Weather in Belo Horizonte in May 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Belo Horizonte in May
The temperature in May is +77°F on average, with a range between a maximum of +81°F during the day and a minimum of +48°F at night.
The average maximum temperature goes down 11% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +79°F to +75°F.
Is Belo Horizonte warm or cold in May?
Belo Horizonte is typically warm in May.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +81°F to +77°F. The minimum temperature also goes down from +63°F to +59°F.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
May is one of the coolest months in Belo Horizonte, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Belo Horizonte in May
| April | May | June | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +81°F | +77°F | +75°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +50°F | +43°F | +37°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +90°F | +88°F | +88°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 55 mm | 31 mm | 12 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 79% | 78% | 77% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1015 HPa | 1017 HPa | 1019 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 6 | 12 | 15 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 7 | 9 | 10 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 16 | 10 | 5 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
May often has better weather than April. It’s getting colder in May. From +81°F in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +77°F. As May arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 55 mm to 31 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 79% to 78%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during May, staying around 1 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in May, from 6 to 12.
June brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 3 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Belo Horizonte is gradually increasing during May, going from 1 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last May in Belo Horizonte?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Belo Horizonte in May has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1981 (+77°F) and the highest in 2019 (+84°F). The driest year was 2017 with only 670 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1979 with 1913 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Belo Horizonte, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2022.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.