Carnaubal weather in May

In May, Carnaubal sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 95 mm of rain across 13.2 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of May to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Carnaubal's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Carnaubal's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
11th warmest
Overnight low
21°
5th coldest
Rainfall
95 mm
13.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:46 AM – 5:34 PM
Cloud cover
62%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical May day in Carnaubal reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°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)
12921
22921
32921
42921
52921
62921
72921
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How May really feels in Carnaubal

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.

Carnaubal 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
Jan31° / 21°13515.512.24.0
Feb30° / 21°15217.612.13.9
Mar29° / 21°24422.8123.7
Apr29° / 21°23122.211.93.9
May29° / 21°9513.211.85.1
Jun29° / 20°245.511.86.2
Jul30° / 20°10211.86.4
Aug31° / 20°30.611.96.0
Sep32° / 20°10.3125.4
Oct33° / 21°130.712.14.8
Nov33° / 21°91.412.24.5
Dec32° / 21°284.812.24.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23169
33367
43565
53664
63862
73961
84159
94357
104456
114654
124753
134753
144951
155050
165149
175248
185347
195446
205545
215644
225644
235743
245842
255941
266040
276139
286238
296337
306436
316535

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Carnaubal gets around 95 mm of rain over 13.2 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 43% and peaks near 63% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
163
262
360
458
556
654
753
851
949
1048
1146
1245
1344
1443
1542
1642
1741
1840
1940
2039
2138
2237
2336
2435
2534
2633
2731
2830
2929
3028
3127

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 72% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 91% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1046135
2046234
3046333
4056332
5056431
6056530
7056728
8066727
9066925
10067024
11067123
12077122
13077221
14077320
15077419
16077518
17087517
18087715
19097714
20097714
210107713
220107812
230117811
240127810
25013789
26113788
27114787
28116776
29117775
30118774
31219754

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 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of May to 11 h 48 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 5:45 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 5:37 PM to 5:35 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:455:37
211.95:455:36
311.85:455:36
411.85:455:36
511.85:455:36
611.85:455:36
711.85:455:35
811.85:455:35
911.85:455:35
1011.85:455:35
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1411.85:465:35
1511.85:465:34
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2811.85:475:34
2911.85:475:34
3011.85:485:34
3111.85:485:35

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.03 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.03 kWh/m² to a high of 7.05 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 5.03 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Carnaubal

In seasonPeak

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

Carnaubal's monsoon runs January–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Carnaubal?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Carnaubal in May

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

In May, Carnaubal sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Carnaubal in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Carnaubal peaks around March 16 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 16UV 16Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Carnaubal?

Carnaubal sits at 4.2°S, 40.9°W, 757 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is São Benedito, 16 km away.

Topography around Carnaubal

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Carnaubal has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 168 m around an average of 781 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 665 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 939 m.

The land around Carnaubal is covered by grassland (48%) and shrubs (37%) within 3 km, shrubs (67%) within 16 km, and shrubs (64%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
168 m
16 km
665 m
80 km
939 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: São Benedito 16 km · Guaraciaba do Norte 22 km · Ibiapina 28 km · Croatá 28 km · Ipu 31 km · Ubajara 35 km · Reriutaba 40 km · Frecheirinha 47 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 Carnaubal (-4.1667°, -40.9428°, elevation 757 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).