Caracaraí weather in May

In May, Caracaraí sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 519 mm of rain across 29.1 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 1st-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 2% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of May to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Caracaraí's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Caracaraí's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 519 mm; 29.1 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 5:58 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover: 87%; 12th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 3.49 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.8; out of 10

← April Caracaraí 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 30°C through the month.

A typical May day in Caracaraí reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and on par with 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)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	23
2	30	23
3	30	23
4	30	23
5	30	23
6	30	23
7	30	23
8	30	23
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24	29	23
25	29	23
26	29	23
27	29	23
28	29	23
29	29	23
30	29	23
31	29	23

How May really feels in Caracaraí

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Caracaraí weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 10th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	32° / 24°	109	12.3	11.9	3.8
Feb	32° / 24°	102	11.2	11.9	3.6
Mar	32° / 24°	169	15.9	12	3.4
Apr	31° / 24°	357	23	12	3.0
May	30° / 23°	519	29.1	12.1	2.8
Jun	29° / 23°	409	28.7	12.1	2.9
Jul	29° / 23°	312	29.3	12.1	3.0
Aug	30° / 23°	242	26.4	12.1	3.0
Sep	32° / 23°	158	21.2	12	3.0
Oct	32° / 24°	147	18.6	12	3.1
Nov	32° / 24°	176	20.3	11.9	3.1
Dec	31° / 24°	153	18.1	11.9	3.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in May, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

	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 (%)	9	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	9	9	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Cloudier (%)	91	92	92	92	92	92	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	92	91	91	90	90	90	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	8	92
3	8	92
4	8	92
5	8	92
6	8	92
7	7	93
8	7	93
9	7	93
10	7	93
11	7	93
12	7	93
13	7	93
14	7	93
15	8	92
16	9	91
17	9	91
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	10	90
21	11	89
22	11	89
23	11	89
24	11	89
25	11	89
26	11	89
27	11	89
28	11	89
29	11	89
30	11	89
31	11	89

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Caracaraí gets around 519 mm of rain over 29.1 wet days in May, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 93% and peaks near 95% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	88	89	89	90	90	91	92	92	93	93	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95

	Rain chance (%)
1	88
2	89
3	89
4	90
5	90
6	91
7	92
8	92
9	93
10	93
11	94
12	94
13	94
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27	95
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30	95
31	95

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 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% 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
Oppressive (%)	49	49	50	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	52	52	53	53	54	54	55	55	56	57
Miserable (%)	51	51	50	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	48	48	47	47	46	46	45	45	44	43

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	49	51
2	49	51
3	50	50
4	51	49
5	51	49
6	51	49
7	51	49
8	51	49
9	51	49
10	51	49
11	51	49
12	51	49
13	51	49
14	51	49
15	51	49
16	51	49
17	51	49
18	51	49
19	51	49
20	51	49
21	51	49
22	52	48
23	52	48
24	53	47
25	53	47
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	55	45
29	55	45
30	56	44
31	57	43

Wind in May

Winds average 4 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 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)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of May to 12 h 06 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 6:00 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 6:04 PM to 6:05 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)	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	6:00	6:00	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59
Sunset (PM)	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.1	6:00	6:04
2	12.1	6:00	6:04
3	12.1	5:59	6:03
4	12.1	5:59	6:03
5	12.1	5:59	6:03
6	12.1	5:59	6:03
7	12.1	5:59	6:03
8	12.1	5:59	6:03
9	12.1	5:59	6:03
10	12.1	5:59	6:03
11	12.1	5:59	6:03
12	12.1	5:58	6:03
13	12.1	5:58	6:03
14	12.1	5:58	6:03
15	12.1	5:58	6:03
16	12.1	5:58	6:03
17	12.1	5:58	6:03
18	12.1	5:58	6:03
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20	12.1	5:58	6:03
21	12.1	5:58	6:04
22	12.1	5:58	6:04
23	12.1	5:58	6:04
24	12.1	5:58	6:04
25	12.1	5:58	6:04
26	12.1	5:59	6:04
27	12.1	5:59	6:04
28	12.1	5:59	6:04
29	12.1	5:59	6:04
30	12.1	5:59	6:05
31	12.1	5:59	6:05

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 3.49 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.49 kWh/m² to a high of 5.38 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 3.49 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)	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.7	Moderate
2	3.7	Moderate
3	3.7	Moderate
4	3.6	Moderate
5	3.6	Moderate
6	3.6	Moderate
7	3.6	Moderate
8	3.5	Moderate
9	3.5	Moderate
10	3.5	Moderate
11	3.5	Moderate
12	3.5	Moderate
13	3.5	Moderate
14	3.5	Moderate
15	3.5	Moderate
16	3.5	Moderate
17	3.5	Moderate
18	3.5	Moderate
19	3.5	Moderate
20	3.5	Moderate
21	3.5	Moderate
22	3.5	Moderate
23	3.5	Moderate
24	3.5	Moderate
25	3.5	Moderate
26	3.5	Moderate
27	3.5	Moderate
28	3.5	Moderate
29	3.5	Moderate
30	3.5	Moderate
31	3.5	Moderate

Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Caracaraí

In seasonPeak

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

Caracaraí's rainy season runs April–August, 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 Caracaraí?

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

2.8

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

3.8

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Caracaraí.

What to pack for Caracaraí in May

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

In May, Caracaraí sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Caracaraí in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Caracaraí peaks around April 11 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 17 at about 11 (extreme).

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	13	14	14	13	11	11	11	12	11	10	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	10	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in Caracaraí in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Caracaraí is worst in March — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.5× the cleanest month (July, 10 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	15	20	33	25	12	10	10	11	11	12	14	13
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	15	Moderate
Feb	20	Moderate
Mar	33	Moderate
Apr	25	Moderate
May	12	Moderate
Jun	10	Good
Jul	10	Good
Aug	11	Good
Sep	11	Good
Oct	12	Good
Nov	14	Moderate
Dec	13	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Caracaraí?

Caracaraí sits at 1.8°N, 61.1°W, 53 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Mucajaí, 73 km away.

Topography around Caracaraí

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Caracaraí has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m around an average of 50 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 245 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,924 m.

The land around Caracaraí is covered by grassland (42%) and trees (36%) within 3 km, trees (71%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (79%) within 80 km.

3 km

24 m

grassland 42%

16 km

245 m

trees 71%

80 km

1,924 m

trees 79%

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

May weather nearby: Mucajaí 73 km · Cantá 106 km · Boa Vista 123 km · Rorainópolis 125 km · Alto Alegre 127 km · Lethem 227 km · Pacaraima 291 km · Santa Elena de Uairén 310 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

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 Caracaraí (1.8161°, -61.1281°, elevation 53 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. 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	30	23
2	30	23
3	30	23
4	30	23
5	30	23
6	30	23
7	30	23
8	30	23
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10	30	23
11	30	23
12	30	23
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15	30	23
16	30	23
17	30	23
18	30	23
19	30	23
20	30	23
21	30	23
22	30	23
23	30	23
24	29	23
25	29	23
26	29	23
27	29	23
28	29	23
29	29	23
30	29	23
31	29	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	8	92
3	8	92
4	8	92
5	8	92
6	8	92
7	7	93
8	7	93
9	7	93
10	7	93
11	7	93
12	7	93
13	7	93
14	7	93
15	8	92
16	9	91
17	9	91
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	10	90
21	11	89
22	11	89
23	11	89
24	11	89
25	11	89
26	11	89
27	11	89
28	11	89
29	11	89
30	11	89
31	11	89

	Rain chance (%)
1	88
2	89
3	89
4	90
5	90
6	91
7	92
8	92
9	93
10	93
11	94
12	94
13	94
14	94
15	94
16	94
17	94
18	94
19	94
20	94
21	94
22	94
23	94
24	95
25	95
26	95
27	95
28	95
29	95
30	95
31	95

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	49	51
2	49	51
3	50	50
4	51	49
5	51	49
6	51	49
7	51	49
8	51	49
9	51	49
10	51	49
11	51	49
12	51	49
13	51	49
14	51	49
15	51	49
16	51	49
17	51	49
18	51	49
19	51	49
20	51	49
21	51	49
22	52	48
23	52	48
24	53	47
25	53	47
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	55	45
29	55	45
30	56	44
31	57	43

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	8	92
3	8	92
4	8	92
5	8	92
6	8	92
7	7	93
8	7	93
9	7	93
10	7	93
11	7	93
12	7	93
13	7	93
14	7	93
15	8	92
16	9	91
17	9	91
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	10	90
21	11	89
22	11	89
23	11	89
24	11	89
25	11	89
26	11	89
27	11	89
28	11	89
29	11	89
30	11	89
31	11	89

	Rain chance (%)
1	88
2	89
3	89
4	90
5	90
6	91
7	92
8	92
9	93
10	93
11	94
12	94
13	94
14	94
15	94
16	94
17	94
18	94
19	94
20	94
21	94
22	94
23	94
24	95
25	95
26	95
27	95
28	95
29	95
30	95
31	95

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	49	51
2	49	51
3	50	50
4	51	49
5	51	49
6	51	49
7	51	49
8	51	49
9	51	49
10	51	49
11	51	49
12	51	49
13	51	49
14	51	49
15	51	49
16	51	49
17	51	49
18	51	49
19	51	49
20	51	49
21	51	49
22	52	48
23	52	48
24	53	47
25	53	47
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	55	45
29	55	45
30	56	44
31	57	43

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	8	92
3	8	92
4	8	92
5	8	92
6	8	92
7	7	93
8	7	93
9	7	93
10	7	93
11	7	93
12	7	93
13	7	93
14	7	93
15	8	92
16	9	91
17	9	91
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	10	90
21	11	89
22	11	89
23	11	89
24	11	89
25	11	89
26	11	89
27	11	89
28	11	89
29	11	89
30	11	89
31	11	89

	Rain chance (%)
1	88
2	89
3	89
4	90
5	90
6	91
7	92
8	92
9	93
10	93
11	94
12	94
13	94
14	94
15	94
16	94
17	94
18	94
19	94
20	94
21	94
22	94
23	94
24	95
25	95
26	95
27	95
28	95
29	95
30	95
31	95

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	49	51
2	49	51
3	50	50
4	51	49
5	51	49
6	51	49
7	51	49
8	51	49
9	51	49
10	51	49
11	51	49
12	51	49
13	51	49
14	51	49
15	51	49
16	51	49
17	51	49
18	51	49
19	51	49
20	51	49
21	51	49
22	52	48
23	52	48
24	53	47
25	53	47
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	55	45
29	55	45
30	56	44
31	57	43