Ponto Novo weather in May

In May, Ponto Novo sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 50 mm of rain across 13.8 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of May to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Ponto Novo's 10th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ponto Novo's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 20°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 50 mm; 13.8 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 30 min; 5:52 AM – 5:22 PM
Cloud cover: 66%; 10th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 3.99 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.5; 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 28°C through the month.

A typical May day in Ponto Novo reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 2°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)	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19

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

How May really feels in Ponto Novo

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Ponto Novo 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	31° / 21°	65	9.1	12.6	4.4
Feb	32° / 22°	62	10.4	12.4	4.1
Mar	31° / 22°	73	11.9	12.1	4.2
Apr	30° / 21°	52	13.8	11.8	4.6
May	28° / 20°	50	13.8	11.5	5.5
Jun	26° / 19°	52	16.1	11.4	5.6
Jul	26° / 18°	44	15.5	11.4	5.8
Aug	27° / 18°	38	13.3	11.6	6.0
Sep	29° / 19°	24	8.3	11.9	5.9
Oct	31° / 20°	27	4.5	12.2	5.3
Nov	31° / 21°	51	7.3	12.5	4.8
Dec	31° / 21°	54	7.2	12.6	4.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

	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 (%)	39	39	38	38	37	38	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	38	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	41	41	41	41	42
Cloudier (%)	61	61	62	62	63	62	63	63	63	63	63	64	64	64	64	63	63	63	62	61	61	61	61	60	60	60	59	59	59	59	58

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	39	61
2	39	61
3	38	62
4	38	62
5	37	63
6	38	62
7	37	63
8	37	63
9	37	63
10	37	63
11	37	63
12	36	64
13	36	64
14	36	64
15	36	64
16	37	63
17	37	63
18	37	63
19	38	62
20	39	61
21	39	61
22	39	61
23	39	61
24	40	60
25	40	60
26	40	60
27	41	59
28	41	59
29	41	59
30	41	59
31	42	58

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ponto Novo gets around 50 mm of rain over 13.8 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 45% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	45	45	45	45	45	44	44	44	43	43	43	43	44	44	44	45	45	45	45	45	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	47	47	48	48

	Rain chance (%)
1	45
2	45
3	45
4	45
5	45
6	44
7	44
8	44
9	43
10	43
11	43
12	43
13	44
14	44
15	44
16	45
17	45
18	45
19	45
20	45
21	46
22	46
23	46
24	46
25	46
26	46
27	46
28	47
29	47
30	48
31	48

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the muggy band about 74% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 78% 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
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	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
Humid (%)	14	14	14	15	15	16	16	17	18	19	20	21	21	22	23	23	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	27	28
Muggy (%)	80	80	80	80	80	79	79	78	77	76	75	75	75	74	73	73	72	72	72	71	71	71	71	71	71	72	71	71	71	70	69
Oppressive (%)	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	14	80	6
2	0	14	80	6
3	0	14	80	6
4	0	15	80	5
5	0	15	80	5
6	0	16	79	5
7	0	16	79	5
8	0	17	78	5
9	0	18	77	5
10	0	19	76	5
11	0	20	75	5
12	0	21	75	4
13	0	21	75	4
14	0	22	74	4
15	0	23	73	4
16	0	23	73	4
17	0	24	72	4
18	0	24	72	4
19	0	24	72	4
20	1	25	71	3
21	1	25	71	3
22	1	25	71	3
23	1	25	71	3
24	1	25	71	3
25	1	25	71	3
26	1	25	72	2
27	1	26	71	2
28	1	26	71	2
29	1	26	71	2
30	1	27	70	2
31	1	28	69	2

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
11	11	calm
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 36 min at the start of May to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:49 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 5:26 PM to 5:20 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)	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4
Sunrise (AM)	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55
Sunset (PM)	5:26	5:26	5:26	5:25	5:25	5:25	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:23	5:23	5:23	5:23	5:22	5:22	5:22	5:22	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:20	5:20	5:20	5:20

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.6	5:49	5:26
2	11.6	5:49	5:26
3	11.6	5:49	5:26
4	11.6	5:50	5:25
5	11.6	5:50	5:25
6	11.6	5:50	5:25
7	11.6	5:50	5:24
8	11.6	5:50	5:24
9	11.6	5:50	5:24
10	11.5	5:50	5:23
11	11.5	5:51	5:23
12	11.5	5:51	5:23
13	11.5	5:51	5:23
14	11.5	5:51	5:22
15	11.5	5:51	5:22
16	11.5	5:52	5:22
17	11.5	5:52	5:22
18	11.5	5:52	5:21
19	11.5	5:52	5:21
20	11.5	5:53	5:21
21	11.5	5:53	5:21
22	11.5	5:53	5:21
23	11.5	5:53	5:21
24	11.5	5:54	5:21
25	11.4	5:54	5:21
26	11.4	5:54	5:21
27	11.4	5:54	5:21
28	11.4	5:55	5:20
29	11.4	5:55	5:20
30	11.4	5:55	5:20
31	11.4	5:55	5:20

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 3.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.53 kWh/m² to a high of 6.21 kWh/m² in December across the year — May's 3.99 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)	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.3	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
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	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

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.4	Bright
2	4.3	Bright
3	4.3	Bright
4	4.3	Bright
5	4.2	Bright
6	4.2	Bright
7	4.2	Bright
8	4.1	Bright
9	4.1	Bright
10	4.1	Bright
11	4.1	Bright
12	4.0	Bright
13	4.0	Bright
14	4.0	Bright
15	4.0	Moderate
16	4.0	Moderate
17	4.0	Moderate
18	3.9	Moderate
19	3.9	Moderate
20	3.9	Moderate
21	3.9	Moderate
22	3.9	Moderate
23	3.9	Moderate
24	3.9	Moderate
25	3.9	Moderate
26	3.8	Moderate
27	3.8	Moderate
28	3.8	Moderate
29	3.8	Moderate
30	3.8	Moderate
31	3.8	Moderate

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Ponto Novo?

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

5.5

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

6.1

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ponto Novo in May

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

In May, Ponto Novo sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Ponto Novo in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ponto Novo peaks around February 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 9 (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	15	15	12	10	9	9	10	12	13	13	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

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

Location & terrain

Where is Ponto Novo?

Ponto Novo sits at 10.9°S, 40.1°W, 370 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Filadélfia, 13 km away.

Topography around Ponto Novo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ponto Novo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 202 m around an average of 369 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 366 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,025 m.

The land around Ponto Novo is covered by grassland (42%) and shrubs (26%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) and shrubs (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (46%) and shrubs (36%) within 80 km.

3 km

202 m

grassland 42%

16 km

366 m

grassland 54%

80 km

1,025 m

grassland 46%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

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

May weather nearby: Filadélfia 13 km · Pindobaçu 28 km · Itiúba 36 km · Campo Formoso 45 km · Senhor do Bonfim 45 km · Mirangaba 49 km · Jacobina 55 km · Queimadas 57 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 Ponto Novo (-10.8628°, -40.1336°, elevation 370 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	29	21
2	29	21
3	29	20
4	28	20
5	28	20
6	28	20
7	28	20
8	28	20
9	28	20
10	28	20
11	28	20
12	28	20
13	28	20
14	28	20
15	28	20
16	28	20
17	28	20
18	28	20
19	28	20
20	28	20
21	28	20
22	28	20
23	28	20
24	27	20
25	27	20
26	27	20
27	27	20
28	27	20
29	27	20
30	27	19
31	27	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	39	61
2	39	61
3	38	62
4	38	62
5	37	63
6	38	62
7	37	63
8	37	63
9	37	63
10	37	63
11	37	63
12	36	64
13	36	64
14	36	64
15	36	64
16	37	63
17	37	63
18	37	63
19	38	62
20	39	61
21	39	61
22	39	61
23	39	61
24	40	60
25	40	60
26	40	60
27	41	59
28	41	59
29	41	59
30	41	59
31	42	58

	Rain chance (%)
1	45
2	45
3	45
4	45
5	45
6	44
7	44
8	44
9	43
10	43
11	43
12	43
13	44
14	44
15	44
16	45
17	45
18	45
19	45
20	45
21	46
22	46
23	46
24	46
25	46
26	46
27	46
28	47
29	47
30	48
31	48

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	14	80	6
2	0	14	80	6
3	0	14	80	6
4	0	15	80	5
5	0	15	80	5
6	0	16	79	5
7	0	16	79	5
8	0	17	78	5
9	0	18	77	5
10	0	19	76	5
11	0	20	75	5
12	0	21	75	4
13	0	21	75	4
14	0	22	74	4
15	0	23	73	4
16	0	23	73	4
17	0	24	72	4
18	0	24	72	4
19	0	24	72	4
20	1	25	71	3
21	1	25	71	3
22	1	25	71	3
23	1	25	71	3
24	1	25	71	3
25	1	25	71	3
26	1	25	72	2
27	1	26	71	2
28	1	26	71	2
29	1	26	71	2
30	1	27	70	2
31	1	28	69	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	39	61
2	39	61
3	38	62
4	38	62
5	37	63
6	38	62
7	37	63
8	37	63
9	37	63
10	37	63
11	37	63
12	36	64
13	36	64
14	36	64
15	36	64
16	37	63
17	37	63
18	37	63
19	38	62
20	39	61
21	39	61
22	39	61
23	39	61
24	40	60
25	40	60
26	40	60
27	41	59
28	41	59
29	41	59
30	41	59
31	42	58

	Rain chance (%)
1	45
2	45
3	45
4	45
5	45
6	44
7	44
8	44
9	43
10	43
11	43
12	43
13	44
14	44
15	44
16	45
17	45
18	45
19	45
20	45
21	46
22	46
23	46
24	46
25	46
26	46
27	46
28	47
29	47
30	48
31	48

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	14	80	6
2	0	14	80	6
3	0	14	80	6
4	0	15	80	5
5	0	15	80	5
6	0	16	79	5
7	0	16	79	5
8	0	17	78	5
9	0	18	77	5
10	0	19	76	5
11	0	20	75	5
12	0	21	75	4
13	0	21	75	4
14	0	22	74	4
15	0	23	73	4
16	0	23	73	4
17	0	24	72	4
18	0	24	72	4
19	0	24	72	4
20	1	25	71	3
21	1	25	71	3
22	1	25	71	3
23	1	25	71	3
24	1	25	71	3
25	1	25	71	3
26	1	25	72	2
27	1	26	71	2
28	1	26	71	2
29	1	26	71	2
30	1	27	70	2
31	1	28	69	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	39	61
2	39	61
3	38	62
4	38	62
5	37	63
6	38	62
7	37	63
8	37	63
9	37	63
10	37	63
11	37	63
12	36	64
13	36	64
14	36	64
15	36	64
16	37	63
17	37	63
18	37	63
19	38	62
20	39	61
21	39	61
22	39	61
23	39	61
24	40	60
25	40	60
26	40	60
27	41	59
28	41	59
29	41	59
30	41	59
31	42	58

	Rain chance (%)
1	45
2	45
3	45
4	45
5	45
6	44
7	44
8	44
9	43
10	43
11	43
12	43
13	44
14	44
15	44
16	45
17	45
18	45
19	45
20	45
21	46
22	46
23	46
24	46
25	46
26	46
27	46
28	47
29	47
30	48
31	48

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	14	80	6
2	0	14	80	6
3	0	14	80	6
4	0	15	80	5
5	0	15	80	5
6	0	16	79	5
7	0	16	79	5
8	0	17	78	5
9	0	18	77	5
10	0	19	76	5
11	0	20	75	5
12	0	21	75	4
13	0	21	75	4
14	0	22	74	4
15	0	23	73	4
16	0	23	73	4
17	0	24	72	4
18	0	24	72	4
19	0	24	72	4
20	1	25	71	3
21	1	25	71	3
22	1	25	71	3
23	1	25	71	3
24	1	25	71	3
25	1	25	71	3
26	1	25	72	2
27	1	26	71	2
28	1	26	71	2
29	1	26	71	2
30	1	27	70	2
31	1	28	69	2