Caetité weather in May

In May, Caetité sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 14 mm of rain across 2.6 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% 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 Caetité's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Caetité's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
9th warmest
Overnight low
18°
5th coldest
Rainfall
14 mm
2.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:06 AM – 5:27 PM
Cloud cover
52%
6th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.6
out of 10

Caetité is 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 27°C through the month.

A typical May day in Caetité reaches about 27°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 24°C and 30°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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Caetité 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
Jan29° / 19°14411.212.75.4
Feb29° / 19°91912.55.4
Mar29° / 19°12410.712.15.4
Apr28° / 19°536.311.76.5
May27° / 18°142.611.47.6
Jun26° / 16°61.411.28.2
Jul26° / 15°30.811.38.4
Aug27° / 15°20.611.58.2
Sep29° / 17°101.611.96.8
Oct30° / 18°63612.35.5
Nov29° / 19°17812.812.75.1
Dec28° / 19°17413.112.85.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26040
36040
46139
56040
65941
75941
85842
95842
105644
115644
125446
135446
145446
155347
165347
175347
185347
195446
205446
215545
225644
235743
245842
255941
266040
276238
286337
296337
306535
316634

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Caetité gets around 14 mm of rain over 2.6 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 9% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
114
214
313
412
512
611
711
810
910
109
119
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178
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208
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228
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266
276
286
296
305
315

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 56% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 8% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12166616
22176615
32186614
42196613
53206413
63216412
73236311
83246310
93256210
10326629
11428599
12429598
13430588
14431578
15432577
16533557
17534547
18535546
19535546
20536536
21537535
22637525
23638515
24639514
25640504
26641493
27642483
28743473
29744463
30745453
31746442

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
712light breeze
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912light breeze
1012light breeze
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3113light breeze

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 6:02 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 5:32 PM to 5:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:025:32
211.56:025:32
311.56:025:31
411.56:035:31
511.56:035:30
611.46:035:30
711.46:035:30
811.46:045:29
911.46:045:29
1011.46:045:28
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1211.46:055:28
1311.46:055:28
1411.46:055:27
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1611.46:065:27
1711.36:065:26
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1911.36:065:26
2011.36:075:26
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2211.36:075:25
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2611.36:095:25
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2911.26:105:25
3011.26:105:24
3111.26:105:24

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.34 kWh/m² to a high of 6.54 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.68 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
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34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.8Bright
124.7Bright
134.7Bright
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154.7Bright
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174.6Bright
184.6Bright
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214.6Bright
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264.5Bright
274.5Bright
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304.5Bright
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Caetité

In seasonPeak

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

Caetité's rainy season runs November–March, 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 Caetité?

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

7.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Caetité for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Caetité in May

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

In May, Caetité sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Caetité 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 Caetité peaks around February 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 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 10UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Caetité?

Caetité sits at 14.1°S, 42.5°W, 818 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Guanambi, 37 km away.

Topography around Caetité

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Caetité has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 360 m around an average of 867 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 588 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,314 m.

The land around Caetité is covered by trees (44%) and shrubs (30%) within 3 km, shrubs (51%) and trees (37%) within 16 km, and shrubs (52%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
360 m
16 km
588 m
80 km
1,314 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Guanambi 37 km · Igaporã 42 km · Caculé 55 km · Tanque Novo 58 km · Riacho de Santana 72 km · Paramirim 74 km · Palmas de Monte Alto 77 km · Urandi 80 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 Caetité (-14.0694°, -42.475°, elevation 818 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).