São José do Belmonte weather in May

In May, São José do Belmonte sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 35 mm of rain across 6.5 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is São José do Belmonte's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see São José do Belmonte's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
10th warmest
Overnight low
21°
5th coldest
Rainfall
35 mm
6.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
5:42 AM – 5:21 PM
Cloud cover
61%
8th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

São José do Belmonte 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 30°C through the month.

A typical May day in São José do Belmonte reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 9°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 about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in São José do Belmonte

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 9 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
9
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 José do Belmonte weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 23°9710.612.43.4
Feb32° / 22°11311.512.33.6
Mar32° / 22°13414.312.13.8
Apr31° / 22°8210.211.84.3
May30° / 21°356.511.65.1
Jun29° / 20°133.111.66.1
Jul29° / 19°7211.66.3
Aug31° / 19°40.711.75.8
Sep33° / 20°10.2124.4
Oct35° / 21°91.312.23.3
Nov35° / 23°112.112.42.9
Dec35° / 23°344.212.43.1

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 24% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24258
34159
44159
54159
64258
74258
84357
94456
104456
114555
124654
134654
144654
154654
164654
174852
184852
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255050
265149
275149
285149
295248
305248
315248

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

São José do Belmonte gets around 35 mm of rain over 6.5 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 21% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
127
226
326
425
525
624
723
823
922
1021
1121
1221
1321
1421
1521
1621
1721
1821
1921
2021
2121
2220
2320
2420
2519
2619
2718
2817
2916
3015
3114

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 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 66% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
14236013
24245913
34245913
44246012
54246012
64255912
74256011
84256011
94265911
104266010
114266010
12527599
13527599
14527599
15527608
16528598
17528598
18528598
19529597
20530587
21431587
22431596
23432586
24433576
25334585
26335575
27337555
28338554
29339544
30341524
31342523

Wind in May

Winds average 14 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
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2214light breeze
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2615light breeze
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2915light breeze
3015light breeze
3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of May to 11 h 36 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 5:40 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 5:24 PM to 5:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:405:24
211.75:405:24
311.75:415:23
411.75:415:23
511.75:415:23
611.75:415:23
711.75:415:22
811.75:415:22
911.75:415:22
1011.75:415:22
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1211.75:415:21
1311.75:425:21
1411.75:425:21
1511.65:425:21
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1911.65:435:20
2011.65:435:20
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2911.65:455:20
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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 4.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.31 kWh/m² to a high of 6.98 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.76 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.0Bright
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264.6Bright
274.6Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for São José do Belmonte

In seasonPeak

None of São José do Belmonte'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 José do Belmonte's rainy season runs January–April, 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 São José do Belmonte?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for São José do Belmonte in May

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

In May, São José do Belmonte sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in São José do Belmonte 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 José do Belmonte peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 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 12UV 15Jul 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is São José do Belmonte?

São José do Belmonte sits at 7.9°S, 38.8°W, 493 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Conceição, 43 km away.

Topography around São José do Belmonte

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of São José do Belmonte.

Within 3 km, the terrain around São José do Belmonte has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 87 m around an average of 494 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 456 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 867 m.

The land around São José do Belmonte is covered by grassland (45%) and shrubs (39%) within 3 km, shrubs (68%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and shrubs (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
87 m
16 km
456 m
80 km
867 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Conceição 43 km · Salgueiro 46 km · Brejo Santo 48 km · Mauriti 53 km · Serra Talhada 53 km · Porteiras 54 km · Serrita 60 km · Milagres 64 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 José do Belmonte (-7.8614°, -38.7597°, elevation 493 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).