Miranda do Norte weather in May

In May, Miranda do Norte sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 184 mm of rain across 21.5 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-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 15% 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 Miranda do Norte's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Miranda do Norte's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
9th warmest
Overnight low
24°
6th coldest
Rainfall
184 mm
21.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:59 AM – 5:50 PM
Cloud cover
69%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
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 Miranda do Norte reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°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)
13124
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303124
313124

How May really feels in Miranda do Norte

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.

Miranda do Norte weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 24°24723.912.22.6
Feb31° / 24°28124.612.12.5
Mar31° / 24°35228.9122.4
Apr31° / 24°34327.811.92.5
May31° / 24°18421.511.83.1
Jun32° / 23°5911.511.84.1
Jul32° / 23°346.111.84.4
Aug34° / 24°92.311.93.8
Sep35° / 25°61.2123.1
Oct35° / 25°163.412.12.7
Nov35° / 25°426.312.22.7
Dec34° / 25°9313.712.22.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12080
22080
32179
42377
52377
62476
72674
82773
92971
103070
113268
123466
133565
143763
153862
163961
174159
184159
194357
204456
214456
224654
234753
244753
254852
264852
274951
285149
295248
305347
315347

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Miranda do Norte gets around 184 mm of rain over 21.5 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 69% and peaks near 83% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
183
282
382
480
579
678
777
876
975
1074
1173
1272
1372
1471
1571
1670
1770
1869
1969
2068
2167
2266
2365
2463
2562
2660
2758
2857
2955
3053
3152

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 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
13763
23763
33763
43664
53664
63664
73664
83664
93565
103565
113565
123565
133664
143664
153763
163862
173961
184060
194159
204258
214357
224456
234654
244753
254951
265050
275149
285347
295446
305644
315743

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
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66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
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207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
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287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 5:59 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 5:52 PM to 5:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:595:52
211.95:595:52
311.95:595:51
411.95:595:51
511.95:595:51
611.95:595:51
711.95:595:51
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911.95:595:50
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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 4.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.32 kWh/m² to a high of 6.27 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.62 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.4Bright
34.4Bright
44.4Bright
54.4Bright
64.5Bright
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84.5Bright
94.5Bright
104.6Bright
114.6Bright
124.6Bright
134.6Bright
144.6Bright
154.7Bright
164.7Bright
174.7Bright
184.7Bright
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254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Miranda do Norte

In seasonPeak

In May, Miranda do Norte sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Miranda do Norte's monsoon runs January–May, 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 Miranda do Norte?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Miranda do Norte.

What to pack for Miranda do Norte in May

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

In May, Miranda do Norte sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Miranda do Norte 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 Miranda do Norte peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 17 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 17UV 15Jul 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Miranda do Norte 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 Miranda do Norte is worst in October — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (June, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateOct 2125 µg/m³Jun 199 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May10Good
Jun8Good
Jul9Good
Aug12Good
Sep16Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Miranda do Norte?

Miranda do Norte sits at 3.6°S, 44.6°W, 79 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Matões do Norte, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Miranda do Norte

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Miranda do Norte has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m around an average of 47 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 120 m.

The land around Miranda do Norte is covered by grassland (66%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) and trees (42%) within 16 km, and trees (41%) and grassland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
45 m
16 km
103 m
80 km
120 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
May weather nearby: Matões do Norte 8.0 km · Cantanhede 24 km · Arari 25 km · Itapecuru Mirim 31 km · Anajatuba 34 km · Vitória do Mearim 34 km · Pirapemas 43 km · São Mateus do Maranhão 54 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 Miranda do Norte (-3.5652°, -44.5802°, elevation 79 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).