Guanambi weather in May

In May, Guanambi sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 5 mm of rain across 1 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% 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 Guanambi's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Guanambi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
9th warmest
Overnight low
19°
5th coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
6:07 AM – 5:28 PM
Cloud cover
46%
6th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Guanambi 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 29°C through the month.

A typical May day in Guanambi reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 10°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 about 1°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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302919
312918

How May really feels in Guanambi

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.

Guanambi weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 21°829.412.74.8
Feb31° / 21°536.712.54.8
Mar31° / 21°738.912.14.8
Apr30° / 20°253.811.75.6
May29° / 19°5111.46.5
Jun28° / 18°10.311.27.6
Jul28° / 17°0011.28.2
Aug29° / 17°0011.57.1
Sep31° / 18°4111.95.7
Oct32° / 20°354.412.34.6
Nov31° / 21°9711.112.74.4
Dec30° / 21°10411.612.84.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% 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 35%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26535
36634
46634
56634
66634
76535
86436
96436
106337
116337
126139
136139
146139
156040
166040
176040
186139
196139
206139
216238
226436
236436
246634
256733
266931
277030
287228
297327
307426
317525

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Guanambi gets around 5 mm of rain over 1 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 3% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
17
27
37
46
56
65
75
84
94
103
113
123
133
143
153
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183
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203
213
223
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272
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311

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 57% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 9% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12146519
22156518
33166417
43176416
53186415
63196414
73206314
83216313
93236113
103246112
114256011
124265911
134275910
144285810
15429589
16530569
17531568
18532558
19533557
20533557
21534547
22535546
23536536
24637525
25638515
26639514
27640504
28641494
29642484
30643483
31744473

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
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2512calm
2612calm
2712calm
2812calm
2912calm
3012light breeze
3112light breeze

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 6:03 AM to 6:12 AM, and sunset from 5:33 PM to 5:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:035:33
211.56:045:33
311.56:045:32
411.56:045:32
511.56:045:31
611.46:045:31
711.46:055:31
811.46:055:30
911.46:055:30
1011.46:055:30
1111.46:065:29
1211.46:065:29
1311.46:065:29
1411.46:075:28
1511.46:075:28
1611.36:075:28
1711.36:075:27
1811.36:085:27
1911.36:085:27
2011.36:085:27
2111.36:095:27
2211.36:095:26
2311.36:095:26
2411.36:095:26
2511.36:105:26
2611.36:105:26
2711.36:105:26
2811.26:115:26
2911.26:115:25
3011.26:115:25
3111.26:125:25

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.55 kWh/m² to a high of 6.64 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.84 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.1Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
134.9Bright
144.8Bright
154.8Bright
164.8Bright
174.8Bright
184.8Bright
194.8Bright
204.8Bright
214.7Bright
224.7Bright
234.7Bright
244.7Bright
254.7Bright
264.7Bright
274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Guanambi?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.5
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Guanambi in May

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

In May, Guanambi sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Guanambi 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 Guanambi peaks around February 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 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 17UV 15Jul 11UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Guanambi?

Guanambi sits at 14.2°S, 42.8°W, 531 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Caetité, 37 km away.

Topography around Guanambi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Guanambi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 94 m around an average of 520 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 473 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 989 m.

The land around Guanambi is covered by artificial surfaces (45%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, grassland (37%), cropland (27%) and shrubs (23%) within 16 km, and shrubs (48%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
94 m
16 km
473 m
80 km
989 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Caetité 37 km · Palmas de Monte Alto 41 km · Igaporã 51 km · Urandi 62 km · Caculé 68 km · Riacho de Santana 70 km · Espinosa 78 km · Tanque Novo 82 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 Guanambi (-14.2233°, -42.7814°, elevation 531 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).