Lapão weather in May

In May, Lapão sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 9 mm of rain across 1.6 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°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 36 min at the start of May to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Lapão's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lapão's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 19°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 9 mm; 1.6 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 30 min; 5:59 AM – 5:28 PM
Cloud cover: 56%; 6th clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 4.65 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.7; out of 10

Lapão is settlement in Brazil.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical May day in Lapão reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	20
2	29	19
3	29	19
4	29	19
5	29	19
6	29	19
7	29	19
8	29	19
9	29	19
10	29	19
11	29	19
12	29	19
13	29	19
14	29	19
15	29	19
16	29	19
17	29	19
18	29	19
19	29	19
20	29	19
21	29	19
22	28	19
23	28	19
24	28	19
25	28	19
26	28	19
27	28	19
28	28	18
29	28	18
30	28	18
31	28	18

Lapão weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 20°	99	8.8	12.6	5.0
Feb	30° / 20°	58	8.2	12.4	4.9
Mar	30° / 20°	74	8.1	12.1	5.1
Apr	30° / 20°	31	4.8	11.8	5.8
May	29° / 19°	9	1.6	11.5	6.7
Jun	27° / 18°	2	0.6	11.3	7.8
Jul	27° / 17°	2	0.2	11.4	8.1
Aug	28° / 17°	1	0.1	11.6	7.8
Sep	30° / 18°	3	0.4	11.9	6.4
Oct	31° / 19°	21	2.5	12.3	5.3
Nov	30° / 20°	80	7.8	12.5	4.9
Dec	30° / 20°	86	7.9	12.7	5.1

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 26% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	51	50	49	50	49	49	50	50	50	50	49	50	50	51	51	51	52	52	53	53	54	55	55	56	56	56	57	57	57	57	57
Cloudier (%)	49	50	51	50	51	51	50	50	50	50	51	50	50	49	49	49	48	48	47	47	46	45	45	44	44	44	43	43	43	43	43

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	51	49
2	50	50
3	49	51
4	50	50
5	49	51
6	49	51
7	50	50
8	50	50
9	50	50
10	50	50
11	49	51
12	50	50
13	50	50
14	51	49
15	51	49
16	51	49
17	52	48
18	52	48
19	53	47
20	53	47
21	54	46
22	55	45
23	55	45
24	56	44
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	57	43
28	57	43
29	57	43
30	57	43
31	57	43

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Lapão gets around 9 mm of rain over 1.6 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 6% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	10	9	9	8	8	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	3

	Rain chance (%)
1	10
2	9
3	9
4	8
5	8
6	7
7	7
8	6
9	6
10	6
11	5
12	5
13	5
14	5
15	5
16	5
17	5
18	5
19	5
20	5
21	5
22	5
23	5
24	5
25	4
26	4
27	4
28	4
29	3
30	3
31	3

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 67% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 13% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Comfortable (%)	11	12	12	13	14	14	15	16	17	17	18	18	19	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	23	23	24	25	26	27
Humid (%)	68	67	68	68	67	68	67	67	66	67	66	67	67	66	65	66	65	66	66	67	67	68	69	68	68	68	68	68	67	67	67
Muggy (%)	21	21	20	19	19	18	18	17	17	16	16	15	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	11	11	10	9	9	8	7	7	6	6	5	4

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	0	11	68	21
2	0	12	67	21
3	0	12	68	20
4	0	13	68	19
5	0	14	67	19
6	0	14	68	18
7	0	15	67	18
8	0	16	67	17
9	0	17	66	17
10	0	17	67	16
11	0	18	66	16
12	0	18	67	15
13	0	19	67	14
14	0	20	66	14
15	1	20	65	14
16	1	20	66	13
17	1	21	65	13
18	1	21	66	12
19	1	21	66	12
20	1	21	67	11
21	1	21	67	11
22	1	21	68	10
23	1	21	69	9
24	1	22	68	9
25	2	22	68	8
26	2	23	68	7
27	2	23	68	7
28	2	24	68	6
29	2	25	67	6
30	2	26	67	5
31	2	27	67	4

Wind in May

Winds average 14 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	14	light breeze
2	14	light breeze
3	14	light breeze
4	14	light breeze
5	14	light breeze
6	14	light breeze
7	14	light breeze
8	14	light breeze
9	14	light breeze
10	14	light breeze
11	14	light breeze
12	14	light breeze
13	14	light breeze
14	14	light breeze
15	14	light breeze
16	14	light breeze
17	14	light breeze
18	14	light breeze
19	14	light breeze
20	14	light breeze
21	14	light breeze
22	14	light breeze
23	14	light breeze
24	14	light breeze
25	14	light breeze
26	14	light breeze
27	14	light breeze
28	15	light breeze
29	15	light breeze
30	15	light breeze
31	15	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of May to 11 h 24 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 5:56 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 5:33 PM to 5:26 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4
Sunrise (AM)	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:03
Sunset (PM)	5:33	5:32	5:32	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:27	5:27	5:27	5:27	5:27	5:27	5:27	5:27	5:26	5:26	5:26	5:26	5:26

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.6	5:56	5:33
2	11.6	5:57	5:32
3	11.6	5:57	5:32
4	11.6	5:57	5:31
5	11.6	5:57	5:31
6	11.6	5:57	5:31
7	11.5	5:57	5:30
8	11.5	5:58	5:30
9	11.5	5:58	5:30
10	11.5	5:58	5:29
11	11.5	5:58	5:29
12	11.5	5:58	5:29
13	11.5	5:59	5:29
14	11.5	5:59	5:28
15	11.5	5:59	5:28
16	11.5	5:59	5:28
17	11.5	5:59	5:28
18	11.5	6:00	5:28
19	11.5	6:00	5:27
20	11.5	6:00	5:27
21	11.4	6:00	5:27
22	11.4	6:01	5:27
23	11.4	6:01	5:27
24	11.4	6:01	5:27
25	11.4	6:01	5:27
26	11.4	6:02	5:27
27	11.4	6:02	5:26
28	11.4	6:02	5:26
29	11.4	6:03	5:26
30	11.4	6:03	5:26
31	11.4	6:03	5:26

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.26 kWh/m² to a high of 6.82 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.65 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.4
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.9	Bright
2	4.9	Bright
3	4.9	Bright
4	4.8	Bright
5	4.8	Bright
6	4.8	Bright
7	4.8	Bright
8	4.8	Bright
9	4.8	Bright
10	4.7	Bright
11	4.7	Bright
12	4.7	Bright
13	4.7	Bright
14	4.7	Bright
15	4.6	Bright
16	4.6	Bright
17	4.6	Bright
18	4.6	Bright
19	4.6	Bright
20	4.6	Bright
21	4.6	Bright
22	4.5	Bright
23	4.5	Bright
24	4.5	Bright
25	4.5	Bright
26	4.5	Bright
27	4.5	Bright
28	4.5	Bright
29	4.5	Bright
30	4.5	Bright
31	4.4	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Lapão?

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

6.7

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

8.2

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Lapão for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Lapão in May

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

In May, Lapão sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

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UV index in Lapão in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lapão peaks around March 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 9 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	15	15	13	10	9	9	11	13	13	13	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	10	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Lapão?

Lapão sits at 11.4°S, 41.8°W, 775 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Irecê, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Lapão

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lapão has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 101 m around an average of 775 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 236 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,238 m.

The land around Lapão is covered by cropland (59%) and shrubs (25%) within 3 km, cropland (59%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and shrubs (59%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

101 m

cropland 59%

16 km

236 m

cropland 59%

80 km

1,238 m

shrubs 59%

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← April Lapão year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Irecê 9.0 km · São Gabriel 18 km · João Dourado 19 km · Presidente Dutra 19 km · Ibititá 24 km · Canarana 34 km · Ibipeba 35 km · Jussara 41 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

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 Lapão (-11.3833°, -41.8319°, elevation 775 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	20
2	29	19
3	29	19
4	29	19
5	29	19
6	29	19
7	29	19
8	29	19
9	29	19
10	29	19
11	29	19
12	29	19
13	29	19
14	29	19
15	29	19
16	29	19
17	29	19
18	29	19
19	29	19
20	29	19
21	29	19
22	28	19
23	28	19
24	28	19
25	28	19
26	28	19
27	28	19
28	28	18
29	28	18
30	28	18
31	28	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	51	49
2	50	50
3	49	51
4	50	50
5	49	51
6	49	51
7	50	50
8	50	50
9	50	50
10	50	50
11	49	51
12	50	50
13	50	50
14	51	49
15	51	49
16	51	49
17	52	48
18	52	48
19	53	47
20	53	47
21	54	46
22	55	45
23	55	45
24	56	44
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	57	43
28	57	43
29	57	43
30	57	43
31	57	43

	Rain chance (%)
1	10
2	9
3	9
4	8
5	8
6	7
7	7
8	6
9	6
10	6
11	5
12	5
13	5
14	5
15	5
16	5
17	5
18	5
19	5
20	5
21	5
22	5
23	5
24	5
25	4
26	4
27	4
28	4
29	3
30	3
31	3

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	0	11	68	21
2	0	12	67	21
3	0	12	68	20
4	0	13	68	19
5	0	14	67	19
6	0	14	68	18
7	0	15	67	18
8	0	16	67	17
9	0	17	66	17
10	0	17	67	16
11	0	18	66	16
12	0	18	67	15
13	0	19	67	14
14	0	20	66	14
15	1	20	65	14
16	1	20	66	13
17	1	21	65	13
18	1	21	66	12
19	1	21	66	12
20	1	21	67	11
21	1	21	67	11
22	1	21	68	10
23	1	21	69	9
24	1	22	68	9
25	2	22	68	8
26	2	23	68	7
27	2	23	68	7
28	2	24	68	6
29	2	25	67	6
30	2	26	67	5
31	2	27	67	4

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	20
2	29	19
3	29	19
4	29	19
5	29	19
6	29	19
7	29	19
8	29	19
9	29	19
10	29	19
11	29	19
12	29	19
13	29	19
14	29	19
15	29	19
16	29	19
17	29	19
18	29	19
19	29	19
20	29	19
21	29	19
22	28	19
23	28	19
24	28	19
25	28	19
26	28	19
27	28	19
28	28	18
29	28	18
30	28	18
31	28	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	51	49
2	50	50
3	49	51
4	50	50
5	49	51
6	49	51
7	50	50
8	50	50
9	50	50
10	50	50
11	49	51
12	50	50
13	50	50
14	51	49
15	51	49
16	51	49
17	52	48
18	52	48
19	53	47
20	53	47
21	54	46
22	55	45
23	55	45
24	56	44
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	57	43
28	57	43
29	57	43
30	57	43
31	57	43

	Rain chance (%)
1	10
2	9
3	9
4	8
5	8
6	7
7	7
8	6
9	6
10	6
11	5
12	5
13	5
14	5
15	5
16	5
17	5
18	5
19	5
20	5
21	5
22	5
23	5
24	5
25	4
26	4
27	4
28	4
29	3
30	3
31	3

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	0	11	68	21
2	0	12	67	21
3	0	12	68	20
4	0	13	68	19
5	0	14	67	19
6	0	14	68	18
7	0	15	67	18
8	0	16	67	17
9	0	17	66	17
10	0	17	67	16
11	0	18	66	16
12	0	18	67	15
13	0	19	67	14
14	0	20	66	14
15	1	20	65	14
16	1	20	66	13
17	1	21	65	13
18	1	21	66	12
19	1	21	66	12
20	1	21	67	11
21	1	21	67	11
22	1	21	68	10
23	1	21	69	9
24	1	22	68	9
25	2	22	68	8
26	2	23	68	7
27	2	23	68	7
28	2	24	68	6
29	2	25	67	6
30	2	26	67	5
31	2	27	67	4

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	20
2	29	19
3	29	19
4	29	19
5	29	19
6	29	19
7	29	19
8	29	19
9	29	19
10	29	19
11	29	19
12	29	19
13	29	19
14	29	19
15	29	19
16	29	19
17	29	19
18	29	19
19	29	19
20	29	19
21	29	19
22	28	19
23	28	19
24	28	19
25	28	19
26	28	19
27	28	19
28	28	18
29	28	18
30	28	18
31	28	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	51	49
2	50	50
3	49	51
4	50	50
5	49	51
6	49	51
7	50	50
8	50	50
9	50	50
10	50	50
11	49	51
12	50	50
13	50	50
14	51	49
15	51	49
16	51	49
17	52	48
18	52	48
19	53	47
20	53	47
21	54	46
22	55	45
23	55	45
24	56	44
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	57	43
28	57	43
29	57	43
30	57	43
31	57	43

	Rain chance (%)
1	10
2	9
3	9
4	8
5	8
6	7
7	7
8	6
9	6
10	6
11	5
12	5
13	5
14	5
15	5
16	5
17	5
18	5
19	5
20	5
21	5
22	5
23	5
24	5
25	4
26	4
27	4
28	4
29	3
30	3
31	3

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	0	11	68	21
2	0	12	67	21
3	0	12	68	20
4	0	13	68	19
5	0	14	67	19
6	0	14	68	18
7	0	15	67	18
8	0	16	67	17
9	0	17	66	17
10	0	17	67	16
11	0	18	66	16
12	0	18	67	15
13	0	19	67	14
14	0	20	66	14
15	1	20	65	14
16	1	20	66	13
17	1	21	65	13
18	1	21	66	12
19	1	21	66	12
20	1	21	67	11
21	1	21	67	11
22	1	21	68	10
23	1	21	69	9
24	1	22	68	9
25	2	22	68	8
26	2	23	68	7
27	2	23	68	7
28	2	24	68	6
29	2	25	67	6
30	2	26	67	5
31	2	27	67	4