Goianésia weather in May

In May, Goianésia sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 14 mm of rain across 2.6 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 9th-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 53% 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 Goianésia's 4th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Goianésia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
4th warmest
Overnight low
19°
4th coldest
Rainfall
14 mm
2.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
7:34 AM – 6:51 PM
Cloud cover
42%
4th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Goianésia 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 Goianésia reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°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)
13020
23019
33019
43019
53019
63019
73019
83019
93019
103019
113019
123019
133019
143019
153019
163019
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223019
233019
243018
253018
263018
273018
283018
293018
303018
313018

How May really feels in Goianésia

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Goianésia weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 21°26223.612.83.7
Feb29° / 21°2032112.53.6
Mar30° / 21°19922.212.13.7
Apr30° / 20°7912.311.74.7
May30° / 19°142.611.35.9
Jun30° / 17°30.511.16.6
Jul30° / 17°00.111.26.5
Aug32° / 18°30.911.55.2
Sep34° / 21°264.911.93.7
Oct32° / 21°11515.312.33.3
Nov30° / 21°22622.912.73.4
Dec29° / 21°2752412.93.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% 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 28%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27327
37327
47228
57327
67228
77129
87030
96931
106931
116733
126733
136733
146733
156733
166733
176733
186733
196832
206931
217129
227228
237327
247525
257624
267624
277822
287921
298020
308119
318218

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Goianésia gets around 14 mm of rain over 2.6 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 9% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
115
214
313
412
511
611
711
810
910
1010
1110
1210
1310
1410
1510
1610
1710
189
199
209
219
228
238
247
257
266
276
285
295
304
314

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 46% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 17% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12174536
22194634
32204631
42224629
53244627
63254625
73274624
84284623
94294522
104304521
115304520
125314519
136314518
146314517
157314517
167314616
178304715
189304714
199304813
2010294813
2111294812
2211304811
2312304811
2412314710
251332479
261333468
271334458
281435447
291437436
301538426
311540405

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
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 7:30 AM to 7:39 AM, and sunset from 6:57 PM to 6:49 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.57:306:57
211.47:306:57
311.47:306:56
411.47:316:56
511.47:316:55
611.47:316:55
711.47:316:55
811.47:326:54
911.47:326:54
1011.47:326:53
1111.37:336:53
1211.37:336:53
1311.37:336:52
1411.37:336:52
1511.37:346:52
1611.37:346:51
1711.37:346:51
1811.37:356:51
1911.37:356:51
2011.37:356:50
2111.27:366:50
2211.27:366:50
2311.27:366:50
2411.27:376:50
2511.27:376:49
2611.27:376:49
2711.27:386:49
2811.27:386:49
2911.27:386:49
3011.27:396:49
3111.27:396:49

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.72 kWh/m² to a high of 6.07 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 5.02 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
75.2Bright
85.2Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
184.9Bright
194.9Bright
204.9Bright
214.9Bright
224.9Bright
234.9Bright
244.9Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Goianésia

In seasonPeak

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

Goianésia'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 Goianésia?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Goianésia in May

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

In May, Goianésia sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Goianésia 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 Goianésia peaks around February 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 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 14UV 15Jun 22UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Goianésia 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 Goianésia is worst in September — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.8× the cleanest month (June, 6 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1829 µg/m³Jun 176 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar8Good
Apr7Good
May7Good
Jun6Good
Jul7Good
Aug13Moderate
Sep30Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov8Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Goianésia?

Goianésia sits at 15.3°S, 49.1°W, 649 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Ceres, 52 km away.

Topography around Goianésia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Goianésia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 140 m around an average of 644 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 564 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,032 m.

The land around Goianésia is covered by artificial surfaces (45%) within 3 km, grassland (35%), trees (32%) and cropland (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (36%), trees (31%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
140 m
16 km
564 m
80 km
1,032 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Ceres 52 km · Jaraguá 54 km · Pirenópolis 62 km · Itapaci 62 km · Cocalzinho de Goiás 64 km · Rubiataba 76 km · Uruaçu 88 km · Padre Bernardo 91 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 Goianésia (-15.3175°, -49.1175°, elevation 649 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).