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Bonito in May

Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: May–Aug (wettest, 15–18 rain days a month).

Key facts

Verdict
Avoid
Temperature
28°C (82°F) / 20°C (68°F)
average high / low
Rain days
16
Crowds
Low
Brazil overall
Prices
Low
Brazil overall

Verdict

AvoidBest and avoid months for Bonito

Listed as a month to avoid: May–Aug (wettest, 15–18 rain days a month).

Is another month better than May?

May is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

Weather in May

Long-term averages
  • BonitoHighs around 28 °C (82 °F), lows around 20 °C (68 °F), rain on about 16 days
  • Pantanal, Brazil · Cuiabá, Poconé, Transpantaneira, Bonitofine

    Dry season (June–October) concentrates wildlife around waterholes: the jaguar season; the wet season floods roads. Fires and smoke have hit August–October in recent years.

Crowds and prices

Crowds · Brazil overall
Low
Prices · Brazil overall
Low

Brazil overall: Good value: pleasant Rio, Iguaçu and São Paulo; Amazon high water.

Compare two months

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Bonito, side by side.

  • Verdict

    May: Avoid

    Jan: Great (better)

  • Daytime high

    May: 28 °C (82 °F)

    Jan: 31 °C (88 °F)

  • Night low

    May: 20 °C (68 °F)

    Jan: 21 °C (70 °F)

  • Rain days

    May: 16

    Jan: 12 (better)

  • Crowds

    May: Low

    Jan: High

  • Prices

    May: Low

    Jan: High

  • Festivals listed

    May: 0

    Jan: 1

May: Listed as a month to avoid: May–Aug (wettest, 15–18 rain days a month).

January: Inside Bonito's best window: Oct–Mar (drier; Nov has the fewest rain days).

Bonito: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.

What to pack

  • A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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