Passos weather in May

In May, Passos sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 35 mm of rain across 4.9 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in May, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of May to 10 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Passos's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Passos's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
10th warmest
Overnight low
15°
4th coldest
Rainfall
35 mm
4.9 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
7:32 AM – 6:33 PM
Cloud cover
51%
5th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

Passos 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 26°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical May day in Passos reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 27°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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22616
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42616
52615
62515
72515
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92515
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112515
122515
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Passos 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
Jan28° / 20°24322.213.14.3
Feb28° / 20°1641812.74.4
Mar28° / 19°14618.312.15.0
Apr27° / 17°54911.56.7
May25° / 15°354.9117.8
Jun24° / 13°162.510.88.5
Jul24° / 12°101.810.98.7
Aug26° / 14°132.511.38.3
Sep28° / 16°587.111.96.6
Oct29° / 18°9413.712.55.2
Nov28° / 19°16719134.8
Dec28° / 19°23623.813.24.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26535
36535
46436
56337
66238
76139
85941
95842
105743
115545
125446
135347
145248
155149
165149
175149
185149
195248
205149
215248
225446
235545
245644
255743
265941
275941
286040
296238
306238
316337

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Passos gets around 35 mm of rain over 4.9 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 17% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
118
217
316
415
515
614
714
814
914
1015
1115
1215
1316
1417
1517
1618
1718
1819
1919
2019
2119
2219
2319
2418
2518
2617
2717
2816
2915
3015
3114

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the comfortable band about 47% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11039419
21240408
31341397
41442386
51543375
61544364
71645364
81745353
91746343
101846342
111846332
121947332
131947322
142047322
152047311
162147311
172147301
182247301
192247291
202347291
212347281
222448281
232548271
242548261
252549251
262649241
272650231
282750221
292751211
302752201
312852191

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
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 18 min at the start of May to 10 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 7:26 AM to 7:38 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 6:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.37:266:41
211.27:266:41
311.27:276:40
411.27:276:39
511.27:286:39
611.27:286:38
711.27:286:38
811.17:296:37
911.17:296:36
1011.17:306:36
1111.17:306:35
1211.17:306:35
1311.17:316:35
1411.07:316:34
1511.07:326:34
1611.07:326:33
1711.07:336:33
1811.07:336:32
1911.07:336:32
2011.07:346:32
2111.07:346:31
2210.97:356:31
2310.97:356:31
2410.97:366:31
2510.97:366:30
2610.97:366:30
2710.97:376:30
2810.97:376:30
2910.97:386:29
3010.97:386:29
3110.87:386:29

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.93 kWh/m² to a high of 5.95 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.15 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.6Bright
34.5Bright
44.5Bright
54.5Bright
64.5Bright
74.4Bright
84.4Bright
94.3Bright
104.3Bright
114.3Bright
124.2Bright
134.2Bright
144.1Bright
154.1Bright
164.1Bright
174.0Bright
184.0Bright
194.0Moderate
204.0Moderate
214.0Moderate
223.9Moderate
233.9Moderate
243.9Moderate
253.9Moderate
263.9Moderate
273.9Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Passos

In seasonPeak

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

Passos'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 Passos?

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

7.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Passos in May

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

In May, Passos sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 5 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Passos 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 Passos peaks around January 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 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 22UV 15Jun 21UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Passos 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 Passos is worst in September — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.7× the cleanest month (November, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1626 µg/m³Nov 238 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar8Good
Apr9Good
May9Good
Jun9Good
Jul9Good
Aug14Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov8Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Passos?

Passos sits at 20.7°S, 46.6°W, 751 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Alpinópolis, 28 km away.

Topography around Passos

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Passos has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 116 m around an average of 758 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 474 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 907 m.

The land around Passos is covered by artificial surfaces (55%) within 3 km, cropland (36%), grassland (33%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (40%) and trees (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
116 m
16 km
474 m
80 km
907 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Alpinópolis 28 km · Cássia 36 km · São Sebastião do Paraíso 45 km · Nova Resende 49 km · Carmo do Rio Claro 58 km · Monte Santo de Minas 65 km · Guaxupé 66 km · Guaranésia 68 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 Passos (-20.7189°, -46.6097°, elevation 751 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).