Santa Luzia weather in May

In May, Santa Luzia sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 24 mm of rain across 4.5 wet days and about 11.1 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 36% of the time in May, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of May to 10 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Santa Luzia's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santa Luzia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
10th warmest
Overnight low
15°
4th coldest
Rainfall
24 mm
4.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
7:20 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover
51%
5th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

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 Santa Luzia reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°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 28°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)
12616
22616
32616
42616
52615
62615
72615
82515
92515
102515
112515
122515
132515
142515
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192515
202515
212515
222514
232514
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252514
262514
272514
282414
292414
302414
312414

Santa Luzia 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
Jan28° / 19°17817.213.15.2
Feb28° / 19°9911.612.75.4
Mar28° / 19°12115.212.15.6
Apr27° / 17°478.811.66.8
May25° / 15°244.511.17.8
Jun24° / 13°71.510.88.6
Jul24° / 13°40.610.98.8
Aug26° / 14°91.811.38.4
Sep27° / 16°385.411.97.4
Oct28° / 18°6910.212.56.3
Nov27° / 18°1651812.95.1
Dec27° / 19°21720.713.24.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26733
36733
46634
56535
66436
76337
86238
96040
105941
115743
125743
135545
145545
155545
165545
175545
185644
195644
205743
215941
225941
236040
246139
256337
266337
276436
286535
296535
306634
316733

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Santa Luzia gets around 24 mm of rain over 4.5 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 15% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
117
216
315
415
515
614
714
815
915
1016
1116
1216
1317
1417
1517
1617
1717
1817
1917
2017
2117
2216
2315
2414
2514
2613
2712
2811
2911
3010
319

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the comfortable band about 50% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11041436
21142416
31244395
41345374
51447354
61548343
71649333
81749313
91750312
101850302
111851292
121951291
132050291
142050291
152050291
162150291
172150281
182150281
192250281
202250281
212251270
222350270
232351260
242352250
252451250
262452240
272552230
282553220
292653210
302654200
312754190

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of May to 10 h 54 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 7:14 AM to 7:26 AM, and sunset from 6:31 PM to 6:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.37:146:31
211.37:146:31
311.37:156:30
411.27:156:29
511.27:156:29
611.27:166:28
711.27:166:28
811.27:176:27
911.27:176:27
1011.17:176:26
1111.17:186:26
1211.17:186:25
1311.17:186:25
1411.17:196:24
1511.17:196:24
1611.17:206:24
1711.17:206:23
1811.07:206:23
1911.07:216:23
2011.07:216:22
2111.07:226:22
2211.07:226:22
2311.07:226:21
2411.07:236:21
2511.07:236:21
2611.07:246:21
2710.97:246:21
2810.97:256:20
2910.97:256:20
3010.97:256:20
3110.97:266:20

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4 kWh/m² to a high of 6.08 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 4.24 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.6Bright
34.5Bright
44.5Bright
54.5Bright
64.5Bright
74.4Bright
84.4Bright
94.4Bright
104.3Bright
114.3Bright
124.3Bright
134.3Bright
144.2Bright
154.2Bright
164.2Bright
174.1Bright
184.1Bright
194.1Bright
204.1Bright
214.1Bright
224.1Bright
234.1Bright
244.1Bright
254.1Bright
264.1Bright
274.0Bright
284.0Bright
294.0Bright
304.0Bright
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Santa Luzia

In seasonPeak

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

Santa Luzia'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 Santa Luzia?

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

7.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Santa Luzia in May

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

In May, Santa Luzia sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 5 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Santa Luzia in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Santa Luzia peaks around January 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 21UV 15Jun 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Santa Luzia 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 is worst in September — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (January, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1820 µg/m³Jan 1510 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar12Good
Apr13Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Santa Luzia?

Santa Luzia sits at 19.8°S, 43.9°W, 760 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Vespasiano, 11 km away.

Topography around Santa Luzia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santa Luzia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 219 m around an average of 730 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 705 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,546 m.

The land around Santa Luzia is covered by trees (56%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, trees (54%), grassland (23%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and grassland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
219 m
16 km
705 m
80 km
1,546 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Vespasiano 11 km · São José da Lapa 14 km · Sabará 14 km · Lagoa Santa 16 km · Belo Horizonte 19 km · Raposos 23 km · Caeté 23 km · Nova Lima 24 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 (-19.7697°, -43.8514°, elevation 760 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).