Caraúbas weather in May

In May, Caraúbas sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 47 mm of rain across 7.7 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Caraúbas's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Caraúbas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
9th warmest
Overnight low
24°
6th coldest
Rainfall
47 mm
7.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:34 AM – 5:19 PM
Cloud cover
57%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Caraúbas 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 33°C through the month.

A typical May day in Caraúbas reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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How May really feels in Caraúbas

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.

Caraúbas weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 25°608.612.32.4
Feb35° / 24°8110.812.22.6
Mar34° / 24°11215.4122.7
Apr33° / 24°11813.711.93.1
May33° / 24°477.711.73.5
Jun33° / 23°244.911.73.9
Jul33° / 22°152.711.73.9
Aug35° / 22°50.611.83.4
Sep36° / 23°10.2122.7
Oct36° / 24°30.312.12.3
Nov36° / 24°20.312.32.3
Dec36° / 25°112.312.32.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24555
34753
44753
54951
64951
75050
85149
95248
105248
115347
125347
135446
145446
155644
165644
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195842
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225941
235941
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266040
276040
286139
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306139
316040

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Caraúbas gets around 47 mm of rain over 7.7 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 25% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
137
236
335
433
532
631
729
828
927
1026
1125
1224
1324
1424
1523
1623
1723
1823
1923
2023
2123
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2322
2422
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2621
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3019
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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 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 95% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1323713
2323713
3324703
4325693
5326683
6427672
7429652
8430642
9531622
10532612
11533602
12535582
13536572
14537562
15538552
16539551
17540541
18541531
19543511
20544501
21545491
22547481
23548461
24549450
25551440
26652420
27654400
28754390
29756370
30857350
31958330

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of May to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:33 AM to 5:37 AM, and sunset from 5:21 PM to 5:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.85:335:21
211.85:335:21
311.85:335:21
411.85:335:21
511.85:345:20
611.85:345:20
711.85:345:20
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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 5.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.72 kWh/m² to a high of 6.88 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 5.15 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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55.3Bright
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245.0Bright
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265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Caraúbas?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Caraúbas. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Caraúbas in May

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

In May, Caraúbas sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Caraúbas 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 Caraúbas peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 15 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 15Jul 15UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Caraúbas 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 Caraúbas is worst in October — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.6× the cleanest month (July, 5 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateOct 2016 µg/m³Jul 135 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb9Good
Mar9Good
Apr9Good
May7Good
Jun5Good
Jul5Good
Aug6Good
Sep11Good
Oct16Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Caraúbas?

Caraúbas sits at 5.8°S, 37.6°W, 152 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Apodi, 30 km away.

Topography around Caraúbas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Caraúbas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 50 m around an average of 156 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 278 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 744 m.

The land around Caraúbas is covered by grassland (60%) and shrubs (23%) within 3 km, shrubs (65%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and shrubs (68%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
50 m
16 km
278 m
80 km
744 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Apodi 30 km · São Bento 59 km · Catolé do Rocha 65 km · Jucurutu 65 km · Mossoró 71 km · Açu 76 km · Baraúna 80 km · Pau dos Ferros 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 Caraúbas (-5.7925°, -37.5567°, elevation 152 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).