Formosa weather in May

In May, Formosa sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 15 mm of rain across 3 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-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 47% 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 Formosa's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Formosa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
10th warmest
Overnight low
17°
4th coldest
Rainfall
15 mm
3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
7:27 AM – 6:44 PM
Cloud cover
47%
5th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Formosa 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 28°C through the month.

A typical May day in Formosa reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Formosa weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 20°20218.612.84.5
Feb29° / 20°15916.512.54.5
Mar29° / 20°17418.312.14.6
Apr29° / 19°691011.75.7
May28° / 17°15311.37.3
Jun27° / 16°40.611.18.3
Jul28° / 15°0011.28.5
Aug29° / 17°41.111.57.1
Sep31° / 19°233.811.95.3
Oct31° / 20°10311.612.44.4
Nov29° / 20°21820.812.74.1
Dec28° / 20°24420.612.94.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16931
26931
36931
46832
56832
66733
76733
86634
96436
106436
116337
126238
136238
146238
156139
166139
176139
186238
196337
206337
216535
226634
236634
246733
256931
267030
277129
287327
297327
307525
317525

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Formosa gets around 15 mm of rain over 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 10% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
115
215
314
413
513
612
712
812
911
1011
1111
1211
1311
1411
1511
1611
1710
1810
1910
2010
219
229
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248
258
267
277
286
296
306
315

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 42% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 8% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13294720
23314719
34334617
44344615
55364614
65374513
76384511
86394510
97394410
10740449
11740449
12840448
13840448
14940448
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201139436
211239436
221340425
231340415
241441415
251542404
261542394
271643373
281744363
291845352
301846332
312047322

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
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267calm
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287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 7:23 AM to 7:32 AM, and sunset from 6:50 PM to 6:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.57:236:50
211.47:236:50
311.47:246:49
411.47:246:49
511.47:246:48
611.47:246:48
711.47:256:47
811.47:256:47
911.47:256:46
1011.37:256:46
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1311.37:266:45
1411.37:276:45
1511.37:276:44
1611.37:276:44
1711.37:286:44
1811.37:286:43
1911.27:286:43
2011.27:286:43
2111.27:296:43
2211.27:296:42
2311.27:296:42
2411.27:306:42
2511.27:306:42
2611.27:306:42
2711.27:316:42
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2911.27:316:41
3011.27:326:41
3111.27:326:41

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.62 kWh/m² to a high of 6.24 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 4.82 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.1Bright
35.1Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
134.8Bright
144.8Bright
154.8Bright
164.8Bright
174.8Bright
184.7Bright
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Formosa

In seasonPeak

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

Formosa's monsoon runs November–March, 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 Formosa?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Formosa in May

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

In May, Formosa sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Formosa in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Formosa peaks around February 15 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 15UV 16Jul 10UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Formosa 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 Formosa is worst in September — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.5× the cleanest month (July, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1923 µg/m³Jul 127 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar10Good
Apr10Good
May9Good
Jun8Good
Jul7Good
Aug10Good
Sep24Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Formosa?

Formosa sits at 15.5°S, 47.3°W, 915 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Planaltina, 31 km away.

Topography around Formosa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Formosa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 176 m around an average of 917 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 610 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 848 m.

The land around Formosa is covered by artificial surfaces (47%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, grassland (34%), trees (24%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (34%), trees (23%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
176 m
16 km
610 m
80 km
848 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Planaltina 31 km · Planaltina 35 km · Sobradinho 51 km · Itapoã 52 km · Sobradinho II 55 km · Paranoá 55 km · Lago Norte 60 km · São Sebastião 62 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 Formosa (-15.5372°, -47.3344°, elevation 915 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).