Caetés weather in May

In May, Caetés sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 47 mm of rain across 12.7 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 Caetés's 9th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Caetés's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
8th warmest
Overnight low
19°
7th coldest
Rainfall
47 mm
12.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
5:35 AM – 5:11 PM
Cloud cover
64%
9th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Caetés 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 26°C through the month.

A typical May day in Caetés reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Caetés weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 20°3810.212.55.4
Feb29° / 20°429.912.35.3
Mar29° / 20°5112.512.15.2
Apr28° / 20°5112.211.85.7
May26° / 19°4712.711.66.2
Jun25° / 18°4311.911.56.5
Jul24° / 17°371211.56.5
Aug24° / 17°251011.76.8
Sep26° / 18°155.811.97.3
Oct28° / 18°133.912.27.0
Nov29° / 19°133.412.46.3
Dec30° / 19°195.312.55.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 29% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24159
34258
44357
54456
64456
74456
84456
94456
104456
114456
124456
134456
144456
154456
164456
174357
184456
194456
204456
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254456
264456
274456
284555
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314654

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Caetés gets around 47 mm of rain over 12.7 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 40% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
144
244
344
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544
643
743
842
941
1040
1140
1239
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1438
1538
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1738
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2039
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2440
2540
2640
2740
2840
2940
3040
3140

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 79% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 80% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
115841
215841
316831
416831
517821
617821
718811
818811
919801
1020791
1120791
1221781
1321781
1421781
1521781
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2221790
2321790
2421790
2521790
2622780
2723770
2823770
2924760
3025750
3126740

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 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
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912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
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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 5:33 AM to 5:38 AM, and sunset from 5:15 PM to 5:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:335:15
211.75:335:14
311.75:335:14
411.75:335:14
511.75:335:13
611.75:335:13
711.75:335:13
811.65:345:12
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1911.65:355:10
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2111.65:365:10
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2511.65:375:10
2611.65:375:10
2711.55:375:10
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3011.55:385:10
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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 4.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.97 kWh/m² to a high of 6.55 kWh/m² in November across the year — May's 4.45 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.6Bright
84.6Bright
94.6Bright
104.6Bright
114.6Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.5Bright
184.4Bright
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204.4Bright
214.4Bright
224.3Bright
234.3Bright
244.3Bright
254.3Bright
264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.2Bright
294.2Bright
304.2Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Caetés?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Caetés in May

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

In May, Caetés sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 19°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Caetés 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 Caetés peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 17 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 12UV 15Jul 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Caetés?

Caetés sits at 8.8°S, 36.6°W, 843 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Capoeiras, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Caetés

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Caetés has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 199 m around an average of 860 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 454 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,071 m.

The land around Caetés is covered by grassland (65%) within 3 km, grassland (59%) and shrubs (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (58%) and shrubs (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
199 m
16 km
454 m
80 km
1,071 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Capoeiras 4.0 km · Garanhuns 18 km · Jupi 24 km · São João 30 km · São Bento do Una 34 km · Venturosa 35 km · Lajedo 35 km · Iati 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
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 Caetés (-8.7731°, -36.6225°, elevation 843 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).