São João dos Patos weather in May

In May, São João dos Patos sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 50 mm of rain across 8.3 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 7th-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 28% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of May to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is São João dos Patos's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see São João dos Patos's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
8th warmest
Overnight low
23°
8th coldest
Rainfall
50 mm
8.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:00 AM – 5:42 PM
Cloud cover
58%
6th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

São João dos Patos is 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 31°C through the month.

A typical May day in São João dos Patos reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C warmer 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 São João dos Patos

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 31 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
31
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.

São João dos Patos weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°22725.212.33.1
Feb30° / 22°21522.912.23.1
Mar30° / 22°23126123.0
Apr31° / 23°14219.111.93.6
May31° / 23°508.311.74.5
Jun32° / 23°61.211.65.0
Jul32° / 23°40.511.74.9
Aug34° / 23°1011.84.1
Sep35° / 24°100.8123.2
Oct35° / 25°334.712.13.0
Nov33° / 24°9611.312.33.4
Dec31° / 23°14717.312.43.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
24159
34258
44258
54258
64456
74555
84555
94753
104852
114852
125050
135050
145149
155149
165347
175347
185446
195446
205644
215644
225743
235842
245941
256040
266139
276238
286238
296436
306535
316634

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

São João dos Patos gets around 50 mm of rain over 8.3 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 27% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
143
241
340
438
536
635
733
832
930
1029
1128
1227
1326
1425
1525
1625
1725
1824
1924
2024
2123
2223
2322
2422
2521
2620
2719
2818
2917
3016
3114

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the oppressive band about 55% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 95% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1018802
2020782
3121762
4123751
5125731
6127711
7129691
8131671
9133651
10135631
11136621
12138601
13239590
14240580
15241570
16242560
17343540
18344530
19444520
20445510
21545490
22646480
23747460
24848450
25849430
26950410
271151380
281252360
291354330
301554310
311656280

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
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208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of May to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:59 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 5:45 PM to 5:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.85:595:45
211.85:595:45
311.85:595:45
411.85:595:44
511.85:595:44
611.85:595:44
711.75:595:44
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911.75:595:43
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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 4.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.59 kWh/m² to a high of 6.65 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 4.94 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
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34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
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94.9Bright
105.0Bright
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125.0Bright
135.0Bright
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155.0Bright
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315.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for São João dos Patos

In seasonPeak

None of São João dos Patos'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 dos Patos's monsoon runs December–April, 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 dos Patos?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for São João dos Patos in May

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

In May, São João dos Patos sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in São João dos Patos 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 São João dos Patos peaks around March 11 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 24 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 11UV 15Jul 24UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in São João dos Patos 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 São João dos Patos is worst in October — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 6.3× the cleanest month (June, 4 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateOct 1525 µg/m³Jun 184 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar11Good
Apr10Good
May7Good
Jun4Good
Jul5Good
Aug10Good
Sep17Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is São João dos Patos?

São João dos Patos sits at 6.5°S, 43.7°W, 346 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Paraibano, 32 km away.

Topography around São João dos Patos

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around São João dos Patos has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 172 m around an average of 347 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 336 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 407 m.

The land around São João dos Patos is covered by trees (66%) within 3 km, trees (78%) within 16 km, and trees (72%) within 80 km.

3 km
172 m
16 km
336 m
80 km
407 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Paraibano 32 km · Passagem Franca 36 km · Pastos Bons 43 km · Mirador 74 km · Buriti Bravo 75 km · Colinas 80 km · Barão de Grajaú 80 km · Floriano 81 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 dos Patos (-6.495°, -43.7022°, elevation 346 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).