Ourilândia do Norte weather in May

In May, Ourilândia do Norte sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 114 mm of rain across 17.1 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-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 17% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of May to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Ourilândia do Norte's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ourilândia do Norte's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
6th warmest
Overnight low
21°
6th coldest
Rainfall
114 mm
17.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:30 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover
69%
6th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
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 Ourilândia do Norte reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 8°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 about 1°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Ourilândia 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.

Ourilândia do Norte weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 21°28529.412.33.0
Feb29° / 21°26826.912.23.0
Mar29° / 22°28329.3123.0
Apr29° / 22°21125.811.93.2
May30° / 21°11417.111.74.2
Jun31° / 21°174.111.65.4
Jul32° / 20°71.511.65.1
Aug33° / 21°10211.84.5
Sep32° / 22°366.4124.2
Oct31° / 22°10816.412.23.7
Nov30° / 22°17722.612.33.4
Dec29° / 22°22226.312.43.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12080
22179
32278
42278
52377
62575
72575
82773
92872
102971
113169
123268
133367
143466
153565
163664
173763
183862
193862
203961
214060
224060
234159
244258
254357
264456
274654
284852
294951
305050
315347

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ourilândia do Norte gets around 114 mm of rain over 17.1 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 55% and peaks near 73% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
173
272
371
470
568
667
765
864
962
1060
1159
1258
1356
1455
1554
1654
1753
1852
1952
2051
2150
2249
2348
2447
2545
2644
2742
2840
2938
3037
3134

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the oppressive band about 89% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
102971
202971
303961
403961
503961
603961
704951
804951
905941
1005941
1106931
1206931
1307921
1407921
1507921
1608911
1708920
1809910
19010900
20011890
21012880
22013870
23014860
24015850
25017830
26019810
27020800
28122770
29124750
30127720
31129700

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 6 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

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of May to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:29 AM to 6:33 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:296:15
211.86:296:14
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411.86:296:14
511.76:296:13
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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 4.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.48 kWh/m² to a high of 6.1 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 4.64 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Ourilândia do Norte

In seasonPeak

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

Ourilândia do Norte's monsoon runs November–April, 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 Ourilândia do Norte?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Ourilândia do Norte for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ourilândia do Norte in May

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

In May, Ourilândia do Norte sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ourilândia do Norte 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 Ourilândia do Norte peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 12UV 15Jun 21UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Ourilândia 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 Ourilândia do Norte is worst in September — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 7.2× the cleanest month (June, 8 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodGoodModeratePoorModerateSep 1652 µg/m³Jun 238 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb11Good
Mar11Good
Apr12Moderate
May10Good
Jun8Good
Jul8Good
Aug30Moderate
Sep55Poor
Oct29Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ourilândia do Norte?

Ourilândia do Norte sits at 6.8°S, 51.1°W, 267 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Tucumã, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Ourilândia do Norte

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ourilândia do Norte has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m around an average of 283 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 381 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 561 m.

The land around Ourilândia do Norte is covered by grassland (50%) and trees (34%) within 3 km, grassland (55%) and trees (43%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
135 m
16 km
381 m
80 km
561 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Tucumã 9.0 km · Água Azul do Norte 68 km · São Félix do Xingu 101 km · Rio Maria 130 km · Xinguara 132 km · Canaã dos Carajás 138 km · Parauapebas 151 km · Floresta do Araguaia 175 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 Ourilândia do Norte (-6.7547°, -51.0839°, elevation 267 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).