Resende weather in May

In May, Resende sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 77 mm of rain across 11.2 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in May, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of May to 10 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Resende's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Resende's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 23°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 14°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 77 mm; 11.2 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 54 min; 7:26 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover: 56%; 4th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 3.7 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.7; out of 10

Resende is human settlement in Brazil.

Air quality: Good; PM2.5 9 µg/m³ · 2015

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical May day in Resende reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and on par with 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)	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22
Avg low (°C)	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13

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

Resende weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 19°	404	24.9	13.2	4.2
Feb	27° / 18°	307	20	12.8	4.6
Mar	26° / 18°	307	22.7	12.2	4.7
Apr	25° / 16°	132	15.1	11.5	6.0
May	23° / 14°	77	11.2	10.9	6.7
Jun	22° / 12°	45	7.7	10.7	7.3
Jul	22° / 12°	45	7.4	10.8	7.3
Aug	23° / 12°	47	7.5	11.2	7.5
Sep	24° / 14°	115	13.7	11.9	6.4
Oct	25° / 16°	194	19.1	12.5	5.3
Nov	25° / 17°	310	22.6	13.1	4.6
Dec	26° / 18°	380	25.2	13.4	4.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

	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 (%)	57	57	57	56	56	55	55	53	52	51	50	49	49	48	48	48	47	48	48	49	49	49	50	51	51	51	52	52	53	54	54
Cloudier (%)	43	43	43	44	44	45	45	47	48	49	50	51	51	52	52	52	53	52	52	51	51	51	50	49	49	49	48	48	47	46	46

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	57	43
2	57	43
3	57	43
4	56	44
5	56	44
6	55	45
7	55	45
8	53	47
9	52	48
10	51	49
11	50	50
12	49	51
13	49	51
14	48	52
15	48	52
16	48	52
17	47	53
18	48	52
19	48	52
20	49	51
21	49	51
22	49	51
23	50	50
24	51	49
25	51	49
26	51	49
27	52	48
28	52	48
29	53	47
30	54	46
31	54	46

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Resende gets around 77 mm of rain over 11.2 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 37% and peaks near 39% 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 (%)	39	38	38	37	37	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	35	35	34

	Rain chance (%)
1	39
2	38
3	38
4	37
5	37
6	36
7	36
8	36
9	36
10	36
11	37
12	37
13	37
14	37
15	37
16	37
17	37
18	37
19	37
20	37
21	37
22	37
23	37
24	37
25	37
26	36
27	36
28	36
29	35
30	35
31	34

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the comfortable band about 48% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	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
Dry (%)	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	15	16	17	17	18	19	19	20	21	21	22	23	23	24	24	25	26	27	27	28	29	29	30	30
Comfortable (%)	40	42	42	43	44	45	45	46	46	47	47	47	48	48	48	48	49	49	50	51	51	51	51	51	51	52	52	52	52	52	52
Humid (%)	45	44	43	42	40	39	38	37	36	35	35	34	33	32	31	30	29	28	27	26	25	25	24	23	22	21	20	19	19	18	18
Muggy (%)	5	5	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	9	40	45	5
2	10	42	44	5
3	11	42	43	4
4	12	43	42	3
5	13	44	40	3
6	14	45	39	2
7	15	45	38	2
8	15	46	37	2
9	16	46	36	2
10	17	47	35	1
11	17	47	35	1
12	18	47	34	1
13	19	48	33	1
14	19	48	32	1
15	20	48	31	1
16	21	48	30	1
17	21	49	29	1
18	22	49	28	1
19	23	50	27	0
20	23	51	26	0
21	24	51	25	0
22	24	51	25	0
23	25	51	24	0
24	26	51	23	0
25	27	51	22	0
26	27	52	21	0
27	28	52	20	0
28	29	52	19	0
29	29	52	19	0
30	30	52	18	0
31	30	52	18	0

Wind in May

Winds average 4 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 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)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm
31	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of May to 10 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 7:20 AM to 7:33 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 6:17 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)	11.2	11.2	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.7	10.7
Sunrise (AM)	7:20	7:20	7:20	7:21	7:21	7:22	7:22	7:23	7:23	7:24	7:24	7:24	7:25	7:25	7:26	7:26	7:27	7:27	7:28	7:28	7:29	7:29	7:29	7:30	7:30	7:31	7:31	7:32	7:32	7:33	7:33
Sunset (PM)	6:30	6:30	6:29	6:28	6:28	6:27	6:27	6:26	6:25	6:25	6:24	6:24	6:23	6:23	6:22	6:22	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:20	6:20	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:17	6:17

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.2	7:20	6:30
2	11.2	7:20	6:30
3	11.1	7:20	6:29
4	11.1	7:21	6:28
5	11.1	7:21	6:28
6	11.1	7:22	6:27
7	11.1	7:22	6:27
8	11.1	7:23	6:26
9	11.0	7:23	6:25
10	11.0	7:24	6:25
11	11.0	7:24	6:24
12	11.0	7:24	6:24
13	11.0	7:25	6:23
14	11.0	7:25	6:23
15	10.9	7:26	6:22
16	10.9	7:26	6:22
17	10.9	7:27	6:21
18	10.9	7:27	6:21
19	10.9	7:28	6:21
20	10.9	7:28	6:20
21	10.9	7:29	6:20
22	10.8	7:29	6:19
23	10.8	7:29	6:19
24	10.8	7:30	6:19
25	10.8	7:30	6:19
26	10.8	7:31	6:18
27	10.8	7:31	6:18
28	10.8	7:32	6:18
29	10.8	7:32	6:18
30	10.7	7:33	6:17
31	10.7	7:33	6:17

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 3.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.55 kWh/m² to a high of 5.52 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 3.7 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)	4.1	4.1	4.0	4.0	4.0	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.1	Bright
2	4.1	Bright
3	4.0	Bright
4	4.0	Bright
5	4.0	Moderate
6	3.9	Moderate
7	3.9	Moderate
8	3.9	Moderate
9	3.8	Moderate
10	3.8	Moderate
11	3.8	Moderate
12	3.7	Moderate
13	3.7	Moderate
14	3.7	Moderate
15	3.6	Moderate
16	3.6	Moderate
17	3.6	Moderate
18	3.6	Moderate
19	3.6	Moderate
20	3.5	Moderate
21	3.5	Moderate
22	3.5	Moderate
23	3.5	Moderate
24	3.5	Moderate
25	3.5	Moderate
26	3.5	Moderate
27	3.5	Moderate
28	3.5	Moderate
29	3.5	Moderate
30	3.5	Moderate
31	3.5	Moderate

Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Resende

In seasonPeak

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

Resende's rainy season runs October–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is May a good time to visit Resende?

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

6.7

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

5.1

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Resende for sightseeing.

What to pack for Resende in May

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

In May, Resende sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Resende in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Resende peaks around February 9 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 6 (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)	15	15	13	10	7	6	6	8	7	12	14	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	10	Very high
May	7	Very high
Jun	6	High
Jul	6	High
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	7	Very high
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Resende?

Resende sits at 22.5°S, 44.4°W, 408 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Itatiaia, 12 km away.

Topography around Resende

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Resende has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 130 m around an average of 416 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,527 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,761 m.

The land around Resende is covered by grassland (44%), artificial surfaces (29%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, grassland (50%) and trees (44%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and grassland (42%) within 80 km.

3 km

130 m

grassland 44%

16 km

1,527 m

grassland 50%

80 km

2,761 m

trees 50%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

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

May weather nearby: Itatiaia 12 km · Porto Real 17 km · Barra Mansa 29 km · Volta Redonda 36 km · Rio Claro 43 km · Pinheiral 46 km · Itanhandu 54 km · Passa Quatro 54 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 Resende (-22.4689°, -44.4467°, elevation 408 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	24	15
2	24	15
3	24	15
4	24	15
5	24	15
6	24	15
7	23	14
8	23	14
9	23	14
10	23	14
11	23	14
12	23	14
13	23	14
14	23	14
15	23	14
16	23	14
17	23	14
18	23	14
19	23	14
20	22	13
21	22	13
22	22	13
23	22	13
24	22	13
25	22	13
26	22	13
27	22	13
28	22	13
29	22	13
30	22	13
31	22	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	57	43
2	57	43
3	57	43
4	56	44
5	56	44
6	55	45
7	55	45
8	53	47
9	52	48
10	51	49
11	50	50
12	49	51
13	49	51
14	48	52
15	48	52
16	48	52
17	47	53
18	48	52
19	48	52
20	49	51
21	49	51
22	49	51
23	50	50
24	51	49
25	51	49
26	51	49
27	52	48
28	52	48
29	53	47
30	54	46
31	54	46

	Rain chance (%)
1	39
2	38
3	38
4	37
5	37
6	36
7	36
8	36
9	36
10	36
11	37
12	37
13	37
14	37
15	37
16	37
17	37
18	37
19	37
20	37
21	37
22	37
23	37
24	37
25	37
26	36
27	36
28	36
29	35
30	35
31	34

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	9	40	45	5
2	10	42	44	5
3	11	42	43	4
4	12	43	42	3
5	13	44	40	3
6	14	45	39	2
7	15	45	38	2
8	15	46	37	2
9	16	46	36	2
10	17	47	35	1
11	17	47	35	1
12	18	47	34	1
13	19	48	33	1
14	19	48	32	1
15	20	48	31	1
16	21	48	30	1
17	21	49	29	1
18	22	49	28	1
19	23	50	27	0
20	23	51	26	0
21	24	51	25	0
22	24	51	25	0
23	25	51	24	0
24	26	51	23	0
25	27	51	22	0
26	27	52	21	0
27	28	52	20	0
28	29	52	19	0
29	29	52	19	0
30	30	52	18	0
31	30	52	18	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	57	43
2	57	43
3	57	43
4	56	44
5	56	44
6	55	45
7	55	45
8	53	47
9	52	48
10	51	49
11	50	50
12	49	51
13	49	51
14	48	52
15	48	52
16	48	52
17	47	53
18	48	52
19	48	52
20	49	51
21	49	51
22	49	51
23	50	50
24	51	49
25	51	49
26	51	49
27	52	48
28	52	48
29	53	47
30	54	46
31	54	46

	Rain chance (%)
1	39
2	38
3	38
4	37
5	37
6	36
7	36
8	36
9	36
10	36
11	37
12	37
13	37
14	37
15	37
16	37
17	37
18	37
19	37
20	37
21	37
22	37
23	37
24	37
25	37
26	36
27	36
28	36
29	35
30	35
31	34

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	9	40	45	5
2	10	42	44	5
3	11	42	43	4
4	12	43	42	3
5	13	44	40	3
6	14	45	39	2
7	15	45	38	2
8	15	46	37	2
9	16	46	36	2
10	17	47	35	1
11	17	47	35	1
12	18	47	34	1
13	19	48	33	1
14	19	48	32	1
15	20	48	31	1
16	21	48	30	1
17	21	49	29	1
18	22	49	28	1
19	23	50	27	0
20	23	51	26	0
21	24	51	25	0
22	24	51	25	0
23	25	51	24	0
24	26	51	23	0
25	27	51	22	0
26	27	52	21	0
27	28	52	20	0
28	29	52	19	0
29	29	52	19	0
30	30	52	18	0
31	30	52	18	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	57	43
2	57	43
3	57	43
4	56	44
5	56	44
6	55	45
7	55	45
8	53	47
9	52	48
10	51	49
11	50	50
12	49	51
13	49	51
14	48	52
15	48	52
16	48	52
17	47	53
18	48	52
19	48	52
20	49	51
21	49	51
22	49	51
23	50	50
24	51	49
25	51	49
26	51	49
27	52	48
28	52	48
29	53	47
30	54	46
31	54	46

	Rain chance (%)
1	39
2	38
3	38
4	37
5	37
6	36
7	36
8	36
9	36
10	36
11	37
12	37
13	37
14	37
15	37
16	37
17	37
18	37
19	37
20	37
21	37
22	37
23	37
24	37
25	37
26	36
27	36
28	36
29	35
30	35
31	34

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	9	40	45	5
2	10	42	44	5
3	11	42	43	4
4	12	43	42	3
5	13	44	40	3
6	14	45	39	2
7	15	45	38	2
8	15	46	37	2
9	16	46	36	2
10	17	47	35	1
11	17	47	35	1
12	18	47	34	1
13	19	48	33	1
14	19	48	32	1
15	20	48	31	1
16	21	48	30	1
17	21	49	29	1
18	22	49	28	1
19	23	50	27	0
20	23	51	26	0
21	24	51	25	0
22	24	51	25	0
23	25	51	24	0
24	26	51	23	0
25	27	51	22	0
26	27	52	21	0
27	28	52	20	0
28	29	52	19	0
29	29	52	19	0
30	30	52	18	0
31	30	52	18	0