Pirapora do Bom Jesus weather in May

In May, Pirapora do Bom Jesus sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 60 mm of rain across 7 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in May, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of May to 10 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Pirapora do Bom Jesus's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pirapora do Bom Jesus's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
10th warmest
Overnight low
14°
4th coldest
Rainfall
60 mm
7 wet days
Daylight
10 h 54 min
7:38 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
55%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
3.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Pirapora do Bom Jesus 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

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical May day in Pirapora do Bom Jesus reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C cooler than April and on par with June.

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Pirapora do Bom Jesus 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
Jan27° / 19°23022.713.34.4
Feb28° / 19°16819.312.84.7
Mar27° / 18°13618.612.25.3
Apr26° / 17°639.111.56.9
May23° / 14°60710.97.3
Jun22° / 13°485.310.67.6
Jul22° / 12°48510.77.7
Aug24° / 13°384.911.28.0
Sep25° / 15°869.311.97.0
Oct26° / 16°11413.712.56.0
Nov26° / 17°15016.113.15.5
Dec27° / 18°18120.613.44.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25941
35743
45743
55644
65545
75446
85446
95248
105149
115149
125050
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144852
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Pirapora do Bom Jesus gets around 60 mm of rain over 7 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 23% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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3124

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 46% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11443376
21644365
31744354
41944343
52044333
62145323
72245312
82246302
92346292
102447282
112447272
122548262
132548251
142649241
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172751211
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213050191
223149191
233248191
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253546181
263645181
273744181
283843181
293942181
304041181
314141181

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of May to 10 h 42 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 7:31 AM to 7:45 AM, and sunset from 6:40 PM to 6:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.17:316:40
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311.17:326:38
411.17:326:37
511.17:336:37
611.07:336:36
711.07:346:35
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911.07:356:34
1011.07:356:34
1111.07:366:33
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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 3.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.39 kWh/m² to a high of 5.76 kWh/m² in December across the year — May's 3.64 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
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44.0Bright
54.0Moderate
64.0Moderate
73.9Moderate
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93.8Moderate
103.8Moderate
113.8Moderate
123.7Moderate
133.7Moderate
143.6Moderate
153.6Moderate
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183.5Moderate
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203.5Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.4Moderate
233.4Moderate
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263.4Moderate
273.4Moderate
283.4Moderate
293.4Moderate
303.4Moderate
313.4Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Pirapora do Bom Jesus

In seasonPeak

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

Pirapora do Bom Jesus's rainy season runs October–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Pirapora do Bom Jesus?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Pirapora do Bom Jesus for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Pirapora do Bom Jesus in May

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

In May, Pirapora do Bom Jesus sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 7 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Pirapora do Bom Jesus in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Pirapora do Bom Jesus peaks around January 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 22UV 15Jul 12UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Pirapora do Bom Jesus 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 Pirapora do Bom Jesus is worst in July — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.1× the cleanest month (January, 18 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJul 1838 µg/m³Jan 1018 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun35Poor
Jul38Poor
Aug36Poor
Sep35Poor
Oct25Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Pirapora do Bom Jesus?

Pirapora do Bom Jesus sits at 23.4°S, 47.0°W, 678 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Araçariguama, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Pirapora do Bom Jesus

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Pirapora do Bom Jesus.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pirapora do Bom Jesus has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 397 m around an average of 745 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 693 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,403 m.

The land around Pirapora do Bom Jesus is covered by trees (59%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, trees (72%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
397 m
16 km
693 m
80 km
1,403 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Araçariguama 8.0 km · Santana de Parnaíba 10 km · Cajamar 14 km · Cabreúva 17 km · Jandira 18 km · Barueri 18 km · Itapevi 18 km · São Roque 20 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 Pirapora do Bom Jesus (-23.3969°, -47.0022°, elevation 678 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).