Miguel Alves weather in May

In May, Miguel Alves sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 141 mm of rain across 16.3 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 5th-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 23% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Miguel Alves's 7th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Miguel Alves's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
10th warmest
Overnight low
23°
6th coldest
Rainfall
141 mm
16.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:53 AM – 5:42 PM
Cloud cover
63%
7th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Miguel Alves 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 Miguel Alves 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 30°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13123
23123
33123
43123
53123
63123
73123
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93123
103123
113123
123123
133123
143223
153223
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303223
313223

How May really feels in Miguel Alves

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.

Miguel Alves weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 24°21321.912.22.6
Feb32° / 23°28422.812.12.6
Mar31° / 23°32627.4122.5
Apr31° / 23°30825.511.92.7
May31° / 23°14116.311.83.6
Jun32° / 23°285.911.84.4
Jul33° / 23°142.511.84.3
Aug34° / 23°30.511.93.6
Sep36° / 24°40.7122.7
Oct37° / 25°91.512.12.1
Nov36° / 25°354.912.22.2
Dec35° / 25°7610.112.22.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
23070
33070
43268
53466
63466
73664
83763
94060
104159
114258
124357
134456
144654
154753
164852
174951
185050
195149
205248
215446
225446
235545
245644
255743
265941
276040
286139
296337
306436
316535

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Miguel Alves gets around 141 mm of rain over 16.3 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 53% 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
271
369
468
566
664
762
860
958
1056
1155
1254
1353
1452
1552
1651
1751
1850
1950
2049
2148
2247
2347
2446
2545
2644
2742
2841
2939
3037
3135

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 63% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
105446
205545
305545
405644
505644
605743
705842
805842
905941
1005941
1105941
1206040
1306040
1406139
1506139
1606238
1716138
1816237
1916336
2016435
2116534
2216633
2316732
2426830
2527028
2627127
2737225
2837423
2947521
3057619
3157817

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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65calm
75calm
86calm
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106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
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156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
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276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

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 5:53 AM to 5:56 AM, and sunset from 5:44 PM to 5:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:535:44
211.95:535:44
311.85:535:44
411.85:535:44
511.85:535:44
611.85:535:43
711.85:535:43
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911.85:535:43
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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 4.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.68 kWh/m² to a high of 6.68 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.88 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.8Bright
124.9Bright
134.9Bright
144.9Bright
154.9Bright
164.9Bright
174.9Bright
184.9Bright
194.9Bright
204.9Bright
214.9Bright
224.9Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Miguel Alves

In seasonPeak

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

Miguel Alves's monsoon runs January–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 Miguel Alves?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Miguel Alves.

What to pack for Miguel Alves in May

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

In May, Miguel Alves sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Miguel Alves 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 Miguel Alves peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 17 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 15UV 15Jul 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Miguel Alves 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 Miguel Alves is worst in November — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (June, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateNov 922 µg/m³Jun 1211 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May12Good
Jun10Good
Jul14Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Miguel Alves?

Miguel Alves sits at 4.2°S, 42.9°W, 46 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Coelho Neto, 17 km away.

Topography around Miguel Alves

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Miguel Alves has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 83 m around an average of 42 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 109 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 218 m.

The land around Miguel Alves is covered by trees (31%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, trees (70%) within 16 km, and trees (71%) within 80 km.

3 km
83 m
16 km
109 m
80 km
218 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Coelho Neto 17 km · Buriti 25 km · União 47 km · Brejo 56 km · Mata Roma 65 km · Barras 67 km · Chapadinha 70 km · José de Freitas 75 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 Miguel Alves (-4.1656°, -42.8953°, elevation 46 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).