Monte Alegre de Minas weather in May

In May, Monte Alegre de Minas sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 25 mm of rain across 4.1 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-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 52% of the time in May, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of May to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Monte Alegre de Minas's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Monte Alegre de Minas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
11th warmest
Overnight low
18°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
25 mm
4.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
7:38 AM – 6:45 PM
Cloud cover
43%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Monte Alegre de Minas 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 28°C through the month.

A typical May day in Monte Alegre de Minas reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Monte Alegre de Minas weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 21°26223.3133.7
Feb29° / 21°19020.912.63.7
Mar29° / 21°17821.212.14.0
Apr29° / 20°6610.811.65.5
May28° / 18°254.111.17.3
Jun27° / 17°81.410.98.2
Jul28° / 16°60.9118.1
Aug30° / 18°71.511.46.6
Sep32° / 20°406.111.94.8
Oct31° / 21°10514.412.43.8
Nov30° / 21°1882112.93.7
Dec29° / 21°25724.313.13.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27228
37228
47129
57030
66931
76733
86634
96535
106337
116337
126238
136139
146139
156139
166238
176238
186337
196337
206535
216634
226832
236832
246931
257129
267129
277228
287327
297426
307426
317525

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Monte Alegre de Minas gets around 25 mm of rain over 4.1 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 14% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
114
214
313
412
512
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712
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1515
1615
1715
1815
1916
2016
2116
2215
2315
2414
2514
2613
2713
2812
2912
3011
3111

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the comfortable band about 37% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 9% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
19324019
210343918
311353816
411363715
512383713
613393612
713393611
814403611
914403510
1015403510
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192135368
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222335357
232335357
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252436346
262437336
272437335
282538325
292539325
302540314
312640304

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
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229calm
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259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of May to 11 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 7:33 AM to 7:44 AM, and sunset from 6:52 PM to 6:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.37:336:52
211.37:336:52
311.37:346:51
411.37:346:51
511.37:346:50
611.27:356:50
711.27:356:49
811.27:356:49
911.27:366:48
1011.27:366:48
1111.27:376:47
1211.27:376:47
1311.27:376:46
1411.17:386:46
1511.17:386:46
1611.17:386:45
1711.17:396:45
1811.17:396:44
1911.17:406:44
2011.17:406:44
2111.17:406:44
2211.07:416:43
2311.07:416:43
2411.07:416:43
2511.07:426:43
2611.07:426:42
2711.07:436:42
2811.07:436:42
2911.07:436:42
3011.07:446:42
3111.07:446:42

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.29 kWh/m² to a high of 6.27 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.63 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
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94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
134.7Bright
144.6Bright
154.6Bright
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174.6Bright
184.5Bright
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214.5Bright
224.5Bright
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244.4Bright
254.4Bright
264.4Bright
274.4Bright
284.4Bright
294.4Bright
304.4Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Monte Alegre de Minas

In seasonPeak

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

Monte Alegre de Minas's monsoon runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
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Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Monte Alegre de Minas?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Monte Alegre de Minas in May

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

In May, Monte Alegre de Minas sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Monte Alegre de Minas in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Monte Alegre de Minas peaks around January 24 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 24UV 15Jun 20UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Monte Alegre de Minas 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 Monte Alegre de Minas is worst in September — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.1× the cleanest month (July, 6 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1722 µg/m³Jul 106 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb8Good
Mar8Good
Apr7Good
May7Good
Jun6Good
Jul6Good
Aug11Good
Sep23Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov6Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Monte Alegre de Minas?

Monte Alegre de Minas sits at 18.9°S, 48.9°W, 733 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Tupaciguara, 36 km away.

Topography around Monte Alegre de Minas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Monte Alegre de Minas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 170 m around an average of 747 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 255 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 574 m.

The land around Monte Alegre de Minas is covered by cropland (44%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, cropland (48%), trees (27%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (43%), trees (27%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
170 m
16 km
255 m
80 km
574 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Tupaciguara 36 km · Prata 49 km · Itumbiara 61 km · Ituiutaba 62 km · Uberlândia 64 km · Araguari 77 km · Campina Verde 98 km · Goiatuba 108 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 Monte Alegre de Minas (-18.8706°, -48.8808°, elevation 733 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).