Três Marias weather in May

In May, Três Marias sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 15 mm of rain across 2.7 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% 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 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Três Marias's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Três Marias's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
10th warmest
Overnight low
19°
4th coldest
Rainfall
15 mm
2.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
7:23 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover
44%
5th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.6
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical May day in Três Marias reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 30°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)
12820
22820
32819
42819
52819
62819
72819
82819
92819
102819
112819
122819
132819
142819
152819
162719
172718
182718
192718
202718
212718
222718
232718
242718
252718
262718
272718
282718
292718
302718
312718

Três Marias 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° / 22°17617.6134.3
Feb30° / 22°12213.412.64.4
Mar29° / 22°13815.812.14.6
Apr29° / 21°497.611.66.0
May28° / 19°152.711.27.6
Jun27° / 17°30.710.98.3
Jul27° / 17°10.3118.4
Aug29° / 17°30.611.47.4
Sep31° / 19°22411.95.7
Oct31° / 21°69912.44.6
Nov29° / 21°17417.512.94.3
Dec29° / 22°23119.813.14.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% 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 32%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17426
27426
37327
47327
57129
67030
76931
86832
96634
106535
116436
126337
136337
146238
156238
166238
176337
186337
196337
206436
216634
226733
236832
246832
257030
267129
277228
287228
297327
307426
317426

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Três Marias gets around 15 mm of rain over 2.7 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 9% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
111
210
310
410
59
69
79
89
99
1010
1110
1210
1310
1410
1510
1610
1710
1810
1910
2010
2110
229
239
249
258
268
277
287
297
306
316

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 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 27% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
111044442
211046422
311147402
411248371
511350361
611351341
711452321
811552311
911553301
1011653291
1111753281
1211753281
1321853270
1421952270
1521952270
1622052260
1722052260
1822052260
1922152250
2022152250
2122252240
2232252230
2332352220
2432353210
2532453200
2632553190
2732554180
2832655160
2932656150
3032756140
3132857120

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
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of May to 11 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 7:18 AM to 7:28 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 6:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.37:186:39
211.37:186:38
311.37:186:38
411.37:196:37
511.37:196:36
611.37:196:36
711.37:206:35
811.27:206:35
911.27:206:34
1011.27:216:34
1111.27:216:34
1211.27:216:33
1311.27:226:33
1411.27:226:32
1511.27:226:32
1611.17:236:32
1711.17:236:31
1811.17:246:31
1911.17:246:31
2011.17:246:30
2111.17:256:30
2211.17:256:30
2311.17:256:30
2411.17:266:29
2511.07:266:29
2611.07:276:29
2711.07:276:29
2811.07:276:29
2911.07:286:28
3011.07:286:28
3111.07:286:28

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.31 kWh/m² to a high of 6.24 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.56 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
114.7Bright
124.6Bright
134.6Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.5Bright
184.5Bright
194.4Bright
204.4Bright
214.4Bright
224.4Bright
234.4Bright
244.4Bright
254.4Bright
264.4Bright
274.4Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Três Marias

In seasonPeak

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

Três Marias'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 Três Marias?

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

7.6
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Três Marias in May

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

In May, Três Marias sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Três Marias in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Três Marias peaks around February 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 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 highExtremeFeb 10UV 15Jun 22UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Três Marias?

Três Marias sits at 18.2°S, 45.2°W, 547 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Corinto, 85 km away.

Topography around Três Marias

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Três Marias has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 243 m around an average of 572 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 326 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 527 m.

The land around Três Marias is covered by grassland (27%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, shrubs (32%), grassland (27%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (38%), trees (29%) and shrubs (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
243 m
16 km
326 m
80 km
527 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Corinto 85 km · Várzea da Palma 86 km · Buritizeiro 100 km · Pirapora 101 km · Curvelo 105 km · Abaeté 108 km · João Pinheiro 111 km · Pompéu 118 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 Três Marias (-18.2064°, -45.2417°, elevation 547 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).