Cariús weather in May

In May, Cariús sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 61 mm of rain across 9 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Cariús's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cariús's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
11th warmest
Overnight low
23°
4th coldest
Rainfall
61 mm
9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:43 AM – 5:25 PM
Cloud cover
56%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical May day in Cariús reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°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)
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How May really feels in Cariús

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.

Cariús 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
Jan33° / 23°12717.312.33.1
Feb32° / 23°13517.312.23.3
Mar31° / 23°17021.2123.3
Apr31° / 23°12417.611.93.8
May31° / 23°61911.74.7
Jun31° / 22°223.711.65.2
Jul32° / 21°81.511.75.1
Aug33° / 21°30.511.84.5
Sep35° / 23°20.6123.6
Oct35° / 24°100.912.13.0
Nov35° / 24°10212.32.9
Dec35° / 24°336.412.43.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
25050
34951
44951
55050
65050
75149
85149
95248
105149
115248
125347
135347
145347
155446
165446
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195644
205743
215842
225842
235941
246040
256040
266040
276238
286139
296238
306238
316238

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Cariús gets around 61 mm of rain over 9 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 29% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
143
241
340
439
537
636
734
833
931
1030
1129
1229
1328
1428
1528
1628
1728
1828
1928
2027
2127
2227
2326
2426
2525
2625
2724
2823
2922
3021
3120

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 53% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 91% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1023563
2033760
3033859
4034057
5044155
6044353
7044551
8054649
9054847
10054945
11065143
12065242
13065341
14075439
15075538
16085537
17085636
18095635
19095734
200105832
210105931
220115930
230126028
240126127
250136126
261146124
271146223
281156321
291166419
301176418
311186516

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 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 5:42 AM to 5:46 AM, and sunset from 5:28 PM to 5:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.85:425:28
211.85:425:28
311.85:425:28
411.85:425:28
511.85:425:27
611.75:425:27
711.75:425:27
811.75:425:27
911.75:425:26
1011.75:425:26
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1511.75:435:25
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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 4.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.83 kWh/m² to a high of 6.99 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.95 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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274.9Bright
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304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Cariús

In seasonPeak

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

Cariús's rainy season runs January–April, 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 Cariús?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Cariús in May

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

In May, Cariús sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Cariús 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 Cariús peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 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 12UV 15Jul 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Cariús?

Cariús sits at 6.5°S, 39.5°W, 244 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Jucás, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Cariús

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cariús has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 240 m around an average of 266 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 413 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 821 m.

The land around Cariús is covered by shrubs (43%), grassland (29%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, shrubs (45%), grassland (26%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and shrubs (62%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
240 m
16 km
413 m
80 km
821 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Jucás 4.0 km · Iguatu 29 km · Várzea Alegre 36 km · Farias Brito 44 km · Quixelô 45 km · Cedro 49 km · Acopiara 49 km · Assaré 56 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 Cariús (-6.5372°, -39.4967°, elevation 244 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).