Poções weather in May

In May, Poções sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 45 mm of rain across 12.4 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 25°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 Poções's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Poções's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
9th warmest
Overnight low
17°
6th coldest
Rainfall
45 mm
12.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
5:58 AM – 5:18 PM
Cloud cover
64%
6th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
3.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical May day in Poções reaches about 25°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 22°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12618
22618
32618
42518
52518
62518
72518
82518
92518
102517
112517
122517
132517
142517
152517
162517
172517
182517
192517
202517
212517
222517
232517
242517
252517
262517
272517
282517
292517
302417
312417

Poções 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 19°971612.85.4
Feb28° / 19°7514.612.55.5
Mar28° / 19°10717.112.15.3
Apr26° / 19°751711.75.4
May25° / 17°4512.411.36.4
Jun24° / 16°371211.26.6
Jul23° / 15°4012.611.26.4
Aug23° / 15°3811.811.56.6
Sep25° / 16°3811.311.96.6
Oct26° / 17°6212.912.36.2
Nov26° / 18°13716.212.75.4
Dec27° / 19°12715.212.85.6

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 27% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24456
34456
44456
54456
64456
74357
84357
94357
104357
114258
124258
134159
144159
154258
164258
174159
184258
194258
204258
214258
224357
234357
244357
254456
264456
274456
284456
294456
304555
314555

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Poções gets around 45 mm of rain over 12.4 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 41% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
151
250
348
447
545
644
743
842
941
1040
1139
1239
1339
1439
1539
1639
1739
1839
1939
2039
2139
2239
2339
2438
2538
2638
2739
2839
2939
3039
3139

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 48% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 43% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1033364
2043462
3043660
4053758
5053956
6054055
7064153
8064252
9074350
10074448
11074547
12084646
13084744
14084843
15094843
16094942
17094941
18194941
19195040
20195139
211105138
221105138
231105237
241105336
251105435
261105633
270105832
280105931
290106030
300116128
310116227

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 5:54 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 5:23 PM to 5:15 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.55:545:23
211.55:545:23
311.55:545:22
411.55:555:22
511.45:555:21
611.45:555:21
711.45:555:21
811.45:565:20
911.45:565:20
1011.45:565:19
1111.45:565:19
1211.45:575:19
1311.45:575:18
1411.35:575:18
1511.35:585:18
1611.35:585:18
1711.35:585:17
1811.35:585:17
1911.35:595:17
2011.35:595:17
2111.35:595:16
2211.36:005:16
2311.36:005:16
2411.36:005:16
2511.36:015:16
2611.26:015:16
2711.26:015:15
2811.26:025:15
2911.26:025:15
3011.26:025:15
3111.26:035:15

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 3.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.51 kWh/m² to a high of 5.97 kWh/m² in January across the year — May's 3.92 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
24.2Bright
34.2Bright
44.1Bright
54.1Bright
64.1Bright
74.1Bright
84.0Bright
94.0Bright
104.0Bright
114.0Moderate
124.0Moderate
133.9Moderate
143.9Moderate
153.9Moderate
163.9Moderate
173.9Moderate
183.9Moderate
193.9Moderate
203.8Moderate
213.8Moderate
223.8Moderate
233.8Moderate
243.8Moderate
253.8Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.7Moderate
303.7Moderate
313.7Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Poções?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Poções for sightseeing.

What to pack for Poções in May

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

In May, Poções sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 17°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Poções 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 Poções peaks around February 18 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 18UV 15Jun 23UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Poções?

Poções sits at 14.5°S, 40.4°W, 764 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Planalto, 19 km away.

Topography around Poções

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Poções has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m around an average of 785 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 582 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,050 m.

The land around Poções is covered by grassland (58%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, grassland (59%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (56%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
98 m
16 km
582 m
80 km
1,050 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Planalto 19 km · Iguaí 39 km · Barra do Choça 45 km · Itagibá 63 km · Vitória da Conquista 63 km · Itororó 73 km · Ipiaú 80 km · Jequié 80 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 Poções (-14.5297°, -40.3653°, elevation 764 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).