Capoeiras weather in May

In May, Capoeiras sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 41 mm of rain across 10.4 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-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 18% 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 Capoeiras's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Capoeiras's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 20°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 41 mm; 10.4 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 36 min; 5:35 AM – 5:11 PM
Cloud cover: 62%; 10th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 4.49 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.2; out of 10

← April Capoeiras year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

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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 Capoeiras reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	20
2	28	20
3	28	20
4	28	20
5	28	20
6	28	20
7	28	20
8	28	20
9	28	20
10	28	20
11	28	20
12	28	20
13	28	20
14	28	20
15	28	20
16	28	20
17	28	20
18	28	20
19	28	20
20	28	20
21	28	20
22	28	20
23	27	20
24	27	20
25	27	20
26	27	20
27	27	20
28	27	20
29	27	20
30	27	19
31	27	19

Capoeiras weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	31° / 21°	32	6.7	12.5	4.9
Feb	31° / 21°	36	7.6	12.3	4.8
Mar	31° / 21°	46	9.3	12.1	4.8
Apr	29° / 21°	51	10	11.8	5.2
May	28° / 20°	41	10.4	11.6	6.2
Jun	26° / 19°	36	9.4	11.5	6.6
Jul	25° / 18°	30	9.4	11.5	6.7
Aug	26° / 18°	18	6.9	11.7	7.1
Sep	28° / 18°	9	3.5	11.9	7.0
Oct	30° / 19°	10	2.3	12.2	6.0
Nov	31° / 20°	11	1.9	12.4	5.4
Dec	31° / 20°	15	3.1	12.5	5.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 28% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	43	42	42	42	43	44	44	44	44	45	46	46	46	47	47	46	47	47	47	48	48	47	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48
Cloudier (%)	57	58	58	58	57	56	56	56	56	55	54	54	54	53	53	54	53	53	53	52	52	53	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	42	58
3	42	58
4	42	58
5	43	57
6	44	56
7	44	56
8	44	56
9	44	56
10	45	55
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	46	54
14	47	53
15	47	53
16	46	54
17	47	53
18	47	53
19	47	53
20	48	52
21	48	52
22	47	53
23	48	52
24	48	52
25	48	52
26	48	52
27	48	52
28	48	52
29	48	52
30	48	52
31	48	52

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Capoeiras gets around 41 mm of rain over 10.4 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 33% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	38	39	39	39	39	38	38	37	36	35	34	33	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	30	30

	Rain chance (%)
1	38
2	39
3	39
4	39
5	39
6	38
7	38
8	37
9	36
10	35
11	34
12	33
13	32
14	32
15	31
16	31
17	31
18	31
19	31
20	30
21	30
22	30
23	30
24	30
25	31
26	31
27	31
28	31
29	31
30	30
31	30

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 73% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 73% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Humid (%)	21	21	21	22	22	22	23	23	24	25	25	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	29	29	30	31	33
Muggy (%)	77	77	77	76	76	76	75	75	73	72	73	72	72	72	71	71	71	71	71	72	72	72	72	72	71	71	70	70	69	68	66
Oppressive (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	21	77	2
2	0	21	77	2
3	0	21	77	2
4	0	22	76	2
5	0	22	76	2
6	0	22	76	2
7	0	23	75	2
8	0	23	75	2
9	1	24	73	2
10	1	25	72	2
11	1	25	73	1
12	1	26	72	1
13	1	26	72	1
14	1	26	72	1
15	1	27	71	1
16	1	27	71	1
17	1	27	71	1
18	1	27	71	1
19	1	27	71	1
20	1	27	72	0
21	1	27	72	0
22	1	27	72	0
23	1	27	72	0
24	1	27	72	0
25	1	28	71	0
26	1	28	71	0
27	1	29	70	0
28	1	29	70	0
29	1	30	69	0
30	1	31	68	0
31	1	33	66	0

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	12	light breeze
2	12	light breeze
3	12	light breeze
4	12	light breeze
5	12	light breeze
6	12	light breeze
7	12	light breeze
8	12	light breeze
9	12	light breeze
10	12	light breeze
11	12	light breeze
12	12	light breeze
13	12	light breeze
14	12	light breeze
15	12	light breeze
16	12	light breeze
17	12	light breeze
18	12	light breeze
19	12	light breeze
20	12	light breeze
21	12	light breeze
22	12	light breeze
23	12	light breeze
24	12	light breeze
25	12	light breeze
26	12	light breeze
27	13	light breeze
28	13	light breeze
29	13	light breeze
30	13	light breeze
31	13	light 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 5:33 AM to 5:38 AM, and sunset from 5:15 PM to 5:10 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5
Sunrise (AM)	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:38
Sunset (PM)	5:15	5:14	5:14	5:14	5:13	5:13	5:13	5:12	5:12	5:12	5:12	5:12	5:11	5:11	5:11	5:11	5:11	5:11	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:10

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.7	5:33	5:15
2	11.7	5:33	5:14
3	11.7	5:33	5:14
4	11.7	5:33	5:14
5	11.7	5:33	5:13
6	11.7	5:33	5:13
7	11.7	5:33	5:13
8	11.6	5:33	5:12
9	11.6	5:34	5:12
10	11.6	5:34	5:12
11	11.6	5:34	5:12
12	11.6	5:34	5:12
13	11.6	5:34	5:11
14	11.6	5:34	5:11
15	11.6	5:35	5:11
16	11.6	5:35	5:11
17	11.6	5:35	5:11
18	11.6	5:35	5:11
19	11.6	5:35	5:10
20	11.6	5:35	5:10
21	11.6	5:36	5:10
22	11.6	5:36	5:10
23	11.6	5:36	5:10
24	11.6	5:36	5:10
25	11.6	5:37	5:10
26	11.6	5:37	5:10
27	11.5	5:37	5:10
28	11.5	5:37	5:10
29	11.5	5:37	5:10
30	11.5	5:38	5:10
31	11.5	5:38	5:10

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.97 kWh/m² to a high of 6.69 kWh/m² in November across the year — May's 4.49 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.2
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.8	Bright
2	4.8	Bright
3	4.8	Bright
4	4.8	Bright
5	4.7	Bright
6	4.7	Bright
7	4.7	Bright
8	4.7	Bright
9	4.6	Bright
10	4.6	Bright
11	4.6	Bright
12	4.6	Bright
13	4.6	Bright
14	4.5	Bright
15	4.5	Bright
16	4.5	Bright
17	4.5	Bright
18	4.5	Bright
19	4.5	Bright
20	4.4	Bright
21	4.4	Bright
22	4.4	Bright
23	4.4	Bright
24	4.3	Bright
25	4.3	Bright
26	4.3	Bright
27	4.3	Bright
28	4.3	Bright
29	4.2	Bright
30	4.2	Bright
31	4.2	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Capoeiras?

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

6.2

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

6.7

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Capoeiras in May

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

In May, Capoeiras sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Capoeiras 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 Capoeiras 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	15	15	14	11	10	10	10	13	13	13	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Capoeiras?

Capoeiras sits at 8.7°S, 36.6°W, 884 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Caetés, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Capoeiras

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Capoeiras has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 161 m around an average of 901 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 452 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,065 m.

The land around Capoeiras is covered by grassland (60%) and shrubs (34%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) and shrubs (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (56%) and shrubs (26%) within 80 km.

3 km

161 m

grassland 60%

16 km

452 m

grassland 54%

80 km

1,065 m

grassland 56%

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← April Capoeiras year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Caetés 4.0 km · Garanhuns 21 km · Jupi 23 km · São Bento do Una 31 km · Venturosa 33 km · São João 33 km · Lajedo 35 km · Sanharó 42 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
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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 Capoeiras (-8.7347°, -36.6267°, elevation 884 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	20
2	28	20
3	28	20
4	28	20
5	28	20
6	28	20
7	28	20
8	28	20
9	28	20
10	28	20
11	28	20
12	28	20
13	28	20
14	28	20
15	28	20
16	28	20
17	28	20
18	28	20
19	28	20
20	28	20
21	28	20
22	28	20
23	27	20
24	27	20
25	27	20
26	27	20
27	27	20
28	27	20
29	27	20
30	27	19
31	27	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	42	58
3	42	58
4	42	58
5	43	57
6	44	56
7	44	56
8	44	56
9	44	56
10	45	55
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	46	54
14	47	53
15	47	53
16	46	54
17	47	53
18	47	53
19	47	53
20	48	52
21	48	52
22	47	53
23	48	52
24	48	52
25	48	52
26	48	52
27	48	52
28	48	52
29	48	52
30	48	52
31	48	52

	Rain chance (%)
1	38
2	39
3	39
4	39
5	39
6	38
7	38
8	37
9	36
10	35
11	34
12	33
13	32
14	32
15	31
16	31
17	31
18	31
19	31
20	30
21	30
22	30
23	30
24	30
25	31
26	31
27	31
28	31
29	31
30	30
31	30

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	21	77	2
2	0	21	77	2
3	0	21	77	2
4	0	22	76	2
5	0	22	76	2
6	0	22	76	2
7	0	23	75	2
8	0	23	75	2
9	1	24	73	2
10	1	25	72	2
11	1	25	73	1
12	1	26	72	1
13	1	26	72	1
14	1	26	72	1
15	1	27	71	1
16	1	27	71	1
17	1	27	71	1
18	1	27	71	1
19	1	27	71	1
20	1	27	72	0
21	1	27	72	0
22	1	27	72	0
23	1	27	72	0
24	1	27	72	0
25	1	28	71	0
26	1	28	71	0
27	1	29	70	0
28	1	29	70	0
29	1	30	69	0
30	1	31	68	0
31	1	33	66	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	20
2	28	20
3	28	20
4	28	20
5	28	20
6	28	20
7	28	20
8	28	20
9	28	20
10	28	20
11	28	20
12	28	20
13	28	20
14	28	20
15	28	20
16	28	20
17	28	20
18	28	20
19	28	20
20	28	20
21	28	20
22	28	20
23	27	20
24	27	20
25	27	20
26	27	20
27	27	20
28	27	20
29	27	20
30	27	19
31	27	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	42	58
3	42	58
4	42	58
5	43	57
6	44	56
7	44	56
8	44	56
9	44	56
10	45	55
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	46	54
14	47	53
15	47	53
16	46	54
17	47	53
18	47	53
19	47	53
20	48	52
21	48	52
22	47	53
23	48	52
24	48	52
25	48	52
26	48	52
27	48	52
28	48	52
29	48	52
30	48	52
31	48	52

	Rain chance (%)
1	38
2	39
3	39
4	39
5	39
6	38
7	38
8	37
9	36
10	35
11	34
12	33
13	32
14	32
15	31
16	31
17	31
18	31
19	31
20	30
21	30
22	30
23	30
24	30
25	31
26	31
27	31
28	31
29	31
30	30
31	30

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	21	77	2
2	0	21	77	2
3	0	21	77	2
4	0	22	76	2
5	0	22	76	2
6	0	22	76	2
7	0	23	75	2
8	0	23	75	2
9	1	24	73	2
10	1	25	72	2
11	1	25	73	1
12	1	26	72	1
13	1	26	72	1
14	1	26	72	1
15	1	27	71	1
16	1	27	71	1
17	1	27	71	1
18	1	27	71	1
19	1	27	71	1
20	1	27	72	0
21	1	27	72	0
22	1	27	72	0
23	1	27	72	0
24	1	27	72	0
25	1	28	71	0
26	1	28	71	0
27	1	29	70	0
28	1	29	70	0
29	1	30	69	0
30	1	31	68	0
31	1	33	66	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	20
2	28	20
3	28	20
4	28	20
5	28	20
6	28	20
7	28	20
8	28	20
9	28	20
10	28	20
11	28	20
12	28	20
13	28	20
14	28	20
15	28	20
16	28	20
17	28	20
18	28	20
19	28	20
20	28	20
21	28	20
22	28	20
23	27	20
24	27	20
25	27	20
26	27	20
27	27	20
28	27	20
29	27	20
30	27	19
31	27	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	42	58
3	42	58
4	42	58
5	43	57
6	44	56
7	44	56
8	44	56
9	44	56
10	45	55
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	46	54
14	47	53
15	47	53
16	46	54
17	47	53
18	47	53
19	47	53
20	48	52
21	48	52
22	47	53
23	48	52
24	48	52
25	48	52
26	48	52
27	48	52
28	48	52
29	48	52
30	48	52
31	48	52

	Rain chance (%)
1	38
2	39
3	39
4	39
5	39
6	38
7	38
8	37
9	36
10	35
11	34
12	33
13	32
14	32
15	31
16	31
17	31
18	31
19	31
20	30
21	30
22	30
23	30
24	30
25	31
26	31
27	31
28	31
29	31
30	30
31	30

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	21	77	2
2	0	21	77	2
3	0	21	77	2
4	0	22	76	2
5	0	22	76	2
6	0	22	76	2
7	0	23	75	2
8	0	23	75	2
9	1	24	73	2
10	1	25	72	2
11	1	25	73	1
12	1	26	72	1
13	1	26	72	1
14	1	26	72	1
15	1	27	71	1
16	1	27	71	1
17	1	27	71	1
18	1	27	71	1
19	1	27	71	1
20	1	27	72	0
21	1	27	72	0
22	1	27	72	0
23	1	27	72	0
24	1	27	72	0
25	1	28	71	0
26	1	28	71	0
27	1	29	70	0
28	1	29	70	0
29	1	30	69	0
30	1	31	68	0
31	1	33	66	0