Pilão Arcado weather in May

In May, Pilão Arcado sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 11 mm of rain across 1.8 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-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 36% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of May to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Pilão Arcado's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pilão Arcado's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 32°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 11 mm; 1.8 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 30 min; 6:00 AM – 5:32 PM
Cloud cover: 53%; 6th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 5.05 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.6; out of 10

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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 Pilão Arcado reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 10°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 on par with June.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32
Avg low (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	23
2	32	23
3	32	23
4	32	23
5	32	23
6	32	23
7	32	23
8	32	23
9	32	23
10	32	23
11	32	23
12	32	23
13	32	23
14	32	23
15	32	22
16	32	22
17	32	22
18	32	22
19	32	22
20	32	22
21	32	22
22	32	22
23	32	22
24	32	22
25	32	22
26	32	22
27	32	22
28	32	22
29	32	22
30	32	22
31	32	22

How May really feels in Pilão Arcado

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Pilão Arcado weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	32° / 23°	103	10.8	12.5	3.8
Feb	32° / 23°	75	10.3	12.3	3.8
Mar	32° / 23°	97	11.9	12.1	3.8
Apr	32° / 23°	45	6.5	11.8	4.2
May	32° / 22°	11	1.8	11.5	4.6
Jun	32° / 21°	1	0.1	11.4	5.3
Jul	32° / 20°	0	0	11.5	5.4
Aug	33° / 20°	0	0	11.7	4.8
Sep	34° / 22°	1	0.2	11.9	3.8
Oct	35° / 23°	18	2	12.2	3.3
Nov	33° / 24°	68	6	12.5	3.6
Dec	33° / 24°	71	8.1	12.6	3.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	53	52	52	52	51	51	51	51	51	52	51	51	52	51	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60	60	61	62	63	63	63	62
Cloudier (%)	47	48	48	48	49	49	49	49	49	48	49	49	48	49	49	48	47	46	45	44	43	42	41	40	40	39	38	37	37	37	38

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	52	48
3	52	48
4	52	48
5	51	49
6	51	49
7	51	49
8	51	49
9	51	49
10	52	48
11	51	49
12	51	49
13	52	48
14	51	49
15	51	49
16	52	48
17	53	47
18	54	46
19	55	45
20	56	44
21	57	43
22	58	42
23	59	41
24	60	40
25	60	40
26	61	39
27	62	38
28	63	37
29	63	37
30	63	37
31	62	38

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Pilão Arcado gets around 11 mm of rain over 1.8 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 6% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	10	9	9	8	8	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	2

	Rain chance (%)
1	10
2	9
3	9
4	8
5	8
6	7
7	7
8	7
9	7
10	6
11	6
12	6
13	6
14	6
15	6
16	6
17	6
18	6
19	6
20	6
21	6
22	6
23	5
24	5
25	5
26	4
27	4
28	3
29	3
30	3
31	2

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 55% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 39% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Comfortable (%)	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	9	9	10	10
Humid (%)	40	41	42	43	44	46	47	49	50	51	52	53	55	54	55	57	58	57	58	58	59	60	61	61	62	63	65	66	67	68	69
Muggy (%)	49	49	48	47	46	45	44	43	41	40	39	38	36	36	35	34	33	33	32	32	31	30	30	29	28	27	26	24	23	21	20
Oppressive (%)	7	7	6	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	3	40	49	7
2	3	41	49	7
3	4	42	48	6
4	4	43	47	6
5	4	44	46	5
6	4	46	45	5
7	4	47	44	4
8	4	49	43	4
9	5	50	41	4
10	5	51	40	4
11	5	52	39	4
12	5	53	38	4
13	5	55	36	4
14	6	54	36	4
15	6	55	35	4
16	6	57	34	3
17	6	58	33	3
18	7	57	33	3
19	7	58	32	3
20	7	58	32	3
21	7	59	31	3
22	7	60	30	3
23	7	61	30	2
24	8	61	29	2
25	8	62	28	2
26	8	63	27	2
27	8	65	26	1
28	9	66	24	1
29	9	67	23	1
30	10	68	21	1
31	10	69	20	1

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	11	calm
6	11	calm
7	11	calm
8	11	calm
9	11	calm
10	11	calm
11	11	calm
12	11	calm
13	11	calm
14	11	calm
15	11	calm
16	11	calm
17	11	calm
18	11	calm
19	11	calm
20	11	calm
21	11	calm
22	11	calm
23	11	calm
24	11	calm
25	11	calm
26	11	calm
27	11	calm
28	12	calm
29	12	calm
30	12	calm
31	12	calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of May to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:58 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 5:37 PM to 5:31 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.7	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5
Sunrise (AM)	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03
Sunset (PM)	5:37	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.7	5:58	5:37
2	11.6	5:58	5:36
3	11.6	5:58	5:36
4	11.6	5:58	5:36
5	11.6	5:58	5:35
6	11.6	5:58	5:35
7	11.6	5:58	5:35
8	11.6	5:58	5:34
9	11.6	5:59	5:34
10	11.6	5:59	5:34
11	11.6	5:59	5:34
12	11.6	5:59	5:33
13	11.6	5:59	5:33
14	11.6	5:59	5:33
15	11.5	6:00	5:33
16	11.5	6:00	5:32
17	11.5	6:00	5:32
18	11.5	6:00	5:32
19	11.5	6:00	5:32
20	11.5	6:01	5:32
21	11.5	6:01	5:32
22	11.5	6:01	5:32
23	11.5	6:01	5:32
24	11.5	6:02	5:31
25	11.5	6:02	5:31
26	11.5	6:02	5:31
27	11.5	6:02	5:31
28	11.5	6:03	5:31
29	11.5	6:03	5:31
30	11.5	6:03	5:31
31	11.5	6:03	5:31

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.81 kWh/m² to a high of 6.94 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 5.05 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.3	Bright
2	5.3	Bright
3	5.3	Bright
4	5.3	Bright
5	5.2	Bright
6	5.2	Bright
7	5.2	Bright
8	5.2	Bright
9	5.2	Bright
10	5.1	Bright
11	5.1	Bright
12	5.1	Bright
13	5.1	Bright
14	5.1	Bright
15	5.0	Bright
16	5.0	Bright
17	5.0	Bright
18	5.0	Bright
19	5.0	Bright
20	5.0	Bright
21	5.0	Bright
22	5.0	Bright
23	5.0	Bright
24	5.0	Bright
25	5.0	Bright
26	4.9	Bright
27	4.9	Bright
28	4.9	Bright
29	4.9	Bright
30	4.9	Bright
31	4.9	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Pilão Arcado?

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

4.6

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

7.6

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Pilão Arcado in May

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

In May, Pilão Arcado sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

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UV index in Pilão Arcado in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Pilão Arcado peaks around March 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 9 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	15	15	13	10	9	9	11	12	12	13	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	10	Extreme
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Pilão Arcado?

Pilão Arcado sits at 10.0°S, 42.5°W, 474 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Remanso, 61 km away.

Topography around Pilão Arcado

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pilão Arcado has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m around an average of 402 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 161 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 583 m.

The land around Pilão Arcado is covered by shrubs (47%) and grassland (39%) within 3 km, shrubs (67%) within 16 km, and shrubs (82%) within 80 km.

3 km

20 m

shrubs 47%

16 km

161 m

shrubs 67%

80 km

583 m

shrubs 82%

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← April Pilão Arcado year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Remanso 61 km · Sento Sé 71 km · Campo Alegre de Lourdes 79 km · Xique-Xique 95 km · São Raimundo Nonato 112 km · Jussara 129 km · Central 132 km · Barra 141 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

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 Pilão Arcado (-10.0005°, -42.4798°, elevation 474 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	23
2	32	23
3	32	23
4	32	23
5	32	23
6	32	23
7	32	23
8	32	23
9	32	23
10	32	23
11	32	23
12	32	23
13	32	23
14	32	23
15	32	22
16	32	22
17	32	22
18	32	22
19	32	22
20	32	22
21	32	22
22	32	22
23	32	22
24	32	22
25	32	22
26	32	22
27	32	22
28	32	22
29	32	22
30	32	22
31	32	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	52	48
3	52	48
4	52	48
5	51	49
6	51	49
7	51	49
8	51	49
9	51	49
10	52	48
11	51	49
12	51	49
13	52	48
14	51	49
15	51	49
16	52	48
17	53	47
18	54	46
19	55	45
20	56	44
21	57	43
22	58	42
23	59	41
24	60	40
25	60	40
26	61	39
27	62	38
28	63	37
29	63	37
30	63	37
31	62	38

	Rain chance (%)
1	10
2	9
3	9
4	8
5	8
6	7
7	7
8	7
9	7
10	6
11	6
12	6
13	6
14	6
15	6
16	6
17	6
18	6
19	6
20	6
21	6
22	6
23	5
24	5
25	5
26	4
27	4
28	3
29	3
30	3
31	2

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	3	40	49	7
2	3	41	49	7
3	4	42	48	6
4	4	43	47	6
5	4	44	46	5
6	4	46	45	5
7	4	47	44	4
8	4	49	43	4
9	5	50	41	4
10	5	51	40	4
11	5	52	39	4
12	5	53	38	4
13	5	55	36	4
14	6	54	36	4
15	6	55	35	4
16	6	57	34	3
17	6	58	33	3
18	7	57	33	3
19	7	58	32	3
20	7	58	32	3
21	7	59	31	3
22	7	60	30	3
23	7	61	30	2
24	8	61	29	2
25	8	62	28	2
26	8	63	27	2
27	8	65	26	1
28	9	66	24	1
29	9	67	23	1
30	10	68	21	1
31	10	69	20	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	23
2	32	23
3	32	23
4	32	23
5	32	23
6	32	23
7	32	23
8	32	23
9	32	23
10	32	23
11	32	23
12	32	23
13	32	23
14	32	23
15	32	22
16	32	22
17	32	22
18	32	22
19	32	22
20	32	22
21	32	22
22	32	22
23	32	22
24	32	22
25	32	22
26	32	22
27	32	22
28	32	22
29	32	22
30	32	22
31	32	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	52	48
3	52	48
4	52	48
5	51	49
6	51	49
7	51	49
8	51	49
9	51	49
10	52	48
11	51	49
12	51	49
13	52	48
14	51	49
15	51	49
16	52	48
17	53	47
18	54	46
19	55	45
20	56	44
21	57	43
22	58	42
23	59	41
24	60	40
25	60	40
26	61	39
27	62	38
28	63	37
29	63	37
30	63	37
31	62	38

	Rain chance (%)
1	10
2	9
3	9
4	8
5	8
6	7
7	7
8	7
9	7
10	6
11	6
12	6
13	6
14	6
15	6
16	6
17	6
18	6
19	6
20	6
21	6
22	6
23	5
24	5
25	5
26	4
27	4
28	3
29	3
30	3
31	2

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	3	40	49	7
2	3	41	49	7
3	4	42	48	6
4	4	43	47	6
5	4	44	46	5
6	4	46	45	5
7	4	47	44	4
8	4	49	43	4
9	5	50	41	4
10	5	51	40	4
11	5	52	39	4
12	5	53	38	4
13	5	55	36	4
14	6	54	36	4
15	6	55	35	4
16	6	57	34	3
17	6	58	33	3
18	7	57	33	3
19	7	58	32	3
20	7	58	32	3
21	7	59	31	3
22	7	60	30	3
23	7	61	30	2
24	8	61	29	2
25	8	62	28	2
26	8	63	27	2
27	8	65	26	1
28	9	66	24	1
29	9	67	23	1
30	10	68	21	1
31	10	69	20	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	23
2	32	23
3	32	23
4	32	23
5	32	23
6	32	23
7	32	23
8	32	23
9	32	23
10	32	23
11	32	23
12	32	23
13	32	23
14	32	23
15	32	22
16	32	22
17	32	22
18	32	22
19	32	22
20	32	22
21	32	22
22	32	22
23	32	22
24	32	22
25	32	22
26	32	22
27	32	22
28	32	22
29	32	22
30	32	22
31	32	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	52	48
3	52	48
4	52	48
5	51	49
6	51	49
7	51	49
8	51	49
9	51	49
10	52	48
11	51	49
12	51	49
13	52	48
14	51	49
15	51	49
16	52	48
17	53	47
18	54	46
19	55	45
20	56	44
21	57	43
22	58	42
23	59	41
24	60	40
25	60	40
26	61	39
27	62	38
28	63	37
29	63	37
30	63	37
31	62	38

	Rain chance (%)
1	10
2	9
3	9
4	8
5	8
6	7
7	7
8	7
9	7
10	6
11	6
12	6
13	6
14	6
15	6
16	6
17	6
18	6
19	6
20	6
21	6
22	6
23	5
24	5
25	5
26	4
27	4
28	3
29	3
30	3
31	2

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	3	40	49	7
2	3	41	49	7
3	4	42	48	6
4	4	43	47	6
5	4	44	46	5
6	4	46	45	5
7	4	47	44	4
8	4	49	43	4
9	5	50	41	4
10	5	51	40	4
11	5	52	39	4
12	5	53	38	4
13	5	55	36	4
14	6	54	36	4
15	6	55	35	4
16	6	57	34	3
17	6	58	33	3
18	7	57	33	3
19	7	58	32	3
20	7	58	32	3
21	7	59	31	3
22	7	60	30	3
23	7	61	30	2
24	8	61	29	2
25	8	62	28	2
26	8	63	27	2
27	8	65	26	1
28	9	66	24	1
29	9	67	23	1
30	10	68	21	1
31	10	69	20	1