Pedro II weather in May

In May, Pedro II sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 90 mm of rain across 10.1 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 5th-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 23% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Pedro II's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pedro II's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
10th warmest
Overnight low
23°
4th coldest
Rainfall
90 mm
10.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:48 AM – 5:36 PM
Cloud cover
61%
8th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Pedro II 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 Pedro II 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 29°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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How May really feels in Pedro II

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.

Pedro II weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 23°17516.412.22.9
Feb32° / 23°19217.912.13.1
Mar31° / 23°28822.7123.0
Apr31° / 23°21820.411.93.3
May32° / 23°9010.111.84.1
Jun32° / 23°143.111.74.7
Jul33° / 22°71.411.84.6
Aug34° / 23°10.211.93.9
Sep35° / 23°10.2123.1
Oct36° / 24°130.712.12.6
Nov36° / 24°162.112.22.5
Dec35° / 24°445.712.32.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23466
33466
43565
53763
63961
73961
84159
94258
104456
114456
124555
134654
144654
154852
164951
175050
185149
195248
205347
215446
225545
235743
245842
256040
266139
276139
286238
296436
306535
316634

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Pedro II gets around 90 mm of rain over 10.1 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 33% and peaks near 56% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
156
254
352
450
548
646
744
842
940
1038
1136
1235
1333
1432
1531
1630
1729
1829
1928
2027
2127
2226
2325
2424
2523
2622
2721
2821
2920
3019
3118

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 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 95% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1021682
2021781
3021880
4022078
5022177
6022375
7022573
8022771
9022969
10033166
11033364
12033562
13033760
14033958
15044155
16044353
17044551
18054649
19054847
20054945
21065044
22065242
23075340
24075538
25085636
26085834
27095932
280106030
291116028
301126126
311136224

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of May to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:48 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 5:38 PM to 5:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.85:485:38
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411.85:485:38
511.85:485:38
611.85:485:37
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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 5.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.03 kWh/m² to a high of 7.06 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 5.08 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Pedro II

In seasonPeak

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

Pedro II'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 Pedro II?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Pedro II in May

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

In May, Pedro II sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Pedro II 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 Pedro II peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 16UV 15Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Pedro II?

Pedro II sits at 4.4°S, 41.5°W, 608 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Piripiri, 39 km away.

Topography around Pedro II

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pedro II has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 212 m around an average of 613 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 711 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 959 m.

The land around Pedro II is covered by trees (55%) and shrubs (24%) within 3 km, trees (62%) and shrubs (34%) within 16 km, and shrubs (58%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
212 m
16 km
711 m
80 km
959 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Piripiri 39 km · Croatá 61 km · Piracuruca 62 km · Carnaubal 64 km · São Benedito 78 km · Batalha 82 km · Ipueiras 83 km · Ipu 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 Pedro II (-4.4247°, -41.4586°, elevation 608 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).