Frecheirinha weather in May

In May, Frecheirinha sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 56 mm of rain across 10.9 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 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 Frecheirinha's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Frecheirinha's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
10th warmest
Overnight low
23°
5th coldest
Rainfall
56 mm
10.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:45 AM – 5:34 PM
Cloud cover
60%
8th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical May day in Frecheirinha reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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How May really feels in Frecheirinha

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.

Frecheirinha 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
Jan32° / 23°8714.512.23.4
Feb31° / 23°10018.512.13.4
Mar30° / 23°14723123.3
Apr30° / 23°14821.111.93.5
May31° / 23°5610.911.84.6
Jun31° / 22°123.311.85.3
Jul32° / 22°61.311.85.4
Aug33° / 22°20.311.94.9
Sep34° / 22°10.1124.3
Oct34° / 23°60.512.13.7
Nov34° / 23°50.912.23.5
Dec34° / 24°194.512.23.6

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 23% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23565
33763
43862
53961
64159
74258
84456
94555
104654
114753
124852
134951
145050
155149
165248
175347
185446
195644
205743
215842
225842
235941
246139
256238
266238
276436
286535
296634
306634
316733

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Frecheirinha gets around 56 mm of rain over 10.9 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 36% and peaks near 56% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
156
254
353
451
549
647
745
843
941
1040
1138
1237
1336
1435
1534
1634
1733
1833
1932
2031
2131
2230
2329
2428
2527
2626
2725
2824
2923
3022
3121

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 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
111089
211188
311287
411386
511584
611683
711881
811980
912178
1002278
1102377
1202575
1302674
1402773
1502872
1603070
1703169
1803268
1903367
2003466
2113564
2213663
2313762
2413861
2524058
2624157
2724355
2834552
2934750
3044947
3145244

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
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268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 5:44 AM to 5:47 AM, and sunset from 5:37 PM to 5:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:445:37
211.95:445:36
311.95:445:36
411.95:445:36
511.95:445:36
611.95:445:36
711.95:445:35
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911.85:445:35
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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 5.09 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5 kWh/m² to a high of 6.93 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 5.09 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Frecheirinha

In seasonPeak

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

Frecheirinha'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 Frecheirinha?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Frecheirinha in May

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

In May, Frecheirinha sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Frecheirinha 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 Frecheirinha peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 16UV 15Jun 22UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Frecheirinha 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 Frecheirinha is worst in December — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (July, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateDec 1017 µg/m³Jul 216 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar12Moderate
Apr12Good
May10Good
Jun7Good
Jul6Good
Aug6Good
Sep7Good
Oct10Good
Nov17Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Frecheirinha?

Frecheirinha sits at 3.8°S, 40.8°W, 124 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Ubajara, 16 km away.

Topography around Frecheirinha

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Frecheirinha has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 59 m around an average of 127 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 842 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,009 m.

The land around Frecheirinha is covered by grassland (60%) and shrubs (25%) within 3 km, shrubs (44%), trees (32%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and shrubs (56%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
59 m
16 km
842 m
80 km
1,009 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Ubajara 16 km · Tianguá 20 km · Ibiapina 20 km · Coreaú 29 km · São Benedito 33 km · Viçosa do Ceará 38 km · Cariré 44 km · Guaraciaba do Norte 46 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 Frecheirinha (-3.76°, -40.8164°, elevation 124 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).