Lima Duarte weather in May

In May, Lima Duarte sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 46 mm of rain across 7.2 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in May, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of May to 10 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Lima Duarte's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lima Duarte's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
10th warmest
Overnight low
14°
4th coldest
Rainfall
46 mm
7.2 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
7:23 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover
58%
4th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Lima Duarte 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

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical May day in Lima Duarte reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and on par with June.

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Lima Duarte 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
Jan27° / 19°27922.213.24.5
Feb28° / 19°19817.312.84.9
Mar27° / 18°20520.612.24.9
Apr25° / 17°7611.311.56.5
May23° / 14°467.2117.2
Jun23° / 13°193.910.77.8
Jul23° / 12°194.310.87.8
Aug24° / 13°285.311.37.9
Sep25° / 14°779.611.96.9
Oct25° / 16°13915.912.55.7
Nov25° / 17°24521.1134.7
Dec27° / 18°29123.813.34.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
35347
45248
55149
65050
74951
84852
94654
104555
114357
124357
134159
144159
154060
164159
174159
184159
194258
204258
214456
224555
234654
244753
254753
265050
275050
285149
295248
305347
315347

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Lima Duarte gets around 46 mm of rain over 7.2 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 24% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
128
228
327
427
526
626
726
826
926
1026
1127
1227
1327
1427
1527
1627
1726
1826
1926
2025
2124
2223
2322
2421
2521
2620
2719
2818
2917
3017
3116

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 47% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11142425
21243404
31344394
41445383
51546373
61646352
71747352
81747342
91847332
101847331
111947331
121947331
132047321
142147321
152147311
162247311
172347300
182347290
192447290
202547280
212548270
222648260
232749250
242849240
252849220
262950210
273050200
283050200
293150190
303151180
313251170

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
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of May to 10 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 7:16 AM to 7:29 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 6:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.27:166:29
211.27:176:28
311.27:176:27
411.27:176:27
511.17:186:26
611.17:186:25
711.17:196:25
811.17:196:24
911.17:206:24
1011.17:206:23
1111.07:206:23
1211.07:216:22
1311.07:216:22
1411.07:226:21
1511.07:226:21
1611.07:236:20
1710.97:236:20
1810.97:246:19
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2010.97:246:19
2110.97:256:18
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2510.87:276:17
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2710.87:286:17
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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 3.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.51 kWh/m² to a high of 5.76 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 3.65 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
24.0Bright
34.0Bright
44.0Moderate
53.9Moderate
63.9Moderate
73.9Moderate
83.8Moderate
93.8Moderate
103.8Moderate
113.7Moderate
123.7Moderate
133.6Moderate
143.6Moderate
153.6Moderate
163.5Moderate
173.5Moderate
183.5Moderate
193.5Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.5Moderate
253.5Moderate
263.5Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.5Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Lima Duarte

In seasonPeak

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

Lima Duarte's monsoon runs October–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 Lima Duarte?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Lima Duarte for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Lima Duarte in May

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

In May, Lima Duarte sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 7 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Lima Duarte in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lima Duarte peaks around February 9 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeFeb 9UV 15Jul 10UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May7Very high
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Lima Duarte 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 Lima Duarte is worst in September — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (January, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1521 µg/m³Jan 1111 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar12Good
Apr13Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Lima Duarte?

Lima Duarte sits at 21.8°S, 43.8°W, 758 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Valença, 46 km away.

Topography around Lima Duarte

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lima Duarte has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 343 m around an average of 787 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 948 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,720 m.

The land around Lima Duarte is covered by grassland (56%) and trees (38%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and grassland (44%) within 16 km, and grassland (56%) and trees (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
343 m
16 km
948 m
80 km
1,720 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Valença 46 km · Juiz de Fora 47 km · Santos Dumont 50 km · Paraíba do Sul 62 km · Vassouras 64 km · Três Rios 67 km · Barbacena 69 km · Barra do Piraí 70 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 Lima Duarte (-21.8425°, -43.7931°, elevation 758 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).