Climate averages 1991–2020
Janaúba weather
in May.
A hot, very dry month: the 10th warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a hot month in Janaúba: daytime highs average 29.3°C and nights cool to about 19.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 6.6 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes May a very dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 23 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Montes Claros (119 km away). In May its highs average 27.3°C, 2.0°C cooler than Janaúba, with 9.6 mm of rain.
Among the 448 cities listed in Brazil, Janaúba ranks joint 57th of 448 for the warmest May highs and 2nd of 448 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 448 cities is 25.3°C; Janaúba is 4.0°C warmer than that mean.
From May to June, average highs fall by 0.9°C to 28.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 6.6 mm to 1.4 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
Janaúba climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.4°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 112 | 10.5 | 12.913 h |
| February | 31.0°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 72 | 8.7 | 12.613 h |
| March | 30.5°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 98 | 10.4 | 12.212 h |
| April | 30.1°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 33 | 5.0 | 11.812 h |
| May, selected | 29.3°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 6.6 | 1.6 | 11.411 h |
| June | 28.4°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 1.4 | 0.3 | 11.211 h |
| July | 28.1°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 0.3 | 0.0 | 11.311 h |
| August | 29.7°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 1.0 | 0.2 | 11.612 h |
| September | 32.1°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 7.5 | 1.5 | 12.012 h |
| October | 32.8°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 53 | 6.1 | 12.412 h |
| November | 30.3°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 140 | 13.1 | 12.813 h |
| December | 30.0°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 157 | 13.6 | 13.013 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
- Montes Claros in MayBrazil · 119 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 17.8°C · 9.6 mm rain
- Guanambi in MayBrazil · 185 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 20.1°C · 4.6 mm rain
- Brumado in MayBrazil · 251 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 20.2°C · 13 mm rain
- Vitória da Conquista in MayBrazil · 285 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 16.9°C · 21 mm rain
- Teófilo Otoni in MayBrazil · 298 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 18.9°C · 33 mm rain
- Itapetinga in MayBrazil · 334 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 19.8°C · 43 mm rain
- Curvelo in MayBrazil · 349 kmHigh 26.5°C · Low 16.3°C · 20 mm rain
- Governador Valadares in MayBrazil · 368 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 19.6°C · 25 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 Janaúba) is explained once on the Janaúba year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.