110 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 Dormentes (-8.4472°, -40.7711°, elevation 486 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).