Panelas weather in May

In May, Panelas sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 102 mm of rain across 22.6 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of May to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Panelas's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Panelas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
8th warmest
Overnight low
20°
7th coldest
Rainfall
102 mm
22.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
5:32 AM – 5:08 PM
Cloud cover
68%
11th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical May day in Panelas reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

15°20°25°30°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12720
22720
32720
42720
52720
62720
72720
82720
92720
102720
112720
122720
132620
142620
152620
162620
172620
182620
192620
202620
212620
222620
232620
242620
252620
262620
272620
282620
292620
302620
312620

Panelas weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 21°581612.44.8
Feb29° / 21°6015.812.34.6
Mar29° / 21°7418.212.14.5
Apr28° / 21°8319.611.84.7
May26° / 20°10222.611.64.7
Jun25° / 19°11623.811.54.6
Jul24° / 18°10724.611.54.7
Aug24° / 18°8522.811.74.9
Sep26° / 18°6318.711.95.4
Oct27° / 19°4514.412.25.9
Nov28° / 20°3110.412.45.9
Dec29° / 20°3511.212.55.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 30% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33664
43664
53664
63664
73664
83664
93664
103664
113664
123763
133763
143763
153763
163763
173763
183763
193763
203862
213862
223961
233862
243961
253961
263961
273961
284060
294060
304159
314159

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Panelas gets around 102 mm of rain over 22.6 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 73% and peaks near 78% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
170
271
371
471
571
671
771
871
970
1070
1170
1270
1370
1470
1570
1671
1771
1872
1972
2073
2174
2274
2375
2475
2576
2676
2777
2877
2978
3078
3178

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the muggy band about 71% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
116435
216435
316435
416534
516534
616534
716633
816633
916732
1016831
1116831
1216831
1316930
1416930
1517029
1617029
1717128
1817128
1917227
2017227
2117326
2217425
2317425
2417524
2517623
2617722
2717821
2817920
2918019
3018217
3118316

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
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 42 min at the start of May to 11 h 30 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 5:30 AM to 5:35 AM, and sunset from 5:12 PM to 5:08 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:305:12
211.75:305:12
311.75:305:12
411.75:305:11
511.75:315:11
611.75:315:11
711.75:315:10
811.75:315:10
911.65:315:10
1011.65:315:10
1111.65:315:09
1211.65:315:09
1311.65:325:09
1411.65:325:09
1511.65:325:09
1611.65:325:08
1711.65:325:08
1811.65:325:08
1911.65:335:08
2011.65:335:08
2111.65:335:08
2211.65:335:08
2311.65:335:08
2411.65:345:08
2511.65:345:08
2611.65:345:08
2711.65:345:07
2811.55:355:07
2911.55:355:07
3011.55:355:07
3111.55:355:08

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.77 kWh/m² to a high of 6.05 kWh/m² in November across the year — May's 4.19 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.5Bright
34.5Bright
44.4Bright
54.4Bright
64.4Bright
74.4Bright
84.3Bright
94.3Bright
104.3Bright
114.3Bright
124.3Bright
134.3Bright
144.2Bright
154.2Bright
164.2Bright
174.2Bright
184.2Bright
194.2Bright
204.1Bright
214.1Bright
224.1Bright
234.1Bright
244.1Bright
254.0Bright
264.0Bright
274.0Bright
284.0Bright
294.0Moderate
304.0Moderate
314.0Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Panelas?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Panelas for sightseeing.

What to pack for Panelas in May

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

In May, Panelas sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 20°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 23 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Panelas 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 Panelas peaks around March 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 17 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 13UV 15Jul 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Panelas?

Panelas sits at 8.7°S, 36.0°W, 533 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Cupira, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Panelas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Panelas has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 397 m around an average of 603 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 638 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,189 m.

The land around Panelas is covered by grassland (73%) within 3 km, grassland (79%) within 16 km, and grassland (66%) within 80 km.

3 km
397 m
16 km
638 m
80 km
1,189 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Cupira 8.0 km · Quipapá 18 km · Altinho 20 km · Agrestina 24 km · Canhotinho 32 km · Catende 32 km · Cachoeirinha 32 km · São Joaquim do Monte 34 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 Panelas (-8.6636°, -36.0058°, elevation 533 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).