Arcoverde weather in May

In May, Arcoverde sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 34 mm of rain across 8 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. 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 Arcoverde's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Arcoverde's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
9th warmest
Overnight low
20°
7th coldest
Rainfall
34 mm
8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
5:36 AM – 5:13 PM
Cloud cover
61%
9th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Arcoverde 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 29°C through the month.

A typical May day in Arcoverde reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 31°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)
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22920
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42920
52920
62920
72920
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How May really feels in Arcoverde

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Arcoverde 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
Jan32° / 21°335.412.44.5
Feb32° / 21°386.312.34.5
Mar31° / 21°498.212.14.4
Apr30° / 20°517.811.85.1
May29° / 20°34811.66.0
Jun27° / 19°266.111.57.0
Jul26° / 18°175.411.67.2
Aug27° / 18°10311.77.4
Sep29° / 18°41.2126.5
Oct31° / 19°81.512.25.3
Nov32° / 20°111.512.44.8
Dec32° / 20°152.112.54.6

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 26% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24357
34357
44357
54456
64456
74357
84456
94456
104555
114654
124654
134753
144654
154753
164753
174852
184852
194951
204951
214951
225050
235050
244951
254951
264951
274951
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304852
314852

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Arcoverde gets around 34 mm of rain over 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 25% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
129
229
329
429
529
628
728
827
927
1026
1125
1225
1324
1424
1524
1624
1724
1824
1924
2023
2123
2224
2324
2424
2524
2624
2724
2824
2924
3023
3123

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 61% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 62% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1233641
2233641
3133642
4133642
5133642
6133642
7133642
8134632
9134641
10135631
11135631
12135631
13235621
14236611
15236611
16236611
17236611
18237610
19237610
20237610
21237610
22238600
23238600
24239590
25239590
26239590
27240580
28241570
29242560
30243550
31244540

Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 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
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
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3013light breeze
3113light 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 5:34 AM to 5:39 AM, and sunset from 5:17 PM to 5:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:345:17
211.75:345:16
311.75:345:16
411.75:345:16
511.75:355:15
611.75:355:15
711.75:355:15
811.75:355:15
911.75:355:14
1011.75:355:14
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1211.65:355:14
1311.65:355:13
1411.65:365:13
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1911.65:375:13
2011.65:375:12
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2411.65:385:12
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2811.65:385:12
2911.65:395:12
3011.65:395:12
3111.55:395:12

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.04 kWh/m² to a high of 6.83 kWh/m² in November across the year — May's 4.61 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.7Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
134.7Bright
144.7Bright
154.6Bright
164.6Bright
174.6Bright
184.6Bright
194.6Bright
204.5Bright
214.5Bright
224.5Bright
234.5Bright
244.5Bright
254.4Bright
264.4Bright
274.4Bright
284.4Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Arcoverde?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Arcoverde in May

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

In May, Arcoverde sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Arcoverde 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 Arcoverde peaks around March 12 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 12UV 15Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Arcoverde?

Arcoverde sits at 8.4°S, 37.1°W, 670 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Pedra, 15 km away.

Topography around Arcoverde

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Arcoverde has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 308 m around an average of 716 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 554 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 867 m.

The land around Arcoverde is covered by shrubs (27%), grassland (27%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, shrubs (49%), grassland (27%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and shrubs (54%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
308 m
16 km
554 m
80 km
867 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Pedra 15 km · Buíque 25 km · Venturosa 26 km · Pesqueira 40 km · Sertânia 45 km · Tupanatinga 49 km · Sanharó 54 km · Capoeiras 59 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 Arcoverde (-8.4189°, -37.0539°, elevation 670 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).