Orizona weather in May

In May, Orizona sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 18 mm of rain across 2.8 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-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 50% of the time in May, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of May to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Orizona's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Orizona's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
10th warmest
Overnight low
17°
4th coldest
Rainfall
18 mm
2.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
7:33 AM – 6:46 PM
Cloud cover
44%
5th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

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 Orizona reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°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)
12918
22918
32918
42818
52817
62817
72817
82817
92817
102817
112817
122817
132817
142817
152817
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212817
222817
232816
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302816
312816

Orizona 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
Jan29° / 20°22521.312.94.0
Feb29° / 20°1671812.64.2
Mar29° / 20°17419.412.14.3
Apr29° / 19°7310.611.65.6
May28° / 17°182.811.27.4
Jun27° / 15°70.9118.2
Jul28° / 15°10.311.18.2
Aug30° / 16°61.311.46.7
Sep31° / 19°325.611.95.0
Oct31° / 20°10713.912.44.1
Nov29° / 20°20721.512.83.9
Dec29° / 20°24823.6133.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27327
37327
47228
57228
67129
77030
86931
96832
106733
116634
126634
136436
146436
156535
166535
176535
186634
196634
206733
216832
226931
237129
247228
257327
267525
277525
287624
297723
307822
317822

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Orizona gets around 18 mm of rain over 2.8 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 10% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
115
214
313
412
511
610
710
810
910
1010
1110
1210
1310
1410
1510
1610
1710
1810
1910
2010
2110
2210
2310
249
259
269
278
288
298
307
317

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 40% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 7% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15324418
26344416
37354315
48374313
58384212
69394111
710404110
81041409
91141409
101142398
111242398
121242388
131342387
141342377
151442377
161442377
171541377
181541377
191641376
201640376
211740376
221840375
231940365
241940364
252041354
262141353
272142343
282243333
292343322
302444312
312545292

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 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
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of May to 11 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 7:29 AM to 7:39 AM, and sunset from 6:52 PM to 6:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.47:296:52
211.47:296:52
311.47:296:51
411.47:296:51
511.37:306:50
611.37:306:50
711.37:306:49
811.37:316:49
911.37:316:48
1011.37:316:48
1111.37:326:47
1211.37:326:47
1311.27:326:47
1411.27:336:46
1511.27:336:46
1611.27:336:46
1711.27:346:45
1811.27:346:45
1911.27:346:45
2011.27:356:44
2111.27:356:44
2211.17:356:44
2311.17:366:44
2411.17:366:44
2511.17:366:43
2611.17:376:43
2711.17:376:43
2811.17:386:43
2911.17:386:43
3011.17:386:43
3111.17:396:43

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.49 kWh/m² to a high of 6.17 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.75 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.1Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
104.8Bright
114.8Bright
124.8Bright
134.8Bright
144.7Bright
154.7Bright
164.7Bright
174.7Bright
184.7Bright
194.6Bright
204.6Bright
214.6Bright
224.6Bright
234.6Bright
244.6Bright
254.6Bright
264.6Bright
274.6Bright
284.6Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Orizona

In seasonPeak

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

Orizona's monsoon runs November–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 Orizona?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Orizona in May

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

In May, Orizona sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Orizona in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Orizona peaks around February 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 13UV 15Jun 21UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Orizona?

Orizona sits at 17.0°S, 48.3°W, 810 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Pires do Rio, 30 km away.

Topography around Orizona

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Orizona has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 131 m around an average of 839 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 299 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 670 m.

The land around Orizona is covered by cropland (37%), grassland (28%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, cropland (43%), grassland (29%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and cropland (36%), grassland (31%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
131 m
16 km
299 m
80 km
670 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Pires do Rio 30 km · Silvânia 53 km · Bela Vista de Goiás 70 km · Cristalina 78 km · Ipameri 78 km · Piracanjuba 82 km · Caldas Novas 87 km · Senador Canedo 92 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 Orizona (-17.0314°, -48.2958°, elevation 810 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).