Santa Luzia do Paruá weather in May

In May, Santa Luzia do Paruá sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 211 mm of rain across 26.2 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-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 8% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of May to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Santa Luzia do Paruá's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santa Luzia do Paruá's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
7th warmest
Overnight low
23°
6th coldest
Rainfall
211 mm
26.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:03 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover
74%
8th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
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 Luzia do Paruá reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 32°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)
13123
23123
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How May really feels in Santa Luzia do Paruá

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 Luzia do Paruá weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 24°19024.112.12.7
Feb31° / 23°2542612.12.6
Mar30° / 23°32729.7122.5
Apr30° / 23°33128.411.92.6
May31° / 23°21126.211.92.9
Jun31° / 23°10319.311.93.7
Jul31° / 23°701511.94.3
Aug32° / 23°297.911.94.4
Sep33° / 24°195.3124.0
Oct34° / 24°194.712.13.6
Nov34° / 24°326.412.13.3
Dec33° / 24°7313.712.13.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% 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 72%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21486
31585
41684
51684
61882
71882
81981
92080
102179
112278
122476
132575
142674
152773
162872
173070
183169
193169
203268
213466
223466
233565
243664
253664
263862
273961
284060
294159
304258
314357

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Santa Luzia do Paruá gets around 211 mm of rain over 26.2 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 84% and peaks near 91% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
191
291
390
490
590
689
789
888
988
1087
1187
1286
1386
1485
1585
1684
1784
1883
1983
2082
2182
2281
2381
2480
2579
2678
2777
2876
2975
3074
3173

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the oppressive band about 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
15050
25050
35050
44951
54951
64951
74852
84852
94852
104852
114852
124852
134852
144852
154951
165050
175149
185248
195347
205446
215545
225644
235743
245842
256040
266139
276238
286337
296535
306634
316733

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
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
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217calm
227calm
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287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:03 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 5:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:035:58
211.96:035:57
311.96:035:57
411.96:035:57
511.96:035:57
611.96:035:57
711.96:035:57
811.96:035:57
911.96:035:56
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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 4.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.11 kWh/m² to a high of 5.97 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.39 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
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34.2Bright
44.2Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
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84.3Bright
94.3Bright
104.3Bright
114.3Bright
124.4Bright
134.4Bright
144.4Bright
154.4Bright
164.4Bright
174.4Bright
184.5Bright
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204.5Bright
214.5Bright
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244.5Bright
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264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.6Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Santa Luzia do Paruá

In seasonPeak

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

Santa Luzia do Paruá'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 Luzia do Paruá?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Santa Luzia do Paruá.

What to pack for Santa Luzia do Paruá in May

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

In May, Santa Luzia do Paruá sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Santa Luzia do Paruá in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 12 (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 Luzia do Paruá peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 15 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 15UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Santa Luzia do Paruá 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 Luzia do Paruá is worst in December — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (July, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateDec 1220 µg/m³Jul 147 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May9Good
Jun7Good
Jul7Good
Aug8Good
Sep10Good
Oct12Good
Nov19Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Santa Luzia do Paruá?

Santa Luzia do Paruá sits at 2.5°S, 45.8°W, 100 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Presidente Sarney, 46 km away.

Topography around Santa Luzia do Paruá

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santa Luzia do Paruá has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m around an average of 39 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 89 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 232 m.

The land around Santa Luzia do Paruá is covered by grassland (80%) within 3 km, grassland (74%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and grassland (45%) within 80 km.

3 km
52 m
16 km
89 m
80 km
232 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Presidente Sarney 46 km · Governador Nunes Freire 48 km · Centro Novo do Maranhão 59 km · Maracaçumé 59 km · Santa Helena 63 km · Turilândia 63 km · Pedro do Rosário 67 km · Pinheiro 77 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 Luzia do Paruá (-2.5439°, -45.7755°, elevation 100 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).