Boquim weather in May

In May, Boquim sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 117 mm of rain across 22.1 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Boquim's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Boquim's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 117 mm; 22.1 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 30 min; 5:42 AM – 5:11 PM
Cloud cover: 56%; 12th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 4.39 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.5; out of 10

Boquim is human settlement in Brazil.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical May day in Boquim reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 1°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)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23

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

How May really feels in Boquim

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 3 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.

Boquim 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 24°	51	13.7	12.6	4.4
Feb	31° / 24°	52	15.3	12.4	4.1
Mar	31° / 24°	59	17.5	12.1	4.0
Apr	30° / 24°	85	19	11.8	4.1
May	28° / 23°	117	22.1	11.5	4.5
Jun	27° / 22°	107	22.9	11.4	4.7
Jul	26° / 21°	91	22.6	11.4	4.9
Aug	26° / 21°	74	21.4	11.6	5.1
Sep	27° / 22°	53	17	11.9	5.5
Oct	29° / 23°	43	12.7	12.2	5.5
Nov	29° / 23°	40	11.1	12.5	5.2
Dec	30° / 24°	34	10.2	12.6	4.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in May, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 31% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%.

	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 (%)	56	56	58	58	58	58	60	60	60	61	61	61	61	61	60	60	60	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	60	60	60	61	61	61
Cloudier (%)	44	44	42	42	42	42	40	40	40	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	39	39	39

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	56	44
3	58	42
4	58	42
5	58	42
6	58	42
7	60	40
8	60	40
9	60	40
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	61	39
13	61	39
14	61	39
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	60	40
18	59	41
19	59	41
20	59	41
21	59	41
22	59	41
23	59	41
24	59	41
25	59	41
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	60	40
29	61	39
30	61	39
31	61	39

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Boquim gets around 117 mm of rain over 22.1 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 71% and peaks near 73% 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 (%)	68	68	68	68	68	68	69	69	69	69	69	69	70	70	70	71	71	71	72	72	72	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73

	Rain chance (%)
1	68
2	68
3	68
4	68
5	68
6	68
7	69
8	69
9	69
10	69
11	69
12	69
13	70
14	70
15	70
16	71
17	71
18	71
19	72
20	72
21	72
22	73
23	73
24	73
25	73
26	73
27	73
28	73
29	73
30	73
31	73

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 92% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% 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
Muggy (%)	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	9	9
Oppressive (%)	91	92	92	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	92	92	92	92	92	92	91	91	91	92	92	92	92	91	92	92	91	90	90
Miserable (%)	6	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	3	91	6
2	3	92	5
3	3	92	5
4	3	93	4
5	3	93	4
6	3	93	4
7	4	93	3
8	4	93	3
9	4	93	3
10	4	93	3
11	4	93	3
12	4	93	3
13	5	92	3
14	5	92	3
15	5	92	3
16	5	92	3
17	5	92	3
18	5	92	3
19	6	91	3
20	6	91	3
21	6	91	3
22	6	92	2
23	6	92	2
24	6	92	2
25	6	92	2
26	7	91	2
27	7	92	1
28	7	92	1
29	8	91	1
30	9	90	1
31	9	90	1

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
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7	10	calm
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24	10	calm
25	11	calm
26	11	calm
27	11	calm
28	11	calm
29	11	calm
30	11	calm
31	11	calm

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 5:39 AM to 5:46 AM, and sunset from 5:16 PM to 5:10 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	11.6	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	11.5	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4
Sunrise (AM)	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:46
Sunset (PM)	5:16	5:16	5:15	5:15	5:14	5:14	5:14	5:13	5:13	5:13	5:13	5:12	5:12	5:12	5:12	5:11	5:11	5:11	5:11	5:11	5:11	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:10

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.6	5:39	5:16
2	11.6	5:40	5:16
3	11.6	5:40	5:15
4	11.6	5:40	5:15
5	11.6	5:40	5:14
6	11.6	5:40	5:14
7	11.6	5:40	5:14
8	11.6	5:40	5:13
9	11.5	5:41	5:13
10	11.5	5:41	5:13
11	11.5	5:41	5:13
12	11.5	5:41	5:12
13	11.5	5:41	5:12
14	11.5	5:42	5:12
15	11.5	5:42	5:12
16	11.5	5:42	5:11
17	11.5	5:42	5:11
18	11.5	5:43	5:11
19	11.5	5:43	5:11
20	11.5	5:43	5:11
21	11.5	5:43	5:11
22	11.4	5:43	5:10
23	11.4	5:44	5:10
24	11.4	5:44	5:10
25	11.4	5:44	5:10
26	11.4	5:45	5:10
27	11.4	5:45	5:10
28	11.4	5:45	5:10
29	11.4	5:45	5:10
30	11.4	5:46	5:10
31	11.4	5:46	5:10

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.02 kWh/m² to a high of 6.49 kWh/m² in December across the year — May's 4.39 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)	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.7	Bright
2	4.7	Bright
3	4.7	Bright
4	4.6	Bright
5	4.6	Bright
6	4.6	Bright
7	4.6	Bright
8	4.5	Bright
9	4.5	Bright
10	4.5	Bright
11	4.5	Bright
12	4.5	Bright
13	4.4	Bright
14	4.4	Bright
15	4.4	Bright
16	4.4	Bright
17	4.4	Bright
18	4.3	Bright
19	4.3	Bright
20	4.3	Bright
21	4.3	Bright
22	4.3	Bright
23	4.3	Bright
24	4.3	Bright
25	4.2	Bright
26	4.2	Bright
27	4.2	Bright
28	4.2	Bright
29	4.2	Bright
30	4.2	Bright
31	4.2	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Boquim?

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

4.5

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

5.1

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Boquim for sightseeing.

What to pack for Boquim in May

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

In May, Boquim sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Boquim in May

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 37 km away) is warmest in April at about 28°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	27	28	28	28	28	27	26	26	26	26	26	27
Comfort	Warm	Warm	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	27	Warm
Feb	28	Warm
Mar	28	Tropical
Apr	28	Tropical
May	28	Warm
Jun	27	Warm
Jul	26	Warm
Aug	26	Warm
Sep	26	Warm
Oct	26	Warm
Nov	26	Warm
Dec	27	Warm

UV index in Boquim 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 Boquim peaks around February 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 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)	13	15	14	13	10	9	9	10	12	13	13	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	13	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	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Boquim?

Boquim sits at 11.1°S, 37.6°W, 162 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Riachão do Dantas, 14 km away.

Topography around Boquim

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Boquim has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 101 m around an average of 142 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 346 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 694 m.

The land around Boquim is covered by grassland (67%) within 3 km, grassland (78%) within 16 km, and grassland (50%) within 80 km.

3 km

101 m

grassland 67%

16 km

346 m

grassland 78%

80 km

694 m

grassland 50%

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

May weather nearby: Riachão do Dantas 14 km · Salgado 20 km · Itabaianinha 23 km · Estância 24 km · Lagarto 26 km · Umbaúba 27 km · Itaporanga d'Ajuda 38 km · Cristinápolis 39 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 Boquim (-11.1469°, -37.6206°, elevation 162 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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	29	23
2	29	23
3	29	23
4	29	23
5	29	23
6	29	23
7	29	23
8	29	23
9	28	23
10	28	23
11	28	23
12	28	23
13	28	23
14	28	23
15	28	23
16	28	23
17	28	23
18	28	23
19	28	23
20	28	23
21	28	23
22	28	23
23	28	23
24	28	23
25	28	23
26	28	23
27	28	23
28	28	23
29	28	23
30	28	23
31	28	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	56	44
3	58	42
4	58	42
5	58	42
6	58	42
7	60	40
8	60	40
9	60	40
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	61	39
13	61	39
14	61	39
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	60	40
18	59	41
19	59	41
20	59	41
21	59	41
22	59	41
23	59	41
24	59	41
25	59	41
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	60	40
29	61	39
30	61	39
31	61	39

	Rain chance (%)
1	68
2	68
3	68
4	68
5	68
6	68
7	69
8	69
9	69
10	69
11	69
12	69
13	70
14	70
15	70
16	71
17	71
18	71
19	72
20	72
21	72
22	73
23	73
24	73
25	73
26	73
27	73
28	73
29	73
30	73
31	73

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	3	91	6
2	3	92	5
3	3	92	5
4	3	93	4
5	3	93	4
6	3	93	4
7	4	93	3
8	4	93	3
9	4	93	3
10	4	93	3
11	4	93	3
12	4	93	3
13	5	92	3
14	5	92	3
15	5	92	3
16	5	92	3
17	5	92	3
18	5	92	3
19	6	91	3
20	6	91	3
21	6	91	3
22	6	92	2
23	6	92	2
24	6	92	2
25	6	92	2
26	7	91	2
27	7	92	1
28	7	92	1
29	8	91	1
30	9	90	1
31	9	90	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	56	44
3	58	42
4	58	42
5	58	42
6	58	42
7	60	40
8	60	40
9	60	40
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	61	39
13	61	39
14	61	39
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	60	40
18	59	41
19	59	41
20	59	41
21	59	41
22	59	41
23	59	41
24	59	41
25	59	41
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	60	40
29	61	39
30	61	39
31	61	39

	Rain chance (%)
1	68
2	68
3	68
4	68
5	68
6	68
7	69
8	69
9	69
10	69
11	69
12	69
13	70
14	70
15	70
16	71
17	71
18	71
19	72
20	72
21	72
22	73
23	73
24	73
25	73
26	73
27	73
28	73
29	73
30	73
31	73

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	3	91	6
2	3	92	5
3	3	92	5
4	3	93	4
5	3	93	4
6	3	93	4
7	4	93	3
8	4	93	3
9	4	93	3
10	4	93	3
11	4	93	3
12	4	93	3
13	5	92	3
14	5	92	3
15	5	92	3
16	5	92	3
17	5	92	3
18	5	92	3
19	6	91	3
20	6	91	3
21	6	91	3
22	6	92	2
23	6	92	2
24	6	92	2
25	6	92	2
26	7	91	2
27	7	92	1
28	7	92	1
29	8	91	1
30	9	90	1
31	9	90	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	56	44
3	58	42
4	58	42
5	58	42
6	58	42
7	60	40
8	60	40
9	60	40
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	61	39
13	61	39
14	61	39
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	60	40
18	59	41
19	59	41
20	59	41
21	59	41
22	59	41
23	59	41
24	59	41
25	59	41
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	60	40
29	61	39
30	61	39
31	61	39

	Rain chance (%)
1	68
2	68
3	68
4	68
5	68
6	68
7	69
8	69
9	69
10	69
11	69
12	69
13	70
14	70
15	70
16	71
17	71
18	71
19	72
20	72
21	72
22	73
23	73
24	73
25	73
26	73
27	73
28	73
29	73
30	73
31	73

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	3	91	6
2	3	92	5
3	3	92	5
4	3	93	4
5	3	93	4
6	3	93	4
7	4	93	3
8	4	93	3
9	4	93	3
10	4	93	3
11	4	93	3
12	4	93	3
13	5	92	3
14	5	92	3
15	5	92	3
16	5	92	3
17	5	92	3
18	5	92	3
19	6	91	3
20	6	91	3
21	6	91	3
22	6	92	2
23	6	92	2
24	6	92	2
25	6	92	2
26	7	91	2
27	7	92	1
28	7	92	1
29	8	91	1
30	9	90	1
31	9	90	1