Tapauá weather in May

In May, Tapauá sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 225 mm of rain across 27.2 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 7th-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 4% of the time in May, and the air most often feels miserable.

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 Tapauá's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tapauá's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
12th warmest
Overnight low
24°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
225 mm
27.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:17 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover
82%
6th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
3.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
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 Tapauá reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with 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 Tapauá

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.

Tapauá weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 24°31828.812.32.6
Feb30° / 24°29125.812.22.6
Mar30° / 24°33429.1122.6
Apr30° / 24°29628.111.92.6
May30° / 24°22527.211.72.9
Jun30° / 23°10518.911.73.7
Jul31° / 23°6513.411.74.3
Aug32° / 24°8615.211.83.6
Sep32° / 24°14419.9123.0
Oct32° / 24°18423.712.12.7
Nov31° / 24°2302612.32.6
Dec31° / 24°29128.612.32.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 86%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1793
2892
3991
4991
5991
61090
71090
81189
91189
101189
111189
121288
131288
141387
151387
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201585
211585
221585
231783
241783
251783
261882
272080
282080
292179
302377
312377

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Tapauá gets around 225 mm of rain over 27.2 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 87% and peaks near 92% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
192
291
391
491
590
690
790
889
989
1089
1189
1289
1388
1488
1588
1688
1788
1887
1987
2087
2187
2286
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2485
2585
2684
2783
2882
2981
3080
3180

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the miserable band about 81% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
111485
211485
311584
411584
511683
611683
721682
821781
921781
1021781
1121781
1221781
1321781
1421880
1511881
1611881
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2011881
2111980
2211980
2311980
2411980
2512079
2612079
2712079
2812178
2912277
3012277
3112376

Wind in May

Winds average 4 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
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154calm
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314calm

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 6:16 AM to 6:19 AM, and sunset from 6:04 PM to 6:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:166:04
211.86:166:04
311.86:166:04
411.86:166:03
511.86:166:03
611.86:166:03
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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 3.86 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.86 kWh/m² to a high of 5.35 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 3.86 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
23.9Moderate
33.9Moderate
43.9Moderate
53.9Moderate
63.9Moderate
73.9Moderate
83.9Moderate
93.9Moderate
103.9Moderate
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263.9Moderate
273.9Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Tapauá?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tapauá.

What to pack for Tapauá in May

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

In May, Tapauá sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Tapauá in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tapauá peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near September 15 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highVery highExtremeMar 12UV 15Sep 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Tapauá 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 Tapauá is worst in August — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.8× the cleanest month (June, 10 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModeratePoorModerateAug 2237 µg/m³Jun 1010 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May11Good
Jun10Good
Jul16Moderate
Aug38Poor
Sep34Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tapauá?

Tapauá sits at 5.6°S, 63.2°W, 48 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Canutama, 167 km away.

LábreaAnoriBeruri

Topography around Tapauá

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tapauá has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 50 m around an average of 48 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m.

The land around Tapauá is covered by trees (79%) within 3 km, trees (91%) within 16 km, and trees (97%) within 80 km.

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50 m
16 km
57 m
80 km
70 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Canutama 167 km · Coari 172 km · Manicoré 209 km · Humaitá 211 km · Codajás 235 km · Lábrea 255 km · Anori 268 km · Beruri 278 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 Tapauá (-5.6283°, -63.1833°, elevation 48 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).