Perdizes weather in May

In May, Perdizes sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 26 mm of rain across 4.6 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% 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 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Perdizes's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Perdizes's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
10th warmest
Overnight low
16°
4th coldest
Rainfall
26 mm
4.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
7:33 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
47%
5th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.7
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical May day in Perdizes reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 28°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)
12717
22717
32717
42717
52717
62716
72616
82616
92616
102616
112616
122616
132616
142616
152616
162616
172616
182616
192616
202615
212615
222515
232515
242515
252515
262515
272515
282515
292515
302515
312515

Perdizes 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°21221.2134.4
Feb28° / 20°14317.512.74.5
Mar28° / 19°14618.712.14.9
Apr28° / 18°529.211.66.6
May26° / 16°264.611.17.7
Jun25° / 14°91.510.98.5
Jul26° / 14°60.9118.6
Aug27° / 15°111.811.38.0
Sep29° / 17°426.511.96.0
Oct29° / 19°8712.812.45.0
Nov28° / 19°16519.412.94.6
Dec28° / 20°21823.513.14.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% 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 37%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
27030
36931
46931
56832
66634
76535
86436
96238
106139
115941
125941
135743
145743
155743
165743
175644
185743
195842
205941
216040
226238
236337
246436
256634
266634
276733
286931
296931
306931
317129

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Perdizes gets around 26 mm of rain over 4.6 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 15% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
116
216
315
415
515
614
714
814
914
1014
1115
1215
1315
1415
1516
1616
1716
1817
1917
2017
2117
2217
2316
2416
2515
2615
2714
2813
2913
3012
3111

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 44% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
18374411
29384310
31040419
41041408
51142398
61243387
71343386
81344376
91344375
101445375
111445365
121545364
131645364
141645354
151745353
161744353
171844353
181844353
191944352
201944352
212044342
222044342
232144332
242145321
252245311
262246311
272346301
282347291
292448271
302449261
312550251

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 8 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
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
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 7:27 AM to 7:39 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 6:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.37:276:46
211.37:286:45
311.37:286:44
411.37:286:44
511.27:296:43
611.27:296:43
711.27:296:42
811.27:306:42
911.27:306:41
1011.27:306:41
1111.27:316:40
1211.17:316:40
1311.17:326:39
1411.17:326:39
1511.17:326:38
1611.17:336:38
1711.17:336:38
1811.17:346:37
1911.17:346:37
2011.07:346:37
2111.07:356:36
2211.07:356:36
2311.07:366:36
2411.07:366:36
2511.07:366:35
2611.07:376:35
2711.07:376:35
2811.07:386:35
2910.97:386:35
3010.97:386:35
3110.97:396:34

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.19 kWh/m² to a high of 6.04 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.43 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
74.7Bright
84.6Bright
94.6Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.4Bright
144.4Bright
154.4Bright
164.3Bright
174.3Bright
184.3Bright
194.3Bright
204.3Bright
214.3Bright
224.2Bright
234.2Bright
244.2Bright
254.2Bright
264.2Bright
274.2Bright
284.2Bright
294.2Bright
304.2Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Perdizes

In seasonPeak

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

Perdizes'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 Perdizes?

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

7.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Perdizes in May

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

In May, Perdizes sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 5 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Perdizes in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Perdizes peaks around February 10 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 10UV 16Jun 20UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Perdizes 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 Perdizes is worst in September — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.9× the cleanest month (July, 6 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1621 µg/m³Jul 106 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb7Good
Mar7Good
Apr7Good
May7Good
Jun6Good
Jul6Good
Aug11Good
Sep22Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov6Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Perdizes?

Perdizes sits at 19.4°S, 47.3°W, 1,001 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Santa Juliana, 25 km away.

Topography around Perdizes

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Perdizes has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 151 m around an average of 1,044 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 348 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 906 m.

The land around Perdizes is covered by cropland (39%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (48%), grassland (22%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (40%), grassland (28%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
151 m
16 km
348 m
80 km
906 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Santa Juliana 25 km · Araxá 46 km · Patrocínio 55 km · Sacramento 59 km · Monte Carmelo 73 km · Uberaba 80 km · Ibiá 80 km · Igarapava 90 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 Perdizes (-19.3528°, -47.2928°, elevation 1,001 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).