Paracatu weather in May

In May, Paracatu sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 17 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 49% 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 Paracatu's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Paracatu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
10th warmest
Overnight low
18°
4th coldest
Rainfall
17 mm
2.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
7:28 AM – 6:40 PM
Cloud cover
45%
5th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Paracatu is human 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 28°C through the month.

A typical May day in Paracatu reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°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 31°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)
12919
22919
32918
42918
52918
62918
72918
82918
92918
102918
112918
122818
132818
142818
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172818
182817
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202817
212817
222817
232817
242817
252817
262817
272817
282817
292817
302817
312817

How May really feels in Paracatu

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Paracatu 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
Jan30° / 21°25419.712.93.9
Feb30° / 21°17216.412.64.0
Mar30° / 21°19818.212.14.2
Apr29° / 20°699.711.65.5
May28° / 18°172.811.27.0
Jun28° / 16°50.8118.1
Jul28° / 16°10.311.18.1
Aug30° / 16°5111.46.7
Sep32° / 19°29411.94.9
Oct32° / 21°9610.412.44.0
Nov30° / 21°23520.312.83.7
Dec29° / 21°28022133.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 32%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17525
27426
37327
47327
57129
67129
77030
86832
96733
106634
116436
126337
136238
146238
156139
166238
176238
186238
196337
206436
216535
226535
236733
246931
257030
267030
277228
287327
297327
307426
317426

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Paracatu gets around 17 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 9% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
112
211
311
410
510
610
710
810
910
1010
1110
1210
1310
1410
1510
1610
1710
189
199
209
219
229
239
248
258
268
277
287
297
307
316

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 49% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 18% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
121744352
221945332
322045311
432146291
532346271
632447251
732547241
832647231
942648221
1042748211
1142748211
1242848200
1342848200
1452848190
1552849180
1652849180
1752849170
1862850160
1962850160
2062851150
2172950140
2272951130
2373051120
2473052110
2583151100
268325190
278335180
289345080
299355070
309364960
319374850

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 7:23 AM to 7:33 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 6:37 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.47:236:46
211.47:236:46
311.47:246:45
411.37:246:45
511.37:246:44
611.37:256:44
711.37:256:43
811.37:256:43
911.37:266:42
1011.37:266:42
1111.37:266:41
1211.27:276:41
1311.27:276:41
1411.27:276:40
1511.27:286:40
1611.27:286:40
1711.27:286:39
1811.27:296:39
1911.27:296:39
2011.27:296:38
2111.17:306:38
2211.17:306:38
2311.17:306:38
2411.17:316:38
2511.17:316:37
2611.17:316:37
2711.17:326:37
2811.17:326:37
2911.17:336:37
3011.17:336:37
3111.17:336:37

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.37 kWh/m² to a high of 6.29 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.63 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
134.7Bright
144.6Bright
154.6Bright
164.6Bright
174.5Bright
184.5Bright
194.5Bright
204.5Bright
214.5Bright
224.5Bright
234.5Bright
244.4Bright
254.4Bright
264.4Bright
274.4Bright
284.4Bright
294.4Bright
304.4Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Paracatu

In seasonPeak

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

Paracatu'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 Paracatu?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Paracatu in May

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

In May, Paracatu sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Paracatu 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 Paracatu peaks around February 12 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 12UV 15Jun 22UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Paracatu?

Paracatu sits at 17.2°S, 46.9°W, 693 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Vazante, 85 km away.

Topography around Paracatu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Paracatu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 174 m around an average of 703 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 425 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 549 m.

The land around Paracatu is covered by artificial surfaces (43%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (38%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (33%), cropland (32%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
174 m
16 km
425 m
80 km
549 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Vazante 85 km · Cristalina 94 km · João Pinheiro 94 km · Brasilândia de Minas 95 km · Unaí 96 km · Presidente Olegário 141 km · Coromandel 143 km · Ipameri 147 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 Paracatu (-17.2222°, -46.8747°, elevation 693 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).