Resplendor weather in May

In May, Resplendor sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 24 mm of rain across 5.3 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of May to 10 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Resplendor's 4th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Resplendor's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
9th warmest
Overnight low
18°
5th coldest
Rainfall
24 mm
5.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
7:09 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
59%
4th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
3.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Resplendor 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 28°C through the month.

A typical May day in Resplendor reaches about 28°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 25°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

15°20°25°30°35°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12919
22919
32919
42919
52819
62819
72819
82819
92819
102818
112818
122818
132818
142818
152818
162818
172818
182818
192718
202718
212718
222718
232718
242718
252718
262718
272718
282718
292718
302718
312718

How May really feels in Resplendor

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.

Resplendor weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 22°14213.2134.0
Feb32° / 22°9110.512.73.9
Mar31° / 21°11213.512.14.1
Apr30° / 20°589.511.65.2
May28° / 18°245.311.16.8
Jun27° / 17°122.710.97.6
Jul27° / 16°112.8117.7
Aug27° / 17°103.511.37.4
Sep29° / 18°244.811.96.1
Oct30° / 20°79912.45.1
Nov29° / 21°16515.212.94.4
Dec30° / 21°20417.213.13.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25545
35545
45446
55446
65347
75347
85248
95149
104951
114951
124753
134654
144654
154555
164555
174456
184456
194456
204555
214456
224555
234555
244753
254852
264852
274951
284951
295050
305149
315248

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Resplendor gets around 24 mm of rain over 5.3 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 17% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
121
220
319
418
518
617
717
817
917
1017
1117
1218
1318
1418
1518
1618
1718
1818
1918
2018
2118
2218
2318
2417
2517
2616
2716
2815
2915
3014
3114

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

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10532576
20533566
30635545
40736534
50737524
60838513
70938503
80939492
90940492
1001040482
1101041471
1201141471
1301142461
1401242451
1511242450
1611243440
1711343430
1811344420
1911345410
2011346400
2111347390
2211348380
2311349370
2411350360
2511351350
2611352340
2711353330
2811453320
2911454310
3011455300
3121455290

Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of May to 10 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 7:03 AM to 7:15 AM, and sunset from 6:21 PM to 6:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.37:036:21
211.37:036:21
311.37:046:20
411.37:046:20
511.27:046:19
611.27:056:19
711.27:056:18
811.27:066:17
911.27:066:17
1011.27:066:17
1111.27:076:16
1211.17:076:16
1311.17:076:15
1411.17:086:15
1511.17:086:14
1611.17:096:14
1711.17:096:14
1811.17:096:13
1911.17:106:13
2011.07:106:13
2111.07:116:12
2211.07:116:12
2311.07:116:12
2411.07:126:12
2511.07:126:11
2611.07:136:11
2711.07:136:11
2811.07:136:11
2910.97:146:11
3010.97:146:10
3110.97:156:10

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 3.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.41 kWh/m² to a high of 6.03 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 3.71 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
24.1Bright
34.0Bright
44.0Bright
54.0Moderate
64.0Moderate
73.9Moderate
83.9Moderate
93.9Moderate
103.8Moderate
113.8Moderate
123.8Moderate
133.7Moderate
143.7Moderate
153.7Moderate
163.6Moderate
173.6Moderate
183.6Moderate
193.6Moderate
203.6Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.5Moderate
253.5Moderate
263.5Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.5Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Resplendor

In seasonPeak

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

Resplendor's monsoon runs March–March, 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 Resplendor?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Resplendor in May

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

In May, Resplendor sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. About 5 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Resplendor in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Resplendor peaks around February 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highVery highExtremeFeb 14UV 15Jun 20UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Resplendor?

Resplendor sits at 19.3°S, 41.3°W, 99 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Aimorés, 28 km away.

Topography around Resplendor

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Resplendor has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 330 m around an average of 206 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,052 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,493 m.

The land around Resplendor is covered by trees (51%) and grassland (36%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and grassland (47%) within 16 km, and grassland (59%) and trees (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
330 m
16 km
1,052 m
80 km
1,493 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Aimorés 28 km · Conselheiro Pena 28 km · Baixo Guandu 33 km · Pancas 44 km · Mutum 56 km · Mantena 67 km · Colatina 70 km · Ipanema 71 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 Resplendor (-19.3256°, -41.2553°, elevation 99 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).