Sete Lagoas weather in May

In May, Sete Lagoas sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 31 mm of rain across 4.9 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in May, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of May to 10 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Sete Lagoas's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sete Lagoas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
10th warmest
Overnight low
15°
4th coldest
Rainfall
31 mm
4.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
7:21 AM – 6:26 PM
Cloud cover
47%
5th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.6
out of 10

Sete Lagoas 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 26°C through the month.

A typical May day in Sete Lagoas reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12717
22716
32716
42716
52716
62716
72716
82716
92716
102716
112616
122616
132616
142616
152616
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182615
192615
202615
212615
222615
232615
242615
252615
262615
272615
282615
292615
302615
312615

Sete Lagoas 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
Jan29° / 20°23117.2134.6
Feb29° / 20°1291212.74.9
Mar29° / 19°15515.312.14.9
Apr28° / 18°62911.66.4
May26° / 15°314.911.17.6
Jun26° / 14°81.510.88.4
Jul26° / 14°40.610.98.6
Aug27° / 15°91.611.38.1
Sep29° / 17°445.811.96.3
Oct29° / 19°9110.312.45.2
Nov28° / 19°20717.712.94.8
Dec28° / 20°27820.413.24.5

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 21% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27327
37327
47228
57129
67030
76832
86733
96535
106436
116337
126238
136139
146139
156040
166040
176040
186139
196139
206337
216337
226436
236535
246733
256832
266832
276931
286931
297030
307030
317129

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Sete Lagoas gets around 31 mm of rain over 4.9 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 16% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
116
216
315
415
515
615
715
815
915
1016
1116
1217
1317
1418
1518
1618
1718
1819
1919
2019
2118
2218
2318
2417
2516
2615
2714
2814
2913
3012
3112

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the comfortable band about 41% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
16334714
27354612
38364511
48374510
5938449
61039438
71039437
81140437
91140426
101240425
111240425
121340425
131440424
141440424
151540414
161540413
171640413
181640413
191641403
201741403
211742392
221742382
231843372
241844362
251945342
261946332
271947321
282048311
292049301
302051281
312151271

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 18 min at the start of May to 10 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 7:15 AM to 7:27 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.37:156:33
211.37:166:33
311.37:166:32
411.37:166:31
511.27:176:31
611.27:176:30
711.27:176:30
811.27:186:29
911.27:186:29
1011.27:186:28
1111.17:196:28
1211.17:196:27
1311.17:206:27
1411.17:206:26
1511.17:206:26
1611.17:216:26
1711.17:216:25
1811.17:226:25
1911.07:226:25
2011.07:226:24
2111.07:236:24
2211.07:236:24
2311.07:246:24
2411.07:246:23
2511.07:246:23
2611.07:256:23
2711.07:256:23
2810.97:266:22
2910.97:266:22
3010.97:266:22
3110.97:276:22

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.19 kWh/m² to a high of 6.18 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 4.46 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.6Bright
94.6Bright
104.6Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.4Bright
154.4Bright
164.4Bright
174.4Bright
184.3Bright
194.3Bright
204.3Bright
214.3Bright
224.3Bright
234.3Bright
244.3Bright
254.3Bright
264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Sete Lagoas

In seasonPeak

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

Sete Lagoas'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 Sete Lagoas?

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

7.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Sete Lagoas for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Sete Lagoas in May

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

In May, Sete Lagoas sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 5 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Sete Lagoas in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sete Lagoas peaks around January 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 20UV 15Jun 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Sete Lagoas 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 Sete Lagoas is worst in September — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (January, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1621 µg/m³Jan 1411 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb12Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Sete Lagoas?

Sete Lagoas sits at 19.5°S, 44.2°W, 764 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Matozinhos, 20 km away.

Topography around Sete Lagoas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sete Lagoas has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 298 m around an average of 789 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 410 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,156 m.

The land around Sete Lagoas is covered by artificial surfaces (58%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, trees (40%) and grassland (39%) within 16 km, and trees (44%) and grassland (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
298 m
16 km
410 m
80 km
1,156 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Matozinhos 20 km · Paraopeba 27 km · Pedro Leopoldo 27 km · Esmeraldas 34 km · Ribeirão das Neves 37 km · São José da Lapa 40 km · Lagoa Santa 41 km · Vespasiano 42 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 Sete Lagoas (-19.4658°, -44.2467°, elevation 764 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).