Paranaíba weather in May

In May, Paranaíba sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 35 mm of rain across 5.1 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of May to 10 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Paranaíba's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Paranaíba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
11th warmest
Overnight low
18°
4th coldest
Rainfall
35 mm
5.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
6:49 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover
44%
5th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Paranaíba 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

Highs ease over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical May day in Paranaíba 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 24°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler 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 Paranaíba

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.

Paranaíba weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 22°26023.513.13.2
Feb31° / 22°2062112.73.2
Mar31° / 22°18920.512.13.6
Apr30° / 21°65911.65.1
May28° / 18°355.111.16.8
Jun28° / 17°152.310.87.2
Jul29° / 16°101.510.96.9
Aug31° / 18°172.211.35.5
Sep33° / 20°556.711.94.1
Oct33° / 22°10714.212.53.4
Nov32° / 22°16918.112.93.3
Dec31° / 22°22622.513.23.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 35%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27327
37129
47129
57030
66832
76733
86634
96535
106337
116337
126238
136139
146139
156040
166040
176040
186040
196139
206238
216337
226337
236337
246436
256436
266535
276535
286634
296634
306733
316634

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Paranaíba gets around 35 mm of rain over 5.1 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 16% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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214
314
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514
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714
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1617
1718
1818
1919
2019
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2817
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3015
3114

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 39% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 27% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
161536385
261638365
371739344
471740323
571841313
681942292
781943282
882043262
992044252
1092144252
1192144242
12102243232
13102343222
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Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
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228calm
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258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of May to 10 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:43 AM to 6:55 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 5:49 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:436:01
211.36:446:00
311.36:446:00
411.26:445:59
511.26:455:58
611.26:455:58
711.26:455:57
811.26:465:57
911.26:465:56
1011.26:465:56
1111.16:475:55
1211.16:475:55
1311.16:485:54
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1811.06:505:52
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2611.06:535:50
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2810.96:545:50
2910.96:545:50
3010.96:545:50
3110.96:555:49

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4 kWh/m² to a high of 6.17 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.36 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.6Bright
84.6Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.4Bright
134.4Bright
144.4Bright
154.3Bright
164.3Bright
174.3Bright
184.2Bright
194.2Bright
204.2Bright
214.2Bright
224.2Bright
234.1Bright
244.1Bright
254.1Bright
264.1Bright
274.1Bright
284.1Bright
294.1Bright
304.1Bright
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Paranaíba

In seasonPeak

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

Paranaíba'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 Paranaíba?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Paranaíba in May

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

In May, Paranaíba sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. About 5 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Paranaíba in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Paranaíba peaks around January 23 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 23UV 15Jun 20UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Paranaíba 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 Paranaíba is worst in September — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.5× the cleanest month (July, 4 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1716 µg/m³Jul 124 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb7Good
Mar6Good
Apr6Good
May6Good
Jun5Good
Jul4Good
Aug8Good
Sep17Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov5Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Paranaíba?

Paranaíba sits at 19.7°S, 51.2°W, 383 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Aparecida do Taboado, 47 km away.

Topography around Paranaíba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Paranaíba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m around an average of 397 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 165 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 487 m.

The land around Paranaíba is covered by artificial surfaces (31%), grassland (29%) and cropland (28%) within 3 km, grassland (41%) and cropland (39%) within 16 km, and grassland (39%) and cropland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
90 m
16 km
165 m
80 km
487 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Aparecida do Taboado 47 km · Santa Fé do Sul 66 km · Cassilândia 85 km · Ilha Solteira 85 km · Jales 94 km · São Simão 102 km · Iturama 104 km · Pereira Barreto 107 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 Paranaíba (-19.6772°, -51.1908°, elevation 383 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).