Itacoatiara weather in May

In May, Itacoatiara sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 277 mm of rain across 28.3 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 5th-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 5% of the time in May, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of May to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Itacoatiara's 7th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Itacoatiara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
8th warmest
Overnight low
25°
6th coldest
Rainfall
277 mm
28.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:54 AM – 5:46 PM
Cloud cover
83%
7th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
3.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
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 Itacoatiara reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 5°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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How May really feels in Itacoatiara

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.

Itacoatiara weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 25°3372812.22.9
Feb30° / 25°30025.412.12.9
Mar30° / 25°36628.2122.8
Apr30° / 25°35527.811.92.8
May30° / 25°27728.311.92.8
Jun31° / 25°15522.611.83.3
Jul31° / 25°10519.411.83.7
Aug32° / 26°8915.711.93.6
Sep32° / 26°10915.9123.3
Oct32° / 26°14016.912.13.1
Nov32° / 26°17820.512.13.0
Dec31° / 25°26725.812.22.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 85%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1892
2892
3892
4991
5991
61090
71090
81288
91288
101288
111387
121387
131387
141486
151486
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312575

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Itacoatiara gets around 277 mm of rain over 28.3 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 91% and peaks near 95% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
195
295
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694
794
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1192
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2189
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2787
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3085
3185

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the miserable band about 85% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11684
21684
31684
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51684
61684
71684
81684
91585
101585
111585
121486
131486
141486
151387
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191387
201387
211387
221387
231486
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Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May, the calmest month.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of May to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:54 AM to 5:56 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 5:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:545:48
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311.95:545:47
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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 3.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.94 kWh/m² to a high of 5.62 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 3.94 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.8Moderate
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33.9Moderate
43.9Moderate
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63.9Moderate
73.9Moderate
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93.9Moderate
103.9Moderate
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164.0Moderate
174.0Moderate
184.0Moderate
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214.0Bright
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264.1Bright
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314.1Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Itacoatiara

In seasonPeak

In May, Itacoatiara sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Itacoatiara's rainy season runs November–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Itacoatiara?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Itacoatiara.

What to pack for Itacoatiara in May

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

In May, Itacoatiara sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Itacoatiara 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 Itacoatiara peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 14 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 highExtremeMar 12UV 15Nov 14UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Itacoatiara 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 Itacoatiara is worst in October — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (June, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateOct 2125 µg/m³Jun 1710 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May11Good
Jun10Good
Jul10Good
Aug16Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Itacoatiara?

Itacoatiara sits at 3.1°S, 58.4°W, 19 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Urucurituba, 32 km away.

Topography around Itacoatiara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Itacoatiara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m around an average of 18 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 56 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 164 m.

The land around Itacoatiara is covered by trees (36%) and water (34%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and water (23%) within 16 km, and trees (78%) within 80 km.

3 km
44 m
16 km
56 m
80 km
164 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Urucurituba 32 km · Maués 85 km · Autazes 90 km · Urucará 102 km · Nova Olinda do Norte 110 km · Rio Preto da Eva 148 km · Careiro da Várzea 154 km · Barreirinha 157 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 Itacoatiara (-3.1431°, -58.4442°, elevation 19 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).