Barrocas weather in May

In May, Barrocas sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 47 mm of rain across 12.9 wet days and about 11.5 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 16% 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 Barrocas's 11th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Barrocas's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 21°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 47 mm; 12.9 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 30 min; 5:48 AM – 5:17 PM
Cloud cover: 62%; 11th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 3.99 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.0; out of 10

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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 Barrocas reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	22
2	30	22
3	30	22
4	30	22
5	30	22
6	30	21
7	30	21
8	30	21
9	29	21
10	29	21
11	29	21
12	29	21
13	29	21
14	29	21
15	29	21
16	29	21
17	29	21
18	29	21
19	29	21
20	29	21
21	29	21
22	29	21
23	29	21
24	29	21
25	29	21
26	29	21
27	29	21
28	28	21
29	28	21
30	28	21
31	28	21

How May really feels in Barrocas

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 4 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Barrocas 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	33° / 22°	52	7.4	12.6	3.7
Feb	33° / 23°	39	8.5	12.4	3.6
Mar	33° / 23°	47	10	12.1	3.6
Apr	31° / 22°	47	12	11.8	4.1
May	29° / 21°	47	12.9	11.5	5.0
Jun	27° / 20°	38	13.2	11.3	5.8
Jul	27° / 19°	29	11.2	11.4	6.2
Aug	28° / 19°	24	10	11.6	6.1
Sep	30° / 20°	19	6.3	11.9	5.5
Oct	32° / 21°	24	4.7	12.3	4.7
Nov	32° / 22°	42	6.2	12.5	4.1
Dec	33° / 22°	35	6	12.7	3.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 31% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	50	49	49	48	48	47	47	45	45	45	43	43	43	44	43	43	43	44	45	45	45	47	48	48	48	49	50	51	52	52	53
Cloudier (%)	50	51	51	52	52	53	53	55	55	55	57	57	57	56	57	57	57	56	55	55	55	53	52	52	52	51	50	49	48	48	47

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	49	51
3	49	51
4	48	52
5	48	52
6	47	53
7	47	53
8	45	55
9	45	55
10	45	55
11	43	57
12	43	57
13	43	57
14	44	56
15	43	57
16	43	57
17	43	57
18	44	56
19	45	55
20	45	55
21	45	55
22	47	53
23	48	52
24	48	52
25	48	52
26	49	51
27	50	50
28	51	49
29	52	48
30	52	48
31	53	47

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Barrocas gets around 47 mm of rain over 12.9 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 41% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	42	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	41	41	41	41	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42

	Rain chance (%)
1	42
2	41
3	41
4	41
5	41
6	41
7	41
8	41
9	41
10	41
11	41
12	40
13	40
14	40
15	41
16	41
17	41
18	41
19	42
20	42
21	42
22	42
23	42
24	42
25	42
26	42
27	42
28	42
29	42
30	42
31	42

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 69% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 95% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Humid (%)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7
Muggy (%)	60	61	61	62	63	64	65	66	66	66	67	68	69	69	69	69	70	70	70	71	72	72	73	74	75	76	75	76	77	78	79
Oppressive (%)	37	36	36	35	34	33	32	31	31	30	29	28	27	27	26	26	25	25	24	23	22	22	21	20	19	18	18	17	16	15	14

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	3	60	37
2	3	61	36
3	3	61	36
4	3	62	35
5	3	63	34
6	3	64	33
7	3	65	32
8	3	66	31
9	3	66	31
10	4	66	30
11	4	67	29
12	4	68	28
13	4	69	27
14	4	69	27
15	5	69	26
16	5	69	26
17	5	70	25
18	5	70	25
19	6	70	24
20	6	71	23
21	6	72	22
22	6	72	22
23	6	73	21
24	6	74	20
25	6	75	19
26	6	76	18
27	7	75	18
28	7	76	17
29	7	77	16
30	7	78	15
31	7	79	14

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	12	light breeze
2	12	light breeze
3	12	light breeze
4	12	light breeze
5	12	light breeze
6	12	light breeze
7	12	light breeze
8	12	light breeze
9	12	light breeze
10	12	light breeze
11	12	light breeze
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13	12	light breeze
14	12	light breeze
15	12	light breeze
16	12	light breeze
17	12	light breeze
18	12	light breeze
19	12	light breeze
20	12	light breeze
21	12	light breeze
22	12	light breeze
23	12	light breeze
24	12	light breeze
25	12	light breeze
26	12	light breeze
27	12	light breeze
28	12	light breeze
29	12	light breeze
30	12	light breeze
31	12	light breeze

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 5:46 AM to 5:52 AM, and sunset from 5:21 PM to 5:15 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4
Sunrise (AM)	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:52
Sunset (PM)	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:20	5:20	5:20	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:18	5:18	5:18	5:17	5:17	5:17	5:17	5:16	5:16	5:16	5:16	5:16	5:16	5:16	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:15

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.6	5:46	5:21
2	11.6	5:46	5:21
3	11.6	5:46	5:21
4	11.6	5:46	5:20
5	11.6	5:46	5:20
6	11.6	5:46	5:20
7	11.5	5:47	5:19
8	11.5	5:47	5:19
9	11.5	5:47	5:19
10	11.5	5:47	5:18
11	11.5	5:47	5:18
12	11.5	5:48	5:18
13	11.5	5:48	5:17
14	11.5	5:48	5:17
15	11.5	5:48	5:17
16	11.5	5:48	5:17
17	11.5	5:49	5:16
18	11.5	5:49	5:16
19	11.4	5:49	5:16
20	11.4	5:49	5:16
21	11.4	5:50	5:16
22	11.4	5:50	5:16
23	11.4	5:50	5:16
24	11.4	5:50	5:15
25	11.4	5:51	5:15
26	11.4	5:51	5:15
27	11.4	5:51	5:15
28	11.4	5:51	5:15
29	11.4	5:52	5:15
30	11.4	5:52	5:15
31	11.4	5:52	5:15

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 3.6 kWh/m² to a high of 6.18 kWh/m² in December across the year — May's 3.99 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.4	Bright
2	4.3	Bright
3	4.3	Bright
4	4.3	Bright
5	4.2	Bright
6	4.2	Bright
7	4.2	Bright
8	4.1	Bright
9	4.1	Bright
10	4.1	Bright
11	4.1	Bright
12	4.0	Bright
13	4.0	Bright
14	4.0	Bright
15	4.0	Moderate
16	4.0	Moderate
17	4.0	Moderate
18	3.9	Moderate
19	3.9	Moderate
20	3.9	Moderate
21	3.9	Moderate
22	3.9	Moderate
23	3.9	Moderate
24	3.9	Moderate
25	3.9	Moderate
26	3.8	Moderate
27	3.8	Moderate
28	3.8	Moderate
29	3.8	Moderate
30	3.8	Moderate
31	3.8	Moderate

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Barrocas?

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

5.0

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

6.4

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Barrocas in May

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

In May, Barrocas sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Barrocas 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 Barrocas peaks around February 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 9 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	15	14	12	10	9	9	10	12	13	13	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	10	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Barrocas?

Barrocas sits at 11.5°S, 39.1°W, 358 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Teofilândia, 10 km away.

Topography around Barrocas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Barrocas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 113 m around an average of 370 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 359 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 510 m.

The land around Barrocas is covered by grassland (74%) within 3 km, grassland (68%) within 16 km, and grassland (70%) within 80 km.

3 km

113 m

grassland 74%

16 km

359 m

grassland 68%

80 km

510 m

grassland 70%

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← April Barrocas year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Teofilândia 10 km · Serrinha 17 km · Conceição do Coité 23 km · Araci 25 km · Biritinga 32 km · Valente 44 km · Santaluz 44 km · Riachão do Jacuípe 46 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

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 Barrocas (-11.5283°, -39.0764°, elevation 358 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	22
2	30	22
3	30	22
4	30	22
5	30	22
6	30	21
7	30	21
8	30	21
9	29	21
10	29	21
11	29	21
12	29	21
13	29	21
14	29	21
15	29	21
16	29	21
17	29	21
18	29	21
19	29	21
20	29	21
21	29	21
22	29	21
23	29	21
24	29	21
25	29	21
26	29	21
27	29	21
28	28	21
29	28	21
30	28	21
31	28	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	49	51
3	49	51
4	48	52
5	48	52
6	47	53
7	47	53
8	45	55
9	45	55
10	45	55
11	43	57
12	43	57
13	43	57
14	44	56
15	43	57
16	43	57
17	43	57
18	44	56
19	45	55
20	45	55
21	45	55
22	47	53
23	48	52
24	48	52
25	48	52
26	49	51
27	50	50
28	51	49
29	52	48
30	52	48
31	53	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	42
2	41
3	41
4	41
5	41
6	41
7	41
8	41
9	41
10	41
11	41
12	40
13	40
14	40
15	41
16	41
17	41
18	41
19	42
20	42
21	42
22	42
23	42
24	42
25	42
26	42
27	42
28	42
29	42
30	42
31	42

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	3	60	37
2	3	61	36
3	3	61	36
4	3	62	35
5	3	63	34
6	3	64	33
7	3	65	32
8	3	66	31
9	3	66	31
10	4	66	30
11	4	67	29
12	4	68	28
13	4	69	27
14	4	69	27
15	5	69	26
16	5	69	26
17	5	70	25
18	5	70	25
19	6	70	24
20	6	71	23
21	6	72	22
22	6	72	22
23	6	73	21
24	6	74	20
25	6	75	19
26	6	76	18
27	7	75	18
28	7	76	17
29	7	77	16
30	7	78	15
31	7	79	14

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	22
2	30	22
3	30	22
4	30	22
5	30	22
6	30	21
7	30	21
8	30	21
9	29	21
10	29	21
11	29	21
12	29	21
13	29	21
14	29	21
15	29	21
16	29	21
17	29	21
18	29	21
19	29	21
20	29	21
21	29	21
22	29	21
23	29	21
24	29	21
25	29	21
26	29	21
27	29	21
28	28	21
29	28	21
30	28	21
31	28	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	49	51
3	49	51
4	48	52
5	48	52
6	47	53
7	47	53
8	45	55
9	45	55
10	45	55
11	43	57
12	43	57
13	43	57
14	44	56
15	43	57
16	43	57
17	43	57
18	44	56
19	45	55
20	45	55
21	45	55
22	47	53
23	48	52
24	48	52
25	48	52
26	49	51
27	50	50
28	51	49
29	52	48
30	52	48
31	53	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	42
2	41
3	41
4	41
5	41
6	41
7	41
8	41
9	41
10	41
11	41
12	40
13	40
14	40
15	41
16	41
17	41
18	41
19	42
20	42
21	42
22	42
23	42
24	42
25	42
26	42
27	42
28	42
29	42
30	42
31	42

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	3	60	37
2	3	61	36
3	3	61	36
4	3	62	35
5	3	63	34
6	3	64	33
7	3	65	32
8	3	66	31
9	3	66	31
10	4	66	30
11	4	67	29
12	4	68	28
13	4	69	27
14	4	69	27
15	5	69	26
16	5	69	26
17	5	70	25
18	5	70	25
19	6	70	24
20	6	71	23
21	6	72	22
22	6	72	22
23	6	73	21
24	6	74	20
25	6	75	19
26	6	76	18
27	7	75	18
28	7	76	17
29	7	77	16
30	7	78	15
31	7	79	14

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	22
2	30	22
3	30	22
4	30	22
5	30	22
6	30	21
7	30	21
8	30	21
9	29	21
10	29	21
11	29	21
12	29	21
13	29	21
14	29	21
15	29	21
16	29	21
17	29	21
18	29	21
19	29	21
20	29	21
21	29	21
22	29	21
23	29	21
24	29	21
25	29	21
26	29	21
27	29	21
28	28	21
29	28	21
30	28	21
31	28	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	49	51
3	49	51
4	48	52
5	48	52
6	47	53
7	47	53
8	45	55
9	45	55
10	45	55
11	43	57
12	43	57
13	43	57
14	44	56
15	43	57
16	43	57
17	43	57
18	44	56
19	45	55
20	45	55
21	45	55
22	47	53
23	48	52
24	48	52
25	48	52
26	49	51
27	50	50
28	51	49
29	52	48
30	52	48
31	53	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	42
2	41
3	41
4	41
5	41
6	41
7	41
8	41
9	41
10	41
11	41
12	40
13	40
14	40
15	41
16	41
17	41
18	41
19	42
20	42
21	42
22	42
23	42
24	42
25	42
26	42
27	42
28	42
29	42
30	42
31	42

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	3	60	37
2	3	61	36
3	3	61	36
4	3	62	35
5	3	63	34
6	3	64	33
7	3	65	32
8	3	66	31
9	3	66	31
10	4	66	30
11	4	67	29
12	4	68	28
13	4	69	27
14	4	69	27
15	5	69	26
16	5	69	26
17	5	70	25
18	5	70	25
19	6	70	24
20	6	71	23
21	6	72	22
22	6	72	22
23	6	73	21
24	6	74	20
25	6	75	19
26	6	76	18
27	7	75	18
28	7	76	17
29	7	77	16
30	7	78	15
31	7	79	14