Carpina weather in May

In May, Carpina sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 85 mm of rain across 19.8 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-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 24% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Carpina's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Carpina's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
8th warmest
Overnight low
22°
7th coldest
Rainfall
85 mm
19.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
5:28 AM – 5:07 PM
Cloud cover
59%
9th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Carpina is human 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 29°C through the month.

A typical May day in Carpina reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°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 30°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 Carpina

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 10 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
10
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.

Carpina weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°5015.712.44.2
Feb31° / 23°5715.412.34.0
Mar31° / 23°731812.13.9
Apr30° / 23°8319.211.84.0
May29° / 22°8519.811.64.5
Jun27° / 21°8818.911.65.1
Jul27° / 21°7718.911.65.4
Aug27° / 20°4514.811.75.9
Sep28° / 21°3212.5125.9
Oct29° / 21°249.812.25.5
Nov30° / 22°239.212.45.1
Dec30° / 23°301212.44.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 30% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34753
44951
54951
65050
75149
85149
95347
105347
115446
125545
135545
145644
155644
165644
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195743
205743
215842
225842
235842
245743
255743
265842
275842
285842
295941
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315941

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Carpina gets around 85 mm of rain over 19.8 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 63% and peaks near 65% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
161
262
362
462
562
662
762
862
962
1062
1162
1262
1362
1462
1562
1662
1762
1862
1963
2063
2164
2264
2364
2464
2565
2665
2765
2865
2965
3065
3165

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 87% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1793
2793
3793
4793
5892
6892
7892
8991
9991
10991
111090
121090
131090
141189
151189
161189
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181288
191387
201387
211486
221486
231585
241684
251684
261783
271981
282080
292179
302278
312377

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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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 5:26 AM to 5:31 AM, and sunset from 5:10 PM to 5:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:265:10
211.75:265:10
311.75:275:09
411.75:275:09
511.75:275:09
611.75:275:09
711.75:275:08
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911.75:275:08
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1311.75:285:07
1411.75:285:07
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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 4.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.95 kWh/m² to a high of 5.86 kWh/m² in November across the year — May's 4.34 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.6Bright
34.6Bright
44.5Bright
54.5Bright
64.5Bright
74.5Bright
84.5Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.4Bright
124.4Bright
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144.4Bright
154.4Bright
164.3Bright
174.3Bright
184.3Bright
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204.3Bright
214.3Bright
224.2Bright
234.2Bright
244.2Bright
254.2Bright
264.2Bright
274.1Bright
284.1Bright
294.1Bright
304.1Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Carpina?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Carpina for sightseeing.

What to pack for Carpina in May

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

In May, Carpina sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Carpina in May

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 52 km away) is warmest in April at about 29°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May28Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov27Warm
Dec28Warm

UV index in Carpina 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 Carpina peaks around March 14 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 14UV 15Jul 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Carpina?

Carpina sits at 7.9°S, 35.3°W, 186 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Lagoa do Carro, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Carpina

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Carpina has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 99 m around an average of 152 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 242 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 987 m.

The land around Carpina is covered by grassland (48%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, grassland (73%) within 16 km, and grassland (51%) within 80 km.

3 km
99 m
16 km
242 m
80 km
987 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
May weather nearby: Lagoa do Carro 7.0 km · Paudalho 10 km · Lagoa do Itaenga 10 km · Nazaré da Mata 12 km · Glória do Goitá 17 km · Feira Nova 19 km · Araçoiaba 19 km · Limoeiro 22 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 Carpina (-7.8508°, -35.2547°, elevation 186 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).