Urucará weather in May

In May, Urucará sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 278 mm of rain across 28.4 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 5th-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 54 min at the start of May to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Urucará's 8th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Urucará's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
8th warmest
Overnight low
24°
7th coldest
Rainfall
278 mm
28.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:51 AM – 5:44 PM
Cloud cover
85%
8th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
3.71 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 Urucará 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 27°C and 31°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 Urucará

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.

Urucará weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 24°31228.112.12.9
Feb29° / 24°30825.412.13.0
Mar29° / 24°39229122.8
Apr29° / 24°36128.511.92.8
May30° / 24°27828.411.92.9
Jun30° / 24°1622311.93.4
Jul30° / 24°10018.511.93.9
Aug31° / 25°7413.811.94.0
Sep32° / 25°9314.3123.5
Oct32° / 25°12616.812.13.3
Nov31° / 25°16120.212.13.1
Dec30° / 25°24525.812.12.9

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 7% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1496
2595
3694
4694
5694
6694
7694
8892
9892
10892
11892
121090
131090
141090
151090
161288
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181288
191387
201387
211387
221387
231486
241486
251585
261684
271684
281882
291882
302080
312179

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Urucará gets around 278 mm of rain over 28.4 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 91% and peaks near 95% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
195
295
395
495
595
695
794
894
994
1093
1193
1292
1392
1491
1591
1691
1790
1890
1990
2089
2189
2289
2389
2488
2588
2687
2787
2886
2986
3085
3185

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 87% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11585
21585
31585
41585
51585
61585
71585
81486
91486
101387
111387
121288
131288
141288
151189
161189
171189
181189
191189
201189
211189
221189
231189
241189
251189
261288
271288
281387
291387
301387
311486

Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May, the calmest month.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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155calm
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195calm
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215calm
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245calm
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265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of May to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:51 AM to 5:52 AM, and sunset from 5:46 PM to 5:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:515:46
211.95:515:45
311.95:515:45
411.95:515:45
511.95:515:45
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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 3.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.68 kWh/m² to a high of 5.54 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 3.71 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.6Moderate
23.6Moderate
33.6Moderate
43.6Moderate
53.6Moderate
63.6Moderate
73.6Moderate
83.6Moderate
93.6Moderate
103.7Moderate
113.7Moderate
123.7Moderate
133.7Moderate
143.7Moderate
153.7Moderate
163.7Moderate
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183.8Moderate
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223.8Moderate
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263.9Moderate
273.9Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Urucará

In seasonPeak

In May, Urucará sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Urucará's rainy season runs December–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Urucará?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Urucará.

What to pack for Urucará in May

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

In May, Urucará sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Urucará in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Urucará peaks around February 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 15 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 21UV 15Nov 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Urucará 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 Urucará is worst in November — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (June, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateNov 1026 µg/m³Jun 229 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May10Good
Jun9Good
Jul9Good
Aug12Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov26Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Urucará?

Urucará sits at 2.5°S, 57.8°W, 17 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Urucurituba, 79 km away.

Topography around Urucará

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Urucará has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m around an average of 18 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 130 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 207 m.

The land around Urucará is covered by trees (48%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, trees (58%) within 16 km, and trees (76%) within 80 km.

3 km
33 m
16 km
130 m
80 km
207 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Urucurituba 79 km · Barreirinha 82 km · Maués 94 km · Itacoatiara 102 km · Parintins 114 km · Nhamundá 123 km · Terra Santa 149 km · Juruti 190 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 Urucará (-2.5364°, -57.76°, elevation 17 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).