Assaré weather in May

In May, Assaré sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 46 mm of rain across 6.8 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of May to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Assaré's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Assaré's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
10th warmest
Overnight low
22°
4th coldest
Rainfall
46 mm
6.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:45 AM – 5:26 PM
Cloud cover
57%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical May day in Assaré reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°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)
13022
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How May really feels in Assaré

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 28 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
28
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.

Assaré weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 23°11916.312.43.5
Feb31° / 22°12516.712.23.6
Mar30° / 22°15920123.7
Apr30° / 22°10614.711.94.2
May31° / 22°466.811.75.0
Jun31° / 21°132.111.65.5
Jul31° / 21°51.111.65.5
Aug33° / 21°20.411.84.9
Sep34° / 22°20.4124.0
Oct35° / 23°61.112.23.4
Nov34° / 23°122.112.33.4
Dec34° / 23°346.412.43.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 47%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24555
34555
44555
54654
64654
74753
84852
94852
104951
114951
124951
135149
145248
155248
165446
175545
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195743
205842
215842
225941
235941
246040
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266040
276040
286040
296040
306040
316040

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Assaré gets around 46 mm of rain over 6.8 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 22% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
135
234
333
432
531
629
728
827
925
1024
1123
1222
1321
1421
1520
1620
1720
1819
1919
2019
2118
2218
2318
2417
2517
2617
2716
2816
2915
3014
3113

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 63% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 83% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1065539
2065737
3075736
4075934
5085933
6086131
7096130
80106228
90116227
100116326
110126424
120136423
130136522
140146521
150146620
160156619
170166618
180166717
190176716
200186715
210196714
221206514
231216513
241226512
251236511
261246510
27125659
28127639
29228628
30230617
31231616

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
1310calm
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1510calm
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3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of May to 11 h 36 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 5:44 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 5:30 PM to 5:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.85:445:30
211.85:445:29
311.85:445:29
411.75:445:29
511.75:445:28
611.75:445:28
711.75:445:28
811.75:445:28
911.75:445:28
1011.75:445:27
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1611.75:455:26
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1911.75:465:26
2011.75:465:26
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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 4.89 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 4.89 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
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45.0Bright
55.0Bright
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104.9Bright
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264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Assaré

In seasonPeak

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

Assaré's rainy season runs January–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is May a good time to visit Assaré?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Assaré in May

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

In May, Assaré sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Assaré 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 Assaré peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 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 15Jul 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Assaré?

Assaré sits at 6.9°S, 39.9°W, 446 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Nova Olinda, 32 km away.

Topography around Assaré

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Assaré has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 149 m around an average of 465 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 430 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 756 m.

The land around Assaré is covered by shrubs (51%) and grassland (32%) within 3 km, shrubs (68%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and shrubs (67%) within 80 km.

3 km
149 m
16 km
430 m
80 km
756 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Nova Olinda 32 km · Farias Brito 34 km · Santana do Cariri 38 km · Araripe 48 km · Jucás 55 km · Cariús 56 km · Campos Sales 60 km · Várzea Alegre 65 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 Assaré (-6.8744°, -39.875°, elevation 446 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).