Piracanjuba weather in May

In May, Piracanjuba sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 15 mm of rain across 2.8 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of May to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Piracanjuba's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Piracanjuba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
10th warmest
Overnight low
17°
4th coldest
Rainfall
15 mm
2.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
7:37 AM – 6:48 PM
Cloud cover
41%
5th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Piracanjuba 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 29°C through the month.

A typical May day in Piracanjuba reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12918
22918
32918
42918
52918
62918
72918
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102918
112918
122918
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192817
202817
212817
222817
232817
242817
252817
262817
272817
282817
292817
302817
312817

How May really feels in Piracanjuba

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Piracanjuba 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
Jan29° / 20°2562312.93.7
Feb29° / 20°19119.912.63.8
Mar29° / 20°19320.912.14.0
Apr29° / 19°7510.811.65.3
May29° / 17°152.811.26.9
Jun28° / 16°61.1117.5
Jul29° / 16°20.411.17.4
Aug31° / 17°60.911.46.1
Sep32° / 20°325.511.94.4
Oct32° / 21°10414.812.43.7
Nov30° / 20°20321.512.83.7
Dec29° / 20°23624.1133.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17525
27525
37525
47525
57426
67327
77228
87129
97030
106931
116832
126832
136733
146733
156733
166733
176733
186832
196832
207030
217030
227129
237228
247327
257426
267624
277624
287723
297723
307723
317822

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Piracanjuba gets around 15 mm of rain over 2.8 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 10% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
114
213
312
411
511
610
710
810
99
109
119
129
1310
1410
1510
1610
1710
1810
1910
2010
2110
2210
239
249
259
268
278
288
298
307
317

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 38% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 11% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15294224
26304122
37324120
47344118
58354016
68364015
79374014
89383913
99393913
1010393912
1110393912
1211393812
1311393811
1412393811
1512393811
1613393811
1713383810
1814383810
1915373810
201537389
211637389
221737388
231737387
241838387
251938376
261939375
271940365
282041354
292042353
302142343
312243323

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
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 24 min at the start of May to 11 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 7:32 AM to 7:42 AM, and sunset from 6:55 PM to 6:45 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.47:326:55
211.47:326:54
311.47:326:54
411.37:336:53
511.37:336:53
611.37:336:52
711.37:346:52
811.37:346:51
911.37:346:51
1011.37:356:50
1111.37:356:50
1211.27:356:50
1311.27:366:49
1411.27:366:49
1511.27:366:48
1611.27:376:48
1711.27:376:48
1811.27:376:47
1911.27:386:47
2011.17:386:47
2111.17:386:47
2211.17:396:46
2311.17:396:46
2411.17:396:46
2511.17:406:46
2611.17:406:46
2711.17:416:45
2811.17:416:45
2911.17:416:45
3011.17:426:45
3111.17:426:45

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.46 kWh/m² to a high of 6.2 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.76 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.1Bright
35.1Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
114.8Bright
124.8Bright
134.8Bright
144.8Bright
154.7Bright
164.7Bright
174.7Bright
184.7Bright
194.7Bright
204.6Bright
214.6Bright
224.6Bright
234.6Bright
244.6Bright
254.6Bright
264.6Bright
274.6Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Piracanjuba

In seasonPeak

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

Piracanjuba'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 Piracanjuba?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Piracanjuba in May

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

In May, Piracanjuba sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Piracanjuba in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Piracanjuba peaks around February 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 10UV 15Jun 21UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Piracanjuba 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 Piracanjuba is worst in September — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.6× the cleanest month (July, 5 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1816 µg/m³Jul 145 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb8Good
Mar9Good
Apr7Good
May7Good
Jun6Good
Jul5Good
Aug7Good
Sep17Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov7Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Piracanjuba?

Piracanjuba sits at 17.3°S, 49.0°W, 737 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Bela Vista de Goiás, 37 km away.

Topography around Piracanjuba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Piracanjuba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 142 m around an average of 762 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 285 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 594 m.

The land around Piracanjuba is covered by cropland (40%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, cropland (44%), grassland (30%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (34%), cropland (33%) and trees (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
142 m
16 km
285 m
80 km
594 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Bela Vista de Goiás 37 km · Hidrolândia 44 km · Morrinhos 48 km · Pontalina 52 km · Aparecida de Goiânia 59 km · Caldas Novas 64 km · Senador Canedo 67 km · Goiânia 74 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 Piracanjuba (-17.3028°, -49.0167°, elevation 737 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).