Muriaé weather in May

In May, Muriaé sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 49 mm of rain across 7.2 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of May to 10 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Muriaé's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Muriaé's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
10th warmest
Overnight low
17°
4th coldest
Rainfall
49 mm
7.2 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
7:16 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
55%
4th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Muriaé 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

Highs ease over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical May day in Muriaé reaches about 27°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 23°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and on par with June.

10°15°20°25°30°35°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12818
22818
32818
42818
52718
62718
72717
82717
92717
102717
112717
122717
132717
142717
152717
162617
172617
182617
192617
202617
212617
222617
232617
242616
252616
262616
272616
282616
292616
302616
312616

How May really feels in Muriaé

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Muriaé weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 22°21317.713.13.6
Feb31° / 22°13512.612.73.8
Mar30° / 21°16316.212.14.1
Apr29° / 20°8110.411.55.5
May27° / 17°497.2117.0
Jun26° / 15°173.510.77.8
Jul26° / 15°184.310.87.8
Aug27° / 15°224.111.37.6
Sep28° / 17°658.111.96.6
Oct29° / 19°11611.812.55.3
Nov29° / 20°22917.8134.4
Dec30° / 21°25420.313.33.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 46%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25842
35842
45842
55842
65743
75743
85545
95446
105347
115248
125149
135149
145050
154951
164951
175050
185050
195050
205050
215248
225248
235347
245446
255545
265644
275743
285743
295941
306040
316040

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Muriaé gets around 49 mm of rain over 7.2 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 24% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
125
224
324
424
523
623
723
823
923
1024
1124
1225
1325
1426
1526
1626
1726
1826
1926
2026
2126
2226
2325
2425
2524
2623
2722
2821
2921
3020
3119

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 44% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 39% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11737506
21738485
31840474
41941454
511042443
611043433
711144422
811145412
911245402
1011345402
1111345392
1211445391
1311445391
1421445381
1521545381
1621545381
1721645370
1821645370
1921645360
2031745360
2131745350
2231845340
2331845330
2431846320
2531946320
2641946310
2742046300
2842047290
2942047280
3042148270
3142148260

Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of May to 10 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 7:10 AM to 7:22 AM, and sunset from 6:24 PM to 6:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.27:106:24
211.27:106:23
311.27:106:22
411.27:116:22
511.27:116:21
611.17:126:21
711.17:126:20
811.17:126:19
911.17:136:19
1011.17:136:18
1111.17:146:18
1211.17:146:17
1311.07:156:17
1411.07:156:16
1511.07:156:16
1611.07:166:16
1711.07:166:15
1811.07:176:15
1911.07:176:14
2010.97:186:14
2110.97:186:14
2210.97:186:13
2310.97:196:13
2410.97:196:13
2510.97:206:13
2610.97:206:12
2710.97:216:12
2810.87:216:12
2910.87:216:12
3010.87:226:12
3110.87:226:11

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 3.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.45 kWh/m² to a high of 6.01 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 3.66 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Bright
24.0Bright
34.0Bright
44.0Moderate
54.0Moderate
63.9Moderate
73.9Moderate
83.9Moderate
93.8Moderate
103.8Moderate
113.8Moderate
123.7Moderate
133.7Moderate
143.7Moderate
153.6Moderate
163.6Moderate
173.6Moderate
183.5Moderate
193.5Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.5Moderate
253.5Moderate
263.5Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.5Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Muriaé

In seasonPeak

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

Muriaé's monsoon runs October–March, 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 Muriaé?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Muriaé in May

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

In May, Muriaé sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 17°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 7 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Muriaé in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Muriaé peaks around February 8 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeFeb 8UV 14Jun 20UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Muriaé?

Muriaé sits at 21.1°S, 42.4°W, 212 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Miracema, 36 km away.

Topography around Muriaé

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Muriaé has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 275 m around an average of 240 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 886 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,918 m.

The land around Muriaé is covered by grassland (47%), artificial surfaces (27%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, grassland (69%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and grassland (66%) and trees (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
275 m
16 km
886 m
80 km
1,918 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Miracema 36 km · Porciúncula 39 km · Natividade 42 km · Ervália 44 km · Cataguases 45 km · Santo Antônio de Pádua 49 km · Itaperuna 50 km · Visconde do Rio Branco 51 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 Muriaé (-21.1306°, -42.3664°, elevation 212 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).