Cedro weather in May

In May, Cedro sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 56 mm of rain across 7.2 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 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Cedro's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cedro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
11th warmest
Overnight low
23°
4th coldest
Rainfall
56 mm
7.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:41 AM – 5:23 PM
Cloud cover
54%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Cedro 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 32°C through the month.

A typical May day in Cedro reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°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)
13224
23224
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43223
53223
63223
73223
83223
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103223
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How May really feels in Cedro

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.

Cedro 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
Jan34° / 24°11314.412.32.7
Feb33° / 24°12114.912.23.0
Mar32° / 24°15419.4123.1
Apr32° / 24°10715.211.93.5
May32° / 23°567.211.74.3
Jun32° / 23°202.811.64.7
Jul33° / 22°71.511.74.6
Aug34° / 22°20.411.83.9
Sep35° / 23°10.3123.1
Oct36° / 24°110.712.12.5
Nov36° / 25°71.412.32.4
Dec36° / 25°274.612.42.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% 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 42%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
35050
45149
55248
65248
75347
85446
95446
105545
115644
125644
135743
145743
155743
165941
175941
186040
196040
206238
216238
226337
236337
246436
256436
266535
276535
286436
296535
306436
316535

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Cedro gets around 56 mm of rain over 7.2 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 24% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
138
237
336
434
533
631
730
828
927
1025
1124
1223
1323
1422
1522
1622
1722
1822
1921
2021
2121
2220
2320
2419
2519
2619
2718
2818
2917
3016
3115

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 47% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 92% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10231661
20332641
30333631
40334621
50335620
60437590
70438580
80439570
90540550
100542530
110643510
120644500
130745490
140746470
150746460
160847450
170848440
180849420
190950410
200951400
2101052380
2201053370
2301154350
2401155340
2511255320
2611256310
2711357290
2811358280
2911459260
3011560240
3111561230

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
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89calm
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109calm
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1210calm
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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 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:40 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 5:27 PM to 5:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.85:405:27
211.85:405:26
311.85:405:26
411.85:405:26
511.85:405:25
611.75:415:25
711.75:415:25
811.75:415:25
911.75:415:25
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2711.75:435:23
2811.75:445:23
2911.75:445:23
3011.75:445:23
3111.65:445:23

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.87 kWh/m² to a high of 7.12 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 5.07 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
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95.2Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
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145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.1Bright
195.1Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Cedro

In seasonPeak

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

Cedro'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 Cedro?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Cedro in May

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

In May, Cedro sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Cedro 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 Cedro peaks around March 13 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 13UV 15Jul 15UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Cedro?

Cedro sits at 6.6°S, 39.1°W, 252 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Lavras da Mangabeira, 20 km away.

Topography around Cedro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cedro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m around an average of 266 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 334 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 793 m.

The land around Cedro is covered by grassland (47%) and shrubs (42%) within 3 km, shrubs (55%) and grassland (35%) within 16 km, and shrubs (57%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
62 m
16 km
334 m
80 km
793 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Lavras da Mangabeira 20 km · Icó 32 km · Várzea Alegre 33 km · Iguatu 38 km · Aurora 39 km · Quixelô 42 km · Orós 44 km · Cariús 49 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 Cedro (-6.6067°, -39.0622°, elevation 252 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).