Bodocó weather in May

In May, Bodocó sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 49 mm of rain across 9 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 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 42 min at the start of May to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Bodocó's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bodocó's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
10th warmest
Overnight low
21°
5th coldest
Rainfall
49 mm
9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
5:47 AM – 5:25 PM
Cloud cover
60%
8th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
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 Bodocó reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 9°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 1°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13021
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43021
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How May really feels in Bodocó

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Bodocó 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°9511.412.43.9
Feb31° / 22°10512.412.34.1
Mar31° / 22°11214.512.14.1
Apr30° / 22°6911.111.84.6
May30° / 21°49911.75.3
Jun29° / 20°207.211.66.1
Jul28° / 19°165.111.66.4
Aug30° / 19°92.911.76.1
Sep32° / 20°41.2125.1
Oct34° / 22°101.912.24.0
Nov34° / 23°243.512.43.6
Dec33° / 23°365.112.43.7

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 20% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24258
34258
44258
54258
64258
74456
84456
94555
104555
114654
124654
134753
144753
154852
164852
174852
184951
194951
204951
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225050
235050
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265050
275050
285050
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314951

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Bodocó gets around 49 mm of rain over 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 29% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
132
232
332
432
532
632
732
831
931
1030
1130
1230
1330
1429
1529
1629
1729
1829
1928
2028
2128
2227
2327
2427
2527
2627
2727
2826
2926
3026
3125

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 62% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 68% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
14236211
24246210
33246310
4324649
5325639
6326629
7326638
8327628
9327637
10328627
11228637
12228637
13229636
14229636
15229636
16229636
17229636
18229636
19230626
20230635
21230635
22231625
23231634
24232624
25233614
26234613
27235603
28236593
29237592
30239572
31240562

Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
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2814light breeze
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3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 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 6 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:45 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 5:29 PM to 5:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:455:29
211.75:455:29
311.75:455:28
411.75:455:28
511.75:455:28
611.75:455:27
711.75:455:27
811.75:465:27
911.75:465:27
1011.75:465:26
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1611.65:475:25
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2011.65:475:25
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2211.65:485:25
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2711.65:495:25
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3111.65:505:25

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.15 kWh/m² to a high of 6.83 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.53 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
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34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
114.6Bright
124.6Bright
134.6Bright
144.6Bright
154.6Bright
164.5Bright
174.5Bright
184.5Bright
194.5Bright
204.5Bright
214.5Bright
224.4Bright
234.4Bright
244.4Bright
254.4Bright
264.4Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Bodocó

In seasonPeak

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

Bodocó'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 Bodocó?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Bodocó in May

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

In May, Bodocó sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bodocó 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 Bodocó peaks around March 11 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 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 11UV 16Jul 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Bodocó?

Bodocó sits at 7.8°S, 39.9°W, 442 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Ouricuri, 19 km away.

Topography around Bodocó

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bodocó has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 442 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 510 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 630 m.

The land around Bodocó is covered by grassland (56%) and shrubs (20%) within 3 km, grassland (43%) and shrubs (37%) within 16 km, and shrubs (67%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
36 m
16 km
510 m
80 km
630 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Ouricuri 19 km · Ipubi 27 km · Trindade 36 km · Exu 38 km · Parnamirim 53 km · Araripina 65 km · Araripe 66 km · Santana do Cariri 69 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 Bodocó (-7.7783°, -39.9411°, elevation 442 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).