Climate averages 1991–2020
Governador Valadares weather
in May.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 10th warmest and the 5th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a warm month in Governador Valadares: daytime highs average 27.6°C and nights cool to about 19.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 25 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes May a fairly dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 14 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ipatinga (92 km away). In May its highs average 26.7°C, 0.9°C cooler than Governador Valadares, with 27 mm of rain.
Among the 448 cities listed in Brazil, Governador Valadares ranks joint 126th of 448 for the warmest May highs and 46th of 448 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 448 cities is 25.3°C; Governador Valadares is 2.3°C warmer than that mean.
From May to June, average highs fall by 0.9°C to 26.7°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 25 mm to 11 mm.
The annual picture
May in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Governador Valadares climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31.2°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 160 | 12.7 | 13.113 h |
| February | 31.7°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 101 | 9.7 | 12.713 h |
| March | 30.9°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 118 | 13.0 | 12.212 h |
| April | 29.4°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 65 | 9.1 | 11.712 h |
| May, selected | 27.6°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 25 | 5.4 | 11.211 h |
| June | 26.7°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 11 | 2.8 | 11.011 h |
| July | 26.6°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 8.6 | 2.5 | 11.111 h |
| August | 27.8°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 10 | 2.7 | 11.511 h |
| September | 29.9°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 21 | 4.4 | 12.012 h |
| October | 31.0°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 83 | 8.1 | 12.513 h |
| November | 29.8°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 190 | 14.7 | 13.013 h |
| December | 30.4°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 214 | 17.4 | 13.213 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
May in nearby cities
- Ipatinga in MayBrazil · 92 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 18.6°C · 27 mm rain
- Coronel Fabriciano in MayBrazil · 103 kmHigh 26.5°C · Low 18.5°C · 43 mm rain
- Caratinga in MayBrazil · 106 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 17.1°C · 27 mm rain
- Timóteo in MayBrazil · 110 kmHigh 25.6°C · Low 17.6°C · 43 mm rain
- Teófilo Otoni in MayBrazil · 120 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 18.9°C · 33 mm rain
- Manhuaçu in MayBrazil · 157 kmHigh 23.7°C · Low 16.3°C · 36 mm rain
- Colatina in MayBrazil · 158 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 19.5°C · 21 mm rain
- Itabira in MayBrazil · 159 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 15.0°C · 32 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Governador Valadares) is explained once on the Governador Valadares year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.