Tefé weather in May

In May, Tefé sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 329 mm of rain across 29.2 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-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 1% of the time in May, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of May to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Tefé's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tefé's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 24°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 329 mm; 29.2 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 6:20 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover: 85%; 8th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 3.76 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.7; out of 10

Tefé is human settlement in Brazil.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 Tefé reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 6°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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	24
2	30	24
3	30	24
4	30	24
5	30	24
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24	30	24
25	30	24
26	30	24
27	30	24
28	30	24
29	30	24
30	30	24
31	30	24

How May really feels in Tefé

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Tefé weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 24°	275	26.6	12.2	2.8
Feb	30° / 24°	254	23.9	12.1	2.8
Mar	30° / 24°	329	28	12	2.7
Apr	30° / 24°	351	27.8	11.9	2.7
May	30° / 24°	329	29.2	11.8	2.7
Jun	30° / 23°	205	26.3	11.8	3.1
Jul	30° / 23°	132	23.2	11.8	3.5
Aug	31° / 24°	119	21.2	11.9	3.3
Sep	32° / 24°	142	22.6	12	2.9
Oct	31° / 24°	180	24.8	12.1	2.7
Nov	31° / 24°	221	26.1	12.2	2.6
Dec	31° / 24°	268	28.6	12.2	2.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 90%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	4	5	5	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	9	9	10	10	11	11	12	13	13	13	14	14	14	16	16	16	17
Cloudier (%)	96	95	95	94	94	94	94	93	93	93	93	92	92	92	91	91	90	90	89	89	88	87	87	87	86	86	86	84	84	84	83

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	4	96
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	7	93
9	7	93
10	7	93
11	7	93
12	8	92
13	8	92
14	8	92
15	9	91
16	9	91
17	10	90
18	10	90
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	12	88
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	13	87
25	14	86
26	14	86
27	14	86
28	16	84
29	16	84
30	16	84
31	17	83

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Tefé gets around 329 mm of rain over 29.2 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 94% and peaks near 95% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	94	94	94	94	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	94	94	94	94	94	93	93	93	92

	Rain chance (%)
1	93
2	93
3	93
4	93
5	93
6	93
7	93
8	94
9	94
10	94
11	94
12	95
13	95
14	95
15	95
16	95
17	95
18	95
19	95
20	95
21	95
22	95
23	94
24	94
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26	94
27	94
28	93
29	93
30	93
31	92

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 83% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Oppressive (%)	12	12	13	13	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	19	19	20	21	21	22	22	23
Miserable (%)	88	88	87	87	86	86	86	85	85	85	85	84	84	84	83	83	83	83	83	83	82	82	82	81	81	80	79	79	78	78	77

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	12	88
2	12	88
3	13	87
4	13	87
5	14	86
6	14	86
7	14	86
8	15	85
9	15	85
10	15	85
11	15	85
12	16	84
13	16	84
14	16	84
15	17	83
16	17	83
17	17	83
18	17	83
19	17	83
20	17	83
21	18	82
22	18	82
23	18	82
24	19	81
25	19	81
26	20	80
27	21	79
28	21	79
29	22	78
30	22	78
31	23	77

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
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31	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of May to 11 h 48 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 6:20 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 6:11 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8
Sunrise (AM)	6:20	6:20	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:22
Sunset (PM)	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	6:20	6:13
2	11.9	6:20	6:12
3	11.9	6:19	6:12
4	11.9	6:19	6:12
5	11.9	6:19	6:12
6	11.9	6:19	6:12
7	11.9	6:19	6:11
8	11.9	6:19	6:11
9	11.9	6:19	6:11
10	11.9	6:19	6:11
11	11.9	6:19	6:11
12	11.9	6:19	6:11
13	11.9	6:20	6:11
14	11.9	6:20	6:11
15	11.8	6:20	6:11
16	11.8	6:20	6:11
17	11.8	6:20	6:11
18	11.8	6:20	6:10
19	11.8	6:20	6:10
20	11.8	6:20	6:10
21	11.8	6:20	6:10
22	11.8	6:20	6:10
23	11.8	6:20	6:10
24	11.8	6:21	6:10
25	11.8	6:21	6:10
26	11.8	6:21	6:11
27	11.8	6:21	6:11
28	11.8	6:21	6:11
29	11.8	6:21	6:11
30	11.8	6:21	6:11
31	11.8	6:22	6:11

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 3.76 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.76 kWh/m² to a high of 5.29 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 3.76 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.9	3.9	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.9	Moderate
2	3.9	Moderate
3	3.8	Moderate
4	3.8	Moderate
5	3.8	Moderate
6	3.8	Moderate
7	3.8	Moderate
8	3.8	Moderate
9	3.8	Moderate
10	3.8	Moderate
11	3.8	Moderate
12	3.8	Moderate
13	3.8	Moderate
14	3.8	Moderate
15	3.8	Moderate
16	3.8	Moderate
17	3.7	Moderate
18	3.7	Moderate
19	3.7	Moderate
20	3.7	Moderate
21	3.7	Moderate
22	3.7	Moderate
23	3.7	Moderate
24	3.7	Moderate
25	3.7	Moderate
26	3.7	Moderate
27	3.8	Moderate
28	3.8	Moderate
29	3.8	Moderate
30	3.8	Moderate
31	3.8	Moderate

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Tefé?

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

2.7

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

3.8

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tefé.

What to pack for Tefé in May

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

In May, Tefé sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Tefé 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 Tefé peaks around March 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 at about 10 (extreme).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	15	15	15	14	12	10	10	11	10	12	13	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	10	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Air quality in Tefé 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 Tefé is worst in September — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (June, 11 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	15	16	17	15	11	11	13	24	30	21	18	15
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	15	Moderate
Feb	16	Moderate
Mar	17	Moderate
Apr	15	Moderate
May	11	Good
Jun	11	Good
Jul	13	Moderate
Aug	24	Moderate
Sep	30	Moderate
Oct	21	Moderate
Nov	18	Moderate
Dec	15	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Tefé?

Tefé sits at 3.4°S, 64.7°W, 64 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Alvarães, 19 km away.

Topography around Tefé

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tefé has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m around an average of 49 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 71 m.

The land around Tefé is covered by trees (65%) within 3 km, trees (69%) and water (27%) within 16 km, and trees (92%) within 80 km.

3 km

42 m

trees 65%

16 km

55 m

trees 69%

80 km

71 m

trees 92%

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← April Tefé year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Alvarães 19 km · Uarini 60 km · Fonte Boa 179 km · Coari 192 km · Maraã 193 km · Carauari 294 km · Codajás 300 km · Tapauá 304 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

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 Tefé (-3.3684°, -64.7205°, elevation 64 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	24
2	30	24
3	30	24
4	30	24
5	30	24
6	30	24
7	30	24
8	30	24
9	30	24
10	30	24
11	30	24
12	30	24
13	30	24
14	30	24
15	30	24
16	30	24
17	30	24
18	30	24
19	30	24
20	30	24
21	30	24
22	30	24
23	30	24
24	30	24
25	30	24
26	30	24
27	30	24
28	30	24
29	30	24
30	30	24
31	30	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	4	96
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	7	93
9	7	93
10	7	93
11	7	93
12	8	92
13	8	92
14	8	92
15	9	91
16	9	91
17	10	90
18	10	90
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	12	88
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	13	87
25	14	86
26	14	86
27	14	86
28	16	84
29	16	84
30	16	84
31	17	83

	Rain chance (%)
1	93
2	93
3	93
4	93
5	93
6	93
7	93
8	94
9	94
10	94
11	94
12	95
13	95
14	95
15	95
16	95
17	95
18	95
19	95
20	95
21	95
22	95
23	94
24	94
25	94
26	94
27	94
28	93
29	93
30	93
31	92

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	12	88
2	12	88
3	13	87
4	13	87
5	14	86
6	14	86
7	14	86
8	15	85
9	15	85
10	15	85
11	15	85
12	16	84
13	16	84
14	16	84
15	17	83
16	17	83
17	17	83
18	17	83
19	17	83
20	17	83
21	18	82
22	18	82
23	18	82
24	19	81
25	19	81
26	20	80
27	21	79
28	21	79
29	22	78
30	22	78
31	23	77

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	24
2	30	24
3	30	24
4	30	24
5	30	24
6	30	24
7	30	24
8	30	24
9	30	24
10	30	24
11	30	24
12	30	24
13	30	24
14	30	24
15	30	24
16	30	24
17	30	24
18	30	24
19	30	24
20	30	24
21	30	24
22	30	24
23	30	24
24	30	24
25	30	24
26	30	24
27	30	24
28	30	24
29	30	24
30	30	24
31	30	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	4	96
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	7	93
9	7	93
10	7	93
11	7	93
12	8	92
13	8	92
14	8	92
15	9	91
16	9	91
17	10	90
18	10	90
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	12	88
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	13	87
25	14	86
26	14	86
27	14	86
28	16	84
29	16	84
30	16	84
31	17	83

	Rain chance (%)
1	93
2	93
3	93
4	93
5	93
6	93
7	93
8	94
9	94
10	94
11	94
12	95
13	95
14	95
15	95
16	95
17	95
18	95
19	95
20	95
21	95
22	95
23	94
24	94
25	94
26	94
27	94
28	93
29	93
30	93
31	92

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	12	88
2	12	88
3	13	87
4	13	87
5	14	86
6	14	86
7	14	86
8	15	85
9	15	85
10	15	85
11	15	85
12	16	84
13	16	84
14	16	84
15	17	83
16	17	83
17	17	83
18	17	83
19	17	83
20	17	83
21	18	82
22	18	82
23	18	82
24	19	81
25	19	81
26	20	80
27	21	79
28	21	79
29	22	78
30	22	78
31	23	77

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	24
2	30	24
3	30	24
4	30	24
5	30	24
6	30	24
7	30	24
8	30	24
9	30	24
10	30	24
11	30	24
12	30	24
13	30	24
14	30	24
15	30	24
16	30	24
17	30	24
18	30	24
19	30	24
20	30	24
21	30	24
22	30	24
23	30	24
24	30	24
25	30	24
26	30	24
27	30	24
28	30	24
29	30	24
30	30	24
31	30	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	4	96
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	7	93
9	7	93
10	7	93
11	7	93
12	8	92
13	8	92
14	8	92
15	9	91
16	9	91
17	10	90
18	10	90
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	12	88
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	13	87
25	14	86
26	14	86
27	14	86
28	16	84
29	16	84
30	16	84
31	17	83

	Rain chance (%)
1	93
2	93
3	93
4	93
5	93
6	93
7	93
8	94
9	94
10	94
11	94
12	95
13	95
14	95
15	95
16	95
17	95
18	95
19	95
20	95
21	95
22	95
23	94
24	94
25	94
26	94
27	94
28	93
29	93
30	93
31	92

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	12	88
2	12	88
3	13	87
4	13	87
5	14	86
6	14	86
7	14	86
8	15	85
9	15	85
10	15	85
11	15	85
12	16	84
13	16	84
14	16	84
15	17	83
16	17	83
17	17	83
18	17	83
19	17	83
20	17	83
21	18	82
22	18	82
23	18	82
24	19	81
25	19	81
26	20	80
27	21	79
28	21	79
29	22	78
30	22	78
31	23	77