Espinosa weather in May

In May, Espinosa sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 10 mm of rain across 2.1 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of May to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Espinosa's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Espinosa's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 18°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 10 mm; 2.1 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 18 min; 7:08 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover: 52%; 6th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 4.67 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.2; out of 10

Espinosa is human settlement in Brazil.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical May day in Espinosa reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	18
2	29	18
3	29	18
4	29	18
5	29	18
6	29	18
7	28	18
8	28	18
9	28	18
10	28	18
11	28	18
12	28	18
13	28	18
14	28	18
15	28	18
16	28	18
17	28	17
18	28	17
19	28	17
20	28	17
21	28	17
22	28	17
23	28	17
24	28	17
25	28	17
26	28	17
27	28	17
28	28	17
29	28	17
30	28	17
31	28	17

Espinosa weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 20°	102	10.2	12.8	5.2
Feb	30° / 20°	65	7.6	12.5	5.1
Mar	30° / 20°	90	10.3	12.1	5.1
Apr	29° / 19°	41	5.6	11.7	6.0
May	28° / 18°	10	2.1	11.3	7.2
Jun	27° / 16°	2	0.5	11.1	8.1
Jul	27° / 15°	1	0.1	11.2	8.3
Aug	28° / 15°	1	0	11.5	7.7
Sep	30° / 17°	10	1.6	11.9	6.1
Oct	31° / 19°	51	5.9	12.3	5.1
Nov	29° / 19°	129	13.1	12.7	4.8
Dec	29° / 20°	140	13	12.9	5.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	62	62	62	61	61	60	59	58	57	57	56	54	54	53	53	53	53	53	54	54	56	57	59	60	61	62	64	65	66	68	68
Cloudier (%)	38	38	38	39	39	40	41	42	43	43	44	46	46	47	47	47	47	47	46	46	44	43	41	40	39	38	36	35	34	32	32

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	62	38
3	62	38
4	61	39
5	61	39
6	60	40
7	59	41
8	58	42
9	57	43
10	57	43
11	56	44
12	54	46
13	54	46
14	53	47
15	53	47
16	53	47
17	53	47
18	53	47
19	54	46
20	54	46
21	56	44
22	57	43
23	59	41
24	60	40
25	61	39
26	62	38
27	64	36
28	65	35
29	66	34
30	68	32
31	68	32

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Espinosa gets around 10 mm of rain over 2.1 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 7% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	11	11	11	10	10	9	9	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4

	Rain chance (%)
1	11
2	11
3	11
4	10
5	10
6	9
7	9
8	8
9	8
10	7
11	7
12	7
13	7
14	7
15	7
16	6
17	6
18	6
19	6
20	6
21	6
22	6
23	6
24	6
25	5
26	5
27	5
28	5
29	5
30	4
31	4

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the humid band about 49% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	3	4	4	5	5	6	6	7	7	7	8	8	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12
Comfortable (%)	25	25	26	27	28	29	30	30	31	32	33	33	34	35	36	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	45	46	47	49	50	52	53	54
Humid (%)	61	60	60	58	58	56	56	55	55	54	53	53	52	51	50	49	49	48	48	47	46	46	45	44	42	41	39	38	36	35	33
Muggy (%)	11	11	10	10	9	9	8	8	7	7	6	6	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	3	25	61	11
2	4	25	60	11
3	4	26	60	10
4	5	27	58	10
5	5	28	58	9
6	6	29	56	9
7	6	30	56	8
8	7	30	55	8
9	7	31	55	7
10	7	32	54	7
11	8	33	53	6
12	8	33	53	6
13	9	34	52	5
14	9	35	51	5
15	10	36	50	4
16	10	36	49	4
17	10	37	49	4
18	10	38	48	3
19	10	39	48	3
20	10	40	47	3
21	10	41	46	2
22	10	42	46	2
23	11	43	45	2
24	11	45	44	1
25	11	46	42	1
26	11	47	41	1
27	11	49	39	1
28	11	50	38	1
29	11	52	36	1
30	11	53	35	1
31	12	54	33	1

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm
29	10	calm
30	10	calm
31	10	calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of May to 11 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 7:04 AM to 7:13 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:24 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.5	11.5	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2
Sunrise (AM)	7:04	7:05	7:05	7:05	7:05	7:05	7:06	7:06	7:06	7:07	7:07	7:07	7:07	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:09	7:09	7:09	7:09	7:10	7:10	7:10	7:11	7:11	7:11	7:12	7:12	7:12	7:13	7:13
Sunset (PM)	6:33	6:32	6:32	6:31	6:31	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:29	6:29	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:24	6:24	6:24

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.5	7:04	6:33
2	11.5	7:05	6:32
3	11.4	7:05	6:32
4	11.4	7:05	6:31
5	11.4	7:05	6:31
6	11.4	7:05	6:30
7	11.4	7:06	6:30
8	11.4	7:06	6:30
9	11.4	7:06	6:29
10	11.4	7:07	6:29
11	11.4	7:07	6:28
12	11.3	7:07	6:28
13	11.3	7:07	6:28
14	11.3	7:08	6:27
15	11.3	7:08	6:27
16	11.3	7:08	6:27
17	11.3	7:09	6:27
18	11.3	7:09	6:26
19	11.3	7:09	6:26
20	11.3	7:09	6:26
21	11.3	7:10	6:26
22	11.3	7:10	6:25
23	11.2	7:10	6:25
24	11.2	7:11	6:25
25	11.2	7:11	6:25
26	11.2	7:11	6:25
27	11.2	7:12	6:25
28	11.2	7:12	6:25
29	11.2	7:12	6:24
30	11.2	7:13	6:24
31	11.2	7:13	6:24

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.46 kWh/m² to a high of 6.38 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.67 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.9	Bright
2	4.9	Bright
3	4.9	Bright
4	4.9	Bright
5	4.9	Bright
6	4.8	Bright
7	4.8	Bright
8	4.8	Bright
9	4.8	Bright
10	4.8	Bright
11	4.8	Bright
12	4.7	Bright
13	4.7	Bright
14	4.7	Bright
15	4.7	Bright
16	4.6	Bright
17	4.6	Bright
18	4.6	Bright
19	4.6	Bright
20	4.6	Bright
21	4.6	Bright
22	4.6	Bright
23	4.5	Bright
24	4.5	Bright
25	4.5	Bright
26	4.5	Bright
27	4.5	Bright
28	4.5	Bright
29	4.5	Bright
30	4.5	Bright
31	4.5	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Espinosa

In seasonPeak

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

Espinosa's rainy season runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

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Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is May a good time to visit Espinosa?

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

7.2

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

8.2

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Espinosa for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Espinosa in May

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

In May, Espinosa sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

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UV index in Espinosa in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Espinosa peaks around February 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 8 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	16	15	12	9	8	8	10	12	13	14	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Espinosa?

Espinosa sits at 14.9°S, 42.8°W, 567 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Urandi, 25 km away.

Topography around Espinosa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Espinosa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 223 m around an average of 586 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 664 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,333 m.

The land around Espinosa is covered by grassland (45%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, grassland (45%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and shrubs (34%), trees (29%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km

223 m

grassland 45%

16 km

664 m

grassland 45%

80 km

1,333 m

shrubs 34%

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← April Espinosa year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Urandi 25 km · Monte Azul 26 km · Guanambi 78 km · Caculé 80 km · Rio Pardo de Minas 82 km · Palmas de Monte Alto 82 km · Condeúba 91 km · Porteirinha 94 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

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 Espinosa (-14.9261°, -42.8192°, elevation 567 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	18
2	29	18
3	29	18
4	29	18
5	29	18
6	29	18
7	28	18
8	28	18
9	28	18
10	28	18
11	28	18
12	28	18
13	28	18
14	28	18
15	28	18
16	28	18
17	28	17
18	28	17
19	28	17
20	28	17
21	28	17
22	28	17
23	28	17
24	28	17
25	28	17
26	28	17
27	28	17
28	28	17
29	28	17
30	28	17
31	28	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	62	38
3	62	38
4	61	39
5	61	39
6	60	40
7	59	41
8	58	42
9	57	43
10	57	43
11	56	44
12	54	46
13	54	46
14	53	47
15	53	47
16	53	47
17	53	47
18	53	47
19	54	46
20	54	46
21	56	44
22	57	43
23	59	41
24	60	40
25	61	39
26	62	38
27	64	36
28	65	35
29	66	34
30	68	32
31	68	32

	Rain chance (%)
1	11
2	11
3	11
4	10
5	10
6	9
7	9
8	8
9	8
10	7
11	7
12	7
13	7
14	7
15	7
16	6
17	6
18	6
19	6
20	6
21	6
22	6
23	6
24	6
25	5
26	5
27	5
28	5
29	5
30	4
31	4

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	3	25	61	11
2	4	25	60	11
3	4	26	60	10
4	5	27	58	10
5	5	28	58	9
6	6	29	56	9
7	6	30	56	8
8	7	30	55	8
9	7	31	55	7
10	7	32	54	7
11	8	33	53	6
12	8	33	53	6
13	9	34	52	5
14	9	35	51	5
15	10	36	50	4
16	10	36	49	4
17	10	37	49	4
18	10	38	48	3
19	10	39	48	3
20	10	40	47	3
21	10	41	46	2
22	10	42	46	2
23	11	43	45	2
24	11	45	44	1
25	11	46	42	1
26	11	47	41	1
27	11	49	39	1
28	11	50	38	1
29	11	52	36	1
30	11	53	35	1
31	12	54	33	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	18
2	29	18
3	29	18
4	29	18
5	29	18
6	29	18
7	28	18
8	28	18
9	28	18
10	28	18
11	28	18
12	28	18
13	28	18
14	28	18
15	28	18
16	28	18
17	28	17
18	28	17
19	28	17
20	28	17
21	28	17
22	28	17
23	28	17
24	28	17
25	28	17
26	28	17
27	28	17
28	28	17
29	28	17
30	28	17
31	28	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	62	38
3	62	38
4	61	39
5	61	39
6	60	40
7	59	41
8	58	42
9	57	43
10	57	43
11	56	44
12	54	46
13	54	46
14	53	47
15	53	47
16	53	47
17	53	47
18	53	47
19	54	46
20	54	46
21	56	44
22	57	43
23	59	41
24	60	40
25	61	39
26	62	38
27	64	36
28	65	35
29	66	34
30	68	32
31	68	32

	Rain chance (%)
1	11
2	11
3	11
4	10
5	10
6	9
7	9
8	8
9	8
10	7
11	7
12	7
13	7
14	7
15	7
16	6
17	6
18	6
19	6
20	6
21	6
22	6
23	6
24	6
25	5
26	5
27	5
28	5
29	5
30	4
31	4

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	3	25	61	11
2	4	25	60	11
3	4	26	60	10
4	5	27	58	10
5	5	28	58	9
6	6	29	56	9
7	6	30	56	8
8	7	30	55	8
9	7	31	55	7
10	7	32	54	7
11	8	33	53	6
12	8	33	53	6
13	9	34	52	5
14	9	35	51	5
15	10	36	50	4
16	10	36	49	4
17	10	37	49	4
18	10	38	48	3
19	10	39	48	3
20	10	40	47	3
21	10	41	46	2
22	10	42	46	2
23	11	43	45	2
24	11	45	44	1
25	11	46	42	1
26	11	47	41	1
27	11	49	39	1
28	11	50	38	1
29	11	52	36	1
30	11	53	35	1
31	12	54	33	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	18
2	29	18
3	29	18
4	29	18
5	29	18
6	29	18
7	28	18
8	28	18
9	28	18
10	28	18
11	28	18
12	28	18
13	28	18
14	28	18
15	28	18
16	28	18
17	28	17
18	28	17
19	28	17
20	28	17
21	28	17
22	28	17
23	28	17
24	28	17
25	28	17
26	28	17
27	28	17
28	28	17
29	28	17
30	28	17
31	28	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	62	38
3	62	38
4	61	39
5	61	39
6	60	40
7	59	41
8	58	42
9	57	43
10	57	43
11	56	44
12	54	46
13	54	46
14	53	47
15	53	47
16	53	47
17	53	47
18	53	47
19	54	46
20	54	46
21	56	44
22	57	43
23	59	41
24	60	40
25	61	39
26	62	38
27	64	36
28	65	35
29	66	34
30	68	32
31	68	32

	Rain chance (%)
1	11
2	11
3	11
4	10
5	10
6	9
7	9
8	8
9	8
10	7
11	7
12	7
13	7
14	7
15	7
16	6
17	6
18	6
19	6
20	6
21	6
22	6
23	6
24	6
25	5
26	5
27	5
28	5
29	5
30	4
31	4

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	3	25	61	11
2	4	25	60	11
3	4	26	60	10
4	5	27	58	10
5	5	28	58	9
6	6	29	56	9
7	6	30	56	8
8	7	30	55	8
9	7	31	55	7
10	7	32	54	7
11	8	33	53	6
12	8	33	53	6
13	9	34	52	5
14	9	35	51	5
15	10	36	50	4
16	10	36	49	4
17	10	37	49	4
18	10	38	48	3
19	10	39	48	3
20	10	40	47	3
21	10	41	46	2
22	10	42	46	2
23	11	43	45	2
24	11	45	44	1
25	11	46	42	1
26	11	47	41	1
27	11	49	39	1
28	11	50	38	1
29	11	52	36	1
30	11	53	35	1
31	12	54	33	1