Água Branca weather in May

In May, Água Branca sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 75 mm of rain across 9.8 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of May to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Água Branca's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Água Branca's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
8th warmest
Overnight low
23°
5th coldest
Rainfall
75 mm
9.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:55 AM – 5:39 PM
Cloud cover
58%
6th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Água Branca is human settlement in Brazil.

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

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical May day in Água Branca reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13123
23123
33123
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123123
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How May really feels in Água Branca

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 31 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
31
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 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 23°24324.112.32.9
Feb31° / 23°24022.512.23.0
Mar31° / 23°27526.5122.8
Apr31° / 23°18421.111.93.3
May32° / 23°759.811.74.2
Jun32° / 23°8211.74.7
Jul33° / 23°60.911.74.6
Aug34° / 24°10.211.83.9
Sep35° / 25°40.9123.0
Oct36° / 25°25312.12.6
Nov34° / 25°728.612.32.9
Dec33° / 24°10614.212.33.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23961
33961
44060
54060
64258
74357
84456
94654
104753
114852
125050
135050
145248
155347
165347
175545
185644
195743
205842
215941
226040
236040
246139
256238
266337
276436
286535
296535
306634
316733

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Água Branca gets around 75 mm of rain over 9.8 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 32% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
152
250
349
447
546
644
742
841
939
1037
1136
1234
1333
1432
1531
1630
1729
1828
1927
2026
2125
2224
2324
2423
2522
2621
2720
2819
2918
3017
3116

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the oppressive band about 70% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
104879
205869
306868
407858
508857
609847
7011836
8012826
9014806
10015805
11016795
12018775
13019765
14020764
15122734
16123724
17124714
18125704
19126703
20128683
21229663
22231643
23233632
24335602
25337582
26439552
27441541
28543511
29645481
30747451
31850421

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of May to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:54 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 5:42 PM to 5:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.85:545:42
211.85:545:41
311.85:545:41
411.85:545:41
511.85:545:41
611.85:545:40
711.85:545:40
811.85:545:40
911.85:545:40
1011.85:545:40
1111.85:545:39
1211.75:545:39
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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 4.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.79 kWh/m² to a high of 6.63 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 4.97 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
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34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
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84.9Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
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315.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Água Branca

In seasonPeak

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

Água Branca's monsoon runs January–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

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).

4.2
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.5
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 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Água Branca in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 11 (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 March 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 24 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 13UV 15Jul 24UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Água Branca in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Água Branca is worst in October — around 42 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 9.7× the cleanest month (July, 4 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateModerateOct 1639 µg/m³Jul 104 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar12Moderate
Apr11Good
May9Good
Jun5Good
Jul4Good
Aug11Good
Sep22Moderate
Oct42Poor
Nov18Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Água Branca?

Água Branca sits at 5.9°S, 42.6°W, 247 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Regeneração, 38 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 only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m around an average of 237 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 280 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 391 m.

The land around Água Branca is covered by grassland (40%), trees (24%) and shrubs (21%) within 3 km, trees (47%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and shrubs (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
61 m
16 km
280 m
80 km
391 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Regeneração 38 km · Amarante 45 km · Parnarama 56 km · Demerval Lobão 60 km · Matões 75 km · Teresina 91 km · Timon 91 km · Altos 97 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 (-5.8922°, -42.6361°, elevation 247 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).