Matupá weather in May

In May, Matupá sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 43 mm of rain across 8.4 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 9th-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 31% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of May to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Matupá's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Matupá's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
6th warmest
Overnight low
21°
4th coldest
Rainfall
43 mm
8.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:50 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
59%
5th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

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 Matupá reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 10°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 about 1°C warmer than 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 Matupá

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.

Matupá weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°30928.412.52.9
Feb30° / 22°2782612.32.8
Mar30° / 22°25326.512.12.9
Apr31° / 22°15320.811.83.4
May31° / 21°438.411.54.5
Jun32° / 20°5111.44.9
Jul33° / 20°10.311.54.6
Aug34° / 21°91.511.73.7
Sep34° / 22°487.911.93.2
Oct32° / 22°14219.112.23.0
Nov31° / 22°22624.412.52.9
Dec30° / 22°28827.412.62.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23664
33763
43763
53862
63961
74060
84159
94258
104357
114456
124753
134753
144852
154951
165149
175248
185446
195446
205644
215743
225842
235941
246040
256139
266337
276436
286535
296634
306832
316931

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Matupá gets around 43 mm of rain over 8.4 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 27% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
145
243
342
440
539
637
736
834
933
1032
1131
1230
1329
1428
1527
1626
1725
1824
1923
2023
2122
2221
2320
2420
2519
2618
2717
2816
2916
3015
3114

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 68% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 96% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10111853
20112843
30113842
40114832
50115822
60116821
71117801
81118791
91119781
101120771
111121770
121122760
131123750
141125730
151226710
161227700
171228690
180230680
190231670
200332650
210334630
220435610
230536590
240537580
250639550
260740530
270941500
2801042480
2901143460
3001344430
3101545400

Wind in May

Winds average 6 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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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136calm
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156calm
166calm
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206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
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266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 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 6 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:48 AM to 6:54 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:486:26
211.66:486:26
311.66:486:26
411.66:486:25
511.66:486:25
611.66:486:25
711.66:486:24
811.66:486:24
911.66:496:24
1011.66:496:23
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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 4.86 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.86 kWh/m² to a high of 5.87 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.86 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
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314.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Matupá

In seasonPeak

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

Matupá's monsoon runs October–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 Matupá?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Matupá in May

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

In May, Matupá sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Matupá 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 Matupá peaks around February 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near September 14 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 19UV 15Sep 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Matupá 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 Matupá is worst in September — around 81 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 8.9× the cleanest month (January, 9 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateUnhealthyModerateSep 1575 µg/m³Jan 219 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar11Good
Apr9Good
May11Good
Jun13Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug41Poor
Sep81Unhealthy
Oct29Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Matupá?

Matupá sits at 10.2°S, 54.9°W, 281 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Peixoto de Azevedo, 8.0 km away.

SorrisoJuaraTapurahNovo Progresso

Topography around Matupá

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Matupá has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m around an average of 277 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 156 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 376 m.

The land around Matupá is covered by grassland (38%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, grassland (43%), trees (32%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and grassland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
47 m
16 km
156 m
80 km
376 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Peixoto de Azevedo 8.0 km · Guarantã do Norte 24 km · Colíder 92 km · Sinop 198 km · Sorriso 277 km · Juara 307 km · Tapurah 333 km · Novo Progresso 340 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 Matupá (-10.1693°, -54.9344°, elevation 281 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).