Farias Brito weather in May

In May, Farias Brito sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 41 mm of rain across 7.1 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-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 29% 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 Farias Brito's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Farias Brito's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
10th warmest
Overnight low
22°
5th coldest
Rainfall
41 mm
7.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:44 AM – 5:25 PM
Cloud cover
56%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
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 Farias Brito reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°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)
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How May really feels in Farias Brito

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.

Farias Brito 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
Jan31° / 22°13617.112.43.6
Feb31° / 22°13216.712.23.8
Mar30° / 22°17320.8123.7
Apr30° / 22°10614.811.94.4
May30° / 22°417.111.75.3
Jun30° / 21°122.711.66.0
Jul30° / 20°51.111.66.1
Aug32° / 20°30.411.85.5
Sep33° / 21°20.6124.5
Oct34° / 23°71.712.23.7
Nov34° / 23°162.812.33.6
Dec33° / 23°416.612.43.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24852
34951
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85149
95248
105248
115347
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145446
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Farias Brito gets around 41 mm of rain over 7.1 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 23% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
134
233
332
431
530
629
728
827
926
1025
1124
1223
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1422
1522
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1722
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1921
2021
2121
2220
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2419
2519
2619
2718
2817
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 65% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 78% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11106326
21116325
31116424
41126423
50136522
60136621
70146620
80156619
90166618
100166717
110176716
120176815
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21123679
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26129646
27131635
28232615
29234604
30236584
31237583

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
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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 5:43 AM to 5:47 AM, and sunset from 5:28 PM to 5:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.85:435:28
211.85:435:28
311.75:435:28
411.75:435:27
511.75:435:27
611.75:435:27
711.75:435:27
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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 4.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.67 kWh/m² to a high of 6.92 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.85 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Farias Brito

In seasonPeak

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

Farias Brito'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 Farias Brito?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Farias Brito in May

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

In May, Farias Brito sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Farias Brito 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 Farias Brito peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 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 12UV 15Jul 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Farias Brito?

Farias Brito sits at 6.9°S, 39.6°W, 506 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Nova Olinda, 22 km away.

Topography around Farias Brito

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Farias Brito has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 315 m around an average of 346 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 432 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 818 m.

The land around Farias Brito is covered by shrubs (53%) and grassland (33%) within 3 km, shrubs (59%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and shrubs (59%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
315 m
16 km
432 m
80 km
818 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Nova Olinda 22 km · Assaré 34 km · Santana do Cariri 34 km · Várzea Alegre 34 km · Caririaçu 34 km · Crato 38 km · Juazeiro do Norte 43 km · Cariús 44 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 Farias Brito (-6.9281°, -39.5723°, elevation 506 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).