Pimenta Bueno weather in May

In May, Pimenta Bueno sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 58 mm of rain across 11.2 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°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 36 min at the start of May to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Pimenta Bueno's 5th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pimenta Bueno's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
8th warmest
Overnight low
21°
4th coldest
Rainfall
58 mm
11.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:17 AM – 5:45 PM
Cloud cover
61%
5th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Pimenta Bueno 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 30°C through the month.

A typical May day in Pimenta Bueno reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°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)
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How May really feels in Pimenta Bueno

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.

Pimenta Bueno weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 22°29128.712.62.9
Feb29° / 22°28025.712.42.9
Mar30° / 22°24127.712.12.9
Apr30° / 22°13620.811.73.6
May30° / 21°5811.211.54.9
Jun31° / 20°112.311.35.6
Jul32° / 19°81.811.45.2
Aug33° / 20°203.411.64.2
Sep33° / 22°6411.611.93.3
Oct32° / 23°12418.212.33.0
Nov31° / 23°20323.912.52.9
Dec30° / 22°26026.512.73.0

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 21% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23565
33664
43664
53664
63763
73664
83862
93862
103862
114060
124060
134258
144456
154456
164654
174654
184753
194951
205050
215248
225347
235644
245743
255941
266040
276139
286337
296436
306634
316733

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Pimenta Bueno gets around 58 mm of rain over 11.2 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 36% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
149
247
346
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544
643
742
842
941
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1139
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1736
1836
1935
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2134
2233
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3121

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 73% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 92% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10248806
20258796
30259795
40259795
502510785
613510774
713510774
813511764
913511764
1013511764
1113512754
1213412773
1313413763
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1812416752
1912517732
2012518731
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2202619721
2302620711
2402621701
2502722681
2602723680
2702824660
2802826640
2902827630
3002928610
3102930590

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of May to 11 h 24 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 6:14 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 5:50 PM to 5:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:145:50
211.66:145:49
311.66:155:49
411.66:155:49
511.66:155:48
611.56:155:48
711.56:155:47
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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 4.56 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.56 kWh/m² to a high of 5.83 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.56 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Pimenta Bueno

In seasonPeak

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

Pimenta Bueno's monsoon runs November–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 Pimenta Bueno?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Pimenta Bueno in May

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

In May, Pimenta Bueno sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Pimenta Bueno 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 Pimenta Bueno peaks around January 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near September 14 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateExtremeJan 22UV 15Sep 14UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep3Moderate
Oct11Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Pimenta Bueno 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 Pimenta Bueno is worst in September — around 54 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 6.7× the cleanest month (June, 8 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateSep 1550 µg/m³Jun 238 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar12Good
Apr9Good
May8Good
Jun8Good
Jul8Good
Aug29Moderate
Sep54Poor
Oct22Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Pimenta Bueno?

Pimenta Bueno sits at 11.7°S, 61.2°W, 183 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Espigão dOeste, 26 km away.

Topography around Pimenta Bueno

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pimenta Bueno has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m around an average of 186 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 112 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 414 m.

The land around Pimenta Bueno is covered by grassland (39%), trees (36%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) and trees (44%) within 16 km, and grassland (52%) and trees (46%) within 80 km.

3 km
33 m
16 km
112 m
80 km
414 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Espigão dOeste 26 km · Cacoal 38 km · Rolim de Moura 68 km · Alta Floresta d'Oeste 89 km · Presidente Médici 95 km · Ji Paraná 120 km · Ouro Preto do Oeste 152 km · Vilhena 165 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 Pimenta Bueno (-11.6725°, -61.1936°, elevation 183 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).