Cumaru weather in May

In May, Cumaru sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 58 mm of rain across 12 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 Cumaru's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cumaru's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
8th warmest
Overnight low
21°
7th coldest
Rainfall
58 mm
12 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
5:30 AM – 5:08 PM
Cloud cover
61%
11th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical May day in Cumaru reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°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)
12922
22922
32922
42922
52922
62922
72922
82922
92922
102922
112921
122921
132921
142921
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202821
212821
222821
232821
242821
252821
262821
272821
282821
292821
302821
312821

How May really feels in Cumaru

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.

Cumaru weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 22°421112.44.6
Feb31° / 22°3910.712.34.4
Mar31° / 22°5113.212.14.4
Apr30° / 22°5413.211.84.7
May28° / 21°581211.65.6
Jun27° / 20°5011.211.56.3
Jul26° / 20°3710.211.66.6
Aug27° / 19°206.811.76.9
Sep28° / 20°155.8126.7
Oct30° / 20°134.812.25.9
Nov30° / 21°134.212.45.5
Dec31° / 21°197.212.55.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 35% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34852
44852
54951
64951
74951
85050
95050
105050
115149
125149
135149
145149
155149
165347
175347
185347
195446
205446
215446
225545
235446
245446
255545
265545
275545
285644
295644
305842
315842

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Cumaru gets around 58 mm of rain over 12 wet days in May, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 39% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
141
241
341
441
541
641
740
840
939
1038
1138
1238
1338
1437
1537
1638
1738
1838
1938
2038
2138
2238
2338
2438
2538
2638
2738
2838
2938
3038
3137

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 70% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
116237
216237
316336
416435
516435
616534
716633
816633
906832
1006832
1106931
1206931
1307030
1407030
1507030
1607030
1707129
1807129
1907129
2007228
2117128
2217227
2317326
2417326
2517425
2617524
2717623
2817821
2917920
3027919
3128117

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
110calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
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2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

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 5:28 AM to 5:33 AM, and sunset from 5:12 PM to 5:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:285:12
211.75:285:11
311.75:285:11
411.75:295:11
511.75:295:10
611.75:295:10
711.75:295:10
811.75:295:10
911.75:295:09
1011.75:295:09
1111.75:295:09
1211.75:295:09
1311.75:305:09
1411.65:305:08
1511.65:305:08
1611.65:305:08
1711.65:305:08
1811.65:305:08
1911.65:305:08
2011.65:315:08
2111.65:315:08
2211.65:315:07
2311.65:315:07
2411.65:315:07
2511.65:325:07
2611.65:325:07
2711.65:325:07
2811.65:325:07
2911.65:335:07
3011.65:335:07
3111.65:335:07

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.98 kWh/m² to a high of 6.06 kWh/m² in November across the year — May's 4.42 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.7Bright
44.6Bright
54.6Bright
64.6Bright
74.6Bright
84.6Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.4Bright
174.4Bright
184.4Bright
194.4Bright
204.3Bright
214.3Bright
224.3Bright
234.3Bright
244.3Bright
254.3Bright
264.2Bright
274.2Bright
284.2Bright
294.2Bright
304.2Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Cumaru?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Cumaru in May

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

In May, Cumaru sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Cumaru 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 Cumaru peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 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 15UV 15Jul 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Cumaru?

Cumaru sits at 8.0°S, 35.7°W, 362 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Passira, 13 km away.

Topography around Cumaru

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cumaru has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 306 m around an average of 402 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 583 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,184 m.

The land around Cumaru is covered by grassland (80%) within 3 km, grassland (75%) within 16 km, and grassland (60%) within 80 km.

3 km
306 m
16 km
583 m
80 km
1,184 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Passira 13 km · Surubim 20 km · João Alfredo 21 km · Riacho das Almas 23 km · Gravatá 26 km · Bom Jardim 26 km · Bezerros 28 km · Orobó 31 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 Cumaru (-8.0061°, -35.6972°, elevation 362 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).