Presidente Dutra weather in May

In May, Presidente Dutra sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 87 mm of rain across 13.3 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of May to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Presidente Dutra's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Presidente Dutra's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
8th warmest
Overnight low
23°
7th coldest
Rainfall
87 mm
13.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:01 AM – 5:47 PM
Cloud cover
63%
7th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical May day in Presidente Dutra reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 1°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Presidente Dutra

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Presidente Dutra weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 23°21926.112.32.8
Feb31° / 23°22024.512.22.8
Mar30° / 23°25028122.7
Apr31° / 23°18723.411.93.1
May31° / 23°8713.311.84.1
Jun32° / 23°122.911.74.7
Jul33° / 22°6111.74.5
Aug34° / 23°20.411.83.8
Sep35° / 23°81.7123.0
Oct35° / 24°234.412.12.9
Nov34° / 24°6810.212.23.0
Dec32° / 24°12616.912.33.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
23070
33169
43367
53565
63565
73763
83961
94159
104258
114357
124555
134654
144654
154753
164852
175050
185050
195149
205248
215347
225347
235446
245644
255743
265842
276040
286139
296238
306436
316535

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Presidente Dutra gets around 87 mm of rain over 13.3 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 43% and peaks near 63% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
163
262
360
459
557
655
753
851
949
1047
1145
1244
1343
1442
1541
1641
1740
1839
1939
2038
2137
2237
2336
2435
2534
2633
2731
2830
2928
3027
3125

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the oppressive band about 61% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
115050
215049
315148
415247
515346
615445
715544
815643
915742
1015841
1116039
1216138
1316237
1426236
1526335
1626434
1726533
1836532
1936631
2046630
2156629
2266628
2376627
2486725
2596724
26106723
27126721
28146620
29156718
30176617
31196615

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of May to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:01 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 5:50 PM to 5:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:015:50
211.86:015:49
311.86:015:49
411.86:015:49
511.86:015:49
611.86:015:48
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.45 kWh/m² to a high of 6.41 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 4.73 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
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44.6Bright
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104.7Bright
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134.7Bright
144.8Bright
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304.9Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Presidente Dutra

In seasonPeak

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

Presidente Dutra's monsoon runs December–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 Presidente Dutra?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Presidente Dutra in May

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

In May, Presidente Dutra sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Presidente Dutra in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Presidente Dutra peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 24 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeMar 12UV 15Jul 24UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Presidente Dutra 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 Presidente Dutra is worst in October — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.3× the cleanest month (June, 9 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModeratePoorModerateOct 1752 µg/m³Jun 199 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr12Good
May10Good
Jun9Good
Jul9Good
Aug18Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct55Unhealthy
Nov30Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Presidente Dutra?

Presidente Dutra sits at 5.3°S, 44.5°W, 108 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Tuntum, 18 km away.

Topography around Presidente Dutra

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Presidente Dutra has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m around an average of 103 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 178 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 392 m.

The land around Presidente Dutra is covered by grassland (50%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, grassland (61%) and trees (37%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and grassland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
61 m
16 km
178 m
80 km
392 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Tuntum 18 km · Dom Pedro 29 km · São Domingos do Maranhão 34 km · Fortuna 61 km · Esperantinópolis 63 km · São João do Soter 78 km · Poção de Pedras 78 km · Pedreiras 81 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 Presidente Dutra (-5.29°, -44.49°, elevation 108 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).