Presidente Sarney weather in May

In May, Presidente Sarney sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 244 mm of rain across 26.2 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-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 9% of the time in May, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of May to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Presidente Sarney's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Presidente Sarney's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
7th warmest
Overnight low
24°
6th coldest
Rainfall
244 mm
26.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:01 AM – 5:54 PM
Cloud cover
74%
8th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
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 Sarney reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 32°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)
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303123
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How May really feels in Presidente Sarney

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 Sarney weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 24°19824.112.12.8
Feb31° / 24°26225.912.12.6
Mar30° / 24°36329.9122.6
Apr30° / 24°3542911.92.6
May31° / 24°24426.211.92.9
Jun30° / 23°11720.811.93.6
Jul30° / 23°781711.94.2
Aug31° / 23°3310.211.94.5
Sep32° / 24°185.1124.4
Oct33° / 24°194.912.14.0
Nov33° / 24°306.112.13.8
Dec33° / 24°7313.412.13.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11585
21585
31684
41882
51882
61981
72080
82179
92278
102476
112575
122575
132773
142971
152971
163169
173268
183268
193367
203466
213565
223565
233664
243763
253862
263961
274060
284159
294357
304357
314555

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Presidente Sarney gets around 244 mm of rain over 26.2 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 84% and peaks near 92% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
192
291
391
491
590
689
789
888
987
1087
1186
1285
1385
1484
1584
1683
1783
1882
1982
2082
2182
2282
2381
2481
2581
2681
2780
2880
2979
3079
3178

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
13763
23763
33763
43763
53664
63664
73664
83664
93565
103565
113565
123565
133565
143565
153565
163664
173664
183763
193763
203862
213961
224060
234159
244258
254456
264555
274753
284852
294951
305149
315248

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 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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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
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267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of May to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:01 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 5:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:015:56
211.96:015:56
311.96:015:56
411.96:015:55
511.96:015:55
611.96:015:55
711.96:015:55
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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 4.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.05 kWh/m² to a high of 6.03 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.35 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
24.1Bright
34.1Bright
44.1Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
74.2Bright
84.2Bright
94.2Bright
104.3Bright
114.3Bright
124.3Bright
134.3Bright
144.4Bright
154.4Bright
164.4Bright
174.4Bright
184.4Bright
194.4Bright
204.5Bright
214.5Bright
224.5Bright
234.5Bright
244.5Bright
254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.6Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Presidente Sarney

In seasonPeak

In May, Presidente Sarney sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Presidente Sarney's monsoon runs January–May, 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 Sarney?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Presidente Sarney.

What to pack for Presidente Sarney in May

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

In May, Presidente Sarney sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Presidente Sarney in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 12 (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 Sarney peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 15 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 17UV 15Jul 15UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Presidente Sarney 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 Sarney is worst in February — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (July, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateFeb 2018 µg/m³Jul 137 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May9Good
Jun8Good
Jul7Good
Aug8Good
Sep9Good
Oct10Good
Nov11Good
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Presidente Sarney?

Presidente Sarney sits at 2.6°S, 45.4°W, 31 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Pinheiro, 32 km away.

Topography around Presidente Sarney

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Presidente Sarney has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m around an average of 33 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 168 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 169 m.

The land around Presidente Sarney is covered by trees (49%) and grassland (48%) within 3 km, trees (72%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and grassland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
80 m
16 km
168 m
80 km
169 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
May weather nearby: Pinheiro 32 km · Santa Helena 41 km · Turilândia 42 km · Pedro do Rosário 42 km · Santa Luzia do Paruá 46 km · Palmeirândia 52 km · São Bento 61 km · São Vicente Ferrer 63 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 Sarney (-2.5914°, -45.3642°, elevation 31 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).