Rio Pardo de Minas weather in May

In May, Rio Pardo de Minas sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 13 mm of rain across 3.4 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of May to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Rio Pardo de Minas's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rio Pardo de Minas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
9th warmest
Overnight low
16°
5th coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
3.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
7:08 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover
57%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.6
out of 10

Rio Pardo de Minas 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 27°C through the month.

A typical May day in Rio Pardo de Minas reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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32717
42717
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112717
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Rio Pardo de Minas 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
Jan29° / 19°9910.512.85.5
Feb29° / 19°728.312.55.5
Mar29° / 19°9510.412.15.5
Apr28° / 18°446.411.76.7
May27° / 16°133.411.37.6
Jun25° / 15°51.511.18.1
Jul25° / 14°4111.28.4
Aug27° / 14°20.611.58.2
Sep29° / 16°112.111.97.0
Oct29° / 18°626.912.45.7
Nov28° / 18°15014.112.75.3
Dec28° / 19°15413.912.95.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
35050
44951
54951
64951
74852
84852
94753
104753
114654
124654
134555
144555
154555
164555
174753
184852
194852
204951
215050
225149
235347
245446
255545
265644
275743
285842
295842
305941
315842

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Rio Pardo de Minas gets around 13 mm of rain over 3.4 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 11% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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412
512
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309
319

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 46% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14266010
25275810
3528589
4628579
5629569
6730558
7831538
8831538
9832537
10933517
11934516
121034506
131035496
141136485
151137475
161138465
171138465
181239454
191240444
201141443
211143433
221144423
231145412
241146402
251148392
261149381
271151371
281252351
291253341
301254331
311256311

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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410calm
510calm
610calm
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910calm
1010calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of May to 11 h 06 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 7:04 AM to 7:13 AM, and sunset from 6:31 PM to 6:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.47:046:31
211.47:046:30
311.47:046:30
411.47:056:29
511.47:056:29
611.47:056:28
711.47:056:28
811.47:066:28
911.47:066:27
1011.37:066:27
1111.37:076:26
1211.37:076:26
1311.37:076:26
1411.37:086:25
1511.37:086:25
1611.37:086:25
1711.37:086:24
1811.37:096:24
1911.27:096:24
2011.27:096:24
2111.27:106:23
2211.27:106:23
2311.27:106:23
2411.27:116:23
2511.27:116:23
2611.27:116:23
2711.27:126:22
2811.27:126:22
2911.27:126:22
3011.27:136:22
3111.17:136:22

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.15 kWh/m² to a high of 6.27 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 4.42 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.7Bright
44.6Bright
54.6Bright
64.6Bright
74.6Bright
84.6Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.4Bright
144.4Bright
154.4Bright
164.4Bright
174.4Bright
184.3Bright
194.3Bright
204.3Bright
214.3Bright
224.3Bright
234.3Bright
244.3Bright
254.3Bright
264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.2Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Rio Pardo de Minas

In seasonPeak

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

Rio Pardo de Minas's rainy season runs November–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 Rio Pardo de Minas?

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

7.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Rio Pardo de Minas for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Rio Pardo de Minas in May

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

In May, Rio Pardo de Minas sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 3 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Rio Pardo de Minas in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Rio Pardo de Minas peaks around February 15 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 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 15UV 16Jul 11UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov15Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Rio Pardo de Minas?

Rio Pardo de Minas sits at 15.6°S, 42.5°W, 771 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Taiobeiras, 40 km away.

Topography around Rio Pardo de Minas

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Rio Pardo de Minas.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rio Pardo de Minas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 158 m around an average of 798 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 407 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,334 m.

The land around Rio Pardo de Minas is covered by trees (53%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, trees (58%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
158 m
16 km
407 m
80 km
1,334 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland
May weather nearby: Taiobeiras 40 km · Porteirinha 54 km · Monte Azul 62 km · São João do Paraíso 65 km · Salinas 68 km · Espinosa 82 km · Janaúba 85 km · Urandi 94 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 Rio Pardo de Minas (-15.6097°, -42.5397°, elevation 771 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).