Laranjal do Jari weather in May

In May, Laranjal do Jari sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 257 mm of rain across 26.9 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-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 6% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of May to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Laranjal do Jari's 8th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Laranjal do Jari's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
9th warmest
Overnight low
23°
6th coldest
Rainfall
257 mm
26.9 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:27 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover
78%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
3.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
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 Laranjal do Jari 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 Laranjal do Jari

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.

Laranjal do Jari weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 23°16323123.1
Feb30° / 23°20923.5123.1
Mar30° / 23°25826.8123.0
Apr30° / 23°29327.7122.8
May30° / 23°25726.9123.0
Jun30° / 23°13322.1123.4
Jul31° / 23°9117.6123.9
Aug32° / 23°337.9124.3
Sep33° / 24°173.7124.0
Oct34° / 24°204.6123.7
Nov33° / 24°336123.6
Dec32° / 24°7712.5123.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11090
21090
31090
41189
51288
61387
71387
81585
91585
101684
111783
121882
131882
141981
152080
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172179
182278
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202377
212377
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232575
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262872
272971
283070
293169
303268
313466

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Laranjal do Jari gets around 257 mm of rain over 26.9 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 86% and peaks near 94% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
194
294
393
493
592
691
791
890
989
1088
1188
1287
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1486
1585
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1784
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1984
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2184
2283
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2881
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3180

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 71% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
16931
26931
36832
46832
56832
66832
76832
86832
96832
106832
116832
126832
136931
146931
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187030
197129
207129
217228
227228
237327
247426
257525
267624
277723
287822
297921
308020
318119

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
26calm
36calm
46calm
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116calm
126calm
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316calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of May to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:28 AM to 6:29 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:286:26
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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 3.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.85 kWh/m² to a high of 6.26 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 3.91 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.7Moderate
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33.7Moderate
43.7Moderate
53.7Moderate
63.8Moderate
73.8Moderate
83.8Moderate
93.8Moderate
103.8Moderate
113.9Moderate
123.9Moderate
133.9Moderate
143.9Moderate
153.9Moderate
164.0Moderate
174.0Moderate
184.0Moderate
194.0Moderate
204.0Bright
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244.0Bright
254.1Bright
264.1Bright
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284.1Bright
294.1Bright
304.1Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Laranjal do Jari

In seasonPeak

In May, Laranjal do Jari sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Laranjal do Jari's monsoon runs January–June, 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 Laranjal do Jari?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Laranjal do Jari.

What to pack for Laranjal do Jari in May

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

In May, Laranjal do Jari sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Laranjal do Jari 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 Laranjal do Jari peaks around March 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 13UV 15Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Laranjal do Jari 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 Laranjal do Jari is worst in February — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (July, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateFeb 2217 µg/m³Jul 218 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May10Good
Jun9Good
Jul8Good
Aug8Good
Sep10Good
Oct13Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Laranjal do Jari?

Laranjal do Jari sits at 0.8°S, 52.5°W, 79 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Almeirim, 78 km away.

Topography around Laranjal do Jari

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Laranjal do Jari has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 101 m around an average of 22 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 245 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 634 m.

The land around Laranjal do Jari is covered by trees (59%) within 3 km, trees (83%) within 16 km, and trees (88%) within 80 km.

3 km
101 m
16 km
245 m
80 km
634 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Almeirim 78 km · Porto de Moz 107 km · Gurupá 116 km · Prainha 153 km · Mazagão 157 km · Santana 172 km · Macapá 187 km · Senador José Porfírio 206 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 Laranjal do Jari (-0.826°, -52.506°, elevation 79 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).