Santa Vitória weather in May

In May, Santa Vitória sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 22 mm of rain across 3.3 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of May to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Santa Vitória's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santa Vitória's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
11th warmest
Overnight low
19°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
22 mm
3.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
7:43 AM – 6:50 PM
Cloud cover
41%
5th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Santa Vitória 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 29°C through the month.

A typical May day in Santa Vitória reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 32°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)
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How May really feels in Santa Vitória

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.

Santa Vitória weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°22922.4133.3
Feb31° / 23°16519.612.63.4
Mar31° / 23°16119.512.13.7
Apr31° / 21°589.111.64.9
May29° / 19°223.311.16.5
Jun29° / 18°91.310.97.0
Jul29° / 18°60.7116.9
Aug31° / 19°71.211.45.6
Sep33° / 21°365.111.94.0
Oct33° / 23°931312.43.3
Nov31° / 23°15818.212.93.4
Dec31° / 23°21122.613.13.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17426
27327
37327
47129
57129
66931
76832
86634
96535
106436
116337
126337
136337
146238
156139
166238
176238
186238
196337
206337
216535
226634
236733
246733
256931
266931
277129
287129
297129
307228
317327

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Santa Vitória gets around 22 mm of rain over 3.3 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 11% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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510
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319

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 44% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 27% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
141139407
241240386
341342365
451443345
551444324
651545313
761546303
861647293
961647282
1071747272
1171747272
1271847262
1381847251
1481947251
1591947241
1692046241
17102045241
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20112144231
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26122542201
27122543201
28122643191
29112643190
30112743180
31112843170

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
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48calm
58calm
68calm
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108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
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218calm
228calm
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268calm
278calm
288calm
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308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of May to 11 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 7:38 AM to 7:49 AM, and sunset from 6:57 PM to 6:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.37:386:57
211.37:386:57
311.37:396:56
411.37:396:56
511.37:396:55
611.27:406:55
711.27:406:54
811.27:406:54
911.27:416:53
1011.27:416:53
1111.27:416:52
1211.27:426:52
1311.27:426:51
1411.17:436:51
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1611.17:436:50
1711.17:446:50
1811.17:446:49
1911.17:446:49
2011.17:456:49
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2211.07:466:48
2311.07:466:48
2411.07:466:48
2511.07:476:48
2611.07:476:47
2711.07:486:47
2811.07:486:47
2911.07:486:47
3011.07:496:47
3111.07:496:47

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.19 kWh/m² to a high of 6.26 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.55 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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104.7Bright
114.7Bright
124.6Bright
134.6Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.5Bright
184.5Bright
194.4Bright
204.4Bright
214.4Bright
224.4Bright
234.3Bright
244.3Bright
254.3Bright
264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Santa Vitória

In seasonPeak

None of Santa Vitória'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 Vitória'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 Vitória?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Santa Vitória for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Santa Vitória in May

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

In May, Santa Vitória sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Santa Vitória in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 (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 Vitória peaks around February 8 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 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 highExtremeFeb 8UV 15Jun 20UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Santa Vitória 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 Vitória is worst in September — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 6.1× the cleanest month (November, 6 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1632 µg/m³Nov 226 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb8Good
Mar8Good
Apr6Good
May6Good
Jun6Good
Jul7Good
Aug14Moderate
Sep34Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov6Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Santa Vitória?

Santa Vitória sits at 18.8°S, 50.1°W, 474 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is São Simão, 48 km away.

Topography around Santa Vitória

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santa Vitória has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 110 m around an average of 486 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 286 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 516 m.

The land around Santa Vitória is covered by cropland (53%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (52%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and cropland (55%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
110 m
16 km
286 m
80 km
516 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: São Simão 48 km · Quirinópolis 56 km · Ituiutaba 71 km · Bom Jesus de Goiás 80 km · Iturama 99 km · Campina Verde 102 km · Itumbiara 106 km · Goiatuba 122 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 Vitória (-18.8386°, -50.1214°, elevation 474 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).