Simonésia weather in May

In May, Simonésia sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 38 mm of rain across 6.7 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Simonésia's 4th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Simonésia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
9th warmest
Overnight low
15°
4th coldest
Rainfall
38 mm
6.7 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
7:13 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
57%
4th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
3.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Simonésia 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 26°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical May day in Simonésia reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12616
22616
32616
42616
52616
62516
72516
82516
92516
102516
112516
122516
132516
142516
152516
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192415
202415
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222415
232415
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262415
272415
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292415
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312415

Simonésia weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 19°19715.213.15.2
Feb29° / 19°11111.712.75.2
Mar28° / 19°15015.612.15.2
Apr27° / 18°7711.511.66.3
May25° / 15°386.711.17.4
Jun24° / 14°133.410.88.1
Jul24° / 14°92.310.98.3
Aug25° / 14°133.611.38.1
Sep26° / 16°466.911.97.2
Oct27° / 17°10811.512.56.2
Nov26° / 18°21517.7135.1
Dec27° / 19°28720.113.24.8

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 25% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25842
35842
45743
55644
65545
75446
85248
95149
104951
114951
124852
134852
144852
154852
164753
174753
184753
194951
204951
215050
225149
235248
245347
255446
265545
275644
285743
295743
305842
315842

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Simonésia gets around 38 mm of rain over 6.7 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 22% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
126
225
324
423
523
622
722
822
922
1022
1122
1222
1323
1423
1523
1624
1724
1824
1924
2024
2124
2223
2323
2422
2521
2620
2719
2818
2917
3016
3115

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 48% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 7% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13265021
23275119
34285117
44305115
55305213
65315212
75325211
86325210
9633529
10633538
11734527
12734527
13734536
14835516
15835525
16835525
17836515
18837505
19938495
20939484
21940474
22941464
23942454
24943444
251043433
261044423
271045423
281146413
291146402
301247392
311247392

Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

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 7:07 AM to 7:19 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 6:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.37:076:23
211.37:076:23
311.27:086:22
411.27:086:22
511.27:086:21
611.27:096:20
711.27:096:20
811.27:106:19
911.17:106:19
1011.17:106:18
1111.17:116:18
1211.17:116:17
1311.17:126:17
1411.17:126:17
1511.17:126:16
1611.07:136:16
1711.07:136:15
1811.07:146:15
1911.07:146:15
2011.07:146:14
2111.07:156:14
2211.07:156:14
2311.07:166:13
2411.07:166:13
2510.97:176:13
2610.97:176:13
2710.97:176:12
2810.97:186:12
2910.97:186:12
3010.97:196:12
3110.97:196:12

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 3.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.52 kWh/m² to a high of 5.99 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 3.78 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
24.2Bright
34.1Bright
44.1Bright
54.1Bright
64.0Bright
74.0Bright
84.0Moderate
93.9Moderate
103.9Moderate
113.9Moderate
123.8Moderate
133.8Moderate
143.8Moderate
153.7Moderate
163.7Moderate
173.7Moderate
183.6Moderate
193.6Moderate
203.6Moderate
213.6Moderate
223.6Moderate
233.6Moderate
243.6Moderate
253.6Moderate
263.6Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.6Moderate
293.6Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Simonésia

In seasonPeak

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

Simonésia's monsoon runs November–January, 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 Simonésia?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Simonésia in May

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

In May, Simonésia sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 7 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Simonésia 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 Simonésia peaks around February 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highVery highExtremeFeb 12UV 15Jun 20UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Simonésia?

Simonésia sits at 20.1°S, 42.0°W, 584 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Manhuaçu, 15 km away.

Topography around Simonésia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Simonésia has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 455 m around an average of 693 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,137 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,684 m.

The land around Simonésia is covered by trees (65%) and grassland (32%) within 3 km, trees (70%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and grassland (45%) within 80 km.

3 km
455 m
16 km
1,137 m
80 km
2,684 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Manhuaçu 15 km · Manhumirim 26 km · Santa Margarida 39 km · Lajinha 40 km · Matipó 40 km · Caratinga 40 km · Ipanema 47 km · Raul Soares 47 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 Simonésia (-20.1239°, -42.0014°, elevation 584 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).