When to go · Manaus

Manaus in May

Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–May (heavy rain, high river); Aug–Nov drought years bring smoke and poor air.

Key facts

Verdict: Avoid
Temperature: 32°C (90°F)90°F (32°C) / 24°C (75°F)75°F (24°C); average high / low
Rain days: 17
Crowds: Low; Brazil overall
Prices: Low; Brazil overall

Plan around it

Verdict

AvoidBest and avoid months for Manaus

Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–May (heavy rain, high river); Aug–Nov drought years bring smoke and poor air.

May is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

Long-term averages

ManausHighs around 32 °C (90 °F), lows around 24 °C (75 °F), rain on about 17 daysHighs around 90 °F (32 °C), lows around 75 °F (24 °C), rain on about 17 days
Amazon, Brazil · Manaus, Amazon lodges, Belémrainy
Hot and humid all year; high water around May–July lets canoes enter flooded forest; low water August–November exposes beaches. Fire smoke can haze the sky in September–October.

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

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

First month

Second month

May: Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–May (heavy rain, high river); Aug–Nov drought years bring smoke and poor air.

June: Inside Manaus's best window: Jun–Nov (drier, lower river, beaches).

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