Batalha weather in May

In May, Batalha sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 59 mm of rain across 14.7 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Batalha's 10th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Batalha's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
8th warmest
Overnight low
22°
6th coldest
Rainfall
59 mm
14.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
5:38 AM – 5:11 PM
Cloud cover
58%
10th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical May day in Batalha reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 7°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)
13123
23023
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312922

How May really feels in Batalha

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 22 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
22
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.

Batalha weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 23°34712.53.5
Feb33° / 24°357.812.33.5
Mar33° / 24°441012.13.5
Apr32° / 23°5111.511.83.9
May30° / 22°5914.711.64.6
Jun28° / 21°5316.211.45.4
Jul27° / 20°4816.311.55.6
Aug28° / 20°3212.711.76.0
Sep30° / 21°218.611.95.5
Oct32° / 22°164.812.24.8
Nov33° / 23°263.312.44.1
Dec34° / 23°16412.63.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 32% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35347
45347
55446
65347
75446
85446
95545
105545
115644
125644
135644
145644
155644
165644
175644
185644
195644
205644
215644
225644
235644
245644
255743
265743
275743
285743
295842
305842
316040

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Batalha gets around 59 mm of rain over 14.7 wet days in May, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 47% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
146
246
347
447
547
647
747
847
947
1047
1146
1246
1346
1447
1547
1647
1747
1847
1947
2048
2148
2248
2348
2448
2548
2648
2749
2849
2949
3050
3150

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 64% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
12872
22872
32872
42872
52971
62971
73070
83169
93268
103367
113367
123466
133466
143565
153565
163664
173664
183664
193664
203763
213763
223862
233862
243961
253961
264060
274159
284258
294456
304555
314753

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May, the calmest month.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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410calm
510calm
610calm
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910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
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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 5:36 AM to 5:41 AM, and sunset from 5:16 PM to 5:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:365:16
211.75:365:15
311.65:365:15
411.65:365:15
511.65:365:14
611.65:365:14
711.65:375:14
811.65:375:13
911.65:375:13
1011.65:375:13
1111.65:375:13
1211.65:375:12
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1411.65:385:12
1511.65:385:12
1611.65:385:11
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1911.55:395:11
2011.55:395:11
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2411.55:405:11
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2811.55:415:10
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3111.55:415:10

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.79 kWh/m² to a high of 6.36 kWh/m² in December across the year — May's 4.22 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.5Bright
34.5Bright
44.5Bright
54.5Bright
64.4Bright
74.4Bright
84.4Bright
94.4Bright
104.3Bright
114.3Bright
124.3Bright
134.3Bright
144.3Bright
154.3Bright
164.2Bright
174.2Bright
184.2Bright
194.2Bright
204.2Bright
214.1Bright
224.1Bright
234.1Bright
244.1Bright
254.1Bright
264.0Bright
274.0Bright
284.0Bright
294.0Bright
304.0Moderate
314.0Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Batalha?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Batalha in May

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

In May, Batalha sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Batalha 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 Batalha peaks around February 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 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 21UV 15Jul 13UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Batalha?

Batalha sits at 9.7°S, 37.1°W, 120 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Major Isidoro, 22 km away.

Topography around Batalha

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Batalha has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 95 m around an average of 136 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 417 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,009 m.

The land around Batalha is covered by grassland (61%) and shrubs (24%) within 3 km, grassland (63%) and shrubs (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (70%) within 80 km.

3 km
95 m
16 km
417 m
80 km
1,009 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Major Isidoro 22 km · Olho d'Água das Flores 24 km · São José da Tapera 31 km · Porto da Folha 31 km · Pão de Açúcar 35 km · Traipu 35 km · Santana do Ipanema 36 km · Craíbas 40 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 Batalha (-9.6778°, -37.1247°, elevation 120 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).