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The warmest places in South America in May

Al Hufūf tops the list at 41 °C in May. Ranked from 1991–2020 climate normals across 50 destinations.

# Destination Country Avg high Avg high Rainfall
1 Al Hufūf Saudi Arabia 41 °C 41 °C 1 mm
2 Al Kharj Saudi Arabia 40 °C 40 °C 1 mm
3 Makkah Saudi Arabia 39 °C 39 °C 7 mm
4 Madinah Saudi Arabia 39 °C 39 °C 2 mm
5 Riyadh Saudi Arabia 39 °C 39 °C 2 mm
6 Hafar Al-Batin Saudi Arabia 38 °C 38 °C 2 mm
7 Buraydah Saudi Arabia 38 °C 38 °C 2 mm
8 Unaizah Saudi Arabia 37 °C 37 °C 2 mm
9 Al Jubayl Saudi Arabia 37 °C 37 °C 1 mm
10 Şabyā Saudi Arabia 36 °C 36 °C 9 mm
11 Dammam Saudi Arabia 36 °C 36 °C 1 mm
12 Najrān Saudi Arabia 35 °C 35 °C 4 mm
13 Ha'il Saudi Arabia 34 °C 34 °C 4 mm
14 Yanbu Saudi Arabia 34 °C 34 °C 0 mm
15 Jeddah Saudi Arabia 34 °C 34 °C 1 mm
16 Tabuk Saudi Arabia 34 °C 34 °C 2 mm
17 Coro Venezuela 34 °C 34 °C 50 mm
18 Ciudad Bolívar Venezuela 33 °C 33 °C 141 mm
19 Mossoró Brazil 32 °C 32 °C 59 mm
20 Ciudad Guayana Venezuela 32 °C 32 °C 105 mm
21 Valle de La Pascua Venezuela 32 °C 32 °C 148 mm
22 El Tigre Venezuela 32 °C 32 °C 95 mm
23 Maturín Venezuela 32 °C 32 °C 87 mm
24 Sullana Peru 32 °C 32 °C 7 mm
25 Barcelona Venezuela 32 °C 32 °C 76 mm
26 Riohacha Colombia 32 °C 32 °C 120 mm
27 Palmas Brazil 32 °C 32 °C 55 mm
28 Ta’if Saudi Arabia 31 °C 31 °C 20 mm
29 Maracaibo Venezuela 31 °C 31 °C 151 mm
30 Calabozo Venezuela 31 °C 31 °C 210 mm
31 Maicao Colombia 31 °C 31 °C 109 mm
32 Santa Teresa del Tuy Venezuela 31 °C 31 °C 109 mm
33 Piura Peru 31 °C 31 °C 8 mm
34 San Fernando de Apure Venezuela 31 °C 31 °C 256 mm
35 Sobral Brazil 31 °C 31 °C 90 mm
36 Ocumare del Tuy Venezuela 31 °C 31 °C 208 mm
37 Petrolina Brazil 31 °C 31 °C 12 mm
38 Teresina Brazil 31 °C 31 °C 126 mm
39 Carúpano Venezuela 31 °C 31 °C 67 mm
40 Cabimas Venezuela 31 °C 31 °C 260 mm
41 Caxias Brazil 30 °C 30 °C 131 mm
42 Montería Colombia 30 °C 30 °C 288 mm
43 Ciudad Ojeda Venezuela 30 °C 30 °C 258 mm
44 Cúcuta Colombia 30 °C 30 °C 98 mm
45 Barreiras Brazil 30 °C 30 °C 19 mm
46 Araguaína Brazil 30 °C 30 °C 88 mm
47 Sinop Brazil 30 °C 30 °C 32 mm
48 Imperatriz Brazil 30 °C 30 °C 77 mm
49 Cumaná Venezuela 30 °C 30 °C 45 mm
50 Rondonópolis Brazil 30 °C 30 °C 24 mm

Only destinations with a published page for that month are ranked. The ranking is ours; the underlying values are reproduced from the source.

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: ranking order, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.