Ipixuna weather in May

In May, Ipixuna sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 162 mm of rain across 22.3 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 8th-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 6% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of May to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Ipixuna's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ipixuna's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
11th warmest
Overnight low
22°
5th coldest
Rainfall
162 mm
22.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:53 AM – 5:33 PM
Cloud cover
77%
5th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

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 Ipixuna reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°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 on par with April and on par with June.

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How May really feels in Ipixuna

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.

Ipixuna weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°2522712.42.8
Feb30° / 23°24824.512.22.8
Mar30° / 23°29927.7122.7
Apr30° / 23°24226.111.82.9
May30° / 22°16222.311.73.5
Jun30° / 22°10818.511.64.1
Jul30° / 21°7614.611.64.5
Aug31° / 21°8615.111.83.9
Sep32° / 22°14219.8123.2
Oct31° / 23°17623.212.23.0
Nov31° / 23°22724.612.32.8
Dec30° / 23°25827.612.42.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11585
21585
31684
41684
51684
61684
71882
81882
91882
101882
111882
121981
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142179
152080
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192179
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212080
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232179
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252278
262179
272377
282377
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302575
312674

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ipixuna gets around 162 mm of rain over 22.3 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 73% and peaks near 78% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
178
278
377
476
576
675
775
874
974
1074
1173
1273
1373
1473
1573
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2670
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3069
3168

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the oppressive band about 74% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1167419
2177418
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5177418
6277417
7277318
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10277318
11277318
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Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 4 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
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of May to 11 h 36 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 5:51 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 5:37 PM to 5:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.85:515:37
211.85:515:36
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511.75:515:36
611.75:525:35
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.04 kWh/m² to a high of 5.28 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 4.11 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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264.0Bright
274.0Bright
284.0Bright
294.0Bright
304.0Moderate
314.0Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Ipixuna?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ipixuna.

What to pack for Ipixuna in May

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

In May, Ipixuna sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Ipixuna in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ipixuna peaks around February 14 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 13 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 14UV 16Aug 13UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Ipixuna 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 Ipixuna is worst in September — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.5× the cleanest month (June, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodSep 1423 µg/m³Jun 137 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr10Good
May8Good
Jun7Good
Jul9Good
Aug17Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov12Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ipixuna?

Ipixuna sits at 7.1°S, 71.7°W, 156 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Cruzeiro do Sul, 126 km away.

RequenaAtalaia do Norte

Topography around Ipixuna

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ipixuna has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 50 m around an average of 160 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 89 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 157 m.

The land around Ipixuna is covered by trees (63%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, trees (88%) within 16 km, and trees (99%) within 80 km.

3 km
50 m
16 km
89 m
80 km
157 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Cruzeiro do Sul 126 km · Mâncio Lima 147 km · Tarauacá 160 km · Feijó 193 km · Eirunepé 206 km · Marechal Thaumaturgo 242 km · Requena 325 km · Atalaia do Norte 342 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 Ipixuna (-7.0506°, -71.6947°, elevation 156 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).