Apodi weather in May

In May, Apodi sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 43 mm of rain across 6.9 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 Apodi's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Apodi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
9th warmest
Overnight low
24°
6th coldest
Rainfall
43 mm
6.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:35 AM – 5:20 PM
Cloud cover
56%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Apodi 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 33°C through the month.

A typical May day in Apodi reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 36°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)
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How May really feels in Apodi

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.

Apodi weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 24°638.812.32.6
Feb34° / 24°7810.912.22.6
Mar34° / 24°10115.5122.8
Apr33° / 24°10213.711.93.1
May33° / 24°436.911.73.7
Jun33° / 23°204.211.74.0
Jul33° / 22°122.111.74.1
Aug34° / 22°40.511.83.6
Sep35° / 23°10.2123.0
Oct36° / 24°40.312.12.5
Nov36° / 24°20.312.32.5
Dec36° / 24°102.212.32.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24852
34852
45050
55050
65050
75149
85248
95347
105347
115446
125347
135446
145446
155446
165644
175644
185743
195842
205941
215941
226040
236139
246238
256238
266337
276238
286337
296337
306337
316337

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Apodi gets around 43 mm of rain over 6.9 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 23% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
137
236
334
433
531
629
728
826
925
1023
1122
1222
1321
1421
1520
1620
1720
1820
1920
2020
2120
2220
2319
2419
2519
2618
2718
2818
2917
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 49% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 94% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10328681
20329671
30330661
40431641
50432631
60433630
70435610
80536590
90537580
100538570
110540550
120541540
130542530
140543520
150544510
160545490
170546480
180547470
190549460
200550450
210551440
220553420
230653410
240654400
250656380
260757360
270857350
281957330
291959310
3011060290
3111161270

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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3112light breeze

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 5:34 AM to 5:38 AM, and sunset from 5:23 PM to 5:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.85:345:23
211.85:345:22
311.85:345:22
411.85:345:22
511.85:345:22
611.85:345:21
711.85:345:21
811.85:345:21
911.85:355:21
1011.85:355:21
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3111.75:385:20

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.81 kWh/m² to a high of 6.95 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 5.2 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
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225.1Bright
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245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Apodi?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Apodi. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Apodi in May

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

In May, Apodi sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Apodi 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 Apodi peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 15 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 15UV 15Jul 15UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Apodi 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 Apodi is worst in October — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.6× the cleanest month (July, 5 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateOct 2016 µg/m³Jul 135 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb9Good
Mar9Good
Apr9Good
May7Good
Jun5Good
Jul5Good
Aug6Good
Sep11Good
Oct16Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Apodi?

Apodi sits at 5.7°S, 37.8°W, 73 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Caraúbas, 30 km away.

Topography around Apodi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Apodi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m around an average of 57 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 194 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 740 m.

The land around Apodi is covered by grassland (44%) and cropland (32%) within 3 km, shrubs (41%) and grassland (37%) within 16 km, and shrubs (65%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
47 m
16 km
194 m
80 km
740 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Caraúbas 30 km · Tabuleiro do Norte 59 km · Limoeiro do Norte 67 km · Pau dos Ferros 67 km · Baraúna 68 km · Quixeré 69 km · São Bento 69 km · Mossoró 73 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 Apodi (-5.6642°, -37.7989°, elevation 73 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).