Paraíso do Tocantins weather in May

In May, Paraíso do Tocantins sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 40 mm of rain across 6.6 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of May to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Paraíso do Tocantins's 5th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Paraíso do Tocantins's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
6th warmest
Overnight low
23°
9th coldest
Rainfall
40 mm
6.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:26 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover
56%
5th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.94 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 32°C through the month.

A typical May day in Paraíso do Tocantins reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C warmer than April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Paraíso do Tocantins

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.

Paraíso do Tocantins weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°28526.212.53.0
Feb30° / 22°24324.612.32.9
Mar30° / 22°23125.412.13.0
Apr31° / 22°14217.811.83.5
May32° / 23°406.611.54.2
Jun33° / 22°20.411.44.6
Jul34° / 22°00.111.54.3
Aug35° / 23°10.211.73.2
Sep36° / 24°213.211.92.7
Oct33° / 23°11414.712.23.0
Nov31° / 23°21221.812.53.0
Dec31° / 23°2402412.63.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34555
44654
54654
64654
74852
84852
94951
105050
115050
125149
135248
145347
155347
165446
175545
185743
195842
205941
216040
226040
236238
246337
256436
266436
276634
286733
296832
306931
317030

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Paraíso do Tocantins gets around 40 mm of rain over 6.6 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 22% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
139
238
336
434
533
631
730
828
927
1026
1124
1223
1322
1422
1521
1620
1719
1819
1918
2017
2117
2216
2315
2415
2514
2613
2712
2811
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309
318

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 44% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 88% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1012970
2023068
3023167
4023365
5023464
6033661
7033859
8034057
9044155
10044353
11044452
12054649
13064747
14064846
15074944
16085043
17085141
18095140
190105139
200125137
210135136
220155035
230175033
241184932
251204930
261234928
271254827
281274825
291294723
301324621
311344619

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 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
15calm
26calm
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126calm
136calm
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216calm
226calm
237calm
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267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 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 6 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:23 AM to 6:29 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 5:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:236:02
211.66:236:02
311.66:246:01
411.66:246:01
511.66:246:01
611.66:246:00
711.66:246:00
811.66:246:00
911.66:245:59
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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 4.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.93 kWh/m² to a high of 6.16 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 4.94 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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315.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Paraíso do Tocantins

In seasonPeak

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

Paraíso do Tocantins'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 Paraíso do Tocantins?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Paraíso do Tocantins in May

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

In May, Paraíso do Tocantins sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

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UV index in Paraíso do Tocantins in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Paraíso do Tocantins peaks around February 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 17UV 15Jul 10UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Paraíso do Tocantins 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 Paraíso do Tocantins is worst in September — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.2× the cleanest month (May, 8 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateSep 1934 µg/m³May 208 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb9Good
Mar11Good
Apr10Good
May8Good
Jun9Good
Jul9Good
Aug20Moderate
Sep35Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Paraíso do Tocantins?

Paraíso do Tocantins sits at 10.2°S, 48.9°W, 468 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Palmas, 59 km away.

Topography around Paraíso do Tocantins

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Paraíso do Tocantins has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 341 m around an average of 471 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 435 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 537 m.

The land around Paraíso do Tocantins is covered by trees (47%) and grassland (33%) within 3 km, grassland (55%) and trees (42%) within 16 km, and grassland (53%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
341 m
16 km
435 m
80 km
537 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Palmas 59 km · Porto Nacional 77 km · Miracema do Tocantins 85 km · Lagoa da Confusão 108 km · Guaraí 154 km · Santa Maria das Barreiras 172 km · Gurupi 174 km · Santana do Araguaia 188 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 Paraíso do Tocantins (-10.1761°, -48.8667°, elevation 468 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).