Santa Inês weather in May

In May, Santa Inês sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 163 mm of rain across 21.5 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in May, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of May to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Santa Inês's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santa Inês's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
9th warmest
Overnight low
24°
7th coldest
Rainfall
163 mm
21.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:03 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover
70%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical May day in Santa Inês reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13124
23124
33124
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53124
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How May really feels in Santa Inês

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Santa Inês weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 24°25325.412.22.6
Feb31° / 24°27625.712.12.5
Mar31° / 24°34129.5122.4
Apr31° / 24°31027.911.92.5
May31° / 24°16321.511.83.2
Jun31° / 23°5511.711.84.2
Jul32° / 23°326.411.84.4
Aug34° / 23°122.811.93.8
Sep35° / 24°122.2123.2
Oct35° / 25°194.112.12.9
Nov34° / 25°49812.22.9
Dec33° / 24°12015.412.22.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21882
31981
42080
52080
62278
72377
82575
92674
102872
112971
123169
133268
143466
153565
163664
173862
183961
194060
204159
214258
224357
234456
244555
254654
264951
275050
285050
295149
305248
315446

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Santa Inês gets around 163 mm of rain over 21.5 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 69% and peaks near 84% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
184
283
382
481
579
678
776
875
973
1072
1171
1270
1369
1468
1568
1668
1767
1867
1967
2066
2166
2265
2365
2464
2564
2663
2761
2860
2959
3057
3155

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the miserable band about 79% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11585
21585
31585
41585
51684
61684
71684
81684
91783
101783
111783
121783
131783
141882
151882
161981
171981
182080
192179
202179
212278
222377
232476
242575
252773
262872
273070
283169
293367
303565
313763

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
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55calm
66calm
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96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
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236calm
246calm
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276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of May to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:03 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 5:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:035:55
211.96:025:55
311.96:025:54
411.96:025:54
511.96:025:54
611.96:025:54
711.96:025:54
811.96:025:54
911.96:025:53
1011.86:025:53
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.26 kWh/m² to a high of 6.11 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.5 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.3Bright
34.3Bright
44.3Bright
54.3Bright
64.4Bright
74.4Bright
84.4Bright
94.4Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.6Bright
184.6Bright
194.6Bright
204.6Bright
214.6Bright
224.6Bright
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244.6Bright
254.6Bright
264.6Bright
274.6Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Santa Inês

In seasonPeak

In May, Santa Inês sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Santa Inês's monsoon runs January–May, 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 Santa Inês?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Santa Inês.

What to pack for Santa Inês in May

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

In May, Santa Inês sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Santa Inês in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Santa Inês peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 17 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 17UV 15Jul 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Santa Inês 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 Santa Inês is worst in November — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.5× the cleanest month (July, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateNov 1724 µg/m³Jul 167 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May10Good
Jun8Good
Jul7Good
Aug8Good
Sep10Good
Oct16Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Santa Inês?

Santa Inês sits at 3.7°S, 45.4°W, 31 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Pindaré-Mirim, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Santa Inês

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santa Inês has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 22 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 286 m.

The land around Santa Inês is covered by grassland (43%), artificial surfaces (32%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, grassland (56%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and grassland (60%) and trees (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
32 m
16 km
52 m
80 km
286 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Pindaré-Mirim 8.0 km · Monção 24 km · Bom Jardim 29 km · Pio XII 31 km · Santa Luzia 45 km · Penalva 47 km · Alto Alegre do Pindaré 52 km · Zé Doca 53 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 Santa Inês (-3.6667°, -45.38°, elevation 31 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).