Malhada weather in May

In May, Malhada sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 7 mm of rain across 1.6 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of May to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Malhada's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Malhada's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
10th warmest
Overnight low
21°
5th coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
1.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
6:11 AM – 5:31 PM
Cloud cover
48%
6th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical May day in Malhada reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13222
23221
33221
43221
53221
63221
73221
83221
93221
103221
113221
123221
133221
143221
153221
163221
173221
183221
193221
203221
213221
223221
233221
243221
253120
263120
273120
283120
293120
303120
313120

How May really feels in Malhada

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 14 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
14
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.

Malhada weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 23°1071112.83.8
Feb32° / 23°719.212.53.8
Mar32° / 23°9711.112.13.8
Apr32° / 22°396.111.74.4
May32° / 21°71.611.35.1
Jun31° / 19°20.411.25.9
Jul31° / 18°0011.26.2
Aug32° / 19°00.111.55.4
Sep34° / 21°61.111.93.9
Oct35° / 23°465.612.33.1
Nov32° / 23°13713.212.73.4
Dec32° / 22°13613.312.83.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% 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 38%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26337
36436
46337
56337
66238
76238
86040
96040
105941
115842
125743
135743
145743
155743
165743
175743
185842
195842
206040
216040
226139
236238
246436
256535
266535
276733
286832
296931
306931
317129

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Malhada gets around 7 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 11% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
111
210
310
49
59
68
77
87
96
106
116
126
135
145
155
165
175
185
195
204
214
224
234
244
254
264
273
283
293
303
313

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 53% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 24% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11849384
21950373
311050363
421150353
521250342
621350332
721450322
821550312
921651301
1021652291
1121851281
1221951271
1322051261
1422151251
1522152241
1622252231
1722352221
1832452210
1932453200
2032553190
2132554180
2232654170
2332755150
2432756140
2532856130
2632857120
2742956110
2843056100
2943155100
304315690
315335480

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of May to 11 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:07 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 5:37 PM to 5:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:075:37
211.56:085:37
311.56:085:36
411.56:085:36
511.46:085:35
611.46:095:35
711.46:095:34
811.46:095:34
911.46:095:34
1011.46:105:33
1111.46:105:33
1211.46:105:33
1311.46:105:32
1411.46:115:32
1511.36:115:32
1611.36:115:31
1711.36:125:31
1811.36:125:31
1911.36:125:31
2011.36:125:31
2111.36:135:30
2211.36:135:30
2311.36:135:30
2411.36:145:30
2511.36:145:30
2611.36:145:30
2711.26:155:29
2811.26:155:29
2911.26:155:29
3011.26:165:29
3111.26:165:29

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.6 kWh/m² to a high of 6.57 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.83 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.1Bright
35.1Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
134.9Bright
144.8Bright
154.8Bright
164.8Bright
174.8Bright
184.8Bright
194.8Bright
204.7Bright
214.7Bright
224.7Bright
234.7Bright
244.7Bright
254.7Bright
264.7Bright
274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Malhada

In seasonPeak

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

Malhada's rainy season runs November–March, 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 Malhada?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Malhada in May

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

In May, Malhada sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Malhada 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 Malhada peaks around February 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 17UV 15Jul 10UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Malhada?

Malhada sits at 14.3°S, 43.8°W, 445 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Carinhanha, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Malhada

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Malhada has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m around an average of 437 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 285 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 710 m.

The land around Malhada is covered by shrubs (29%) and cropland (29%) within 3 km, shrubs (43%) and cropland (28%) within 16 km, and shrubs (42%), cropland (24%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
21 m
16 km
285 m
80 km
710 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Carinhanha 4.0 km · Manga 50 km · Palmas de Monte Alto 66 km · Cocos 84 km · Serra do Ramalho 91 km · Itacarambi 92 km · Guanambi 108 km · Jaíba 112 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 Malhada (-14.3361°, -43.7736°, elevation 445 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).