Climate averages 1991–2020
Montes Claros weather
in May.
A warm, very dry month: the 10th warmest and the 4th 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 Montes Claros: daytime highs average 27.3°C and nights cool to about 17.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 9.6 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 21 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Janaúba (119 km away). In May its highs average 29.3°C, 2.0°C warmer than Montes Claros, with 6.6 mm of rain.
Among the 448 cities listed in Brazil, Montes Claros ranks joint 135th of 448 for the warmest May highs and 3rd of 448 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 448 cities is 25.3°C; Montes Claros is 2.0°C warmer than that mean.
From May to June, average highs fall by 0.8°C to 26.5°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 9.6 mm to 2.0 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
Montes Claros climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.9°C20.5°C | 20.5°C | 131 | 12.7 | 13.013 h |
| February | 29.4°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 92 | 9.8 | 12.713 h |
| March | 28.8°C20.5°C | 20.5°C | 111 | 11.4 | 12.212 h |
| April | 28.3°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 35 | 5.9 | 11.712 h |
| May, selected | 27.3°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 9.6 | 2.2 | 11.311 h |
| June | 26.5°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 2.0 | 0.4 | 11.111 h |
| July | 26.4°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 0.7 | 0.1 | 11.211 h |
| August | 28.0°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 1.9 | 0.6 | 11.612 h |
| September | 30.3°C18.6°C | 18.6°C | 12 | 2.2 | 12.012 h |
| October | 30.7°C20.2°C | 20.2°C | 67 | 7.4 | 12.512 h |
| November | 28.3°C20.2°C | 20.2°C | 178 | 15.0 | 12.913 h |
| December | 28.4°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 206 | 16.5 | 13.113 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
- Janaúba in MayBrazil · 119 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 19.7°C · 6.6 mm rain
- Curvelo in MayBrazil · 233 kmHigh 26.5°C · Low 16.3°C · 20 mm rain
- Teófilo Otoni in MayBrazil · 280 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 18.9°C · 33 mm rain
- Guanambi in MayBrazil · 302 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 20.1°C · 4.6 mm rain
- Sete Lagoas in MayBrazil · 306 kmHigh 25.1°C · Low 15.3°C · 31 mm rain
- Governador Valadares in MayBrazil · 310 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 19.6°C · 25 mm rain
- Lagoa Santa in MayBrazil · 322 kmHigh 24.9°C · Low 14.7°C · 26 mm rain
- Paracatu in MayBrazil · 325 kmHigh 26.6°C · Low 17.3°C · 17 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 Montes Claros) is explained once on the Montes Claros year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.