Carnaíba weather in May

In May, Carnaíba sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 39 mm of rain across 6.2 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-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 26% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Carnaíba's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Carnaíba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
9th warmest
Overnight low
20°
6th coldest
Rainfall
39 mm
6.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
5:38 AM – 5:17 PM
Cloud cover
60%
8th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
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 Carnaíba reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Carnaíba 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
Jan32° / 21°677.912.43.9
Feb32° / 21°768.712.34.0
Mar32° / 21°9511.412.14.0
Apr31° / 21°678.711.84.6
May30° / 20°396.211.65.5
Jun29° / 19°163.211.66.6
Jul28° / 18°72.111.66.8
Aug30° / 18°40.811.76.4
Sep32° / 19°10.4125.2
Oct33° / 20°70.912.24.2
Nov34° / 20°91.312.43.9
Dec33° / 21°242.612.43.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24357
34258
44258
54258
64357
74258
84258
94357
104456
114456
124555
134555
144555
154555
164753
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184753
194852
204951
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225050
235050
245050
255149
265149
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285248
295248
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315149

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Carnaíba gets around 39 mm of rain over 6.2 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 20% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
126
225
325
424
524
623
722
822
921
1021
1120
1220
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1419
1519
1619
1719
1819
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2019
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2518
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3015
3114

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 55% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1531604
2531604
3531604
4532594
5532594
6533584
7533584
8534574
9534583
10635563
11636553
12636553
13637552
14637552
15638542
16639532
17639541
18640531
19640531
20641521
21642511
22642511
23643501
24644490
25645490
26646480
27647470
28648460
29649450
30651430
31652420

Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
213light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of May to 11 h 36 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 5:37 AM to 5:41 AM, and sunset from 5:20 PM to 5:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:375:20
211.75:375:20
311.75:375:20
411.75:375:19
511.75:375:19
611.75:375:19
711.75:375:19
811.75:375:18
911.75:375:18
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1911.65:395:16
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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 4.48 kWh/m² to a high of 7.1 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.95 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.2Bright
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45.2Bright
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65.1Bright
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105.1Bright
115.0Bright
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155.0Bright
165.0Bright
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184.9Bright
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254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Carnaíba?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Carnaíba in May

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

In May, Carnaíba sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Carnaíba 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 Carnaíba peaks around March 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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 13UV 15Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Carnaíba?

Carnaíba sits at 7.8°S, 37.8°W, 495 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Afogados da Ingazeira, 18 km away.

Topography around Carnaíba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Carnaíba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 128 m around an average of 506 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 535 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 918 m.

The land around Carnaíba is covered by shrubs (56%) and grassland (32%) within 3 km, shrubs (56%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and shrubs (70%) within 80 km.

3 km
128 m
16 km
535 m
80 km
918 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Afogados da Ingazeira 18 km · Flores 21 km · Princesa Isabel 23 km · Custódia 36 km · Tabira 37 km · Serra Talhada 59 km · Sertânia 66 km · São José do Egito 68 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 Carnaíba (-7.8053°, -37.7939°, elevation 495 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).