Capistrano weather in May

In May, Capistrano sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 75 mm of rain across 15.6 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°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 48 min at the start of May to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Capistrano's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Capistrano's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
11th warmest
Overnight low
22°
5th coldest
Rainfall
75 mm
15.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:38 AM – 5:26 PM
Cloud cover
59%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical May day in Capistrano reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13023
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How May really feels in Capistrano

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.

Capistrano weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 23°9415.312.23.5
Feb31° / 23°10117.612.13.4
Mar31° / 23°15122.8123.3
Apr30° / 23°15922.911.93.4
May30° / 22°7515.611.84.3
Jun30° / 22°389.811.75.0
Jul31° / 22°245.311.85.2
Aug32° / 22°71.511.94.8
Sep33° / 22°20.3124.3
Oct34° / 23°40.912.13.9
Nov34° / 23°61.612.23.9
Dec33° / 24°235.712.33.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 47%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
24060
34159
44258
54456
64555
74555
84753
94852
104951
114951
125050
135050
145149
155248
165347
175347
185446
195545
205644
215743
225842
235842
246040
256139
266139
276238
286238
296436
306436
316535

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Capistrano gets around 75 mm of rain over 15.6 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 51% and peaks near 66% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
166
265
363
462
560
659
757
856
955
1054
1153
1252
1351
1451
1551
1650
1750
1849
1949
2048
2148
2247
2346
2445
2545
2644
2743
2842
2941
3040
3139

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 84% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
104951
205941
305941
406931
507921
607921
708911
809901
9010891
10010891
11011881
12012871
13012871
14013861
15014860
16014860
17015850
18016840
19016840
20017830
21018820
22019810
23020800
24021790
25022780
26123760
27124750
28125740
29126730
30128710
31129700

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of May to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:37 AM to 5:40 AM, and sunset from 5:28 PM to 5:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.85:375:28
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311.85:375:28
411.85:375:27
511.85:375:27
611.85:375:27
711.85:375:27
811.85:375:27
911.85:375:27
1011.85:385:26
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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 4.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.78 kWh/m² to a high of 6.75 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.87 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
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304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Capistrano

In seasonPeak

In May, Capistrano sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Capistrano's rainy season runs January–May, 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 Capistrano?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Capistrano for sightseeing.

What to pack for Capistrano in May

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

In May, Capistrano sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Capistrano 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 Capistrano peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 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 15UV 15Jun 22UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Capistrano?

Capistrano sits at 4.5°S, 38.9°W, 150 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Itapiúna, 11 km away.

Topography around Capistrano

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Capistrano has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 299 m around an average of 178 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 810 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,076 m.

The land around Capistrano is covered by grassland (61%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, grassland (40%), trees (33%) and shrubs (25%) within 16 km, and shrubs (58%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
299 m
16 km
810 m
80 km
1,076 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Itapiúna 11 km · Aracoiaba 15 km · Baturité 16 km · Redenção 33 km · Ocara 34 km · Barreira 35 km · Caridade 42 km · Canindé 47 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 Capistrano (-4.47°, -38.9014°, elevation 150 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).