Lagoa Formosa weather in May

In May, Lagoa Formosa sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 27 mm of rain across 4.9 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in May, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of May to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Lagoa Formosa's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lagoa Formosa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
10th warmest
Overnight low
15°
4th coldest
Rainfall
27 mm
4.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
7:28 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
49%
5th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.7
out of 10

Lagoa Formosa is human 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 26°C through the month.

A typical May day in Lagoa Formosa reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12616
22616
32616
42616
52616
62616
72616
82615
92615
102615
112615
122615
132615
142615
152615
162515
172515
182515
192515
202515
212515
222515
232515
242514
252514
262514
272514
282514
292514
302514
312514

Lagoa Formosa 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°22121.3134.6
Feb28° / 19°16117.112.64.9
Mar27° / 19°16820.512.14.8
Apr27° / 17°6610.611.66.4
May26° / 15°274.911.17.7
Jun25° / 13°101.510.98.5
Jul25° / 13°40.7118.7
Aug27° / 14°91.811.48.3
Sep29° / 16°416.211.96.3
Oct29° / 18°9712.912.45.1
Nov27° / 19°20121.312.94.6
Dec27° / 19°2502413.14.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16931
26931
36931
46832
56634
66634
76535
86337
96139
106040
115842
125743
135743
145644
155644
165644
175644
185743
195743
205842
215941
226139
236139
246238
256436
266535
276535
286733
296733
306733
316931

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Lagoa Formosa gets around 27 mm of rain over 4.9 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 16% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
120
219
318
418
517
617
716
816
917
1017
1117
1217
1317
1417
1517
1617
1717
1817
1917
2017
2117
2216
2316
2415
2514
2614
2713
2812
2912
3011
3111

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the comfortable band about 45% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11036449
21138438
31239427
41241417
51342396
61443385
71444375
81445374
91546364
101546353
111547353
121647353
131747342
141747342
151847342
161846332
171946331
181946331
192046331
202146321
212146321
222246311
232346301
242446291
252546281
262547271
272647261
282747251
292748240
302848230
312949220

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 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 18 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 7:23 AM to 7:34 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 6:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.37:236:43
211.37:236:42
311.37:246:41
411.37:246:41
511.37:246:40
611.37:256:40
711.27:256:39
811.27:256:39
911.27:266:38
1011.27:266:38
1111.27:266:37
1211.27:276:37
1311.27:276:37
1411.17:286:36
1511.17:286:36
1611.17:286:35
1711.17:296:35
1811.17:296:35
1911.17:296:34
2011.17:306:34
2111.17:306:34
2211.07:316:34
2311.07:316:33
2411.07:316:33
2511.07:326:33
2611.07:326:33
2711.07:336:32
2811.07:336:32
2911.07:336:32
3011.07:346:32
3111.07:346:32

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.18 kWh/m² to a high of 6 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.41 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.6Bright
74.6Bright
84.6Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.4Bright
144.4Bright
154.4Bright
164.3Bright
174.3Bright
184.3Bright
194.3Bright
204.3Bright
214.3Bright
224.2Bright
234.2Bright
244.2Bright
254.2Bright
264.2Bright
274.2Bright
284.2Bright
294.2Bright
304.2Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Lagoa Formosa

In seasonPeak

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

Lagoa Formosa'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 Lagoa Formosa?

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

7.7
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 Lagoa Formosa for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Lagoa Formosa in May

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

In May, Lagoa Formosa sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 5 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Lagoa Formosa 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 Lagoa Formosa peaks around February 11 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 11UV 16Jun 20UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Lagoa Formosa?

Lagoa Formosa sits at 18.8°S, 46.4°W, 878 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Patos de Minas, 25 km away.

Topography around Lagoa Formosa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lagoa Formosa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 152 m around an average of 854 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 343 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 696 m.

The land around Lagoa Formosa is covered by grassland (40%) and cropland (33%) within 3 km, grassland (40%) and cropland (39%) within 16 km, and grassland (45%), trees (24%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
152 m
16 km
343 m
80 km
696 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Patos de Minas 25 km · Carmo do Paranaíba 27 km · Presidente Olegário 40 km · Patrocínio 64 km · São Gotardo 70 km · Ibiá 79 km · Coromandel 90 km · Vazante 103 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 Lagoa Formosa (-18.7786°, -46.4075°, elevation 878 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).