Manaus weather in May

In May, Manaus sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 312 mm of rain across 29.1 wet days and about 11.9 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 3% of the time in May, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of May to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Manaus's 7th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Manaus's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 24°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 312 mm; 29.1 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 6:01 AM – 5:52 PM
Cloud cover: 85%; 7th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 3.89 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.7; out of 10

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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 Manaus reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 6°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.

	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)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	24
2	30	24
3	30	24
4	30	24
5	30	24
6	30	24
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24	30	24
25	30	24
26	30	24
27	30	24
28	30	24
29	30	24
30	30	24
31	30	24

How May really feels in Manaus

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Manaus 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 24°	296	28	12.2	2.8
Feb	30° / 24°	292	25.3	12.1	2.8
Mar	30° / 24°	375	29.5	12	2.7
Apr	30° / 24°	363	28.8	11.9	2.6
May	30° / 24°	312	29.1	11.9	2.7
Jun	30° / 23°	164	23.6	11.8	3.2
Jul	31° / 23°	105	19.9	11.8	3.6
Aug	32° / 24°	99	17.4	11.9	3.3
Sep	33° / 24°	121	19.6	12	2.9
Oct	32° / 24°	159	21.6	12.1	2.7
Nov	32° / 24°	193	23.6	12.1	2.6
Dec	31° / 24°	289	28.2	12.2	2.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 88%.

	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 (%)	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	11	11	11	12	12	12	13	14	14	14	16	16	18	18	20	20	21
Cloudier (%)	95	94	94	94	93	93	93	92	91	91	91	91	91	91	89	89	89	88	88	88	87	86	86	86	84	84	82	82	80	80	79

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	5	95
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	6	94
5	7	93
6	7	93
7	7	93
8	8	92
9	9	91
10	9	91
11	9	91
12	9	91
13	9	91
14	9	91
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	12	88
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	13	87
22	14	86
23	14	86
24	14	86
25	16	84
26	16	84
27	18	82
28	18	82
29	20	80
30	20	80
31	21	79

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Manaus gets around 312 mm of rain over 29.1 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 93% and peaks near 97% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	97	97	97	96	96	96	96	95	95	95	94	94	94	94	93	93	93	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	91	91	91	90	90	89	89

	Rain chance (%)
1	97
2	97
3	97
4	96
5	96
6	96
7	96
8	95
9	95
10	95
11	94
12	94
13	94
14	94
15	93
16	93
17	93
18	92
19	92
20	92
21	92
22	92
23	92
24	92
25	91
26	91
27	91
28	90
29	90
30	89
31	89

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels miserable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the miserable band about 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% 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
Oppressive (%)	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	47	47	47	46	46	46	46	45	45	45	45	45	46	46	47	47	48	49	49	50	51	52	52	53
Miserable (%)	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	53	53	53	54	54	54	54	55	55	55	55	55	54	54	53	53	52	51	51	50	49	48	48	47

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

Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May, the calmest month.

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.

	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)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	5	calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of May to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:01 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 5:54 PM to 5:53 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)	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8
Sunrise (AM)	6:01	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02
Sunset (PM)	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:53

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	6:01	5:54
2	11.9	6:00	5:54
3	11.9	6:00	5:54
4	11.9	6:00	5:54
5	11.9	6:00	5:53
6	11.9	6:00	5:53
7	11.9	6:00	5:53
8	11.9	6:00	5:53
9	11.9	6:00	5:53
10	11.9	6:00	5:53
11	11.9	6:00	5:53
12	11.9	6:00	5:52
13	11.9	6:00	5:52
14	11.9	6:00	5:52
15	11.9	6:00	5:52
16	11.9	6:01	5:52
17	11.9	6:01	5:52
18	11.9	6:01	5:52
19	11.9	6:01	5:52
20	11.9	6:01	5:52
21	11.9	6:01	5:52
22	11.8	6:01	5:52
23	11.8	6:01	5:52
24	11.8	6:01	5:52
25	11.8	6:01	5:52
26	11.8	6:02	5:52
27	11.8	6:02	5:52
28	11.8	6:02	5:52
29	11.8	6:02	5:52
30	11.8	6:02	5:52
31	11.8	6:02	5:53

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 3.89 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.89 kWh/m² to a high of 5.53 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 3.89 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)	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.8	Moderate
2	3.8	Moderate
3	3.8	Moderate
4	3.8	Moderate
5	3.8	Moderate
6	3.8	Moderate
7	3.8	Moderate
8	3.8	Moderate
9	3.8	Moderate
10	3.9	Moderate
11	3.9	Moderate
12	3.9	Moderate
13	3.9	Moderate
14	3.9	Moderate
15	3.9	Moderate
16	3.9	Moderate
17	3.9	Moderate
18	3.9	Moderate
19	3.9	Moderate
20	3.9	Moderate
21	3.9	Moderate
22	4.0	Moderate
23	4.0	Moderate
24	4.0	Moderate
25	4.0	Moderate
26	4.0	Moderate
27	4.0	Bright
28	4.0	Bright
29	4.0	Bright
30	4.0	Bright
31	4.0	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Manaus?

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

2.7

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

3.8

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Manaus.

What to pack for Manaus in May

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

In May, Manaus sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Manaus 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 Manaus peaks around March 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 12 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)	15	15	15	14	12	10	10	11	11	10	9	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	10	Very high
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	12	Extreme

Air quality in Manaus 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 Manaus is worst in October — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (June, 12 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	15	16	16	15	12	12	12	20	28	29	24	18
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	15	Moderate
Feb	16	Moderate
Mar	16	Moderate
Apr	15	Moderate
May	12	Good
Jun	12	Good
Jul	12	Moderate
Aug	20	Moderate
Sep	28	Moderate
Oct	29	Moderate
Nov	24	Moderate
Dec	18	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Manaus?

Manaus sits at 3.1°S, 60.0°W, 20 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Careiro da Várzea, 24 km away.

Topography around Manaus

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Manaus has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 71 m around an average of 45 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 122 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 180 m.

The land around Manaus is covered by artificial surfaces (78%) within 3 km, trees (42%), water (27%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 16 km, and trees (79%) within 80 km.

3 km

71 m

artificial surfaces 78%

16 km

122 m

trees 42%

80 km

180 m

trees 79%

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

May weather nearby: Careiro da Várzea 24 km · Iranduba 27 km · Rio Preto da Eva 57 km · Manaquiri 60 km · Manacapuru 70 km · Careiro 83 km · Autazes 113 km · Novo Airão 115 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 Manaus (-3.1019°, -60.025°, elevation 20 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	5	95
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	6	94
5	7	93
6	7	93
7	7	93
8	8	92
9	9	91
10	9	91
11	9	91
12	9	91
13	9	91
14	9	91
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	12	88
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	13	87
22	14	86
23	14	86
24	14	86
25	16	84
26	16	84
27	18	82
28	18	82
29	20	80
30	20	80
31	21	79

	Rain chance (%)
1	97
2	97
3	97
4	96
5	96
6	96
7	96
8	95
9	95
10	95
11	94
12	94
13	94
14	94
15	93
16	93
17	93
18	92
19	92
20	92
21	92
22	92
23	92
24	92
25	91
26	91
27	91
28	90
29	90
30	89
31	89

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	5	95
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	6	94
5	7	93
6	7	93
7	7	93
8	8	92
9	9	91
10	9	91
11	9	91
12	9	91
13	9	91
14	9	91
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	12	88
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	13	87
22	14	86
23	14	86
24	14	86
25	16	84
26	16	84
27	18	82
28	18	82
29	20	80
30	20	80
31	21	79

	Rain chance (%)
1	97
2	97
3	97
4	96
5	96
6	96
7	96
8	95
9	95
10	95
11	94
12	94
13	94
14	94
15	93
16	93
17	93
18	92
19	92
20	92
21	92
22	92
23	92
24	92
25	91
26	91
27	91
28	90
29	90
30	89
31	89

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	5	95
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	6	94
5	7	93
6	7	93
7	7	93
8	8	92
9	9	91
10	9	91
11	9	91
12	9	91
13	9	91
14	9	91
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	12	88
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	13	87
22	14	86
23	14	86
24	14	86
25	16	84
26	16	84
27	18	82
28	18	82
29	20	80
30	20	80
31	21	79

	Rain chance (%)
1	97
2	97
3	97
4	96
5	96
6	96
7	96
8	95
9	95
10	95
11	94
12	94
13	94
14	94
15	93
16	93
17	93
18	92
19	92
20	92
21	92
22	92
23	92
24	92
25	91
26	91
27	91
28	90
29	90
30	89
31	89

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