Botafogo Weather in May
Botafogo in May
The short of it: Botafogo in May averages a high of 27 °C (81 °F) and a low of 17 °C (63 °F), with 89 mm (3.5 in) of rain and about 11 h 1 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 27° · low 17° · rain 89 mm · daylight 11 h 1 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & August
May in Botafogo brings afternoons near 27° and nights around 17°, with about 89 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 27°, nights near 17°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 89 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 1 min in mid-May, 34 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Botafogo runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Leme, 2 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
May in Botafogo, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 2° colder, 22 mm less rain
- Versus June
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 1 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LemeRio de Janeiro | 2 km SE | 27° | 17° | 88 mm |
| CopacabanaRio de Janeiro | 2 km S | 27° | 17° | 88 mm |
| CateteRio de Janeiro | 3 km N | 27° | 17° | 89 mm |
| Santa TeresaRio de Janeiro | 4 km N | 27° | 17° | 89 mm |
| EstácioRio de Janeiro | 4 km NNW | 27° | 17° | 89 mm |
| IpanemaRio de Janeiro | 4 km SSW | 27° | 17° | 88 mm |
| Cidade NovaRio de Janeiro | 5 km NNW | 28° | 18° | 86 mm |
| Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro | 5 km N | 28° | 18° | 86 mm |