Querência weather in May

In May, Querência sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 26 mm of rain across 4.7 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Querência's 5th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Querência's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
6th warmest
Overnight low
21°
4th coldest
Rainfall
26 mm
4.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:42 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover
52%
5th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical May day in Querência reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C warmer than April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13121
23221
33221
43221
53221
63221
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83221
93221
103221
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293220
303220
313220

How May really feels in Querência

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.

Querência weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°28326.412.73.1
Feb30° / 22°24123.912.43.1
Mar30° / 22°24825.412.13.1
Apr31° / 22°13818.311.73.6
May32° / 21°264.711.44.7
Jun32° / 20°20.611.35.0
Jul33° / 19°00.111.34.9
Aug34° / 21°40.711.63.7
Sep35° / 22°315.211.92.8
Oct33° / 22°13917.612.32.9
Nov31° / 22°22123.612.63.0
Dec30° / 22°27226.312.73.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% 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 39%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25446
35446
45545
55446
65545
75545
85644
95545
105644
115644
125644
135743
145743
155842
165842
175941
186040
196040
206238
216337
226337
236535
246634
256832
266931
277129
287129
297327
307426
317525

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Querência gets around 26 mm of rain over 4.7 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 16% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
132
230
328
426
524
622
721
820
918
1018
1117
1216
1315
1415
1514
1614
1713
1813
1912
2012
2112
2212
2311
2411
2510
269
279
288
298
308
317

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 44% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 77% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
100733591
200834571
300936541
4011037511
5011139491
6011140471
7011242450
8011343430
9011443410
10011544390
11021644380
12021745370
13021745360
14021845340
15031846330
16031846320
17041947310
18041947300
19051948290
20051948280
21062048270
22062148250
23072147240
24082347220
25082447210
26092546190
270102646180
280112845160
290112944150
300123143130
311133342120

Wind in May

Winds average 6 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
146calm
156calm
166calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of May to 11 h 18 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 6:39 AM to 6:47 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 6:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:396:13
211.56:396:12
311.56:406:12
411.56:406:11
511.56:406:11
611.56:406:11
711.56:406:10
811.56:416:10
911.56:416:10
1011.56:416:09
1111.56:416:09
1211.56:416:09
1311.46:426:08
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1711.46:436:07
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1911.46:436:07
2011.46:436:07
2111.46:446:07
2211.46:446:07
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2511.46:456:06
2611.36:456:06
2711.36:456:06
2811.36:466:06
2911.36:466:06
3011.36:466:06
3111.36:476:06

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.76 kWh/m² to a high of 5.9 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 4.9 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.0Bright
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105.0Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
134.9Bright
144.9Bright
154.9Bright
164.9Bright
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184.9Bright
194.9Bright
204.9Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
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244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Querência

In seasonPeak

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

Querência'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 Querência?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Querência in May

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

In May, Querência sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Querência 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 Querência peaks around February 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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 13UV 15Jun 23UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Querência 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 Querência is worst in September — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 7.6× the cleanest month (July, 6 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModeratePoorModerateSep 1745 µg/m³Jul 127 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb12Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun9Good
Jul6Good
Aug18Moderate
Sep48Poor
Oct25Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Querência?

Querência sits at 12.6°S, 52.2°W, 343 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Canarana, 106 km away.

ParanatingaFormoso do Araguaia

Topography around Querência

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Querência has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m around an average of 346 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 202 m.

The land around Querência is covered by cropland (37%), grassland (25%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, cropland (68%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and cropland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
47 m
16 km
90 m
80 km
202 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Canarana 106 km · Água Boa 162 km · Campinápolis 226 km · Confresa 228 km · Nova Xavantina 231 km · São Miguel do Araguaia 233 km · Paranatinga 286 km · Formoso do Araguaia 304 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 Querência (-12.5969°, -52.1997°, elevation 343 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).