Xinguara weather in May

In May, Xinguara sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 107 mm of rain across 15.6 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-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 22% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of May to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Xinguara's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Xinguara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
6th warmest
Overnight low
22°
4th coldest
Rainfall
107 mm
15.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:26 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
65%
6th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

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 Xinguara reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 1°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Xinguara

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.

Xinguara weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 22°28529.112.42.9
Feb29° / 22°25626.212.22.8
Mar30° / 22°25328.8122.9
Apr30° / 22°19524.211.83.2
May31° / 22°10715.611.74.1
Jun32° / 22°132.811.65.1
Jul33° / 21°40.711.64.8
Aug33° / 22°5111.84.2
Sep33° / 23°294.8124.0
Oct32° / 23°9414.712.23.7
Nov30° / 23°16921.712.33.3
Dec30° / 22°20825.412.43.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 59%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22773
32872
42971
53070
63169
73169
83367
93565
103664
113763
123862
133961
144060
154159
164060
174258
184258
194456
204456
214555
224654
234654
244852
254852
265050
275149
285248
295347
305644
315743

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Xinguara gets around 107 mm of rain over 15.6 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 50% and peaks near 68% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
168
267
366
465
563
662
760
858
957
1056
1154
1253
1352
1451
1551
1650
1749
1848
1947
2047
2146
2245
2343
2442
2540
2639
2737
2835
2933
3031
3129

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 91% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
101945
201954
301954
401954
501954
601954
701954
801963
902953
1002953
1102953
1202953
1302953
1403943
1503943
1603952
1704942
1805932
1905932
2006922
2107912
2208902
2309892
24010891
25012871
26013861
27015841
28017821
29019801
30121780
31123760

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 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
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135calm
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296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of May to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:24 AM to 6:29 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:246:10
211.76:246:09
311.76:246:09
411.76:246:09
511.76:256:08
611.76:256:08
711.76:256:08
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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 4.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.57 kWh/m² to a high of 6.1 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 4.72 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
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54.6Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
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94.7Bright
104.7Bright
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134.7Bright
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274.8Bright
284.9Bright
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304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Xinguara

In seasonPeak

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

Xinguara's monsoon runs November–April, 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 Xinguara?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Xinguara for sightseeing.

What to pack for Xinguara in May

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

In May, Xinguara sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Xinguara 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 Xinguara peaks around March 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 13UV 15Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Xinguara 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 Xinguara is worst in September — around 54 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 9.9× the cleanest month (June, 5 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateSep 1650 µg/m³Jun 215 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb11Good
Mar11Good
Apr11Good
May8Good
Jun5Good
Jul6Good
Aug25Moderate
Sep54Poor
Oct28Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Xinguara?

Xinguara sits at 7.1°S, 49.9°W, 252 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Rio Maria, 26 km away.

Topography around Xinguara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Xinguara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 145 m around an average of 245 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 306 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 715 m.

The land around Xinguara is covered by grassland (55%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, grassland (84%) within 16 km, and grassland (71%) and trees (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
145 m
16 km
306 m
80 km
715 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Rio Maria 26 km · Floresta do Araguaia 57 km · Canaã dos Carajás 65 km · Água Azul do Norte 67 km · Redenção 104 km · Parauapebas 115 km · Curionópolis 117 km · Eldorado dos Carajás 128 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 Xinguara (-7.0983°, -49.9435°, elevation 252 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).