Boa Viagem weather in May

In May, Boa Viagem sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 69 mm of rain across 13.2 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Boa Viagem's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Boa Viagem's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
11th warmest
Overnight low
22°
4th coldest
Rainfall
69 mm
13.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:42 AM – 5:28 PM
Cloud cover
58%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical May day in Boa Viagem reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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How May really feels in Boa Viagem

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 27 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
27
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.

Boa Viagem weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 23°8913.812.33.5
Feb32° / 22°8215.612.23.5
Mar31° / 22°12019.5123.5
Apr30° / 22°1092011.93.7
May30° / 22°6913.211.84.6
Jun30° / 21°318.211.75.3
Jul31° / 21°184.411.75.5
Aug32° / 21°8211.85.1
Sep33° / 22°30.9124.5
Oct34° / 22°90.812.14.0
Nov34° / 23°51.212.23.8
Dec33° / 23°204.612.33.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 (%)
14060
24159
34159
44456
54555
64555
74753
84753
94951
104951
115050
125050
135149
145149
155347
165347
175446
185545
195644
205743
215743
225941
236040
246040
256139
266238
276337
286436
296535
306436
316535

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Boa Viagem gets around 69 mm of rain over 13.2 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 44% and peaks near 58% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
158
257
355
454
552
650
748
847
945
1044
1143
1243
1342
1442
1542
1642
1742
1842
1941
2041
2141
2241
2340
2440
2540
2639
2738
2837
2937
3035
3134

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 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 97% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
122969
223167
323365
423464
523662
623860
724058
824256
934453
1034552
1134750
1234849
1335047
1435146
1535245
1635344
1735443
1835542
1935641
2035740
2135938
2236037
2346036
2446234
2546333
2646531
2756629
2866628
2966826
3076924
3187022

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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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 5:41 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 5:31 PM to 5:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.85:415:31
211.85:415:31
311.85:415:30
411.85:415:30
511.85:415:30
611.85:415:30
711.85:425:29
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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 4.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.8 kWh/m² to a high of 6.99 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.87 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Boa Viagem

In seasonPeak

In May, Boa Viagem sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Boa Viagem's rainy season runs January–May, 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 Boa Viagem?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Boa Viagem in May

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

In May, Boa Viagem sees daytime highs around 30°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 Boa Viagem 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 Boa Viagem peaks around March 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 14UV 15Jun 22UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Boa Viagem?

Boa Viagem sits at 5.1°S, 39.7°W, 288 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Madalena, 35 km away.

Topography around Boa Viagem

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Boa Viagem has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 64 m around an average of 292 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 437 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 982 m.

The land around Boa Viagem is covered by grassland (50%) and shrubs (37%) within 3 km, shrubs (74%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and shrubs (75%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
64 m
16 km
437 m
80 km
982 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Madalena 35 km · Pedra Branca 36 km · Quixeramobim 49 km · Monsenhor Tabosa 53 km · Senador Pompeu 65 km · Itatira 68 km · Mombaça 69 km · Independência 70 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 Boa Viagem (-5.1275°, -39.7322°, elevation 288 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).