Gurupi weather in May

In May, Gurupi sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 28 mm of rain across 4.5 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of May to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Gurupi's 5th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gurupi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
6th warmest
Overnight low
22°
4th coldest
Rainfall
28 mm
4.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:29 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover
50%
5th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical May day in Gurupi reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C warmer than April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Gurupi

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.

Gurupi weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°29025.912.63.0
Feb30° / 23°24623.412.43.0
Mar31° / 23°25024.512.13.1
Apr31° / 23°13516.211.73.7
May32° / 22°284.511.54.4
Jun33° / 21°20.411.34.9
Jul33° / 21°0011.44.7
Aug35° / 22°10.211.63.5
Sep36° / 24°182.911.92.7
Oct34° / 24°10913.412.32.9
Nov31° / 23°23522.312.53.0
Dec31° / 23°26524.512.73.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% 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 37%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25446
35446
45446
55545
65545
75545
85545
95545
105545
115644
125644
135743
145941
156040
166040
176238
186337
196535
206634
216733
226832
236931
247129
257129
267327
277426
287624
297624
307723
317822

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Gurupi gets around 28 mm of rain over 4.5 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 15% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
128
227
325
424
523
622
721
820
919
1018
1117
1217
1316
1415
1515
1614
1713
1813
1912
2012
2111
2211
2310
2410
259
268
278
287
297
306
316

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 44% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 75% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
100638551
200739531
300840520
400941490
5001042470
6001143450
7001344430
8001445410
9001545400
10001646380
11001846360
12001946350
13002046330
14002147320
15002247300
16012347290
17012447280
18012547270
19012647250
20022747240
21022847230
22032946220
23033046210
24043245190
25053344180
26053444160
27163543150
28173742140
29183841120
30184040110
31194239100

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 9 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
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of May to 11 h 24 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 6:26 AM to 6:33 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 5:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:266:01
211.66:266:01
311.66:266:00
411.66:266:00
511.66:266:00
611.56:275:59
711.56:275:59
811.56:275:59
911.56:275:58
1011.56:275:58
1111.56:285:58
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1611.56:295:56
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2011.46:305:56
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2411.46:315:55
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2711.46:325:55
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3011.46:325:55
3111.46:335:55

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 4.95 kWh/m² to a high of 6.15 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
15.1Bright
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45.1Bright
55.1Bright
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275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Gurupi

In seasonPeak

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

Gurupi's monsoon runs November–April, 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 Gurupi?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Gurupi in May

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

In May, Gurupi sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Gurupi 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 Gurupi peaks around February 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 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 21UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Gurupi 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 Gurupi is worst in October — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 6.2× the cleanest month (July, 4 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodOct 1223 µg/m³Jul 114 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb8Good
Mar9Good
Apr8Good
May6Good
Jun4Good
Jul4Good
Aug7Good
Sep20Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Gurupi?

Gurupi sits at 11.7°S, 49.1°W, 299 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Formoso do Araguaia, 51 km away.

Topography around Gurupi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gurupi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m around an average of 291 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 125 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 395 m.

The land around Gurupi is covered by artificial surfaces (52%), grassland (23%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, grassland (56%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (48%) and trees (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
68 m
16 km
125 m
80 km
395 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Formoso do Araguaia 51 km · Lagoa da Confusão 120 km · Porto Nacional 134 km · Paraíso do Tocantins 174 km · Porangatu 191 km · Palmas 192 km · São Miguel do Araguaia 209 km · Minaçu 221 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 Gurupi (-11.7292°, -49.0686°, elevation 299 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).