Salinas weather in May

In May, Salinas sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 16 mm of rain across 3.1 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 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 Salinas's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Salinas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
9th warmest
Overnight low
18°
5th coldest
Rainfall
16 mm
3.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
7:08 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
59%
6th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Salinas 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 Salinas 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 24°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12919
22918
32918
42918
52818
62818
72818
82818
92818
102818
112818
122818
132818
142818
152818
162818
172818
182818
192818
202818
212817
222817
232817
242817
252817
262817
272817
282817
292817
302717
312717

How May really feels in Salinas

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.

Salinas 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° / 20°9610.312.94.6
Feb31° / 20°698.212.54.5
Mar31° / 20°9010.712.14.6
Apr29° / 19°426.911.65.6
May28° / 18°163.111.37.1
Jun27° / 16°51.211.17.8
Jul27° / 15°51.411.17.9
Aug28° / 16°30.811.57.6
Sep30° / 18°121.811.95.9
Oct31° / 19°496.412.44.8
Nov30° / 20°13313.412.84.5
Dec30° / 20°14714.212.94.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 54%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
34951
44852
54852
64753
74753
84654
94555
104456
114456
124357
134357
144258
154258
164258
174258
184357
194357
204357
214357
224555
234555
244654
254753
264852
274753
284753
294852
304852
314852

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Salinas gets around 16 mm of rain over 3.1 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 10% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
113
212
312
411
511
611
710
810
910
1010
1110
1210
1310
1411
1511
1611
1711
1811
1911
2011
2110
2210
2310
2410
259
269
278
288
297
307
316

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 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 14% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12155726
22165725
32175724
42195623
53205522
63215521
73225520
83235519
93245419
103255418
113265417
123265516
134275316
144285315
154295314
164295314
174305313
184315312
194315312
204315411
214325410
224325410
23432559
24433558
25434548
26434557
27535537
28536536
29537526
30538525
31639505

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
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 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 6:29 PM to 6:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.47:046:29
211.47:046:29
311.47:046:28
411.47:046:28
511.47:056:27
611.47:056:27
711.47:056:26
811.37:056:26
911.37:066:25
1011.37:066:25
1111.37:066:25
1211.37:076:24
1311.37:076:24
1411.37:076:23
1511.37:086:23
1611.27:086:23
1711.27:086:23
1811.27:096:22
1911.27:096:22
2011.27:096:22
2111.27:106:22
2211.27:106:21
2311.27:106:21
2411.27:116:21
2511.27:116:21
2611.27:116:21
2711.17:126:20
2811.17:126:20
2911.17:126:20
3011.17:136:20
3111.17:136:20

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.75 kWh/m² to a high of 6.33 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 4.07 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.4Bright
34.3Bright
44.3Bright
54.3Bright
64.3Bright
74.2Bright
84.2Bright
94.2Bright
104.2Bright
114.1Bright
124.1Bright
134.1Bright
144.1Bright
154.0Bright
164.0Bright
174.0Bright
184.0Moderate
194.0Moderate
204.0Moderate
213.9Moderate
223.9Moderate
233.9Moderate
243.9Moderate
253.9Moderate
263.9Moderate
273.9Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Salinas

In seasonPeak

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

Salinas'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 Salinas?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Salinas in May

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

In May, Salinas sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. About 3 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Salinas 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 Salinas peaks around February 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 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 15Jul 10UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Salinas?

Salinas sits at 16.2°S, 42.3°W, 472 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Taiobeiras, 41 km away.

Topography around Salinas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Salinas has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 282 m around an average of 496 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 511 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,224 m.

The land around Salinas is covered by grassland (41%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
282 m
16 km
511 m
80 km
1,224 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Taiobeiras 41 km · Rio Pardo de Minas 68 km · Araçuaí 79 km · Medina 87 km · Porteirinha 92 km · Itaobim 95 km · São João do Paraíso 100 km · Pedra Azul 108 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 Salinas (-16.1703°, -42.2903°, elevation 472 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).