Posse weather in May

In May, Posse sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 24 mm of rain across 4.3 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 8th-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 39% 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 Posse's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Posse's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
4th warmest
Overnight low
18°
4th coldest
Rainfall
24 mm
4.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
7:21 AM – 6:42 PM
Cloud cover
50%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Posse 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 Posse reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12919
22919
32919
42919
52919
62919
72919
82919
92919
102918
112918
122918
132918
142918
152918
162918
172918
182918
192918
202918
212918
222918
232918
242918
252918
262918
272918
282918
292918
302918
312918

How May really feels in Posse

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.

Posse weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 20°22821.212.74.4
Feb28° / 20°21719.212.54.3
Mar28° / 20°2382112.14.3
Apr29° / 19°12012.311.75.3
May29° / 18°244.311.46.5
Jun28° / 17°20.511.27.4
Jul29° / 16°0011.37.6
Aug30° / 17°20.711.56.5
Sep32° / 19°203.311.94.9
Oct31° / 20°11411.512.34.2
Nov29° / 20°24920.912.74.1
Dec28° / 20°23921.312.84.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 35%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26436
36337
46337
56337
66337
76238
86238
96139
106040
115941
125941
135941
145842
155941
165941
176139
186139
196337
206337
216535
226634
236733
246832
257030
267129
277327
287327
297525
307624
317624

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Posse gets around 24 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 14% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
122
222
321
420
520
619
718
818
917
1016
1116
1215
1315
1414
1514
1613
1713
1812
1912
2012
2112
2211
2311
2411
2510
2610
279
288
298
307
317

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 38% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 14% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13224728
23244627
34254625
44264524
55284523
65294421
75304420
86314319
96334318
107344217
117344217
128354116
138364015
149374015
159383914
169393813
1710403813
1810403712
1910413712
2011423711
2111423610
2212433510
231244359
241345349
251346338
261447327
271448327
281549316
291550305
301650295
311752274

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
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2510calm
2610calm
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2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

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 7:18 AM to 7:26 AM, and sunset from 6:48 PM to 6:40 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.57:186:48
211.57:186:47
311.57:186:47
411.57:186:46
511.57:186:46
611.47:196:46
711.47:196:45
811.47:196:45
911.47:196:44
1011.47:206:44
1111.47:206:44
1211.47:206:43
1311.47:206:43
1411.47:216:43
1511.47:216:42
1611.37:216:42
1711.37:226:42
1811.37:226:42
1911.37:226:41
2011.37:226:41
2111.37:236:41
2211.37:236:41
2311.37:236:41
2411.37:246:41
2511.37:246:40
2611.37:246:40
2711.37:256:40
2811.37:256:40
2911.27:256:40
3011.27:256:40
3111.27:266:40

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.79 kWh/m² to a high of 6.36 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 4.92 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.1Bright
35.1Bright
45.1Bright
55.1Bright
65.1Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
134.9Bright
144.9Bright
154.9Bright
164.9Bright
174.9Bright
184.9Bright
194.8Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Posse

In seasonPeak

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

Posse's monsoon runs October–April, 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 Posse?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Posse in May

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

In May, Posse sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Posse 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 Posse peaks around February 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 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 16UV 15Jun 22UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Posse in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Posse is worst in October — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.5× the cleanest month (June, 4 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodOct 1018 µg/m³Jun 204 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb6Good
Mar6Good
Apr6Good
May5Good
Jun4Good
Jul4Good
Aug7Good
Sep17Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Posse?

Posse sits at 14.1°S, 46.4°W, 815 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Campos Belos, 125 km away.

Topography around Posse

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Posse has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 139 m around an average of 796 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 531 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 862 m.

The land around Posse is covered by grassland (29%), trees (27%) and shrubs (26%) within 3 km, shrubs (34%), trees (32%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (29%), shrubs (28%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
139 m
16 km
531 m
80 km
862 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Campos Belos 125 km · Buritis 170 km · Formosa 191 km · Cocos 198 km · Planaltina 202 km · Arinos 205 km · Correntina 205 km · Minaçu 209 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 Posse (-14.0931°, -46.3694°, elevation 815 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).