Floresta weather in May

In May, Floresta sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 25 mm of rain across 5.3 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 5th-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 Floresta's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Floresta's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
9th warmest
Overnight low
22°
5th coldest
Rainfall
25 mm
5.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
5:42 AM – 5:19 PM
Cloud cover
59%
8th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Floresta is settlement 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 31°C through the month.

A typical May day in Floresta 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 28°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13223
23223
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73222
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313022

How May really feels in Floresta

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 30 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
30
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 weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 24°556.912.43.0
Feb34° / 24°707.612.33.1
Mar34° / 24°759.912.13.2
Apr33° / 23°487.311.83.9
May31° / 22°255.311.64.9
Jun30° / 21°133.111.55.9
Jul29° / 20°82.211.56.3
Aug30° / 20°61.211.75.9
Sep33° / 21°20.311.94.7
Oct35° / 22°60.912.23.4
Nov36° / 24°111.712.42.7
Dec35° / 24°21312.52.7

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 23% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34654
44654
54654
64753
74753
84753
94753
104753
114852
124852
134852
144753
154753
164753
174753
184753
194852
204951
214951
224951
234852
245050
255050
264951
275050
285149
295149
305149
315149

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Floresta gets around 25 mm of rain over 5.3 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 17% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
121
221
321
421
521
620
720
819
919
1018
1118
1217
1317
1417
1517
1616
1716
1816
1916
2016
2116
2216
2315
2415
2515
2615
2715
2814
2914
3013
3112

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 67% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 80% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10186121
20186220
30186220
40186319
50186319
60186418
70186418
80196417
90196516
100196615
111196515
121196614
131196614
141196713
151196713
161196713
171196713
181196713
191196812
201196812
211196812
221196911
231196911
241187011
251187110
261197010
27119719
28119719
29119728
30120718
31120727

Wind in May

Winds average 15 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
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1615light breeze
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2015light breeze
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2715light breeze
2815light breeze
2916light breeze
3016light breeze
3116light 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 5:40 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 5:23 PM to 5:18 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:405:23
211.75:415:22
311.75:415:22
411.75:415:22
511.75:415:21
611.75:415:21
711.75:415:21
811.75:415:20
911.65:415:20
1011.65:415:20
1111.65:415:20
1211.65:425:19
1311.65:425:19
1411.65:425:19
1511.65:425:19
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1811.65:435:18
1911.65:435:18
2011.65:435:18
2111.65:435:18
2211.65:435:18
2311.65:445:18
2411.65:445:18
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2611.65:445:18
2711.65:455:18
2811.65:455:18
2911.55:455:18
3011.55:455:18
3111.55:455:18

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.11 kWh/m² to a high of 6.99 kWh/m² in November across the year — May's 4.7 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.1Bright
35.1Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
114.8Bright
124.8Bright
134.8Bright
144.8Bright
154.7Bright
164.7Bright
174.7Bright
184.7Bright
194.7Bright
204.6Bright
214.6Bright
224.6Bright
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 Floresta?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Floresta in May

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

In May, Floresta sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Floresta 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 peaks around March 11 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 11UV 15Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Floresta?

Floresta sits at 8.6°S, 38.6°W, 321 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Belém de São Francisco, 47 km away.

Topography around Floresta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Floresta has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m around an average of 324 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 159 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 816 m.

The land around Floresta is covered by shrubs (46%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, shrubs (83%) within 16 km, and shrubs (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
37 m
16 km
159 m
80 km
816 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Belém de São Francisco 47 km · Petrolândia 57 km · Abaré 61 km · Tacaratu 73 km · Serra Talhada 74 km · Cabrobó 82 km · Salgueiro 84 km · São José do Belmonte 85 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 (-8.6011°, -38.5686°, elevation 321 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).