Esperantina weather in May

In May, Esperantina sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 171 mm of rain across 15.7 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-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 25% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of May to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Esperantina's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Esperantina's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
10th warmest
Overnight low
24°
5th coldest
Rainfall
171 mm
15.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:50 AM – 5:40 PM
Cloud cover
63%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Esperantina 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 Esperantina reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 8°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)
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How May really feels in Esperantina

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.

Esperantina weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 24°20519.612.22.6
Feb32° / 24°27321.112.12.7
Mar32° / 23°35326.1122.6
Apr31° / 23°34925.411.92.7
May32° / 24°17115.711.83.5
Jun33° / 23°295.411.84.1
Jul34° / 23°112.511.83.9
Aug35° / 24°20.511.93.2
Sep36° / 25°20.4122.3
Oct37° / 25°80.912.11.9
Nov37° / 26°162.912.21.9
Dec36° / 25°587.412.22.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22872
33070
43169
53367
63367
73664
83763
93961
103961
114159
124258
134357
144654
154654
164753
174852
184852
195050
205149
215248
225347
235446
245446
255644
265743
275842
285842
296040
306139
316337

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Esperantina gets around 171 mm of rain over 15.7 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 51% and peaks near 72% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
172
270
369
467
565
663
761
859
957
1055
1154
1253
1352
1451
1550
1649
1749
1848
1947
2047
2146
2245
2344
2443
2542
2640
2739
2837
2935
3034
3132

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 70% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
106139
206238
306238
406337
516336
616336
716435
816534
916633
1016633
1116633
1226632
1326632
1426731
1526731
1636730
1736829
1836829
1936928
2037126
2147125
2247224
2347422
2457421
2557619
2657817
2767816
2877914
2978112
3088210
318839

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
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46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
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196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
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287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 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 shrink by about 6 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:50 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 5:42 PM to 5:40 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:505:42
211.95:505:42
311.95:505:42
411.95:505:41
511.95:505:41
611.95:505:41
711.85:505:41
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911.85:505:41
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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 5.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.96 kWh/m² to a high of 6.89 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 5.08 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.1Bright
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205.1Bright
215.1Bright
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245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Esperantina

In seasonPeak

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

Esperantina'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 Esperantina?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Esperantina.

What to pack for Esperantina in May

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

In May, Esperantina sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Esperantina 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 Esperantina peaks around March 15 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 15UV 15Jul 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Esperantina 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 Esperantina is worst in November — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.1× the cleanest month (August, 6 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateNov 1822 µg/m³Aug 126 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr12Good
May9Good
Jun7Good
Jul6Good
Aug6Good
Sep7Good
Oct17Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Esperantina?

Esperantina sits at 3.9°S, 42.2°W, 63 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Batalha, 22 km away.

Topography around Esperantina

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Esperantina has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m around an average of 68 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 139 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 384 m.

The land around Esperantina is covered by trees (44%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, trees (63%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
60 m
16 km
139 m
80 km
384 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Batalha 22 km · Barras 39 km · Luzilândia 52 km · Santa Quitéria do Maranhão 58 km · Piracuruca 58 km · Brejo 62 km · São Bernardo 63 km · Piripiri 65 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 Esperantina (-3.9017°, -42.2336°, elevation 63 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. 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).