Novo Airão weather in May

In May, Novo Airão sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 318 mm of rain across 29.6 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-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 3% 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 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Novo Airão's 7th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Novo Airão's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 24°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 318 mm; 29.6 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 6:04 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover: 85%; 7th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 3.7 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.8; out of 10

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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 Novo Airão reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with 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)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24

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

How May really feels in Novo Airão

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Novo Airão weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 24°	266	26.9	12.1	3.0
Feb	30° / 24°	277	24.5	12.1	3.0
Mar	30° / 24°	350	28.5	12	2.9
Apr	29° / 24°	359	28.6	11.9	2.8
May	30° / 24°	318	29.6	11.9	2.8
Jun	30° / 24°	196	25.8	11.9	3.1
Jul	30° / 24°	132	22.4	11.9	3.5
Aug	31° / 24°	108	19.8	11.9	3.4
Sep	32° / 25°	117	20.9	12	3.1
Oct	32° / 25°	146	21.7	12.1	3.0
Nov	31° / 25°	181	23.9	12.1	2.8
Dec	30° / 24°	253	28.3	12.1	2.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

	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 (%)	5	5	6	7	7	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	11	12	12	12	12	13	13	14	14	15	16	17	17	19	19
Cloudier (%)	95	95	94	93	93	92	92	92	92	91	91	91	90	90	90	90	89	88	88	88	88	87	87	86	86	85	84	83	83	81	81

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	6	94
4	7	93
5	7	93
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	8	92
9	8	92
10	9	91
11	9	91
12	9	91
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	10	90
16	10	90
17	11	89
18	12	88
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	12	88
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	14	86
25	14	86
26	15	85
27	16	84
28	17	83
29	17	83
30	19	81
31	19	81

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Novo Airão gets around 318 mm of rain over 29.6 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 95% and peaks near 97% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	96	95	95	95	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	93	93	93	93	92	92	92

	Rain chance (%)
1	97
2	97
3	97
4	97
5	97
6	97
7	97
8	97
9	97
10	96
11	96
12	96
13	96
14	95
15	95
16	95
17	94
18	94
19	94
20	94
21	94
22	94
23	94
24	94
25	93
26	93
27	93
28	93
29	92
30	92
31	92

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 69% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% 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
Oppressive (%)	30	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	30	30	30	29	29	29	28	28	28	29	29	30	30	31	31	31	32	32	33	34
Miserable (%)	70	69	69	68	68	68	68	68	69	69	69	70	70	70	71	71	71	72	72	72	71	71	70	70	69	69	69	68	68	67	66

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	30	70
2	31	69
3	31	69
4	32	68
5	32	68
6	32	68
7	32	68
8	32	68
9	31	69
10	31	69
11	31	69
12	30	70
13	30	70
14	30	70
15	29	71
16	29	71
17	29	71
18	28	72
19	28	72
20	28	72
21	29	71
22	29	71
23	30	70
24	30	70
25	31	69
26	31	69
27	31	69
28	32	68
29	32	68
30	33	67
31	34	66

Wind in May

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

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.

	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)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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	5	calm
2	5	calm
3	5	calm
4	5	calm
5	5	calm
6	5	calm
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31	5	calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of May to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:04 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 5:57 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)	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05
Sunset (PM)	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	6:04	5:58
2	11.9	6:04	5:58
3	11.9	6:04	5:58
4	11.9	6:04	5:58
5	11.9	6:03	5:58
6	11.9	6:03	5:57
7	11.9	6:03	5:57
8	11.9	6:03	5:57
9	11.9	6:03	5:57
10	11.9	6:03	5:57
11	11.9	6:03	5:57
12	11.9	6:03	5:57
13	11.9	6:03	5:57
14	11.9	6:03	5:57
15	11.9	6:04	5:57
16	11.9	6:04	5:56
17	11.9	6:04	5:56
18	11.9	6:04	5:56
19	11.9	6:04	5:56
20	11.9	6:04	5:56
21	11.9	6:04	5:56
22	11.9	6:04	5:56
23	11.9	6:04	5:56
24	11.9	6:04	5:56
25	11.9	6:04	5:57
26	11.9	6:05	5:57
27	11.9	6:05	5:57
28	11.9	6:05	5:57
29	11.9	6:05	5:57
30	11.9	6:05	5:57
31	11.9	6:05	5:57

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 3.7 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.7 kWh/m² to a high of 5.37 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 3.7 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)	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.6	Moderate
2	3.6	Moderate
3	3.6	Moderate
4	3.6	Moderate
5	3.6	Moderate
6	3.6	Moderate
7	3.6	Moderate
8	3.6	Moderate
9	3.6	Moderate
10	3.7	Moderate
11	3.7	Moderate
12	3.7	Moderate
13	3.7	Moderate
14	3.7	Moderate
15	3.7	Moderate
16	3.7	Moderate
17	3.7	Moderate
18	3.7	Moderate
19	3.7	Moderate
20	3.7	Moderate
21	3.8	Moderate
22	3.8	Moderate
23	3.8	Moderate
24	3.8	Moderate
25	3.8	Moderate
26	3.8	Moderate
27	3.8	Moderate
28	3.8	Moderate
29	3.8	Moderate
30	3.8	Moderate
31	3.8	Moderate

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Novo Airão?

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

2.8

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

3.8

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Novo Airão.

What to pack for Novo Airão in May

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

In May, Novo Airão sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 30 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Novo Airão 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 Novo Airão peaks around March 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 13 at about 9 (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)	15	15	15	14	12	10	10	11	11	10	9	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	10	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	12	Extreme

Air quality in Novo Airão 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 Novo Airão is worst in October — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (June, 12 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	15	16	17	15	12	12	12	17	18	20	20	16
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	15	Moderate
Feb	16	Moderate
Mar	17	Moderate
Apr	15	Moderate
May	12	Good
Jun	12	Good
Jul	12	Good
Aug	17	Moderate
Sep	18	Moderate
Oct	20	Moderate
Nov	20	Moderate
Dec	16	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Novo Airão?

Novo Airão sits at 2.6°S, 60.9°W, 36 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Manacapuru, 84 km away.

Topography around Novo Airão

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Novo Airão has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m around an average of 30 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 71 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 142 m.

The land around Novo Airão is covered by trees (50%) and water (39%) within 3 km, trees (67%) and water (31%) within 16 km, and trees (88%) within 80 km.

3 km

57 m

trees 50%

16 km

71 m

trees 67%

80 km

142 m

trees 88%

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← April Novo Airão year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Manacapuru 84 km · Manaquiri 105 km · Iranduba 112 km · Manaus 115 km · Presidente Figueiredo 121 km · Rio Preto da Eva 138 km · Careiro da Várzea 140 km · Careiro 143 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 Novo Airão (-2.6214°, -60.9442°, elevation 36 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	6	94
4	7	93
5	7	93
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	8	92
9	8	92
10	9	91
11	9	91
12	9	91
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	10	90
16	10	90
17	11	89
18	12	88
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	12	88
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	14	86
25	14	86
26	15	85
27	16	84
28	17	83
29	17	83
30	19	81
31	19	81

	Rain chance (%)
1	97
2	97
3	97
4	97
5	97
6	97
7	97
8	97
9	97
10	96
11	96
12	96
13	96
14	95
15	95
16	95
17	94
18	94
19	94
20	94
21	94
22	94
23	94
24	94
25	93
26	93
27	93
28	93
29	92
30	92
31	92

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	30	70
2	31	69
3	31	69
4	32	68
5	32	68
6	32	68
7	32	68
8	32	68
9	31	69
10	31	69
11	31	69
12	30	70
13	30	70
14	30	70
15	29	71
16	29	71
17	29	71
18	28	72
19	28	72
20	28	72
21	29	71
22	29	71
23	30	70
24	30	70
25	31	69
26	31	69
27	31	69
28	32	68
29	32	68
30	33	67
31	34	66

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	6	94
4	7	93
5	7	93
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	8	92
9	8	92
10	9	91
11	9	91
12	9	91
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	10	90
16	10	90
17	11	89
18	12	88
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	12	88
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	14	86
25	14	86
26	15	85
27	16	84
28	17	83
29	17	83
30	19	81
31	19	81

	Rain chance (%)
1	97
2	97
3	97
4	97
5	97
6	97
7	97
8	97
9	97
10	96
11	96
12	96
13	96
14	95
15	95
16	95
17	94
18	94
19	94
20	94
21	94
22	94
23	94
24	94
25	93
26	93
27	93
28	93
29	92
30	92
31	92

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	30	70
2	31	69
3	31	69
4	32	68
5	32	68
6	32	68
7	32	68
8	32	68
9	31	69
10	31	69
11	31	69
12	30	70
13	30	70
14	30	70
15	29	71
16	29	71
17	29	71
18	28	72
19	28	72
20	28	72
21	29	71
22	29	71
23	30	70
24	30	70
25	31	69
26	31	69
27	31	69
28	32	68
29	32	68
30	33	67
31	34	66

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	6	94
4	7	93
5	7	93
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	8	92
9	8	92
10	9	91
11	9	91
12	9	91
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	10	90
16	10	90
17	11	89
18	12	88
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	12	88
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	14	86
25	14	86
26	15	85
27	16	84
28	17	83
29	17	83
30	19	81
31	19	81

	Rain chance (%)
1	97
2	97
3	97
4	97
5	97
6	97
7	97
8	97
9	97
10	96
11	96
12	96
13	96
14	95
15	95
16	95
17	94
18	94
19	94
20	94
21	94
22	94
23	94
24	94
25	93
26	93
27	93
28	93
29	92
30	92
31	92

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	30	70
2	31	69
3	31	69
4	32	68
5	32	68
6	32	68
7	32	68
8	32	68
9	31	69
10	31	69
11	31	69
12	30	70
13	30	70
14	30	70
15	29	71
16	29	71
17	29	71
18	28	72
19	28	72
20	28	72
21	29	71
22	29	71
23	30	70
24	30	70
25	31	69
26	31	69
27	31	69
28	32	68
29	32	68
30	33	67
31	34	66