Viradouro weather in May

In May, Viradouro sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 38 mm of rain across 5.3 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in May, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of May to 10 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Viradouro's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Viradouro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
11th warmest
Overnight low
17°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
38 mm
5.3 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
7:39 AM – 6:40 PM
Cloud cover
44%
5th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Viradouro 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

Highs ease over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical May day in Viradouro reaches about 27°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 24°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than 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 Viradouro

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.

Viradouro weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 21°25922.813.13.5
Feb30° / 21°1791912.73.6
Mar30° / 21°16418.912.14.0
Apr30° / 19°658.711.55.5
May27° / 17°385.3117.3
Jun27° / 16°242.910.87.9
Jul28° / 15°15210.98.0
Aug30° / 17°172.411.36.5
Sep31° / 19°606.911.94.9
Oct32° / 21°1111312.53.9
Nov31° / 21°16418.3133.7
Dec30° / 21°22722.813.23.5

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 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27327
37327
47228
57228
67129
76931
86733
96634
106535
116436
126238
136238
146238
156139
166139
176139
186139
196238
206139
216337
226337
236436
246634
256634
266733
276733
286832
296931
306931
317030

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Viradouro gets around 38 mm of rain over 5.3 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 17% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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217
316
416
515
615
715
815
915
1015
1115
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1516
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1718
1818
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2019
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3019
3118

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the comfortable band about 35% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 12% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1103038211
2113137200
3123237180
4133336170
5143436160
6143536150
7153536140
8153536140
9163635130
10163635130
11163635120
12173635120
13173635120
14173635110
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17193634110
18193634110
19193634110
20203634110
21203634100
22213534100
2321353490
2422353490
2522353490
2622353480
2722353480
2822363570
2922363570
3023363560
3123373560

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of May to 10 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 7:33 AM to 7:45 AM, and sunset from 6:48 PM to 6:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.27:336:48
211.27:336:47
311.27:346:46
411.27:346:46
511.27:356:45
611.27:356:45
711.17:356:44
811.17:366:44
911.17:366:43
1011.17:376:42
1111.17:376:42
1211.17:376:41
1311.17:386:41
1411.07:386:41
1511.07:396:40
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1711.07:406:39
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1911.07:406:39
2011.07:416:38
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2210.97:426:38
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2710.97:446:36
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2910.97:456:36
3010.87:456:36
3110.87:456:36

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.97 kWh/m² to a high of 6.06 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.28 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
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34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.6Bright
64.6Bright
74.5Bright
84.5Bright
94.5Bright
104.4Bright
114.4Bright
124.3Bright
134.3Bright
144.3Bright
154.3Bright
164.2Bright
174.2Bright
184.2Bright
194.1Bright
204.1Bright
214.1Bright
224.1Bright
234.1Bright
244.1Bright
254.0Bright
264.0Bright
274.0Bright
284.0Bright
294.0Bright
304.0Bright
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Viradouro

In seasonPeak

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

Viradouro'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 Viradouro?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Viradouro in May

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

In May, Viradouro sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. About 5 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Viradouro in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Viradouro peaks around January 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 22UV 15Jun 20UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct10Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Viradouro 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 Viradouro is worst in September — around 46 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.3× the cleanest month (November, 9 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodSep 1344 µg/m³Nov 229 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb12Good
Mar11Good
Apr12Good
May13Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug35Moderate
Sep46Poor
Oct18Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Viradouro?

Viradouro sits at 20.9°S, 48.3°W, 540 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Pitangueiras, 17 km away.

Topography around Viradouro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Viradouro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 115 m around an average of 540 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 174 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 485 m.

The land around Viradouro is covered by cropland (71%) within 3 km, cropland (82%) within 16 km, and cropland (75%) within 80 km.

3 km
115 m
16 km
174 m
80 km
485 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Pitangueiras 17 km · Bebedouro 21 km · Morro Agudo 29 km · Colina 31 km · Pontal 32 km · Monte Azul Paulista 36 km · Barrinha 38 km · Jaboticabal 43 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 Viradouro (-20.8731°, -48.2969°, elevation 540 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).