Caculé weather in May

In May, Caculé sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 9 mm of rain across 2.2 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 8th-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 31% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of May to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Caculé's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Caculé's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
9th warmest
Overnight low
18°
5th coldest
Rainfall
9 mm
2.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
6:05 AM – 5:25 PM
Cloud cover
55%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Caculé is human settlement in Brazil.

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

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 Caculé reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 31°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)
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22919
32919
42919
52919
62919
72919
82919
92919
102919
112918
122918
132818
142818
152818
162818
172818
182818
192818
202818
212818
222818
232818
242818
252818
262818
272818
282818
292818
302818
312817

Caculé weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 20°908.512.85.2
Feb31° / 20°56612.55.1
Mar30° / 20°828.812.15.0
Apr29° / 20°324.811.75.8
May28° / 18°92.211.36.9
Jun27° / 17°4111.27.9
Jul27° / 16°30.611.28.0
Aug28° / 16°20.611.57.6
Sep30° / 18°81.311.96.2
Oct31° / 19°505.212.35.1
Nov30° / 20°13211.312.74.9
Dec29° / 20°12411.312.85.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
35446
45446
55347
65347
75248
85248
95149
105050
115050
124951
134951
144951
154951
165050
174951
184951
195050
205149
215248
225248
235347
245446
255545
265644
275644
285644
295743
305743
315644

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Caculé gets around 9 mm of rain over 2.2 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 7% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
110
210
310
49
59
68
78
87
97
107
117
127
137
147
158
168
178
188
198
208
218
227
237
247
257
266
276
285
295
305
314

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the humid band about 57% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 12% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12136421
22136520
32146519
42156518
52166517
63186316
73196315
83206314
93216214
103226213
113236113
123246013
134255912
144265812
154275712
164285612
175295511
185295511
195305411
205305510
215315410
22532549
23533539
24534538
25535528
26536527
27537526
28538516
29539515
30540505
31541494

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
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2010calm
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2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of May to 11 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:01 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 5:31 PM to 5:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:015:31
211.56:025:30
311.56:025:30
411.56:025:29
511.46:025:29
611.46:035:28
711.46:035:28
811.46:035:28
911.46:035:27
1011.46:045:27
1111.46:045:27
1211.46:045:26
1311.46:045:26
1411.36:055:26
1511.36:055:25
1611.36:055:25
1711.36:065:25
1811.36:065:25
1911.36:065:24
2011.36:065:24
2111.36:075:24
2211.36:075:24
2311.36:075:23
2411.36:085:23
2511.36:085:23
2611.26:085:23
2711.26:095:23
2811.26:095:23
2911.26:095:23
3011.26:105:23
3111.26:105:23

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.99 kWh/m² to a high of 6.47 kWh/m² in January across the year — May's 4.38 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.6Bright
34.6Bright
44.6Bright
54.6Bright
64.5Bright
74.5Bright
84.5Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.4Bright
134.4Bright
144.4Bright
154.4Bright
164.3Bright
174.3Bright
184.3Bright
194.3Bright
204.3Bright
214.3Bright
224.3Bright
234.3Bright
244.2Bright
254.2Bright
264.2Bright
274.2Bright
284.2Bright
294.2Bright
304.2Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Caculé

In seasonPeak

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

Caculé's rainy season runs November–January, 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 Caculé?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Caculé in May

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

In May, Caculé sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes.

light clothes

UV index in Caculé in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Caculé peaks around February 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 18UV 15Jul 11UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Caculé?

Caculé sits at 14.5°S, 42.2°W, 584 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Condeúba, 51 km away.

Topography around Caculé

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Caculé has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 214 m around an average of 599 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 438 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,215 m.

The land around Caculé is covered by shrubs (38%) and grassland (38%) within 3 km, shrubs (59%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and shrubs (47%), grassland (29%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
214 m
16 km
438 m
80 km
1,215 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Condeúba 51 km · Urandi 55 km · Caetité 55 km · Guanambi 68 km · Brumado 69 km · Espinosa 80 km · São João do Paraíso 93 km · Igaporã 97 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 Caculé (-14.5033°, -42.2222°, elevation 584 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).