Unaí weather in May

In May, Unaí sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 14 mm of rain across 2.8 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 48% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of May to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Unaí's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Unaí's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
10th warmest
Overnight low
17°
4th coldest
Rainfall
14 mm
2.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
7:27 AM – 6:41 PM
Cloud cover
45%
5th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Unaí 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

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

A typical May day in Unaí reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°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)
12918
22918
32918
42918
52918
62918
72818
82818
92817
102817
112817
122817
132817
142817
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182817
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202817
212817
222817
232817
242817
252817
262817
272817
282817
292816
302816
312816

Unaí 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° / 20°19619.312.94.1
Feb29° / 20°13815.812.54.3
Mar29° / 20°17118.112.14.4
Apr29° / 19°609.511.65.6
May28° / 17°142.811.27.2
Jun28° / 15°30.3118.2
Jul28° / 15°0011.18.4
Aug29° / 16°4111.57.0
Sep31° / 18°243.311.95.3
Oct31° / 20°9110.212.44.3
Nov29° / 20°19319.912.83.9
Dec29° / 20°22121134.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27228
37228
47129
57030
67030
76931
86733
96634
106535
116337
126337
136238
146139
156139
166139
176238
186238
196337
206436
216436
226535
236733
246832
256931
267030
277228
287228
297426
307525
317525

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Unaí gets around 14 mm of rain over 2.8 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 10% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
114
213
312
412
511
611
711
811
911
1011
1112
1212
1312
1411
1511
1611
1711
1810
1910
2010
219
229
238
247
257
266
275
285
294
304
314

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 45% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 13% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12224827
23244825
33264823
44274822
54294720
64314718
74324717
85334616
95344616
105354515
116354415
126364415
136364414
147364414
157364413
167364413
178364412
188364412
198364511
209364511
219364510
221036459
231037449
241138448
251139447
261140436
271141435
281142424
291244414
301245403
311247383

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of May to 11 h 06 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 7:22 AM to 7:32 AM, and sunset from 6:47 PM to 6:38 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.47:226:47
211.47:236:47
311.47:236:46
411.47:236:46
511.47:236:45
611.47:246:45
711.37:246:44
811.37:246:44
911.37:246:44
1011.37:256:43
1111.37:256:43
1211.37:256:42
1311.37:266:42
1411.37:266:42
1511.27:266:41
1611.27:276:41
1711.27:276:41
1811.27:276:40
1911.27:286:40
2011.27:286:40
2111.27:286:40
2211.27:296:39
2311.27:296:39
2411.27:296:39
2511.27:306:39
2611.17:306:39
2711.17:306:39
2811.17:316:38
2911.17:316:38
3011.17:326:38
3111.17:326:38

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.52 kWh/m² to a high of 6.24 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.72 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.8Bright
124.8Bright
134.7Bright
144.7Bright
154.7Bright
164.7Bright
174.6Bright
184.6Bright
194.6Bright
204.6Bright
214.6Bright
224.6Bright
234.6Bright
244.5Bright
254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Unaí

In seasonPeak

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

Unaí'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 Unaí?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Unaí in May

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

In May, Unaí sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Unaí 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 Unaí peaks around February 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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 highExtremeFeb 13UV 15Jun 23UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Unaí?

Unaí sits at 16.4°S, 46.9°W, 582 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Cristalina, 88 km away.

Topography around Unaí

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Unaí has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 151 m around an average of 583 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 387 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 603 m.

The land around Unaí is covered by artificial surfaces (32%), grassland (30%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, grassland (53%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (36%), cropland (30%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
151 m
16 km
387 m
80 km
603 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Cristalina 88 km · Paracatu 96 km · Buritis 97 km · Arinos 99 km · Formosa 102 km · São Sebastião 106 km · Jardim Botânico 111 km · Luziânia 112 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 Unaí (-16.3575°, -46.9061°, elevation 582 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).