Barra do Corda weather in May

In May, Barra do Corda sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 84 mm of rain across 12.7 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 7th-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 23% 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 Barra do Corda's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Barra do Corda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
8th warmest
Overnight low
22°
4th coldest
Rainfall
84 mm
12.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:05 AM – 5:50 PM
Cloud cover
62%
6th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
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 Barra do Corda 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 32°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 1°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Barra do Corda

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.

Barra do Corda weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°21326.212.32.9
Feb30° / 23°20723.912.22.9
Mar30° / 23°22527.1122.9
Apr30° / 23°16222.911.93.2
May31° / 22°8412.711.84.2
Jun32° / 22°112.611.74.9
Jul33° / 21°70.911.74.6
Aug34° / 22°30.411.83.9
Sep35° / 23°101.9123.2
Oct35° / 24°335.312.13.1
Nov33° / 24°8611.812.33.3
Dec32° / 23°13417.712.33.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 52%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23070
33169
43268
53367
63466
73664
83862
93862
104060
114357
124555
134555
144753
154852
165050
175149
185149
195347
205347
215545
225545
235644
245842
255842
266040
276139
286238
296337
306535
316634

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Barra do Corda gets around 84 mm of rain over 12.7 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 40% and peaks near 62% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
162
260
359
457
555
653
751
849
947
1045
1143
1242
1340
1439
1538
1637
1737
1836
1935
2035
2134
2234
2334
2433
2532
2631
2730
2829
2928
3026
3124

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 75% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
116930
217029
317128
417128
517227
617326
717326
817425
917524
1017524
1127523
1227523
1327622
1427622
1527721
1637720
1737720
1847719
1947818
2057817
2167816
2277815
2387814
2497714
25117613
26127612
27147511
28167410
29187210
3020719
3122708

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 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
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66calm
76calm
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96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
147calm
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287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 6:04 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 5:52 PM to 5:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:045:52
211.86:045:52
311.86:045:52
411.86:045:52
511.86:045:51
611.86:045:51
711.86:045:51
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911.86:045:51
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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 4.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.45 kWh/m² to a high of 6.37 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 4.76 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
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44.6Bright
54.6Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
114.8Bright
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134.8Bright
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154.8Bright
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184.8Bright
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264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Barra do Corda

In seasonPeak

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

Barra do Corda's monsoon runs December–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 Barra do Corda?

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
6.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Barra do Corda in May

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

In May, Barra do Corda sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Barra do Corda 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 Barra do Corda peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 17 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 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Barra do Corda 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 Barra do Corda is worst in October — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.1× the cleanest month (June, 7 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateOct 1834 µg/m³Jun 197 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr12Good
May9Good
Jun7Good
Jul8Good
Aug16Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct36Poor
Nov27Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Barra do Corda?

Barra do Corda sits at 5.5°S, 45.2°W, 148 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Jenipapo dos Vieiras, 46 km away.

Topography around Barra do Corda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Barra do Corda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m around an average of 126 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 231 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 431 m.

The land around Barra do Corda is covered by trees (59%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (71%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
103 m
16 km
231 m
80 km
431 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Jenipapo dos Vieiras 46 km · Tuntum 71 km · Esperantinópolis 81 km · Presidente Dutra 87 km · Poção de Pedras 90 km · São Domingos do Maranhão 95 km · Dom Pedro 103 km · Grajaú 105 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 Barra do Corda (-5.5056°, -45.2433°, elevation 148 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).