Vargem Grande weather in May

In May, Vargem Grande sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 170 mm of rain across 20.2 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Vargem Grande's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vargem Grande's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 31°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 170 mm; 20.2 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 5:57 AM – 5:47 PM
Cloud cover: 67%; 8th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 4.65 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.3; out of 10

Vargem Grande is human settlement in Maranhão, 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 31°C through the month.

A typical May day in Vargem Grande reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 33°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)	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31
Avg low (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23

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

How May really feels in Vargem Grande

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.

Vargem Grande weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	32° / 24°	209	22.1	12.2	2.6
Feb	32° / 24°	242	23.4	12.1	2.6
Mar	31° / 23°	306	28.3	12	2.5
Apr	31° / 23°	300	26.8	11.9	2.6
May	31° / 23°	170	20.2	11.8	3.3
Jun	31° / 23°	50	9.9	11.8	4.4
Jul	32° / 23°	27	5	11.8	4.5
Aug	34° / 24°	6	1.3	11.9	3.8
Sep	35° / 24°	4	0.7	12	3.0
Oct	36° / 25°	13	2.5	12.1	2.5
Nov	36° / 25°	32	5	12.2	2.5
Dec	35° / 25°	75	11.4	12.2	2.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	22	23	25	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	34	36	37	39	39	41	42	44	44	45	47	47	48	49	50	51	52	53	54	55
Cloudier (%)	78	77	75	75	74	73	72	71	70	69	68	66	64	63	61	61	59	58	56	56	55	53	53	52	51	50	49	48	47	46	45

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	22	78
2	23	77
3	25	75
4	25	75
5	26	74
6	27	73
7	28	72
8	29	71
9	30	70
10	31	69
11	32	68
12	34	66
13	36	64
14	37	63
15	39	61
16	39	61
17	41	59
18	42	58
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	45	55
22	47	53
23	47	53
24	48	52
25	49	51
26	50	50
27	51	49
28	52	48
29	53	47
30	54	46
31	55	45

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Vargem Grande gets around 170 mm of rain over 20.2 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 65% and peaks near 80% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	80	79	78	76	75	74	73	72	71	70	70	69	68	68	67	67	66	65	64	63	62	61	59	58	56	55	53	51	50	48	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	80
2	79
3	78
4	76
5	75
6	74
7	73
8	72
9	71
10	70
11	70
12	69
13	68
14	68
15	67
16	67
17	66
18	65
19	64
20	63
21	62
22	61
23	59
24	58
25	56
26	55
27	53
28	51
29	50
30	48
31	47

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the oppressive band about 58% 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 (%)	53	53	53	53	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	53	54	54	55	56	57	58	59	60	61	62	64	65	67	68	69	71	72
Miserable (%)	47	47	47	47	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	47	46	46	45	44	43	42	41	40	39	38	36	35	33	32	31	29	28

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	53	47
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	53	47
5	52	48
6	52	48
7	52	48
8	52	48
9	52	48
10	52	48
11	52	48
12	52	48
13	52	48
14	53	47
15	54	46
16	54	46
17	55	45
18	56	44
19	57	43
20	58	42
21	59	41
22	60	40
23	61	39
24	62	38
25	64	36
26	65	35
27	67	33
28	68	32
29	69	31
30	71	29
31	72	28

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 7 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)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	calm
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15	6	calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

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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 5:57 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 5:49 PM to 5:47 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	11.8	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	11.8	11.8	11.8
Sunrise (AM)	5:57	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59
Sunset (PM)	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	5:57	5:49
2	11.9	5:56	5:49
3	11.9	5:56	5:49
4	11.9	5:56	5:49
5	11.9	5:56	5:48
6	11.9	5:56	5:48
7	11.9	5:56	5:48
8	11.9	5:56	5:48
9	11.9	5:56	5:48
10	11.9	5:56	5:48
11	11.9	5:56	5:48
12	11.8	5:56	5:47
13	11.8	5:57	5:47
14	11.8	5:57	5:47
15	11.8	5:57	5:47
16	11.8	5:57	5:47
17	11.8	5:57	5:47
18	11.8	5:57	5:47
19	11.8	5:57	5:47
20	11.8	5:57	5:47
21	11.8	5:57	5:47
22	11.8	5:57	5:47
23	11.8	5:57	5:47
24	11.8	5:58	5:47
25	11.8	5:58	5:47
26	11.8	5:58	5:47
27	11.8	5:58	5:47
28	11.8	5:58	5:47
29	11.8	5:58	5:47
30	11.8	5:59	5:47
31	11.8	5:59	5:47

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.35 kWh/m² to a high of 6.34 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.65 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)	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.4	Bright
2	4.4	Bright
3	4.4	Bright
4	4.4	Bright
5	4.5	Bright
6	4.5	Bright
7	4.5	Bright
8	4.5	Bright
9	4.6	Bright
10	4.6	Bright
11	4.6	Bright
12	4.6	Bright
13	4.6	Bright
14	4.7	Bright
15	4.7	Bright
16	4.7	Bright
17	4.7	Bright
18	4.7	Bright
19	4.7	Bright
20	4.7	Bright
21	4.7	Bright
22	4.8	Bright
23	4.8	Bright
24	4.8	Bright
25	4.8	Bright
26	4.8	Bright
27	4.8	Bright
28	4.8	Bright
29	4.8	Bright
30	4.8	Bright
31	4.8	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Vargem Grande

In seasonPeak

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

Vargem Grande's monsoon runs January–May, 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 Vargem Grande?

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

3.3

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

5.0

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Vargem Grande.

What to pack for Vargem Grande in May

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

In May, Vargem Grande sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Vargem Grande 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 Vargem Grande peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 17 at about 10 (very high).

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)	13	14	15	14	11	10	10	10	12	11	11	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

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

Air quality in Vargem Grande 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 Vargem Grande is worst in October — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (June, 8 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)	14	16	15	13	10	8	9	12	16	25	23	17
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	14	Moderate
Feb	16	Moderate
Mar	15	Moderate
Apr	13	Moderate
May	10	Good
Jun	8	Good
Jul	9	Good
Aug	12	Good
Sep	16	Moderate
Oct	25	Moderate
Nov	23	Moderate
Dec	17	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Vargem Grande?

Vargem Grande sits at 3.5°S, 43.9°W, 44 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Pirapemas, 40 km away.

Topography around Vargem Grande

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vargem Grande has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 77 m around an average of 39 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 101 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 139 m.

The land around Vargem Grande is covered by grassland (45%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, trees (71%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (72%) within 80 km.

3 km

77 m

grassland 45%

16 km

101 m

trees 71%

80 km

139 m

trees 72%

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

May weather nearby: Pirapemas 40 km · São Benedito do Rio Preto 49 km · Itapecuru Mirim 52 km · Cantanhede 52 km · Santa Rita 64 km · Chapadinha 65 km · Urbano Santos 68 km · Coroatá 69 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 Vargem Grande (-3.5431°, -43.9158°, elevation 44 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	31	23
2	31	23
3	31	23
4	31	23
5	31	23
6	31	23
7	31	23
8	31	24
9	31	24
10	31	24
11	31	24
12	31	24
13	31	24
14	31	24
15	31	24
16	31	24
17	31	24
18	31	24
19	31	24
20	31	24
21	31	24
22	31	24
23	31	23
24	31	23
25	31	23
26	31	23
27	31	23
28	31	23
29	31	23
30	31	23
31	31	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	22	78
2	23	77
3	25	75
4	25	75
5	26	74
6	27	73
7	28	72
8	29	71
9	30	70
10	31	69
11	32	68
12	34	66
13	36	64
14	37	63
15	39	61
16	39	61
17	41	59
18	42	58
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	45	55
22	47	53
23	47	53
24	48	52
25	49	51
26	50	50
27	51	49
28	52	48
29	53	47
30	54	46
31	55	45

	Rain chance (%)
1	80
2	79
3	78
4	76
5	75
6	74
7	73
8	72
9	71
10	70
11	70
12	69
13	68
14	68
15	67
16	67
17	66
18	65
19	64
20	63
21	62
22	61
23	59
24	58
25	56
26	55
27	53
28	51
29	50
30	48
31	47

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	53	47
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	53	47
5	52	48
6	52	48
7	52	48
8	52	48
9	52	48
10	52	48
11	52	48
12	52	48
13	52	48
14	53	47
15	54	46
16	54	46
17	55	45
18	56	44
19	57	43
20	58	42
21	59	41
22	60	40
23	61	39
24	62	38
25	64	36
26	65	35
27	67	33
28	68	32
29	69	31
30	71	29
31	72	28

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	22	78
2	23	77
3	25	75
4	25	75
5	26	74
6	27	73
7	28	72
8	29	71
9	30	70
10	31	69
11	32	68
12	34	66
13	36	64
14	37	63
15	39	61
16	39	61
17	41	59
18	42	58
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	45	55
22	47	53
23	47	53
24	48	52
25	49	51
26	50	50
27	51	49
28	52	48
29	53	47
30	54	46
31	55	45

	Rain chance (%)
1	80
2	79
3	78
4	76
5	75
6	74
7	73
8	72
9	71
10	70
11	70
12	69
13	68
14	68
15	67
16	67
17	66
18	65
19	64
20	63
21	62
22	61
23	59
24	58
25	56
26	55
27	53
28	51
29	50
30	48
31	47

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	53	47
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	53	47
5	52	48
6	52	48
7	52	48
8	52	48
9	52	48
10	52	48
11	52	48
12	52	48
13	52	48
14	53	47
15	54	46
16	54	46
17	55	45
18	56	44
19	57	43
20	58	42
21	59	41
22	60	40
23	61	39
24	62	38
25	64	36
26	65	35
27	67	33
28	68	32
29	69	31
30	71	29
31	72	28

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	22	78
2	23	77
3	25	75
4	25	75
5	26	74
6	27	73
7	28	72
8	29	71
9	30	70
10	31	69
11	32	68
12	34	66
13	36	64
14	37	63
15	39	61
16	39	61
17	41	59
18	42	58
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	45	55
22	47	53
23	47	53
24	48	52
25	49	51
26	50	50
27	51	49
28	52	48
29	53	47
30	54	46
31	55	45

	Rain chance (%)
1	80
2	79
3	78
4	76
5	75
6	74
7	73
8	72
9	71
10	70
11	70
12	69
13	68
14	68
15	67
16	67
17	66
18	65
19	64
20	63
21	62
22	61
23	59
24	58
25	56
26	55
27	53
28	51
29	50
30	48
31	47

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	53	47
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	53	47
5	52	48
6	52	48
7	52	48
8	52	48
9	52	48
10	52	48
11	52	48
12	52	48
13	52	48
14	53	47
15	54	46
16	54	46
17	55	45
18	56	44
19	57	43
20	58	42
21	59	41
22	60	40
23	61	39
24	62	38
25	64	36
26	65	35
27	67	33
28	68	32
29	69	31
30	71	29
31	72	28