Croatá weather in May

In May, Croatá sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 84 mm of rain across 12.2 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 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Croatá's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Croatá's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
11th warmest
Overnight low
21°
5th coldest
Rainfall
84 mm
12.2 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
4.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
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 Croatá reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°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
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42921
52921
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72921
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How May really feels in Croatá

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.

Croatá 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° / 22°12714.612.23.7
Feb30° / 22°13716.512.13.8
Mar30° / 21°22421.9123.6
Apr29° / 21°20020.911.93.8
May30° / 21°8412.211.84.9
Jun30° / 21°214.311.75.9
Jul30° / 20°10211.86.0
Aug32° / 20°20.511.95.6
Sep33° / 21°10.3124.9
Oct33° / 21°120.612.14.3
Nov33° / 22°81.412.24.0
Dec33° / 22°264.412.34.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 28% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23367
33565
43664
53862
63961
74159
84159
94357
104357
114555
124753
134753
144852
154951
165050
175149
185248
195347
205446
215446
225644
235743
245842
255941
266040
276139
286238
296337
306436
316535

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Croatá gets around 84 mm of rain over 12.2 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 40% and peaks near 61% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
161
259
357
455
553
652
750
848
946
1044
1143
1242
1341
1440
1540
1639
1738
1837
1937
2036
2135
2234
2333
2431
2530
2629
2728
2827
2926
3024
3123

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 65% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 90% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1044946
2045145
3055144
4055342
5055540
6065539
7065737
8065935
9076033
10076132
11086230
12086329
13086527
14096526
15096625
16096823
17096922
180106921
190107020
200107218
210117217
220127216
230127315
240137314
250147412
261157311
271157410
28116749
29118738
30219727
31220726

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
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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 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:45 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 5:36 PM to 5:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.85:455:36
211.85:455:36
311.85:455:36
411.85:455:36
511.85:455:35
611.85:455:35
711.85:455:35
811.85:455:35
911.85:455:35
1011.85:455:35
1111.85:455:34
1211.85:465:34
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2711.85:475:34
2811.85:485:34
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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 — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.95 kWh/m² to a high of 7.05 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
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
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95.0Bright
105.0Bright
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265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Croatá

In seasonPeak

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

Croatá'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 Croatá?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Croatá in May

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

In May, Croatá sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Croatá 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 Croatá peaks around March 15 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 15UV 16Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Croatá?

Croatá sits at 4.4°S, 40.9°W, 607 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Ipu, 24 km away.

Topography around Croatá

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Croatá has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 244 m around an average of 605 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 614 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 924 m.

The land around Croatá is covered by shrubs (55%) and grassland (33%) within 3 km, shrubs (66%) within 16 km, and shrubs (70%) within 80 km.

3 km
244 m
16 km
614 m
80 km
924 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Ipu 24 km · Ipueiras 25 km · Carnaubal 28 km · Guaraciaba do Norte 33 km · São Benedito 41 km · Reriutaba 47 km · Nova Russas 50 km · Varjota 53 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 Croatá (-4.4159°, -40.9047°, elevation 607 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).