Pompéu weather in May

In May, Pompéu sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 26 mm of rain across 4.3 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of May to 10 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Pompéu's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pompéu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
10th warmest
Overnight low
17°
4th coldest
Rainfall
26 mm
4.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
7:23 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover
46%
5th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Pompéu is 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 27°C through the month.

A typical May day in Pompéu reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12818
22817
32817
42817
52817
62717
72717
82717
92717
102717
112717
122717
132717
142717
152717
162716
172716
182716
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202716
212716
222716
232716
242716
252716
262716
272616
282616
292616
302616
312616

Pompéu 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° / 21°24018.3134.2
Feb30° / 21°14913.512.74.4
Mar29° / 20°16416.412.14.6
Apr29° / 19°639.311.65.9
May27° / 17°264.311.17.5
Jun26° / 15°71.310.98.3
Jul27° / 15°40.8118.4
Aug28° / 16°81.611.37.6
Sep30° / 18°435.611.95.7
Oct31° / 20°8910.612.44.6
Nov29° / 20°21918.912.94.2
Dec29° / 20°2842113.14.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27129
37129
47129
56931
66832
76733
86634
96535
106436
116238
126139
136139
145941
155941
166040
176040
186040
196139
206139
216337
226436
236535
246634
256733
266832
276832
287030
297030
307129
317129

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Pompéu gets around 26 mm of rain over 4.3 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 15% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
116
216
315
415
514
614
714
814
914
1014
1114
1215
1315
1415
1516
1616
1716
1816
1916
2016
2116
2216
2315
2415
2514
2614
2713
2813
2912
3012
3111

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 10% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
16274622
26284620
37294619
48304517
58314516
69324514
79324513
810334512
910344511
1010344511
1111344510
1211344510
1311354510
141235449
151235449
161235439
171335439
181335429
191336429
201436428
211437418
221537418
231538407
241538406
251639396
261640395
271641385
281742374
291743373
301744363
311846342

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of May to 10 h 54 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 7:18 AM to 7:29 AM, and sunset from 6:36 PM to 6:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.37:186:36
211.37:186:36
311.37:186:35
411.37:196:34
511.27:196:34
611.27:196:33
711.27:206:33
811.27:206:32
911.27:206:32
1011.27:216:31
1111.27:216:31
1211.17:226:30
1311.17:226:30
1411.17:226:30
1511.17:236:29
1611.17:236:29
1711.17:246:28
1811.17:246:28
1911.17:246:28
2011.07:256:27
2111.07:256:27
2211.07:266:27
2311.07:266:27
2411.07:266:26
2511.07:276:26
2611.07:276:26
2711.07:276:26
2811.07:286:26
2911.07:286:25
3010.97:296:25
3110.97:296:25

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.17 kWh/m² to a high of 6.17 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 4.42 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.6Bright
84.6Bright
94.6Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.4Bright
144.4Bright
154.4Bright
164.3Bright
174.3Bright
184.3Bright
194.3Bright
204.3Bright
214.3Bright
224.3Bright
234.2Bright
244.2Bright
254.2Bright
264.2Bright
274.2Bright
284.2Bright
294.2Bright
304.2Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Pompéu

In seasonPeak

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

Pompéu'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 Pompéu?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Pompéu for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Pompéu in May

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

In May, Pompéu sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 17°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 4 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Pompéu in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Pompéu peaks around January 23 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 23UV 15Jun 20UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Pompéu?

Pompéu sits at 19.2°S, 44.9°W, 852 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Pitangui, 51 km away.

Topography around Pompéu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pompéu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 246 m around an average of 718 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 368 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 650 m.

The land around Pompéu is covered by grassland (45%), trees (28%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, grassland (44%), cropland (25%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (48%) and trees (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
246 m
16 km
368 m
80 km
650 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Pitangui 51 km · Abaeté 54 km · Paraopeba 56 km · Bom Despacho 66 km · Nova Serrana 73 km · Curvelo 74 km · Sete Lagoas 77 km · Pará de Minas 79 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 Pompéu (-19.2244°, -44.9353°, elevation 852 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).