Jacareacanga weather in May

In May, Jacareacanga sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 184 mm of rain across 24.4 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-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 9% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Jacareacanga's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jacareacanga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
7th warmest
Overnight low
23°
7th coldest
Rainfall
184 mm
24.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:56 AM – 6:39 PM
Cloud cover
76%
6th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
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 Jacareacanga reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Jacareacanga

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.

Jacareacanga weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°36729.512.32.7
Feb30° / 23°32626.912.22.7
Mar30° / 23°37829.5122.6
Apr30° / 23°29827.811.92.7
May30° / 23°18424.411.73.2
Jun31° / 23°6011.211.64.5
Jul32° / 23°407.411.74.6
Aug33° / 24°458.211.83.8
Sep32° / 24°12616.5123.2
Oct32° / 24°18522.512.12.9
Nov31° / 24°24424.912.32.7
Dec30° / 23°3092812.42.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11189
21189
31288
41387
51387
61387
71486
81585
91684
101783
111783
121882
131981
142080
152179
162179
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182476
192773
202773
212971
223070
233169
243268
253466
263565
273763
283961
294060
304357
314456

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Jacareacanga gets around 184 mm of rain over 24.4 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 77% and peaks near 88% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
188
288
387
486
586
685
785
884
983
1082
1182
1281
1380
1480
1579
1678
1778
1877
1976
2076
2175
2274
2373
2472
2571
2670
2769
2867
2965
3063
3161

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 53% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
105347
205347
305347
405347
505347
605248
705248
805248
905248
1005149
1105149
1205149
1305149
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1505149
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1705149
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1905149
2005248
2105248
2205347
2305446
2405446
2505545
2605644
2705743
2805842
2906040
3016039
3116138

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
14calm
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105calm
115calm
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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 42 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 6:55 AM to 6:58 AM, and sunset from 6:42 PM to 6:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:556:42
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511.86:556:41
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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 4.34 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.34 kWh/m² to a high of 5.55 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.34 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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284.5Bright
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Jacareacanga

In seasonPeak

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

Jacareacanga's rainy season runs October–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 Jacareacanga?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Jacareacanga.

What to pack for Jacareacanga in May

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

In May, Jacareacanga sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Jacareacanga in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Jacareacanga peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near September 16 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 15UV 15Sep 16UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct10Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Jacareacanga 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 Jacareacanga is worst in August — around 123 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 14.8× the cleanest month (June, 8 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateGoodModerateUnhealthyModerateAug 18112 µg/m³Jun 109 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb12Good
Mar12Moderate
Apr12Good
May9Good
Jun8Good
Jul16Moderate
Aug123Unhealthy
Sep54Poor
Oct24Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Jacareacanga?

Jacareacanga sits at 6.2°S, 57.8°W, 72 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Apuí, 260 km away.

ApuíTrairãoNovo ProgressoBorbaItaitubaNova Olinda do NorteNovo AripuanãMaués

Topography around Jacareacanga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jacareacanga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 100 m around an average of 85 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 169 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 319 m.

The land around Jacareacanga is covered by trees (48%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, trees (81%) within 16 km, and trees (96%) within 80 km.

3 km
100 m
16 km
169 m
80 km
319 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Apuí 260 km · Trairão 271 km · Novo Progresso 281 km · Borba 288 km · Itaituba 292 km · Nova Olinda do Norte 299 km · Novo Aripuanã 315 km · Maués 316 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 Jacareacanga (-6.2222°, -57.7528°, elevation 72 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).