Cabrobó weather in May

In May, Cabrobó sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 23 mm of rain across 4.6 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Cabrobó's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cabrobó's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
9th warmest
Overnight low
22°
5th coldest
Rainfall
23 mm
4.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
5:45 AM – 5:22 PM
Cloud cover
57%
7th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical May day in Cabrobó reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 34°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)
13223
23223
33223
43223
53223
63222
73222
83222
93222
103222
113222
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133122
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313122

How May really feels in Cabrobó

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 31 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
31
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.

Cabrobó weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 24°808.812.43.1
Feb33° / 23°749.512.33.3
Mar33° / 23°9311.212.13.4
Apr32° / 23°527.611.84.0
May31° / 22°234.611.64.9
Jun30° / 21°92.111.55.9
Jul30° / 20°51.111.66.2
Aug31° / 20°30.711.75.8
Sep33° / 21°10.2124.7
Oct35° / 23°90.812.23.5
Nov35° / 24°162.712.42.9
Dec35° / 24°384.212.52.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25050
35050
45050
55050
65050
75050
85149
95149
105248
115149
125149
135248
145149
155248
165248
175248
185248
195347
205347
215347
225347
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245446
255347
265347
275347
285446
295446
305347
315347

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Cabrobó gets around 23 mm of rain over 4.6 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 15% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
120
219
319
419
519
618
718
817
916
1016
1115
1215
1315
1414
1514
1614
1714
1814
1914
2014
2114
2214
2314
2413
2513
2613
2713
2812
2912
3011
3111

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 67% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 78% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10186418
20186517
30186517
40196516
50196516
60206515
70206614
80216514
90216613
100226612
110226612
120226711
130226711
140226810
150226810
160226810
170226810
180226810
190226810
201226710
21122689
22122689
23122698
24122698
25122698
26122707
27023707
28024706
29024706
30025705
31026695

Wind in May

Winds average 16 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
1516light breeze
1616light breeze
1716light breeze
1816light breeze
1916light breeze
2016light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
2316light breeze
2416light breeze
2516light breeze
2617light breeze
2717light breeze
2817light breeze
2917light breeze
3017light breeze
3117light breeze

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 5:43 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 5:26 PM to 5:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:435:26
211.75:435:25
311.75:435:25
411.75:445:25
511.75:445:24
611.75:445:24
711.75:445:24
811.75:445:23
911.75:445:23
1011.65:445:23
1111.65:445:23
1211.65:445:23
1311.65:455:22
1411.65:455:22
1511.65:455:22
1611.65:455:22
1711.65:455:22
1811.65:455:22
1911.65:465:21
2011.65:465:21
2111.65:465:21
2211.65:465:21
2311.65:465:21
2411.65:475:21
2511.65:475:21
2611.65:475:21
2711.65:475:21
2811.65:485:21
2911.65:485:21
3011.55:485:21
3111.55:485:21

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.97 kWh/m² to a high of 6.84 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.56 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.7Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
134.7Bright
144.6Bright
154.6Bright
164.6Bright
174.5Bright
184.5Bright
194.5Bright
204.5Bright
214.5Bright
224.4Bright
234.4Bright
244.4Bright
254.4Bright
264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.2Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Cabrobó?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Cabrobó in May

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

In May, Cabrobó sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Cabrobó 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 Cabrobó peaks around March 11 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 highExtremeMar 11UV 15Jul 13UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Cabrobó?

Cabrobó sits at 8.5°S, 39.3°W, 327 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Abaré, 31 km away.

Topography around Cabrobó

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cabrobó has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m around an average of 329 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 221 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 643 m.

The land around Cabrobó is covered by shrubs (41%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, shrubs (77%) within 16 km, and shrubs (83%) within 80 km.

3 km
49 m
16 km
221 m
80 km
643 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Abaré 31 km · Belém de São Francisco 46 km · Salgueiro 53 km · Parnamirim 56 km · Serrita 65 km · Santa Maria da Boa Vista 65 km · Floresta 82 km · Curaçá 85 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 Cabrobó (-8.5142°, -39.31°, elevation 327 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).