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Brazil · Month guide
Brazil in May
Around 29 °C with 103 mm of rain and 5.7 hours of sun a day.
May is one of the strongest months to visit Brazil. Around 29 °C with 103 mm of rain and 5.7 hours of sun a day. Use the regional grid below to find where this month works best — national averages hide the swings between coast, highlands, and inland.
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Brazil · May
What the weather usually does
Brazil · typical month
- Day / night20 – 29 °CYear range 18 – 31 °C
- Rainfall103 mmYear range 41 – 184 mm
- Sunshine5.7 hr / dayYear range 5.7 – 7.5 hr / day
What’s open · May
Things to do in Brazil in May
Nothing in Brazil shuts for the season, but 1 thing below is weather-dependent in May.
- LimitedTracking jaguars in the Pantanal
the Pantanal floods for half the year, which is when the wildlife disperses and the tracks go under water
- Open
Opening seasons are checked by hand against the operators and parks themselves, not derived from the climate figures on this page. Last reviewed 2026-08-28. Dates move — confirm before you book.
27 regions · current month
Brazil, taken apart
- Acre30°C now · 30–33 °C yr
- Alagoas29°C now · 26–32 °C yr
- Amapá30°C now · 29–34 °C yr
- Amazonas30°C now · 30–33 °C yr
- Bahia30°C now · 28–32 °C yr
- Ceará31°C now · 30–35 °C yr
- Espírito Santo27°C now · 26–31 °C yr
- Federal27°C now · 27–31 °C yr
- Goiás30°C now · 29–34 °C yr
- Maranhão32°C now · 30–35 °C yr
- Mato Grosso31°C now · 30–35 °C yr
- Mato Grosso do Sul28°C now · 27–33 °C yr
- Minas Gerais27°C now · 26–30 °C yr
- Paraná23°C now · 22–29 °C yr
- Paraíba30°C now · 29–33 °C yr
- Pará31°C now · 30–34 °C yr
- Pernambuco29°C now · 28–33 °C yr
- Piauí32°C now · 31–36 °C yr
- Rio Grande do Norte31°C now · 31–34 °C yr
- Rio Grande do Sul20°C now · 18–30 °C yr
- Rio de Janeiro26°C now · 25–30 °C yr
- Rondônia30°C now · 30–34 °C yr
- Roraima29°C now · 29–32 °C yr
- Santa Catarina20°C now · 19–27 °C yr
- Sergipe29°C now · 27–32 °C yr
- São Paulo26°C now · 25–30 °C yr
- Tocantins33°C now · 30–36 °C yr
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What the governments say about Brazil
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Climate at a glance · 10-year ERA5
A decade of weather, in one page
— daytime high— overnight low▬ typical range
View data table
| Month | Average daytime high (°C) | Average overnight low (°C) | Typical low | Typical high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.4 | 22.1 | 20.6 | 33.3 |
| February | 30.3 | 22.0 | 20.6 | 33.1 |
| March | 30.2 | 21.9 | 20.4 | 32.8 |
| April | 29.6 | 21.2 | 19.0 | 32.3 |
| May | 28.6 | 19.8 | 16.8 | 31.4 |
| June | 28.1 | 18.7 | 15.8 | 30.9 |
| July | 28.4 | 18.0 | 15.2 | 31.2 |
| August | 29.7 | 18.8 | 15.6 | 32.9 |
| September | 31.3 | 20.4 | 17.8 | 34.5 |
| October | 31.4 | 21.4 | 19.3 | 34.7 |
| November | 30.8 | 21.5 | 19.4 | 34.1 |
| December | 30.6 | 22.0 | 20.3 | 33.6 |
View data table
| Month | Rainfall (mm) |
|---|---|
| January | 184 |
| February | 170 |
| March | 178 |
| April | 137 |
| May | 103 |
| June | 64 |
| July | 44 |
| August | 41 |
| September | 47 |
| October | 86 |
| November | 126 |
| December | 161 |
View data table
| Month | Sunshine hours (hr / day) |
|---|---|
| January | 6.2 |
| February | 6.1 |
| March | 5.9 |
| April | 5.8 |
| May | 5.7 |
| June | 5.8 |
| July | 6.5 |
| August | 7.0 |
| September | 7.5 |
| October | 7.3 |
| November | 7.0 |
| December | 6.7 |
— average▬ typical range
View data table
| Month | Average wind speed (km/h) | Typical low | Typical high |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.4 | 5.7 | 11.6 |
| February | 8.1 | 5.4 | 11.2 |
| March | 7.7 | 5.0 | 10.8 |
| April | 7.8 | 5.0 | 11.5 |
| May | 8.5 | 5.5 | 12.3 |
| June | 9.3 | 6.2 | 13.0 |
| July | 10.0 | 6.8 | 13.8 |
| August | 10.6 | 7.4 | 14.3 |
| September | 10.8 | 7.8 | 14.3 |
| October | 10.4 | 7.3 | 13.9 |
| November | 9.6 | 6.7 | 13.0 |
| December | 9.0 | 6.3 | 12.2 |
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