Padre Paraíso weather in May

In May, Padre Paraíso sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 34 mm of rain across 9.4 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Padre Paraíso's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Padre Paraíso's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
9th warmest
Overnight low
16°
5th coldest
Rainfall
34 mm
9.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
7:06 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover
62%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Padre Paraíso 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 25°C through the month.

A typical May day in Padre Paraíso reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12617
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42617
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72517
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102517
112517
122516
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Padre Paraíso weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 19°12313.512.95.1
Feb29° / 19°8711.812.65.1
Mar28° / 19°12715.612.15.2
Apr27° / 18°7512.711.66.0
May25° / 16°349.411.26.9
Jun24° / 15°196.5117.5
Jul23° / 14°207.211.17.5
Aug24° / 14°176.111.47.7
Sep26° / 16°286.511.97.2
Oct27° / 17°7410.312.46.3
Nov27° / 18°16816.712.85.2
Dec28° / 19°18316.7135.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35149
45050
54951
64951
74753
84555
94555
104456
114357
124258
134258
144159
154159
164060
174060
184159
194060
204159
214258
224258
234357
244357
254456
264555
274555
284654
294654
304654
314654

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Padre Paraíso gets around 34 mm of rain over 9.4 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 30% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
135
235
334
433
532
631
731
830
930
1030
1130
1230
1330
1431
1531
1631
1731
1831
1931
2031
2131
2231
2331
2430
2529
2629
2728
2827
2926
3026
3125

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the humid band about 56% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 15% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11155232
21165330
31175428
41185427
51195525
61205524
71205722
82215621
92225620
102235718
112245717
122255716
132265715
142265814
152275714
162285713
173295612
183295612
193305611
203305611
213315511
223315610
233325510
24332569
25333559
26334558
27334558
28335548
29335557
30336547
31336556

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 7:01 AM to 7:11 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 6:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.47:016:25
211.47:026:24
311.47:026:24
411.47:026:23
511.37:036:23
611.37:036:22
711.37:036:22
811.37:036:21
911.37:046:21
1011.37:046:21
1111.37:046:20
1211.27:056:20
1311.27:056:19
1411.27:056:19
1511.27:066:19
1611.27:066:18
1711.27:066:18
1811.27:076:18
1911.27:076:17
2011.27:076:17
2111.27:086:17
2211.17:086:17
2311.17:096:16
2411.17:096:16
2511.17:096:16
2611.17:106:16
2711.17:106:16
2811.17:106:16
2911.17:116:15
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3111.17:116:15

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 3.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.54 kWh/m² to a high of 6.27 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 3.83 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
24.2Bright
34.1Bright
44.1Bright
54.1Bright
64.0Bright
74.0Bright
84.0Moderate
94.0Moderate
103.9Moderate
113.9Moderate
123.9Moderate
133.8Moderate
143.8Moderate
153.8Moderate
163.8Moderate
173.8Moderate
183.7Moderate
193.7Moderate
203.7Moderate
213.7Moderate
223.7Moderate
233.7Moderate
243.7Moderate
253.6Moderate
263.6Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.6Moderate
293.6Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Padre Paraíso

In seasonPeak

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

Padre Paraíso's rainy season runs November–March, 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 Padre Paraíso?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Padre Paraíso for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Padre Paraíso in May

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

In May, Padre Paraíso sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Padre Paraíso 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 Padre Paraíso peaks around February 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 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 15UV 15Jun 22UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Padre Paraíso?

Padre Paraíso sits at 17.1°S, 41.5°W, 681 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Caraí, 26 km away.

Topography around Padre Paraíso

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Padre Paraíso has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 441 m around an average of 776 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 631 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,055 m.

The land around Padre Paraíso is covered by trees (55%) and grassland (40%) within 3 km, trees (62%) and grassland (38%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
441 m
16 km
631 m
80 km
1,055 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Caraí 26 km · Itaobim 57 km · Águas Formosas 58 km · Novo Cruzeiro 60 km · Araçuaí 67 km · Teófilo Otoni 87 km · Jequitinhonha 88 km · Medina 95 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 Padre Paraíso (-17.0742°, -41.4844°, elevation 681 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).