Santana do Ipanema weather in May

In May, Santana do Ipanema sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 51 mm of rain across 12.7 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of May to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Santana do Ipanema's 10th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santana do Ipanema's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
9th warmest
Overnight low
22°
6th coldest
Rainfall
51 mm
12.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
5:38 AM – 5:12 PM
Cloud cover
59%
10th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Santana do Ipanema 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

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical May day in Santana do Ipanema reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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How May really feels in Santana do Ipanema

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 20 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
20
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.

Santana do Ipanema weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 23°355.812.53.4
Feb34° / 23°356.412.33.4
Mar33° / 24°428.412.13.5
Apr32° / 23°469.811.84.0
May30° / 22°5112.711.64.8
Jun28° / 21°4613.811.55.6
Jul27° / 20°4214.511.55.8
Aug28° / 20°3010.711.76.1
Sep30° / 21°186.611.95.4
Oct32° / 22°143.412.24.5
Nov34° / 23°192.412.43.7
Dec34° / 23°173.512.53.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 31% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35149
45248
55248
65347
75347
85347
95446
105446
115446
125545
135446
145446
155446
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Santana do Ipanema gets around 51 mm of rain over 12.7 wet days in May, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 41% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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241
342
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542
642
741
841
940
1040
1139
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1439
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3144

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the muggy band about 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
114356
214356
314356
414356
514455
614455
714554
814554
914653
1014752
1114752
1214851
1314851
1414851
1514950
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2015049
2115148
2215148
2315247
2415346
2515445
2615544
2715742
2815841
2916039
3016237
3116435

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May, the calmest month.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of May to 11 h 30 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 5:36 AM to 5:41 AM, and sunset from 5:16 PM to 5:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:365:16
211.75:365:16
311.75:365:16
411.75:365:15
511.65:365:15
611.65:365:15
711.65:375:14
811.65:375:14
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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 4.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.82 kWh/m² to a high of 6.57 kWh/m² in November across the year — May's 4.32 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
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44.6Bright
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244.2Bright
254.1Bright
264.1Bright
274.1Bright
284.1Bright
294.1Bright
304.0Bright
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Santana do Ipanema?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Santana do Ipanema in May

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

In May, Santana do Ipanema sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Santana do Ipanema 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 Santana do Ipanema peaks around March 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 10UV 15Jul 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Santana do Ipanema?

Santana do Ipanema sits at 9.4°S, 37.2°W, 240 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Olho d'Água das Flores, 18 km away.

Topography around Santana do Ipanema

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santana do Ipanema has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 215 m around an average of 270 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 598 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,080 m.

The land around Santana do Ipanema is covered by grassland (41%) and shrubs (37%) within 3 km, grassland (61%) and shrubs (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (64%) and shrubs (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
215 m
16 km
598 m
80 km
1,080 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Olho d'Água das Flores 18 km · São José da Tapera 25 km · Águas Belas 33 km · Major Isidoro 33 km · Batalha 36 km · Pão de Açúcar 46 km · Canapi 49 km · Itaíba 52 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 do Ipanema (-9.3783°, -37.2453°, elevation 240 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).