Tangará da Serra weather in May

In May, Tangará da Serra sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 41 mm of rain across 6.8 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-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 39% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of May to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Tangará da Serra's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tangará da Serra's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
12th warmest
Overnight low
20°
4th coldest
Rainfall
41 mm
6.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
7:06 AM – 6:26 PM
Cloud cover
54%
5th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

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 Tangará da Serra reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13021
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43021
53021
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How May really feels in Tangará da Serra

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 7 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
7
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.

Tangará da Serra weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 23°23825.112.82.9
Feb31° / 23°22024.412.52.8
Mar31° / 22°21625.512.12.9
Apr31° / 22°11215.811.74.0
May30° / 20°416.811.35.6
Jun30° / 19°111.911.26.3
Jul30° / 18°6111.26.3
Aug32° / 19°162.411.54.8
Sep33° / 22°568.611.93.6
Oct33° / 23°12017.812.32.9
Nov32° / 23°16721.512.72.9
Dec31° / 23°2092512.82.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25644
35644
45644
55545
65545
75446
85446
95347
105347
115347
125347
135347
145446
155446
165545
175545
185545
195743
205842
215842
225941
236040
246040
256139
266238
276337
286337
296436
306535
316634

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Tangará da Serra gets around 41 mm of rain over 6.8 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 30% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
130
229
328
427
526
625
725
825
924
1024
1124
1224
1324
1424
1524
1624
1724
1823
1923
2022
2122
2221
2320
2419
2519
2618
2717
2816
2915
3014
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 42% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 78% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
114627611
215727591
315728581
425828561
526829541
626830531
726930521
826931511
9261032501
10261032491
11261133481
12261133470
13261234460
14261235450
15251335440
16251436430
17251536420
18251537400
19251637390
20251738380
21261838370
22261839350
23261939340
24262039330
25262040320
26272140310
27272240300
28272241280
29272341270
30272442250
31272542240

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
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56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
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106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
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276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of May to 11 h 12 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 7:03 AM to 7:11 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 6:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.57:036:32
211.57:036:31
311.57:036:31
411.47:036:30
511.47:046:30
611.47:046:29
711.47:046:29
811.47:046:29
911.47:056:28
1011.47:056:28
1111.47:056:27
1211.47:056:27
1311.47:066:27
1411.37:066:26
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1711.37:076:26
1811.37:076:25
1911.37:076:25
2011.37:086:25
2111.37:086:25
2211.37:086:25
2311.37:096:24
2411.37:096:24
2511.27:096:24
2611.27:106:24
2711.27:106:24
2811.27:106:24
2911.27:116:24
3011.27:116:24
3111.27:116:23

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.41 kWh/m² to a high of 5.93 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.47 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
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34.8Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.6Bright
84.6Bright
94.6Bright
104.6Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.4Bright
184.4Bright
194.4Bright
204.4Bright
214.4Bright
224.4Bright
234.4Bright
244.3Bright
254.3Bright
264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Tangará da Serra

In seasonPeak

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

Tangará da Serra's monsoon runs October–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 Tangará da Serra?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tangará da Serra in May

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

In May, Tangará da Serra sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. About 7 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Tangará da Serra 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 Tangará da Serra peaks around January 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near September 15 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateExtremeJan 20UV 15Sep 15UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep4Moderate
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Tangará da Serra 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 Tangará da Serra is worst in September — around 44 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 6.4× the cleanest month (July, 7 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodSep 1641 µg/m³Jul 117 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar9Good
Apr8Good
May9Good
Jun9Good
Jul7Good
Aug20Moderate
Sep44Poor
Oct21Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tangará da Serra?

Tangará da Serra sits at 14.6°S, 57.5°W, 392 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Nova Olímpia, 29 km away.

Topography around Tangará da Serra

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tangará da Serra has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 113 m around an average of 384 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 341 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 567 m.

The land around Tangará da Serra is covered by artificial surfaces (44%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, grassland (40%), cropland (35%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and trees (38%), grassland (33%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
113 m
16 km
341 m
80 km
567 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Nova Olímpia 29 km · Barra do Bugres 60 km · Lambari d'Oeste 96 km · Campo Novo do Parecis 114 km · Diamantino 114 km · Rosário Oeste 116 km · Nobres 125 km · São José dos Quatro Marcos 134 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 Tangará da Serra (-14.6194°, -57.4858°, elevation 392 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).