Floresta do Araguaia weather in May

In May, Floresta do Araguaia sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 107 mm of rain across 14.7 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-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 24% 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 Floresta do Araguaia's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Floresta do Araguaia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
6th warmest
Overnight low
22°
6th coldest
Rainfall
107 mm
14.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:25 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
64%
5th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
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 Floresta do Araguaia 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 about 1°C warmer than April and about 1°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Floresta do Araguaia

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.

Floresta do Araguaia weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°30528.412.42.8
Feb30° / 22°29125.812.22.7
Mar30° / 23°29528.812.12.7
Apr31° / 23°21823.811.83.0
May31° / 22°10714.711.73.8
Jun32° / 22°112.311.64.6
Jul34° / 22°30.511.64.2
Aug35° / 22°50.911.83.4
Sep34° / 23°355.1123.3
Oct32° / 23°11215.212.23.3
Nov31° / 23°19921.912.33.1
Dec30° / 23°23225.312.43.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22971
33169
43169
53268
63367
73466
83664
93862
103961
114060
124159
134357
144456
154456
164555
174654
184753
194753
204951
214951
224951
235149
245248
255347
265446
275446
285644
295743
305941
316139

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Floresta do Araguaia gets around 107 mm of rain over 14.7 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 47% and peaks near 65% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
165
264
363
462
561
660
758
857
956
1054
1153
1252
1351
1450
1549
1648
1747
1846
1945
2043
2142
2241
2339
2438
2536
2635
2733
2831
2930
3028
3126

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 85% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
118712
218712
318712
418712
518712
618811
718811
818811
928711
1028711
1128711
1228711
1338710
1438710
1538710
163889
174879
184888
195878
206877
217867
228866
239856
2410855
2512835
2613834
2714833
2816813
2918802
3020782
3123752

Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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266calm
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306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

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 6:24 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 6:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:246:08
211.76:246:08
311.76:246:08
411.76:246:07
511.76:246:07
611.76:246:07
711.76:246:07
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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 4.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.6 kWh/m² to a high of 6.09 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 4.73 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
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34.6Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
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84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
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274.8Bright
284.8Bright
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314.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Floresta do Araguaia

In seasonPeak

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

Floresta do Araguaia's monsoon runs November–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 Floresta do Araguaia?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Floresta do Araguaia.

What to pack for Floresta do Araguaia in May

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

In May, Floresta do Araguaia sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Floresta do Araguaia 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 Floresta do Araguaia peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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 12UV 15Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Floresta do Araguaia 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 Floresta do Araguaia is worst in September — around 41 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 7.6× the cleanest month (July, 5 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateSep 1938 µg/m³Jul 105 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb11Good
Mar12Good
Apr11Good
May8Good
Jun6Good
Jul5Good
Aug14Moderate
Sep41Poor
Oct28Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Floresta do Araguaia?

Floresta do Araguaia sits at 7.6°S, 49.7°W, 188 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Rio Maria, 46 km away.

Topography around Floresta do Araguaia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Floresta do Araguaia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 182 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 374 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 580 m.

The land around Floresta do Araguaia is covered by grassland (71%) within 3 km, grassland (70%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (66%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
36 m
16 km
374 m
80 km
580 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Rio Maria 46 km · Xinguara 57 km · Redenção 63 km · Conceição do Araguaia 93 km · Canaã dos Carajás 116 km · Água Azul do Norte 119 km · Santa Maria das Barreiras 147 km · Colinas do Tocantins 147 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 Floresta do Araguaia (-7.5536°, -49.7125°, elevation 188 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).