Itamarandiba weather in May

In May, Itamarandiba sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 17 mm of rain across 4.5 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. 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 24 min at the start of May to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Itamarandiba's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Itamarandiba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
10th warmest
Overnight low
16°
5th coldest
Rainfall
17 mm
4.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
7:13 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
59%
5th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Itamarandiba is 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 25°C through the month.

A typical May day in Itamarandiba reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12617
22617
32617
42616
52616
62616
72616
82616
92616
102616
112616
122616
132516
142516
152516
162516
172516
182516
192516
202516
212516
222516
232516
242516
252515
262515
272515
282515
292515
302515
312515

Itamarandiba weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 19°12214135.1
Feb29° / 19°9710.712.65.3
Mar28° / 19°10913.812.15.5
Apr27° / 18°508.811.66.6
May25° / 16°174.511.27.5
Jun25° / 14°72.3118.2
Jul24° / 14°61.8118.4
Aug26° / 14°51.511.48.3
Sep28° / 16°193.911.97.3
Oct28° / 18°768.812.46.0
Nov27° / 18°16716.312.85.2
Dec28° / 19°19017.913.15.1

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 20% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35149
45050
55050
64951
74852
84753
94654
104555
114456
124357
134258
144159
154159
164258
174159
184159
194159
204258
214357
224456
234555
244654
254753
264951
274951
285050
295248
305248
315347

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Itamarandiba gets around 17 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 18% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
118
217
317
416
516
616
715
815
915
1015
1116
1216
1316
1416
1517
1617
1717
1817
1917
2017
2116
2216
2315
2415
2514
2613
2713
2812
2912
3011
3111

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 48% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 5% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13285514
24295512
34305511
44315510
5533539
6534529
7535528
8636517
9636517
10637516
11737506
12738505
13738505
14839494
15839484
16840484
17940474
18940474
19941463
201041463
211041463
221042453
231142453
241142442
251143442
261144432
271244422
281245412
291246401
301247391
311349381

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of May to 11 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 7:08 AM to 7:18 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 6:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.47:086:30
211.37:086:29
311.37:086:28
411.37:096:28
511.37:096:27
611.37:096:27
711.37:106:26
811.37:106:26
911.37:106:25
1011.27:116:25
1111.27:116:25
1211.27:116:24
1311.27:126:24
1411.27:126:23
1511.27:126:23
1611.27:136:23
1711.27:136:22
1811.17:136:22
1911.17:146:22
2011.17:146:21
2111.17:156:21
2211.17:156:21
2311.17:156:21
2411.17:166:20
2511.17:166:20
2611.17:166:20
2711.17:176:20
2811.07:176:20
2911.07:186:20
3011.07:186:19
3111.07:186:19

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 3.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.71 kWh/m² to a high of 6.07 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 3.96 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.3Bright
34.2Bright
44.2Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
74.1Bright
84.1Bright
94.1Bright
104.0Bright
114.0Bright
124.0Moderate
134.0Moderate
143.9Moderate
153.9Moderate
163.9Moderate
173.9Moderate
183.9Moderate
193.8Moderate
203.8Moderate
213.8Moderate
223.8Moderate
233.8Moderate
243.8Moderate
253.8Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Itamarandiba

In seasonPeak

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

Itamarandiba's monsoon runs November–March, 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 Itamarandiba?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Itamarandiba in May

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

In May, Itamarandiba sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 5 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Itamarandiba in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Itamarandiba peaks around February 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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 13UV 15Jun 23UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Itamarandiba?

Itamarandiba sits at 17.9°S, 42.9°W, 907 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Capelinha, 41 km away.

Topography around Itamarandiba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Itamarandiba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 236 m around an average of 984 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 431 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,725 m.

The land around Itamarandiba is covered by trees (53%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, trees (77%) within 16 km, and trees (68%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
236 m
16 km
431 m
80 km
1,725 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Capelinha 41 km · Turmalina 65 km · Minas Novas 77 km · São João Evangelista 77 km · Malacacheta 83 km · Peçanha 83 km · Diamantina 90 km · Serro 100 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 Itamarandiba (-17.8572°, -42.8589°, elevation 907 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).