Ipanema weather in May

In May, Ipanema sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 32 mm of rain across 5.3 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of May to 10 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Ipanema's 4th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ipanema's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
9th warmest
Overnight low
17°
5th coldest
Rainfall
32 mm
5.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
7:11 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover
57%
4th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
3.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical May day in Ipanema reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

10°15°20°25°30°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12818
22718
32717
42717
52717
62717
72717
82717
92717
102717
112717
122717
132617
142617
152617
162617
172617
182617
192617
202617
212616
222616
232616
242616
252616
262616
272616
282616
292616
302616
312616

How May really feels in Ipanema

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.

Ipanema weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 20°1831413.14.6
Feb30° / 20°10110.112.74.7
Mar30° / 20°13313.812.14.7
Apr28° / 19°689.811.65.9
May26° / 17°325.311.17.3
Jun25° / 15°122.510.88.0
Jul25° / 15°92.210.98.1
Aug26° / 15°113.311.37.8
Sep27° / 17°396.211.96.9
Oct28° / 18°9710.412.55.7
Nov28° / 19°20316.512.95.0
Dec29° / 20°26518.413.24.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26040
35941
45941
55743
65743
75545
85446
95347
105149
115050
124951
134852
144852
154753
164852
174852
184852
194951
204951
215050
225149
235149
245248
255347
265347
275446
285446
295545
305545
315545

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ipanema gets around 32 mm of rain over 5.3 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 17% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
120
219
319
418
517
617
717
817
917
1017
1117
1218
1318
1418
1519
1619
1719
1819
1919
2019
2119
2219
2318
2418
2517
2616
2715
2814
2913
3013
3112

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 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 20% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12174338
22174536
33184633
43194731
53204829
63204927
73215026
83215224
94215223
104225222
114225321
124225420
134235320
144235419
154245319
164255219
174265119
184275118
194275118
204285018
214294918
225294917
235304916
245314816
255324815
265324814
275334813
286344912
296344911
306344910
31635509

Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of May to 10 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 7:05 AM to 7:17 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 6:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.37:056:23
211.37:066:22
311.37:066:21
411.27:076:21
511.27:076:20
611.27:076:20
711.27:086:19
811.27:086:19
911.27:086:18
1011.17:096:18
1111.17:096:17
1211.17:106:17
1311.17:106:16
1411.17:106:16
1511.17:116:15
1611.17:116:15
1711.17:126:15
1811.07:126:14
1911.07:126:14
2011.07:136:14
2111.07:136:13
2211.07:146:13
2311.07:146:13
2411.07:146:13
2511.07:156:12
2610.97:156:12
2710.97:166:12
2810.97:166:12
2910.97:166:12
3010.97:176:11
3110.97:176:11

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 3.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.5 kWh/m² to a high of 5.99 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 3.78 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
24.2Bright
34.1Bright
44.1Bright
54.1Bright
64.0Bright
74.0Bright
84.0Moderate
93.9Moderate
103.9Moderate
113.9Moderate
123.8Moderate
133.8Moderate
143.8Moderate
153.7Moderate
163.7Moderate
173.7Moderate
183.6Moderate
193.6Moderate
203.6Moderate
213.6Moderate
223.6Moderate
233.6Moderate
243.6Moderate
253.6Moderate
263.6Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.6Moderate
293.6Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Ipanema

In seasonPeak

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

Ipanema's monsoon runs November–January, 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 Ipanema?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ipanema in May

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

In May, Ipanema sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 17°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 5 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Ipanema in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ipanema peaks around February 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeFeb 12UV 15Jun 20UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Ipanema?

Ipanema sits at 19.8°S, 41.7°W, 248 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Mutum, 29 km away.

Topography around Ipanema

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ipanema has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 319 m around an average of 293 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,119 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,745 m.

The land around Ipanema is covered by grassland (55%) and trees (35%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) and trees (45%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and grassland (47%) within 80 km.

3 km
319 m
16 km
1,119 m
80 km
2,745 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Mutum 29 km · Lajinha 40 km · Caratinga 45 km · Simonésia 47 km · Inhapim 51 km · Ibatiba 53 km · Manhuaçu 61 km · Iúna 63 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 Ipanema (-19.8008°, -41.7131°, elevation 248 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).