Machadinho d'Oeste weather in May

In May, Machadinho d'Oeste sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 111 mm of rain across 19.5 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-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 15% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of May to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Machadinho d'Oeste's 5th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Machadinho d'Oeste's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
8th warmest
Overnight low
22°
4th coldest
Rainfall
111 mm
19.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:17 AM – 5:51 PM
Cloud cover
70%
5th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
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 Machadinho d'Oeste reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°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 about 1°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Machadinho d'Oeste

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.

Machadinho d'Oeste weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°30229.112.52.7
Feb30° / 23°29026.812.32.7
Mar30° / 23°28629.212.12.7
Apr30° / 23°1992611.83.0
May30° / 22°11119.511.63.9
Jun31° / 22°276.111.54.9
Jul33° / 22°142.911.54.2
Aug34° / 22°325.811.73.3
Sep33° / 23°9514.911.92.9
Oct32° / 23°17122.612.22.7
Nov31° / 23°22525.612.42.7
Dec30° / 23°28228.412.52.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
22080
32080
42080
52080
62278
72278
82377
92377
102476
112575
122674
132773
142872
152971
163169
173268
183367
193367
203664
213763
223862
234060
244060
254258
264357
274456
284753
294951
305149
315248

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Machadinho d'Oeste gets around 111 mm of rain over 19.5 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 62% and peaks near 77% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
177
276
374
473
572
671
770
869
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1862
1961
2060
2159
2258
2357
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3144

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 98% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10156529
20156628
30256528
40256627
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71256725
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Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 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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315calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of May to 11 h 30 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 6:15 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 5:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:155:55
211.76:155:55
311.76:155:55
411.66:155:54
511.66:155:54
611.66:165:54
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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 4.37 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.37 kWh/m² to a high of 5.56 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 4.37 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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314.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Machadinho d'Oeste

In seasonPeak

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

Machadinho d'Oeste's rainy season runs October–April, 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 Machadinho d'Oeste?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Machadinho d'Oeste.

What to pack for Machadinho d'Oeste in May

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

In May, Machadinho d'Oeste sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Machadinho d'Oeste 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 Machadinho d'Oeste peaks around March 11 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near September 12 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateExtremeMar 11UV 15Sep 12UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Machadinho d'Oeste 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 Machadinho d'Oeste is worst in September — around 79 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 9.7× the cleanest month (June, 8 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodGoodModerateUnhealthyModerateSep 1376 µg/m³Jun 128 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb12Good
Mar12Moderate
Apr10Good
May9Good
Jun8Good
Jul10Good
Aug62Unhealthy
Sep79Unhealthy
Oct33Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Machadinho d'Oeste?

Machadinho d'Oeste sits at 9.4°S, 62.0°W, 101 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Jaru, 123 km away.

Topography around Machadinho d'Oeste

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Machadinho d'Oeste.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Machadinho d'Oeste has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m around an average of 125 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 207 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 420 m.

The land around Machadinho d'Oeste is covered by grassland (50%) and trees (37%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and grassland (45%) within 16 km, and trees (67%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
70 m
16 km
207 m
80 km
420 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Jaru 123 km · Ariquemes 127 km · Ouro Preto do Oeste 147 km · Alto Paraíso 149 km · Ji Paraná 160 km · Presidente Médici 193 km · Candeias do Jamari 201 km · Buritis 220 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 Machadinho d'Oeste (-9.4439°, -61.9814°, elevation 101 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).