São João da Ponte weather in May

In May, São João da Ponte sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 12 mm of rain across 2.3 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-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 46% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of May to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is São João da Ponte's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see São João da Ponte's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
10th warmest
Overnight low
18°
4th coldest
Rainfall
12 mm
2.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
7:14 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover
46%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

São João da Ponte 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 São João da Ponte reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 11°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 on par with April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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42919
52919
62919
72919
82919
92919
102919
112918
122918
132918
142918
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172918
182918
192918
202918
212918
222918
232918
242918
252918
262918
272918
282918
292918
302918
312918

How May really feels in São João da Ponte

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.

São João da Ponte 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
Jan30° / 21°15413.412.84.7
Feb30° / 21°10710.912.54.6
Mar30° / 21°13512.212.14.8
Apr30° / 20°516.711.75.6
May29° / 18°122.311.36.7
Jun28° / 17°20.411.17.8
Jul28° / 16°10.111.17.9
Aug30° / 17°20.411.56.8
Sep32° / 19°122.111.95.2
Oct32° / 21°788.212.44.2
Nov30° / 21°19516.412.74.2
Dec29° / 21°22616.412.94.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 32%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27327
37228
47228
57129
67129
77030
86931
96931
106832
116733
126634
136535
146535
156436
166436
176337
186436
196337
206436
216436
226535
236634
246733
256733
266931
277030
287129
297129
307327
317327

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

São João da Ponte 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 11% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
111
210
310
49
59
69
78
88
98
108
118
129
139
149
159
169
179
189
198
208
218
228
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256
266
275
285
295
304
314

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 46% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 9% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13245419
23255418
34275217
44285216
55295115
66305014
76305113
87314913
97324912
108324912
118334811
129334810
139334810
141034479
151034479
161034479
171035478
181135468
191136467
201136467
211137466
221137456
231138455
241139445
251241444
261242434
271243424
281245403
291246393
301248372
311349362

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of May to 11 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 7:10 AM to 7:20 AM, and sunset from 6:36 PM to 6:27 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.47:106:36
211.47:106:36
311.47:116:35
411.47:116:35
511.47:116:34
611.47:116:34
711.47:126:33
811.37:126:33
911.37:126:33
1011.37:136:32
1111.37:136:32
1211.37:136:31
1311.37:146:31
1411.37:146:31
1511.37:146:30
1611.37:146:30
1711.27:156:30
1811.27:156:30
1911.27:156:29
2011.27:166:29
2111.27:166:29
2211.27:166:29
2311.27:176:28
2411.27:176:28
2511.27:176:28
2611.27:186:28
2711.27:186:28
2811.27:186:28
2911.17:196:27
3011.17:196:27
3111.17:206:27

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.49 kWh/m² to a high of 6.38 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.73 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
104.8Bright
114.8Bright
124.8Bright
134.8Bright
144.7Bright
154.7Bright
164.7Bright
174.7Bright
184.7Bright
194.6Bright
204.6Bright
214.6Bright
224.6Bright
234.6Bright
244.6Bright
254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for São João da Ponte

In seasonPeak

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

São João da Ponte'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 São João da Ponte?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for São João da Ponte in May

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

In May, São João da Ponte sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

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UV index in São João da Ponte in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in São João da Ponte peaks around February 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 16UV 15Jul 11UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is São João da Ponte?

São João da Ponte sits at 15.9°S, 44.0°W, 717 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Varzelândia, 25 km away.

Topography around São João da Ponte

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of São João da Ponte.

Within 3 km, the terrain around São João da Ponte has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 151 m around an average of 725 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 360 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 578 m.

The land around São João da Ponte is covered by grassland (44%) and trees (34%) within 3 km, grassland (45%), trees (31%) and shrubs (21%) within 16 km, and trees (40%), grassland (29%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
151 m
16 km
360 m
80 km
578 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Varzelândia 25 km · Brasília de Minas 55 km · Barreiro do Jaíba 57 km · Januária 63 km · Jaíba 75 km · Janaúba 76 km · Francisco Sá 82 km · Montes Claros 91 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 São João da Ponte (-15.9292°, -44.0078°, elevation 717 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).