Afrânio weather in May

In May, Afrânio sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 15 mm of rain across 3 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of May to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Afrânio's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Afrânio's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
10th warmest
Overnight low
22°
5th coldest
Rainfall
15 mm
3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
5:52 AM – 5:29 PM
Cloud cover
59%
7th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical May day in Afrânio reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13122
23122
33122
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How May really feels in Afrânio

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 15 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
15
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Afrânio weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 23°11212.912.43.8
Feb31° / 22°10612.612.33.9
Mar31° / 22°11113.612.14.0
Apr31° / 22°567.811.84.6
May31° / 22°15311.65.2
Jun30° / 20°30.611.56.0
Jul30° / 19°20.211.66.2
Aug31° / 19°10.111.75.6
Sep33° / 21°20.2124.5
Oct34° / 22°131.512.23.7
Nov34° / 23°364.512.43.5
Dec33° / 23°597.112.53.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34555
44654
54654
64654
74654
84654
94654
104753
114753
124753
134852
144852
154852
164852
174852
184951
194951
204951
215050
225050
235050
245149
255149
265149
275248
285248
295347
305347
315347

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Afrânio gets around 15 mm of rain over 3 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 10% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
115
215
314
414
513
613
712
812
911
1011
1110
1210
139
149
159
169
179
189
199
209
218
228
238
248
257
267
277
286
296
305
315

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the humid band about 46% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 47% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1734527
2735517
3735526
4736516
5736525
6737515
7738505
8739504
9740504
10740494
11741484
12742474
13743474
14743463
15744463
16844453
17845443
18845433
19846433
20847423
21848413
22849403
23851392
24852382
25853372
26854362
27856342
28858331
29859321
30861301
31862291

Wind in May

Winds average 18 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
1217light breeze
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3119light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of May to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:50 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 5:32 PM to 5:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:505:32
211.75:505:32
311.75:505:32
411.75:505:31
511.75:505:31
611.75:515:31
711.75:515:31
811.75:515:30
911.75:515:30
1011.65:515:30
1111.65:515:30
1211.65:515:29
1311.65:515:29
1411.65:525:29
1511.65:525:29
1611.65:525:29
1711.65:525:28
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1911.65:525:28
2011.65:535:28
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2911.65:555:28
3011.55:555:28
3111.55:555:28

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.43 kWh/m² to a high of 6.93 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.75 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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55.0Bright
64.9Bright
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104.9Bright
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184.7Bright
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234.6Bright
244.6Bright
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264.6Bright
274.6Bright
284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.6Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Afrânio

In seasonPeak

None of Afrânio's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Afrânio's rainy season runs December–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Afrânio?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Afrânio for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Afrânio in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Afrânio sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Afrânio in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Afrânio peaks around March 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 10UV 15Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Afrânio?

Afrânio sits at 8.5°S, 41.0°W, 524 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Dormentes, 27 km away.

Topography around Afrânio

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Afrânio.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Afrânio has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m around an average of 527 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 289 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 603 m.

The land around Afrânio is covered by grassland (51%) and shrubs (44%) within 3 km, shrubs (51%) and grassland (48%) within 16 km, and shrubs (76%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
135 m
16 km
289 m
80 km
603 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Dormentes 27 km · Paulistana 44 km · Casa Nova 73 km · Lagoa Grande 97 km · Sobradinho 109 km · Petrolina 113 km · Juazeiro 114 km · Trindade 117 km

Brazil travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / N
127 / 220 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 46% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$10,713
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
89%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
19.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
16
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 482
Religion
Roman Catholic 57%Evangelical 27%none 9%other 4%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Afrânio (-8.515°, -41.005°, elevation 524 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).