Várzea da Palma weather in May

In May, Várzea da Palma sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 7 mm of rain across 1.4 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 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% 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 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Várzea da Palma's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Várzea da Palma's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
10th warmest
Overnight low
18°
4th coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
1.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
7:20 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover
43%
5th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Várzea da Palma 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 30°C through the month.

A typical May day in Várzea da Palma reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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23019
33019
43019
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93018
103018
113018
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133018
143018
153018
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302917
312917

How May really feels in Várzea da Palma

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Várzea da Palma 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
Jan31° / 21°13314.612.94.0
Feb31° / 21°8611.212.64.1
Mar31° / 21°10012.212.14.3
Apr31° / 20°285.411.65.2
May30° / 18°71.411.26.3
Jun29° / 16°20.4117.1
Jul29° / 16°10.111.17.3
Aug30° / 17°10.211.46.3
Sep33° / 20°11211.94.6
Oct33° / 22°487.312.43.7
Nov31° / 21°14714.312.84.0
Dec30° / 21°17016.8134.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17822
27822
37822
47723
57624
67525
77426
87327
97129
107030
117030
126832
136832
146733
156733
166733
176634
186733
196733
206931
216931
227030
237129
247327
257327
267426
277525
287525
297723
307723
317822

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Várzea da Palma gets around 7 mm of rain over 1.4 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 5% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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36
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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 42% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 9% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14284820
25304718
35314717
46334616
56344614
66354513
77364512
87374511
97374511
108374410
118384410
128384410
139384410
14938449
15938449
161038449
171038449
181038448
191038438
201138438
211139438
221239427
231240417
241341406
251342396
261343385
271444385
281445374
291546363
301548343
311649333

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 24 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 24 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 7:15 AM to 7:25 AM, and sunset from 6:37 PM to 6:27 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.47:156:37
211.47:156:37
311.37:166:36
411.37:166:36
511.37:166:35
611.37:166:35
711.37:176:34
811.37:176:34
911.37:176:33
1011.37:186:33
1111.27:186:32
1211.27:186:32
1311.27:196:32
1411.27:196:31
1511.27:206:31
1611.27:206:30
1711.27:206:30
1811.27:216:30
1911.17:216:30
2011.17:216:29
2111.17:226:29
2211.17:226:29
2311.17:226:29
2411.17:236:28
2511.17:236:28
2611.17:246:28
2711.17:246:28
2811.17:246:28
2911.07:256:28
3011.07:256:27
3111.07:256:27

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.43 kWh/m² to a high of 6.32 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.68 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
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35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.8Bright
124.7Bright
134.7Bright
144.7Bright
154.7Bright
164.6Bright
174.6Bright
184.6Bright
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204.5Bright
214.5Bright
224.5Bright
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244.5Bright
254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Várzea da Palma

In seasonPeak

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

Várzea da Palma's rainy season runs November–March, 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 Várzea da Palma?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.5
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Várzea da Palma for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Várzea da Palma in May

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

In May, Várzea da Palma sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Várzea da Palma 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 Várzea da Palma peaks around February 12 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 12UV 15Jun 23UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Várzea da Palma?

Várzea da Palma sits at 17.6°S, 44.7°W, 523 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Pirapora, 36 km away.

Topography around Várzea da Palma

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Várzea da Palma has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 144 m around an average of 513 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 447 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 884 m.

The land around Várzea da Palma is covered by grassland (30%), shrubs (25%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, grassland (36%), shrubs (28%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and shrubs (36%), trees (30%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
144 m
16 km
447 m
80 km
884 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Pirapora 36 km · Buritizeiro 37 km · Três Marias 86 km · Corinto 92 km · Coração de Jesus 109 km · Bocaiúva 112 km · Curvelo 133 km · Montes Claros 133 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 Várzea da Palma (-17.5976°, -44.7337°, elevation 523 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).