Parnarama weather in May

In May, Parnarama sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 85 mm of rain across 11.1 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-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 27% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of May to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Parnarama's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Parnarama's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
8th warmest
Overnight low
23°
7th coldest
Rainfall
85 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:56 AM – 5:41 PM
Cloud cover
60%
7th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Parnarama 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 32°C through the month.

A typical May day in Parnarama reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 9°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 on par with April and about 1°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13123
23123
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73123
83223
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How May really feels in Parnarama

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.

Parnarama weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 23°24424.212.32.9
Feb31° / 23°25723.312.22.8
Mar31° / 23°30327.1122.7
Apr31° / 23°20722.111.93.1
May32° / 23°8511.111.74.0
Jun33° / 23°9211.74.4
Jul33° / 23°70.911.74.3
Aug34° / 23°10.211.83.7
Sep36° / 24°41122.7
Oct36° / 24°273.212.12.4
Nov35° / 24°698.312.32.8
Dec33° / 24°1151412.33.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 49%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33763
43763
53862
64060
74060
84258
94357
104456
114654
124753
134852
145050
155149
165248
175347
185446
195545
205644
215743
225842
235941
246040
256139
266238
276337
286337
296436
306535
316535

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Parnarama gets around 85 mm of rain over 11.1 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 35% and peaks near 55% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
155
253
352
450
549
647
745
843
942
1040
1139
1238
1337
1436
1535
1634
1733
1832
1932
2031
2130
2229
2328
2428
2527
2626
2724
2823
2922
3020
3119

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the oppressive band about 68% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1016534
2026533
3026632
4026731
5036730
6036829
7046927
8056926
9057025
10067123
11067222
12077320
13087319
14087418
15097417
160107416
170117415
180127414
190137413
200147412
211167211
221177210
23119719
24121699
25123688
26125677
27228637
28230626
29333595
30335575
31438544

Wind in May

Winds average 6 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
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66calm
76calm
86calm
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116calm
126calm
136calm
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307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of May to 11 h 42 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 5:55 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 5:44 PM to 5:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.85:555:44
211.85:555:43
311.85:555:43
411.85:565:43
511.85:565:43
611.85:565:42
711.85:565:42
811.85:565:42
911.85:565:42
1011.85:565:42
1111.85:565:42
1211.85:565:41
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1911.75:575:41
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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 4.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.64 kWh/m² to a high of 6.55 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 4.89 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
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34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
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84.8Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
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244.9Bright
254.9Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Parnarama

In seasonPeak

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

Parnarama's monsoon runs January–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 Parnarama?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Parnarama in May

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

In May, Parnarama sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Parnarama 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 Parnarama peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 24 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 12UV 15Jul 24UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Parnarama 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 Parnarama is worst in October — around 42 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 9.7× the cleanest month (July, 4 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateModerateOct 1639 µg/m³Jul 104 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar12Moderate
Apr11Good
May9Good
Jun5Good
Jul4Good
Aug11Good
Sep22Moderate
Oct42Poor
Nov18Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Parnarama?

Parnarama sits at 5.7°S, 43.1°W, 87 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Matões, 22 km away.

Topography around Parnarama

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Parnarama has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m around an average of 100 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 220 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 410 m.

The land around Parnarama is covered by trees (57%) within 3 km, trees (71%) within 16 km, and trees (72%) within 80 km.

3 km
80 m
16 km
220 m
80 km
410 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Matões 22 km · Água Branca 56 km · Demerval Lobão 58 km · Amarante 68 km · Timon 71 km · Teresina 73 km · Regeneração 76 km · Buriti Bravo 84 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 Parnarama (-5.6817°, -43.0933°, elevation 87 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).