Fonte Boa weather in May

In May, Fonte Boa sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 352 mm of rain across 29.4 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in May, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of May to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Fonte Boa's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fonte Boa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
11th warmest
Overnight low
24°
4th coldest
Rainfall
352 mm
29.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:24 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover
87%
10th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
3.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Fonte Boa is human 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 30°C through the month.

A typical May day in Fonte Boa reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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How May really feels in Fonte Boa

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.

Fonte Boa weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 24°27326.812.12.8
Feb30° / 24°26923.812.12.8
Mar30° / 24°31628.4122.7
Apr30° / 24°34227.811.92.7
May30° / 24°35229.411.92.8
Jun29° / 23°23927.211.93.1
Jul30° / 23°16825.311.93.4
Aug31° / 23°13623.311.93.3
Sep31° / 24°15123.4123.0
Oct31° / 24°17524.712.12.8
Nov31° / 24°20525.512.12.7
Dec31° / 24°26428.512.12.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 92%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1496
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Fonte Boa gets around 352 mm of rain over 29.4 wet days in May, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 95% and peaks near 95% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the miserable band about 81% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in May

Winds average 4 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of May to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:24 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 6:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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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 3.67 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.67 kWh/m² to a high of 5.23 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 3.67 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.8Moderate
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33.8Moderate
43.8Moderate
53.8Moderate
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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Fonte Boa?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Fonte Boa.

What to pack for Fonte Boa in May

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

In May, Fonte Boa sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Fonte Boa in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Fonte Boa peaks around January 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 15 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeJan 21UV 14Jul 15UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Fonte Boa 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 Fonte Boa is worst in March — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (June, 10 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateMar 1517 µg/m³Jun 1210 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May10Good
Jun10Good
Jul11Good
Aug17Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Fonte Boa?

Fonte Boa sits at 2.5°S, 66.1°W, 60 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Maraã, 93 km away.

CarauariSão Gabriel da Cachoeira

Topography around Fonte Boa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fonte Boa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m around an average of 52 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m.

The land around Fonte Boa is covered by trees (51%), grassland (22%) and water (22%) within 3 km, trees (83%) within 16 km, and trees (94%) within 80 km.

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May weather nearby: Maraã 93 km · Uarini 121 km · Alvarães 163 km · Tefé 179 km · Tonantins 194 km · Santo Antônio do Içá 215 km · Carauari 278 km · São Gabriel da Cachoeira 288 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 Fonte Boa (-2.5139°, -66.0917°, elevation 60 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).