Pirapora weather in May

In May, Pirapora sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 13 mm of rain across 2.6 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 52% 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 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Pirapora's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pirapora's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
10th warmest
Overnight low
18°
4th coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
2.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
7:20 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover
43%
5th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Pirapora 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 Pirapora reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 11°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 about 1°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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63019
72919
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122918
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272918
282918
292918
302918
312918

How May really feels in Pirapora

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.

Pirapora 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
Jan30° / 21°18615.612.94.1
Feb31° / 21°12611.712.64.3
Mar30° / 21°13813.612.14.4
Apr30° / 20°496.611.65.4
May29° / 18°132.611.26.6
Jun28° / 17°30.5117.5
Jul28° / 16°10.211.17.6
Aug30° / 17°30.711.46.6
Sep32° / 19°182.911.94.9
Oct32° / 21°778.912.44.0
Nov30° / 21°21817.212.83.9
Dec30° / 21°25218.6134.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% 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 29%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17822
27723
37723
47723
57525
67426
77327
87228
97129
107030
116931
126733
136733
146634
156634
166634
176634
186634
196634
206733
216832
226931
237030
247129
257228
267426
277426
287525
297525
307723
317723

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Pirapora gets around 13 mm of rain over 2.6 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 9% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
111
210
310
49
59
69
79
89
99
109
1110
1210
1310
1410
1510
1610
1710
1810
199
209
219
229
238
248
258
267
277
286
296
306
315

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 42% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 13% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14264624
24274623
35284521
46304520
56314519
66324417
77334416
87334416
97344415
107344315
118354314
128354314
138354314
148354314
159354313
169364313
179364313
189364312
199364312
209374212
219374211
2210384211
2310394110
241040419
251041408
261043407
271144396
281145395
291146385
301148374
311249363

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 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 7:16 AM to 7:26 AM, and sunset from 6:38 PM to 6:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.47:166:38
211.47:166:38
311.47:166:37
411.37:166:37
511.37:176:36
611.37:176:36
711.37:176:35
811.37:186:35
911.37:186:34
1011.37:186:34
1111.27:196:34
1211.27:196:33
1311.27:196:33
1411.27:206:32
1511.27:206:32
1611.27:206:32
1711.27:216:31
1811.27:216:31
1911.27:216:31
2011.17:226:31
2111.17:226:30
2211.17:226:30
2311.17:236:30
2411.17:236:30
2511.17:246:29
2611.17:246:29
2711.17:246:29
2811.17:256:29
2911.17:256:29
3011.17:256:29
3111.07:266:29

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.45 kWh/m² to a high of 6.35 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.72 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
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94.9Bright
104.8Bright
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134.7Bright
144.7Bright
154.7Bright
164.7Bright
174.6Bright
184.6Bright
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204.6Bright
214.6Bright
224.5Bright
234.5Bright
244.5Bright
254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Pirapora

In seasonPeak

None of Pirapora'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'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 Pirapora?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Pirapora in May

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

In May, Pirapora sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Pirapora 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 Pirapora peaks around February 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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 13UV 15Jun 23UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Pirapora?

Pirapora sits at 17.3°S, 44.9°W, 502 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Buritizeiro, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Pirapora

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pirapora has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 63 m around an average of 497 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 403 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 828 m.

The land around Pirapora is covered by artificial surfaces (35%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, shrubs (42%), trees (26%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and shrubs (40%), trees (28%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
63 m
16 km
403 m
80 km
828 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Buritizeiro 2.0 km · Várzea da Palma 36 km · Coração de Jesus 96 km · Três Marias 101 km · Brasilândia de Minas 119 km · Bocaiúva 123 km · Corinto 126 km · Montes Claros 133 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 (-17.345°, -44.9419°, elevation 502 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).