Cururupu weather in May

In May, Cururupu sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 280 mm of rain across 26.9 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-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 17% of the time in May, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of May to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Cururupu's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cururupu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
4th warmest
Overnight low
25°
7th coldest
Rainfall
280 mm
26.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:58 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover
71%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
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 Cururupu reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 4°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 on par with April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22825
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How May really feels in Cururupu

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.

Cururupu weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 25°20724.912.13.7
Feb28° / 25°31425.812.13.3
Mar28° / 25°43030.3123.2
Apr28° / 25°41828.7123.1
May29° / 25°28026.911.93.5
Jun28° / 25°13022.111.94.3
Jul28° / 25°7717.511.95.2
Aug28° / 25°289.711.96.3
Sep28° / 25°155.1126.8
Oct29° / 25°144.1126.7
Nov29° / 26°194.912.16.2
Dec29° / 25°6013.212.15.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21882
31981
41981
52080
62278
72377
82377
92575
102674
112773
122872
132971
143070
153268
163367
173565
183664
193763
203862
213961
223961
234159
244258
254456
264456
274654
284654
294852
304951
315050

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Cururupu gets around 280 mm of rain over 26.9 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 87% and peaks near 93% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
193
293
393
492
592
692
791
891
991
1090
1190
1289
1389
1488
1588
1687
1786
1886
1985
2085
2184
2284
2383
2482
2582
2681
2781
2880
2980
3079
3179

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels miserable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the miserable band about 92% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1991
2892
3892
4892
5892
6892
7793
8793
9793
10793
11793
12793
13793
14793
15793
16892
17892
18892
19892
20892
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
261090
271090
281090
291189
301189
311288

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
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410calm
510calm
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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 54 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 5:59 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 5:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:595:55
211.95:585:55
311.95:585:54
411.95:585:54
511.95:585:54
611.95:585:54
711.95:585:54
811.95:585:54
911.95:585:54
1011.95:585:54
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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 4.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.31 kWh/m² to a high of 6.26 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.61 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.3Bright
34.4Bright
44.4Bright
54.4Bright
64.4Bright
74.4Bright
84.5Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.6Bright
134.6Bright
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284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Cururupu

In seasonPeak

In May, Cururupu sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Cururupu's monsoon runs January–May, 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 Cururupu?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Cururupu.

What to pack for Cururupu in May

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

In May, Cururupu sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Cururupu in May

The nearest coast averages about 29°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 35 km away) is warmest in May at about 29°C and coldest in September near 28°C.

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

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb28Tropical
Mar28Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul28Tropical
Aug28Warm
Sep28Warm
Oct28Warm
Nov28Warm
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Cururupu 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 Cururupu peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 17 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 17UV 15Jul 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Cururupu in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Cururupu is worst in February — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.2× the cleanest month (July, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodFeb 2020 µg/m³Jul 126 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May8Good
Jun7Good
Jul6Good
Aug8Good
Sep9Good
Oct10Good
Nov10Good
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Cururupu?

Cururupu sits at 1.8°S, 44.9°W, 7 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Bacuri, 32 km away.

Topography around Cururupu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cururupu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 39 m around an average of 18 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 63 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 117 m.

The land around Cururupu is covered by trees (49%), mangroves (21%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (79%) within 16 km, and trees (39%) and water (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
39 m
16 km
63 m
80 km
117 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
May weather nearby: Bacuri 32 km · Apicum-Açu 41 km · Turiaçu 59 km · Turilândia 65 km · Santa Helena 66 km · Bequimão 70 km · Pinheiro 81 km · Alcântara 81 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 Cururupu (-1.8283°, -44.8683°, elevation 7 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).