Água Branca weather in May

In May, Água Branca sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 39 mm of rain across 9.6 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Água Branca's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Água Branca's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
9th warmest
Overnight low
22°
6th coldest
Rainfall
39 mm
9.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
5:41 AM – 5:15 PM
Cloud cover
60%
9th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Água Branca is human settlement in Alagoas, Brazil.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical May day in Água Branca reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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How May really feels in Água Branca

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.

Água Branca weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 23°44612.53.3
Feb34° / 23°477.312.33.4
Mar33° / 23°618.812.13.5
Apr32° / 23°388.511.84.1
May30° / 22°399.611.65.1
Jun28° / 20°3210.511.56.0
Jul27° / 20°289.911.56.4
Aug28° / 19°217.611.76.3
Sep31° / 20°103.611.95.4
Oct33° / 21°112.112.24.3
Nov34° / 22°142.312.43.5
Dec34° / 23°233.312.53.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34753
44753
54753
64951
74951
84951
94951
104951
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125050
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144951
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285050
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Água Branca gets around 39 mm of rain over 9.6 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 31% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
131
231
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431
532
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3133

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the muggy band about 68% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 95% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
156134
256134
356134
456134
556233
656233
756332
856332
956431
1056431
1156530
1256530
1356629
1456629
1556728
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1956728
2056827
2156827
2256926
2357025
2447224
2547323
2647422
2747521
2847620
2947818
3047917
3148115

Wind in May

Winds average 14 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
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514light breeze
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914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
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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 5:39 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 5:19 PM to 5:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:395:19
211.75:395:19
311.75:395:19
411.75:395:18
511.65:395:18
611.65:395:18
711.65:395:17
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.83 kWh/m² to a high of 6.74 kWh/m² in November across the year — May's 4.38 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
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34.8Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.6Bright
84.6Bright
94.6Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
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144.4Bright
154.4Bright
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184.3Bright
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214.3Bright
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244.2Bright
254.2Bright
264.2Bright
274.1Bright
284.1Bright
294.1Bright
304.1Bright
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Água Branca?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Água Branca in May

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

In May, Água Branca sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Água Branca 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 Água Branca peaks around February 22 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 highExtremeFeb 22UV 15Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Água Branca?

Água Branca sits at 9.3°S, 37.9°W, 569 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Delmiro Gouveia, 16 km away.

Topography around Água Branca

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Água Branca has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 421 m around an average of 579 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 561 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,059 m.

The land around Água Branca is covered by grassland (47%) and trees (39%) within 3 km, grassland (50%) and shrubs (27%) within 16 km, and shrubs (51%) and grassland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
421 m
16 km
561 m
80 km
1,059 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Delmiro Gouveia 16 km · Inhapi 21 km · Mata Grande 27 km · Tacaratu 29 km · Paulo Afonso 35 km · Glória 36 km · Canapi 40 km · Inajá 42 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 Água Branca (-9.2608°, -37.9361°, elevation 569 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).