Minas Novas weather in May

In May, Minas Novas sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 18 mm of rain across 4 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of May to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Minas Novas's 5th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Minas Novas's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 17°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 18 mm; 4 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 12 min; 7:11 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover: 58%; 5th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 4.1 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.2; out of 10

Minas Novas is human settlement in Brazil.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical May day in Minas Novas reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than 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)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17

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

Minas Novas 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 20°	114	11.7	12.9	4.7
Feb	31° / 20°	76	8.3	12.6	4.7
Mar	30° / 20°	99	11.7	12.1	4.8
Apr	29° / 19°	43	8	11.6	5.7
May	28° / 17°	18	4	11.2	7.2
Jun	27° / 16°	6	1.5	11	7.9
Jul	27° / 15°	5	1.6	11.1	8.0
Aug	28° / 16°	4	1.3	11.4	7.7
Sep	30° / 17°	15	3.1	11.9	6.1
Oct	30° / 19°	68	7.7	12.4	5.0
Nov	29° / 20°	148	14.6	12.8	4.6
Dec	29° / 20°	170	15.8	13	4.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 52%.

	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 (%)	53	53	52	52	52	51	50	48	47	47	46	45	45	44	44	44	44	44	44	45	46	46	48	49	50	51	51	51	53	53	54
Cloudier (%)	47	47	48	48	48	49	50	52	53	53	54	55	55	56	56	56	56	56	56	55	54	54	52	51	50	49	49	49	47	47	46

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	53	47
3	52	48
4	52	48
5	52	48
6	51	49
7	50	50
8	48	52
9	47	53
10	47	53
11	46	54
12	45	55
13	45	55
14	44	56
15	44	56
16	44	56
17	44	56
18	44	56
19	44	56
20	45	55
21	46	54
22	46	54
23	48	52
24	49	51
25	50	50
26	51	49
27	51	49
28	51	49
29	53	47
30	53	47
31	54	46

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Minas Novas gets around 18 mm of rain over 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 13% and peaks near 18% 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 (%)	18	17	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	10	10	9	9	9	8

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

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 11% 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
Dry (%)	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Comfortable (%)	19	20	21	23	24	25	25	26	27	27	28	28	29	29	30	31	31	32	32	33	34	35	36	36	38	39	40	41	41	42	43
Humid (%)	56	57	57	57	56	56	57	57	57	57	56	57	56	56	55	54	55	53	53	52	52	51	51	50	50	49	49	48	47	47	46
Muggy (%)	23	21	20	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	12	11	11	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	8	8	7	7	6	6	5	5	4	4	4

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	2	19	56	23
2	2	20	57	21
3	2	21	57	20
4	2	23	57	18
5	3	24	56	17
6	3	25	56	16
7	3	25	57	15
8	3	26	57	14
9	3	27	57	13
10	4	27	57	12
11	4	28	56	12
12	4	28	57	11
13	4	29	56	11
14	5	29	56	10
15	5	30	55	10
16	5	31	54	10
17	5	31	55	9
18	6	32	53	9
19	6	32	53	9
20	6	33	52	9
21	6	34	52	8
22	6	35	51	8
23	6	36	51	7
24	7	36	50	7
25	7	38	50	6
26	7	39	49	6
27	7	40	49	5
28	7	41	48	5
29	7	41	47	4
30	7	42	47	4
31	7	43	46	4

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 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)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	7	calm
2	7	calm
3	7	calm
4	7	calm
5	7	calm
6	7	calm
7	7	calm
8	7	calm
9	7	calm
10	7	calm
11	7	calm
12	7	calm
13	7	calm
14	7	calm
15	7	calm
16	7	calm
17	7	calm
18	7	calm
19	7	calm
20	7	calm
21	7	calm
22	7	calm
23	7	calm
24	7	calm
25	7	calm
26	7	calm
27	7	calm
28	7	calm
29	7	calm
30	7	calm
31	7	calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of May to 11 h 06 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 7:06 AM to 7:16 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 6:19 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)	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1
Sunrise (AM)	7:06	7:06	7:07	7:07	7:07	7:07	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:09	7:09	7:09	7:10	7:10	7:10	7:11	7:11	7:11	7:12	7:12	7:12	7:13	7:13	7:14	7:14	7:14	7:15	7:15	7:15	7:16	7:16
Sunset (PM)	6:29	6:29	6:28	6:28	6:27	6:27	6:26	6:26	6:25	6:25	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:23	6:23	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:19	6:19

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.4	7:06	6:29
2	11.4	7:06	6:29
3	11.4	7:07	6:28
4	11.3	7:07	6:28
5	11.3	7:07	6:27
6	11.3	7:07	6:27
7	11.3	7:08	6:26
8	11.3	7:08	6:26
9	11.3	7:08	6:25
10	11.3	7:09	6:25
11	11.3	7:09	6:24
12	11.2	7:09	6:24
13	11.2	7:10	6:24
14	11.2	7:10	6:23
15	11.2	7:10	6:23
16	11.2	7:11	6:22
17	11.2	7:11	6:22
18	11.2	7:11	6:22
19	11.2	7:12	6:22
20	11.2	7:12	6:21
21	11.1	7:12	6:21
22	11.1	7:13	6:21
23	11.1	7:13	6:21
24	11.1	7:14	6:20
25	11.1	7:14	6:20
26	11.1	7:14	6:20
27	11.1	7:15	6:20
28	11.1	7:15	6:20
29	11.1	7:15	6:20
30	11.1	7:16	6:19
31	11.1	7:16	6:19

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.85 kWh/m² to a high of 6.27 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 4.1 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)	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.4	Bright
2	4.4	Bright
3	4.4	Bright
4	4.4	Bright
5	4.3	Bright
6	4.3	Bright
7	4.3	Bright
8	4.3	Bright
9	4.2	Bright
10	4.2	Bright
11	4.2	Bright
12	4.1	Bright
13	4.1	Bright
14	4.1	Bright
15	4.1	Bright
16	4.0	Bright
17	4.0	Bright
18	4.0	Moderate
19	4.0	Moderate
20	4.0	Moderate
21	4.0	Moderate
22	4.0	Moderate
23	3.9	Moderate
24	3.9	Moderate
25	3.9	Moderate
26	3.9	Moderate
27	3.9	Moderate
28	3.9	Moderate
29	3.9	Moderate
30	3.9	Moderate
31	3.9	Moderate

Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Minas Novas

In seasonPeak

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

Minas Novas's rainy season runs November–January, 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 Minas Novas?

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

7.2

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

7.6

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Minas Novas for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Minas Novas in May

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

In May, Minas Novas sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. About 4 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Minas Novas in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Minas Novas peaks around February 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 8 (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)	14	15	14	11	9	8	8	9	11	12	14	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Minas Novas?

Minas Novas sits at 17.2°S, 42.6°W, 558 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Turmalina, 17 km away.

Topography around Minas Novas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Minas Novas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 245 m around an average of 567 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 481 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,258 m.

The land around Minas Novas is covered by trees (60%) and shrubs (26%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and shrubs (30%) within 16 km, and trees (66%) within 80 km.

3 km

245 m

trees 60%

16 km

481 m

trees 53%

80 km

1,258 m

trees 66%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

May weather nearby: Turmalina 17 km · Capelinha 53 km · Araçuaí 69 km · Itamarandiba 77 km · Novo Cruzeiro 81 km · Malacacheta 88 km · Caraí 95 km · Padre Paraíso 119 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 Minas Novas (-17.2186°, -42.5903°, elevation 558 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	53	47
3	52	48
4	52	48
5	52	48
6	51	49
7	50	50
8	48	52
9	47	53
10	47	53
11	46	54
12	45	55
13	45	55
14	44	56
15	44	56
16	44	56
17	44	56
18	44	56
19	44	56
20	45	55
21	46	54
22	46	54
23	48	52
24	49	51
25	50	50
26	51	49
27	51	49
28	51	49
29	53	47
30	53	47
31	54	46

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	2	19	56	23
2	2	20	57	21
3	2	21	57	20
4	2	23	57	18
5	3	24	56	17
6	3	25	56	16
7	3	25	57	15
8	3	26	57	14
9	3	27	57	13
10	4	27	57	12
11	4	28	56	12
12	4	28	57	11
13	4	29	56	11
14	5	29	56	10
15	5	30	55	10
16	5	31	54	10
17	5	31	55	9
18	6	32	53	9
19	6	32	53	9
20	6	33	52	9
21	6	34	52	8
22	6	35	51	8
23	6	36	51	7
24	7	36	50	7
25	7	38	50	6
26	7	39	49	6
27	7	40	49	5
28	7	41	48	5
29	7	41	47	4
30	7	42	47	4
31	7	43	46	4

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	53	47
3	52	48
4	52	48
5	52	48
6	51	49
7	50	50
8	48	52
9	47	53
10	47	53
11	46	54
12	45	55
13	45	55
14	44	56
15	44	56
16	44	56
17	44	56
18	44	56
19	44	56
20	45	55
21	46	54
22	46	54
23	48	52
24	49	51
25	50	50
26	51	49
27	51	49
28	51	49
29	53	47
30	53	47
31	54	46

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	2	19	56	23
2	2	20	57	21
3	2	21	57	20
4	2	23	57	18
5	3	24	56	17
6	3	25	56	16
7	3	25	57	15
8	3	26	57	14
9	3	27	57	13
10	4	27	57	12
11	4	28	56	12
12	4	28	57	11
13	4	29	56	11
14	5	29	56	10
15	5	30	55	10
16	5	31	54	10
17	5	31	55	9
18	6	32	53	9
19	6	32	53	9
20	6	33	52	9
21	6	34	52	8
22	6	35	51	8
23	6	36	51	7
24	7	36	50	7
25	7	38	50	6
26	7	39	49	6
27	7	40	49	5
28	7	41	48	5
29	7	41	47	4
30	7	42	47	4
31	7	43	46	4

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	53	47
3	52	48
4	52	48
5	52	48
6	51	49
7	50	50
8	48	52
9	47	53
10	47	53
11	46	54
12	45	55
13	45	55
14	44	56
15	44	56
16	44	56
17	44	56
18	44	56
19	44	56
20	45	55
21	46	54
22	46	54
23	48	52
24	49	51
25	50	50
26	51	49
27	51	49
28	51	49
29	53	47
30	53	47
31	54	46

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	2	19	56	23
2	2	20	57	21
3	2	21	57	20
4	2	23	57	18
5	3	24	56	17
6	3	25	56	16
7	3	25	57	15
8	3	26	57	14
9	3	27	57	13
10	4	27	57	12
11	4	28	56	12
12	4	28	57	11
13	4	29	56	11
14	5	29	56	10
15	5	30	55	10
16	5	31	54	10
17	5	31	55	9
18	6	32	53	9
19	6	32	53	9
20	6	33	52	9
21	6	34	52	8
22	6	35	51	8
23	6	36	51	7
24	7	36	50	7
25	7	38	50	6
26	7	39	49	6
27	7	40	49	5
28	7	41	48	5
29	7	41	47	4
30	7	42	47	4
31	7	43	46	4