Oriximiná weather in May

In May, Oriximiná sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 272 mm of rain across 28.1 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 5th-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 5% 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 Oriximiná's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Oriximiná's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
9th warmest
Overnight low
24°
4th coldest
Rainfall
272 mm
28.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:42 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover
81%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

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 Oriximiná 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 31°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 Oriximiná

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.

Oriximiná 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
Jan30° / 24°32926.912.12.9
Feb30° / 24°30724.612.12.9
Mar30° / 24°37828.4122.8
Apr30° / 24°36828.5122.7
May30° / 24°27228.111.92.9
Jun30° / 24°14021.411.93.5
Jul31° / 24°9116.711.94.0
Aug32° / 25°7011.411.94.1
Sep33° / 25°7110.7123.6
Oct33° / 26°10012.8123.4
Nov32° / 25°14916.812.13.2
Dec31° / 25°21121.512.13.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1793
2793
3793
4892
5892
6991
71090
81189
91288
101288
111486
121486
131585
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262278
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282575
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302674
312872

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Oriximiná gets around 272 mm of rain over 28.1 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 90% and peaks near 95% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
195
295
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594
694
793
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1092
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3084
3183

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 65% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
13862
23862
33763
43763
53664
63664
73565
83466
93367
103367
113268
123268
133268
143268
153268
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183268
193268
203367
213367
223466
233565
243664
253763
263862
273961
284060
294159
304258
314258

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 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
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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 6:42 AM to 6:44 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 6:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:426:39
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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 4.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.02 kWh/m² to a high of 6.15 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.04 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
23.9Moderate
33.9Moderate
43.9Moderate
53.9Moderate
63.9Moderate
73.9Moderate
83.9Moderate
94.0Moderate
104.0Moderate
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294.2Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Oriximiná

In seasonPeak

In May, Oriximiná sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Oriximiná's rainy season runs December–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Oriximiná?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Oriximiná.

What to pack for Oriximiná in May

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

In May, Oriximiná 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 Oriximiná 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 Oriximiná peaks around March 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 16 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeMar 10UV 15Nov 16UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Oriximiná 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 Oriximiná is worst in November — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.8× the cleanest month (June, 9 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateNov 1533 µg/m³Jun 129 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May10Good
Jun9Good
Jul11Good
Aug14Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov34Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Oriximiná?

Oriximiná sits at 1.8°S, 55.9°W, 34 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Óbidos, 42 km away.

Topography around Oriximiná

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Oriximiná has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m around an average of 26 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 116 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 375 m.

The land around Oriximiná is covered by water (37%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and water (26%) within 16 km, and trees (67%) within 80 km.

3 km
73 m
16 km
116 m
80 km
375 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Óbidos 42 km · Juruti 50 km · Terra Santa 79 km · Nhamundá 105 km · Alenquer 127 km · Parintins 136 km · Belterra 142 km · Santarém 149 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 Oriximiná (-1.7656°, -55.8661°, elevation 34 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).