Marabá weather in May

In May, Marabá sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 121 mm of rain across 16.8 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in May, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of May to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Marabá's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Marabá's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
7th warmest
Overnight low
23°
7th coldest
Rainfall
121 mm
16.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:20 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
67%
6th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Marabá 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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical May day in Marabá reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 1°C cooler than June.

20°25°30°35°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13123
23123
33123
43123
53123
63123
73123
83123
93123
103123
113123
123123
133123
143123
153123
163123
173123
183123
193123
203123
213123
223123
233123
243123
253123
263123
273123
283123
293123
303223
313223

How May really feels in Marabá

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.

Marabá weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°28028.412.32.8
Feb30° / 23°2712612.22.7
Mar30° / 23°29628.6122.7
Apr30° / 23°22125.311.92.9
May31° / 23°12116.811.83.7
Jun32° / 22°255.111.74.5
Jul33° / 22°122.311.74.2
Aug34° / 23°61.311.83.8
Sep34° / 24°213.9123.7
Oct33° / 24°7011.112.13.5
Nov31° / 23°14818.512.23.3
Dec31° / 23°21524.612.33.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22476
32674
42674
52773
62773
72971
83070
93268
103466
113466
123664
133763
143961
154060
164060
174258
184456
194555
204555
214654
224753
234852
244951
254951
265050
275248
285446
295545
305644
315842

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Marabá gets around 121 mm of rain over 16.8 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 54% and peaks near 73% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
173
272
371
469
568
666
764
863
961
1059
1158
1256
1355
1454
1553
1653
1752
1851
1950
2049
2149
2248
2347
2446
2545
2644
2742
2841
2939
3037
3135

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 56% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
103565
203565
303565
403565
503565
603565
703565
803565
903664
1003664
1103664
1203664
1303763
1403862
1503862
1603961
1704159
1804258
1904357
2004456
2104654
2204753
2304951
2405149
2515247
2615445
2715643
2815841
2925939
3026137
3136235

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 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

0246810151015202531
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of May to 11 h 42 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 6:19 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 6:05 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:196:08
211.86:196:08
311.86:196:08
411.86:196:07
511.86:196:07
611.86:196:07
711.86:196:07
811.86:196:07
911.86:206:06
1011.86:206:06
1111.86:206:06
1211.86:206:06
1311.86:206:06
1411.86:206:06
1511.86:206:06
1611.86:206:05
1711.86:206:05
1811.76:206:05
1911.76:206:05
2011.76:216:05
2111.76:216:05
2211.76:216:05
2311.76:216:05
2411.76:216:05
2511.76:216:05
2611.76:226:05
2711.76:226:05
2811.76:226:05
2911.76:226:05
3011.76:226:05
3111.76:236:05

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.33 kWh/m² to a high of 6.21 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 4.67 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

024151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.5Bright
34.5Bright
44.5Bright
54.5Bright
64.6Bright
74.6Bright
84.6Bright
94.6Bright
104.6Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
134.7Bright
144.7Bright
154.7Bright
164.7Bright
174.7Bright
184.7Bright
194.7Bright
204.7Bright
214.7Bright
224.7Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Marabá

In seasonPeak

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

Marabá's monsoon runs November–April, 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 Marabá?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Marabá.

What to pack for Marabá in May

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

In May, Marabá sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Marabá in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Marabá peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 12UV 15Jul 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Marabá 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 Marabá is worst in October — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.7× the cleanest month (June, 7 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateModerateOct 1636 µg/m³Jun 227 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar12Moderate
Apr12Moderate
May9Good
Jun7Good
Jul7Good
Aug17Moderate
Sep30Moderate
Oct37Poor
Nov28Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Marabá?

Marabá sits at 5.4°S, 49.1°W, 95 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Itupiranga, 35 km away.

Topography around Marabá

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Marabá has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m around an average of 92 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 104 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 520 m.

The land around Marabá is covered by artificial surfaces (36%), trees (31%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, trees (47%) and grassland (41%) within 16 km, and grassland (58%) and trees (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
60 m
16 km
104 m
80 km
520 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Itupiranga 35 km · São Domingos do Araguaia 47 km · Bom Jesus do Tocantins 69 km · Eldorado dos Carajás 84 km · Curionópolis 95 km · Jacundá 104 km · Parauapebas 114 km · Araguatins 117 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 Marabá (-5.3815°, -49.1323°, elevation 95 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).