Rio Pomba weather in May

In May, Rio Pomba sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 45 mm of rain across 7 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

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

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of May to 10 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Rio Pomba's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rio Pomba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
10th warmest
Overnight low
16°
4th coldest
Rainfall
45 mm
7 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
7:19 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover
58%
4th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Rio Pomba 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 25°C through the month.

A typical May day in Rio Pomba reaches about 25°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 22°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12617
22617
32616
42616
52616
62616
72616
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92516
102516
112516
122516
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Rio Pomba 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 20°2681913.24.2
Feb30° / 20°16814.512.74.4
Mar29° / 20°20018.112.24.6
Apr27° / 18°8611.311.56.2
May25° / 16°457117.2
Jun24° / 14°194.610.77.9
Jul24° / 14°194.710.88.0
Aug25° / 14°255.111.37.7
Sep26° / 16°681011.96.6
Oct27° / 18°12413.912.55.7
Nov27° / 19°24819.4134.8
Dec28° / 20°27821.913.34.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25545
35545
45446
55347
65248
75248
85050
94852
104852
114555
124555
134555
144357
154258
164357
174258
184258
194357
204357
214456
224456
234555
244555
254654
264654
274852
284951
295050
305149
315149

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Rio Pomba gets around 45 mm of rain over 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 24% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
125
224
323
423
522
622
722
822
922
1022
1123
1224
1324
1425
1525
1626
1726
1826
1926
2026
2126
2226
2326
2425
2524
2624
2723
2822
2922
3021
3120

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 47% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 12% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13234627
23254725
34264723
44274721
55284720
65294718
76304717
86314716
96314715
107324714
117324813
127324813
138324812
148334811
158334911
168334910
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231035487
241135486
251136476
261137476
271137465
281238455
291238455
301239445
311339435

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
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217calm
227calm
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267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of May to 10 h 48 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 7:13 AM to 7:26 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 6:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.27:136:27
211.27:136:26
311.27:146:25
411.27:146:25
511.27:156:24
611.17:156:24
711.17:156:23
811.17:166:23
911.17:166:22
1011.17:176:21
1111.17:176:21
1211.07:186:20
1311.07:186:20
1411.07:186:19
1511.07:196:19
1611.07:196:19
1711.07:206:18
1811.07:206:18
1910.97:216:17
2010.97:216:17
2110.97:216:17
2210.97:226:16
2310.97:226:16
2410.97:236:16
2510.97:236:16
2610.97:246:15
2710.97:246:15
2810.87:256:15
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3110.87:266:14

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 3.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.47 kWh/m² to a high of 5.94 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 3.63 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Bright
24.0Bright
34.0Moderate
44.0Moderate
53.9Moderate
63.9Moderate
73.9Moderate
83.8Moderate
93.8Moderate
103.8Moderate
113.7Moderate
123.7Moderate
133.6Moderate
143.6Moderate
153.6Moderate
163.5Moderate
173.5Moderate
183.5Moderate
193.5Moderate
203.4Moderate
213.4Moderate
223.4Moderate
233.4Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.4Moderate
263.4Moderate
273.4Moderate
283.4Moderate
293.4Moderate
303.4Moderate
313.4Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Rio Pomba

In seasonPeak

None of Rio Pomba'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 Pomba's monsoon runs November–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 Rio Pomba?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Rio Pomba in May

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

In May, Rio Pomba sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 7 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Rio Pomba 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 Rio Pomba peaks around February 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeFeb 10UV 15Jun 20UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May7Very high
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Rio Pomba 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 Rio Pomba is worst in September — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (January, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1716 µg/m³Jan 19 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb9Good
Mar9Good
Apr9Good
May10Good
Jun10Good
Jul9Good
Aug11Good
Sep17Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Rio Pomba?

Rio Pomba sits at 21.3°S, 43.2°W, 448 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Tocantins, 20 km away.

Topography around Rio Pomba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rio Pomba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 240 m around an average of 485 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 606 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,390 m.

The land around Rio Pomba is covered by grassland (65%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, grassland (66%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and grassland (61%) and trees (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
240 m
16 km
606 m
80 km
1,390 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Tocantins 20 km · Ubá 30 km · São João Nepomuceno 34 km · Santos Dumont 44 km · Visconde do Rio Branco 46 km · Cataguases 52 km · Juiz de Fora 57 km · Barbacena 62 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 Pomba (-21.2747°, -43.1792°, elevation 448 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).