Santana weather in May

In May, Santana sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 12 mm of rain across 2.3 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 8th-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 45% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of May to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Santana's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santana's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
8th warmest
Overnight low
21°
5th coldest
Rainfall
12 mm
2.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:10 AM – 5:35 PM
Cloud cover
47%
6th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
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 Santana reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°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)
13121
23121
33121
43121
53121
63121
73121
83121
93121
103121
113121
123121
133121
143121
153121
163121
173121
183121
193121
203120
213120
223120
233120
243120
253120
263120
273120
283120
293120
303120
313120

How May really feels in Santana

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.

Santana weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 8th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 22°12812.312.74.3
Feb31° / 22°9411.412.44.2
Mar31° / 22°1211312.14.2
Apr31° / 22°51711.74.9
May31° / 21°122.311.45.5
Jun30° / 19°20.311.36.4
Jul30° / 18°00.111.36.5
Aug31° / 19°00.111.65.6
Sep34° / 21°71.111.94.2
Oct34° / 22°575.712.33.4
Nov32° / 22°17113.612.63.8
Dec31° / 22°14313.712.84.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26436
36436
46436
56337
66337
76337
86238
96238
106238
116139
126139
136040
145941
155941
165941
176040
186040
196139
206238
216238
226337
236436
246535
256634
266733
276931
287030
297129
307228
317327

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Santana gets around 12 mm of rain over 2.3 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 8% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
112
212
312
411
511
610
710
89
99
109
119
128
138
148
158
168
178
187
197
207
217
226
236
246
255
265
274
284
293
303
313

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 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 22% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11949382
211051371
311151361
411251351
521350341
621451330
711552320
811652310
911752300
1011853280
1111953270
1212053260
1322152250
1422252240
1522352230
1622353220
1722453210
1822454200
1922554190
2032554180
2132654170
2232655160
2332755150
2432855140
2532955130
2643054120
2743154110
2843254100
294335490
305345380
315355370

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

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:07 AM to 6:15 AM, and sunset from 5:40 PM to 5:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:075:40
211.56:075:39
311.56:075:39
411.56:085:38
511.56:085:38
611.56:085:38
711.56:085:37
811.56:085:37
911.56:095:37
1011.56:095:36
1111.46:095:36
1211.46:095:36
1311.46:105:35
1411.46:105:35
1511.46:105:35
1611.46:105:35
1711.46:115:34
1811.46:115:34
1911.46:115:34
2011.46:115:34
2111.46:125:33
2211.46:125:33
2311.36:125:33
2411.36:135:33
2511.36:135:33
2611.36:135:33
2711.36:135:33
2811.36:145:33
2911.36:145:33
3011.36:145:33
3111.36:155:33

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.81 kWh/m² to a high of 6.53 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.97 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.1Bright
55.1Bright
65.1Bright
75.1Bright
85.1Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
174.9Bright
184.9Bright
194.9Bright
204.9Bright
214.9Bright
224.9Bright
234.9Bright
244.9Bright
254.9Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Santana

In seasonPeak

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

Santana'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 Santana?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Santana in May

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

In May, Santana sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Santana in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Santana peaks around February 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 19UV 15Jun 23UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Santana?

Santana sits at 13.0°S, 44.1°W, 539 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Serra Dourada, 27 km away.

Topography around Santana

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santana has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 124 m around an average of 540 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 377 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 456 m.

The land around Santana is covered by grassland (40%), shrubs (28%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, grassland (39%), shrubs (30%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and shrubs (35%), trees (30%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
124 m
16 km
377 m
80 km
456 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Serra Dourada 27 km · Santa Maria da Vitória 48 km · São Félix do Coribe 49 km · Bom Jesus da Lapa 75 km · Correntina 75 km · Serra do Ramalho 80 km · Paratinga 99 km · São Desidério 121 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 Santana (-12.9833°, -44.0511°, elevation 539 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).