Araci weather in May

In May, Araci sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 44 mm of rain across 10.6 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of May to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Araci's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Araci's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
9th warmest
Overnight low
22°
6th coldest
Rainfall
44 mm
10.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
5:48 AM – 5:17 PM
Cloud cover
62%
11th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
3.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Araci 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 30°C through the month.

A typical May day in Araci 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 32°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13122
23022
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43022
53022
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73022
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93022
103022
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292921
302921
312921

How May really feels in Araci

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 10 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
10
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.

Araci weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 23°486.812.63.6
Feb33° / 23°357.512.43.5
Mar33° / 23°438.812.13.5
Apr32° / 23°4110.211.84.1
May30° / 22°4410.611.55.1
Jun28° / 20°3311.411.35.9
Jul28° / 19°25911.46.4
Aug28° / 19°217.711.66.2
Sep30° / 20°155.111.95.4
Oct32° / 21°20412.34.5
Nov33° / 22°365.412.53.9
Dec33° / 22°325.212.73.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 30% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
34951
44852
54852
64753
74753
84654
94753
104654
114555
124555
134456
144456
154357
164357
174357
184456
194456
204456
214555
224654
234753
244753
254852
264852
274951
285050
295149
305149
315248

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Araci gets around 44 mm of rain over 10.6 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 34% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
135
235
334
434
534
633
733
832
932
1032
1132
1232
1332
1432
1533
1633
1734
1834
1934
2035
2135
2236
2336
2436
2536
2636
2736
2836
2936
3036
3137

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 71% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 95% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
126434
226434
326533
426632
536631
636730
736829
836928
936928
1046927
1146927
1247026
1347026
1457025
1557025
1657025
1757025
1866925
1967024
2067024
2167123
2267222
2367222
2467321
2567420
2667519
2767618
2877617
2977716
3077815
3177914

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 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
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
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912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of May to 11 h 24 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 5:45 AM to 5:52 AM, and sunset from 5:21 PM to 5:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.65:455:21
211.65:455:21
311.65:455:20
411.65:455:20
511.65:465:20
611.65:465:19
711.65:465:19
811.55:465:19
911.55:465:18
1011.55:465:18
1111.55:475:18
1211.55:475:17
1311.55:475:17
1411.55:475:17
1511.55:475:17
1611.55:485:17
1711.55:485:16
1811.55:485:16
1911.55:485:16
2011.55:495:16
2111.45:495:16
2211.45:495:16
2311.45:495:15
2411.45:505:15
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2711.45:505:15
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3111.45:525:15

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 3.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.58 kWh/m² to a high of 6.26 kWh/m² in December across the year — May's 3.99 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.3Bright
34.3Bright
44.3Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
74.2Bright
84.2Bright
94.1Bright
104.1Bright
114.1Bright
124.0Bright
134.0Bright
144.0Bright
154.0Moderate
164.0Moderate
174.0Moderate
183.9Moderate
193.9Moderate
203.9Moderate
213.9Moderate
223.9Moderate
233.9Moderate
243.9Moderate
253.9Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Araci?

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
6.7
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Araci in May

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

In May, Araci sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Araci 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 Araci peaks around February 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 17UV 15Jun 23UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Araci?

Araci sits at 11.3°S, 39.0°W, 257 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Teofilândia, 17 km away.

Topography around Araci

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Araci has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 204 m around an average of 282 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 302 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 536 m.

The land around Araci is covered by grassland (66%) within 3 km, grassland (69%) within 16 km, and grassland (64%) and shrubs (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
204 m
16 km
302 m
80 km
536 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Teofilândia 17 km · Barrocas 25 km · Biritinga 36 km · Serrinha 37 km · Conceição do Coité 43 km · Santaluz 45 km · Tucano 46 km · Sátiro Dias 52 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 Araci (-11.3333°, -38.9667°, elevation 257 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).