Nova Olinda do Norte weather in May

In May, Nova Olinda do Norte sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 268 mm of rain across 28.2 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% 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 Nova Olinda do Norte's 7th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nova Olinda do Norte's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
8th warmest
Overnight low
24°
5th coldest
Rainfall
268 mm
28.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:58 AM – 5:47 PM
Cloud cover
83%
7th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
3.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Nova Olinda do Norte is 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 30°C through the month.

A typical May day in Nova Olinda do Norte reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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How May really feels in Nova Olinda 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.

Nova Olinda do Norte weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 24°33528.712.22.8
Feb30° / 24°30825.912.12.8
Mar30° / 24°37228.9122.7
Apr30° / 24°33828.611.92.7
May30° / 24°26828.211.82.8
Jun31° / 24°14021.111.83.5
Jul31° / 24°10517.511.83.9
Aug32° / 25°10716.611.93.6
Sep32° / 25°13518.7123.1
Oct32° / 25°15520.312.12.9
Nov32° / 25°19722.612.22.8
Dec31° / 24°29427.312.22.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 86%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1694
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Nova Olinda do Norte gets around 268 mm of rain over 28.2 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 90% and peaks near 94% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 90% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May, the calmest month.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 4 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
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Sunrise & sunset in May

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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 5:58 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 5:50 PM to 5:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:585:50
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511.95:585:49
611.95:575:49
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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 3.89 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.89 kWh/m² to a high of 5.41 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 3.89 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.8Moderate
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254.0Bright
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314.1Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Nova Olinda do Norte?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Nova Olinda do Norte in May

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

In May, Nova Olinda do Norte sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Nova Olinda do Norte in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Nova Olinda do Norte peaks around March 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 12 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeExtremeMar 13UV 15Nov 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Nova Olinda 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 Nova Olinda do Norte is worst in October — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.4× the cleanest month (June, 11 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateModerateOct 1335 µg/m³Jun 1111 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May11Good
Jun11Good
Jul13Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct36Poor
Nov27Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Nova Olinda do Norte?

Nova Olinda do Norte sits at 3.9°S, 59.1°W, 22 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Autazes, 35 km away.

Topography around Nova Olinda do Norte

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nova Olinda do Norte has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 23 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 39 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 74 m.

The land around Nova Olinda do Norte is covered by trees (48%) and water (30%) within 3 km, trees (68%) and water (21%) within 16 km, and trees (81%) within 80 km.

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32 m
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80 km
74 m
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May weather nearby: Autazes 35 km · Borba 78 km · Itacoatiara 110 km · Careiro da Várzea 112 km · Urucurituba 135 km · Manaus 135 km · Iranduba 139 km · Careiro 142 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 Nova Olinda do Norte (-3.8917°, -59.0954°, elevation 22 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).