Planalto weather in May

In May, Planalto sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 35 mm of rain across 10.3 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of May to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Planalto's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Planalto's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 24°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 17°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 35 mm; 10.3 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 18 min; 5:58 AM – 5:18 PM
Cloud cover: 65%; 7th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 3.96 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.7; 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 24°C through the month.

A typical May day in Planalto reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than 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)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24
Avg low (°C)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16

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

Planalto weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-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	27° / 18°	96	13.3	12.8	5.8
Feb	27° / 18°	67	12.4	12.5	5.8
Mar	27° / 18°	107	14.9	12.1	5.7
Apr	26° / 18°	65	14.1	11.7	5.9
May	24° / 17°	35	10.3	11.3	6.7
Jun	23° / 15°	29	9.8	11.1	6.7
Jul	22° / 14°	30	10.1	11.2	6.6
Aug	23° / 14°	25	8.8	11.5	6.9
Sep	25° / 15°	25	7.7	11.9	7.2
Oct	26° / 17°	56	9.7	12.3	6.7
Nov	26° / 18°	124	14.2	12.7	5.7
Dec	27° / 18°	119	13.6	12.9	5.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

	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 (%)	42	42	41	42	41	41	40	41	41	40	39	39	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	41	41	41	41	40
Cloudier (%)	58	58	59	58	59	59	60	59	59	60	61	61	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	61	61	61	60	60	60	60	59	59	59	59	60

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	42	58
3	41	59
4	42	58
5	41	59
6	41	59
7	40	60
8	41	59
9	41	59
10	40	60
11	39	61
12	39	61
13	38	62
14	38	62
15	38	62
16	38	62
17	38	62
18	38	62
19	38	62
20	39	61
21	39	61
22	39	61
23	40	60
24	40	60
25	40	60
26	40	60
27	41	59
28	41	59
29	41	59
30	41	59
31	40	60

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Planalto gets around 35 mm of rain over 10.3 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 34% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	44	43	42	41	40	39	38	37	35	34	34	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31

	Rain chance (%)
1	44
2	43
3	42
4	41
5	40
6	39
7	38
8	37
9	35
10	34
11	34
12	33
13	33
14	32
15	32
16	32
17	32
18	32
19	31
20	31
21	31
22	31
23	31
24	31
25	31
26	31
27	31
28	31
29	31
30	31
31	31

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 62% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 22% 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
Dry (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Comfortable (%)	8	9	10	11	12	12	13	14	14	15	16	16	16	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	20	20	21	21
Humid (%)	57	57	57	57	57	58	58	58	59	59	59	60	61	61	62	61	61	62	63	63	64	64	65	66	66	66	67	66	67	67	68
Muggy (%)	35	34	33	32	31	30	29	28	27	26	25	24	23	22	21	20	20	19	18	18	17	17	16	15	15	14	13	13	12	11	10

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	0	8	57	35
2	0	9	57	34
3	0	10	57	33
4	0	11	57	32
5	0	12	57	31
6	0	12	58	30
7	0	13	58	29
8	0	14	58	28
9	0	14	59	27
10	0	15	59	26
11	0	16	59	25
12	0	16	60	24
13	0	16	61	23
14	0	17	61	22
15	0	17	62	21
16	1	18	61	20
17	1	18	61	20
18	1	18	62	19
19	1	18	63	18
20	1	18	63	18
21	1	18	64	17
22	1	18	64	17
23	1	18	65	16
24	1	18	66	15
25	1	18	66	15
26	1	19	66	14
27	1	19	67	13
28	1	20	66	13
29	1	20	67	12
30	1	21	67	11
31	1	21	68	10

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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)	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	11	11	11	11	11	11
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	11	calm
2	11	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
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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	11	calm
29	11	calm
30	11	calm
31	11	calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of May to 11 h 12 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 5:55 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 5:24 PM to 5:15 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)	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2
Sunrise (AM)	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:03
Sunset (PM)	5:24	5:23	5:23	5:22	5:22	5:21	5:21	5:20	5:20	5:20	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:18	5:18	5:18	5:18	5:17	5:17	5:17	5:17	5:16	5:16	5:16	5:16	5:16	5:16	5:16	5:15	5:15	5:15

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.5	5:55	5:24
2	11.5	5:55	5:23
3	11.5	5:55	5:23
4	11.4	5:55	5:22
5	11.4	5:56	5:22
6	11.4	5:56	5:21
7	11.4	5:56	5:21
8	11.4	5:56	5:20
9	11.4	5:57	5:20
10	11.4	5:57	5:20
11	11.4	5:57	5:19
12	11.4	5:57	5:19
13	11.4	5:58	5:19
14	11.3	5:58	5:18
15	11.3	5:58	5:18
16	11.3	5:58	5:18
17	11.3	5:59	5:18
18	11.3	5:59	5:17
19	11.3	5:59	5:17
20	11.3	6:00	5:17
21	11.3	6:00	5:17
22	11.3	6:00	5:16
23	11.3	6:01	5:16
24	11.3	6:01	5:16
25	11.2	6:01	5:16
26	11.2	6:02	5:16
27	11.2	6:02	5:16
28	11.2	6:02	5:16
29	11.2	6:03	5:15
30	11.2	6:03	5:15
31	11.2	6:03	5:15

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 3.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.56 kWh/m² to a high of 6.08 kWh/m² in January across the year — May's 3.96 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)	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.7
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.2	Bright
2	4.2	Bright
3	4.2	Bright
4	4.2	Bright
5	4.1	Bright
6	4.1	Bright
7	4.1	Bright
8	4.1	Bright
9	4.0	Bright
10	4.0	Bright
11	4.0	Bright
12	4.0	Moderate
13	4.0	Moderate
14	4.0	Moderate
15	3.9	Moderate
16	3.9	Moderate
17	3.9	Moderate
18	3.9	Moderate
19	3.9	Moderate
20	3.9	Moderate
21	3.9	Moderate
22	3.9	Moderate
23	3.8	Moderate
24	3.8	Moderate
25	3.8	Moderate
26	3.8	Moderate
27	3.8	Moderate
28	3.8	Moderate
29	3.8	Moderate
30	3.8	Moderate
31	3.7	Moderate

Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Planalto

In seasonPeak

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

Planalto's rainy season runs October–April, 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 Planalto?

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

6.7

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

5.8

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Planalto for sightseeing.

What to pack for Planalto in May

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

In May, Planalto sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 17°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Planalto 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 Planalto peaks around February 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 8 (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)	14	16	15	12	9	8	8	10	11	13	14	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Planalto?

Planalto sits at 14.7°S, 40.5°W, 946 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Poções, 19 km away.

Topography around Planalto

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Planalto has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m around an average of 923 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 450 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,007 m.

The land around Planalto is covered by grassland (85%) within 3 km, grassland (62%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and grassland (60%) and trees (29%) within 80 km.

3 km

148 m

grassland 85%

16 km

450 m

grassland 62%

80 km

1,007 m

grassland 60%

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

May weather nearby: Poções 19 km · Barra do Choça 26 km · Iguaí 42 km · Vitória da Conquista 45 km · Itororó 66 km · Itambé 66 km · Itapetinga 69 km · Anagé 72 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 Planalto (-14.6697°, -40.4711°, elevation 946 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	25	17
2	25	17
3	25	17
4	25	17
5	25	17
6	25	17
7	25	17
8	25	17
9	25	17
10	25	17
11	25	17
12	24	17
13	24	17
14	24	17
15	24	17
16	24	17
17	24	16
18	24	16
19	24	16
20	24	16
21	24	16
22	24	16
23	24	16
24	24	16
25	24	16
26	24	16
27	24	16
28	24	16
29	24	16
30	24	16
31	24	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	42	58
3	41	59
4	42	58
5	41	59
6	41	59
7	40	60
8	41	59
9	41	59
10	40	60
11	39	61
12	39	61
13	38	62
14	38	62
15	38	62
16	38	62
17	38	62
18	38	62
19	38	62
20	39	61
21	39	61
22	39	61
23	40	60
24	40	60
25	40	60
26	40	60
27	41	59
28	41	59
29	41	59
30	41	59
31	40	60

	Rain chance (%)
1	44
2	43
3	42
4	41
5	40
6	39
7	38
8	37
9	35
10	34
11	34
12	33
13	33
14	32
15	32
16	32
17	32
18	32
19	31
20	31
21	31
22	31
23	31
24	31
25	31
26	31
27	31
28	31
29	31
30	31
31	31

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	0	8	57	35
2	0	9	57	34
3	0	10	57	33
4	0	11	57	32
5	0	12	57	31
6	0	12	58	30
7	0	13	58	29
8	0	14	58	28
9	0	14	59	27
10	0	15	59	26
11	0	16	59	25
12	0	16	60	24
13	0	16	61	23
14	0	17	61	22
15	0	17	62	21
16	1	18	61	20
17	1	18	61	20
18	1	18	62	19
19	1	18	63	18
20	1	18	63	18
21	1	18	64	17
22	1	18	64	17
23	1	18	65	16
24	1	18	66	15
25	1	18	66	15
26	1	19	66	14
27	1	19	67	13
28	1	20	66	13
29	1	20	67	12
30	1	21	67	11
31	1	21	68	10

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	42	58
3	41	59
4	42	58
5	41	59
6	41	59
7	40	60
8	41	59
9	41	59
10	40	60
11	39	61
12	39	61
13	38	62
14	38	62
15	38	62
16	38	62
17	38	62
18	38	62
19	38	62
20	39	61
21	39	61
22	39	61
23	40	60
24	40	60
25	40	60
26	40	60
27	41	59
28	41	59
29	41	59
30	41	59
31	40	60

	Rain chance (%)
1	44
2	43
3	42
4	41
5	40
6	39
7	38
8	37
9	35
10	34
11	34
12	33
13	33
14	32
15	32
16	32
17	32
18	32
19	31
20	31
21	31
22	31
23	31
24	31
25	31
26	31
27	31
28	31
29	31
30	31
31	31

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	0	8	57	35
2	0	9	57	34
3	0	10	57	33
4	0	11	57	32
5	0	12	57	31
6	0	12	58	30
7	0	13	58	29
8	0	14	58	28
9	0	14	59	27
10	0	15	59	26
11	0	16	59	25
12	0	16	60	24
13	0	16	61	23
14	0	17	61	22
15	0	17	62	21
16	1	18	61	20
17	1	18	61	20
18	1	18	62	19
19	1	18	63	18
20	1	18	63	18
21	1	18	64	17
22	1	18	64	17
23	1	18	65	16
24	1	18	66	15
25	1	18	66	15
26	1	19	66	14
27	1	19	67	13
28	1	20	66	13
29	1	20	67	12
30	1	21	67	11
31	1	21	68	10

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	42	58
3	41	59
4	42	58
5	41	59
6	41	59
7	40	60
8	41	59
9	41	59
10	40	60
11	39	61
12	39	61
13	38	62
14	38	62
15	38	62
16	38	62
17	38	62
18	38	62
19	38	62
20	39	61
21	39	61
22	39	61
23	40	60
24	40	60
25	40	60
26	40	60
27	41	59
28	41	59
29	41	59
30	41	59
31	40	60

	Rain chance (%)
1	44
2	43
3	42
4	41
5	40
6	39
7	38
8	37
9	35
10	34
11	34
12	33
13	33
14	32
15	32
16	32
17	32
18	32
19	31
20	31
21	31
22	31
23	31
24	31
25	31
26	31
27	31
28	31
29	31
30	31
31	31

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	0	8	57	35
2	0	9	57	34
3	0	10	57	33
4	0	11	57	32
5	0	12	57	31
6	0	12	58	30
7	0	13	58	29
8	0	14	58	28
9	0	14	59	27
10	0	15	59	26
11	0	16	59	25
12	0	16	60	24
13	0	16	61	23
14	0	17	61	22
15	0	17	62	21
16	1	18	61	20
17	1	18	61	20
18	1	18	62	19
19	1	18	63	18
20	1	18	63	18
21	1	18	64	17
22	1	18	64	17
23	1	18	65	16
24	1	18	66	15
25	1	18	66	15
26	1	19	66	14
27	1	19	67	13
28	1	20	66	13
29	1	20	67	12
30	1	21	67	11
31	1	21	68	10