Guaraciaba do Norte weather in May

In May, Guaraciaba do Norte sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 66 mm of rain across 13.8 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 5th-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 24% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Guaraciaba do Norte's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Guaraciaba do Norte's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
11th warmest
Overnight low
21°
6th coldest
Rainfall
66 mm
13.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:45 AM – 5:34 PM
Cloud cover
61%
8th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Guaraciaba do Norte is 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 29°C through the month.

A typical May day in Guaraciaba do Norte reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°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 Guaraciaba do Norte

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.

Guaraciaba do Norte weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 22°9515.312.24.0
Feb30° / 21°9818.212.13.9
Mar29° / 21°15122.7123.7
Apr29° / 21°14822.311.93.9
May29° / 21°6613.811.85.1
Jun29° / 20°226.311.86.1
Jul29° / 20°11311.86.4
Aug31° / 20°51.211.96.0
Sep32° / 21°20.5125.4
Oct33° / 21°80.712.14.8
Nov33° / 21°81.512.24.6
Dec32° / 22°224.812.24.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23367
33367
43565
53664
63862
73961
84159
94258
104258
114456
124555
134555
144852
154951
164951
175050
185149
195248
205347
215446
225545
235644
245842
255842
265941
276040
286139
296238
306337
316436

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Guaraciaba do Norte gets around 66 mm of rain over 13.8 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 45% and peaks near 64% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
164
263
361
460
558
656
755
853
951
1050
1149
1248
1347
1446
1545
1645
1744
1843
1942
2041
2140
2239
2338
2437
2535
2634
2733
2832
2931
3030
3129

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 95% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
124454
224553
324751
424949
525147
625345
725543
825741
935839
1036037
1136136
1236235
1336433
1436532
1536631
1636730
1736928
1837027
1947026
2047125
2147323
2257322
2357421
2467519
2567618
2677716
2787715
2897813
29107812
30117910
3112799

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 9 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
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
309calm
319calm

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 5:45 AM to 5:47 AM, and sunset from 5:36 PM to 5:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:455:36
211.95:445:36
311.85:445:35
411.85:445:35
511.85:445:35
611.85:445:35
711.85:445:35
811.85:445:34
911.85:445:34
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2711.85:465:33
2811.85:465:34
2911.85:475:34
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3111.85:475:34

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.98 kWh/m² to a high of 7.03 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 5 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Guaraciaba do Norte

In seasonPeak

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

Guaraciaba do Norte'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 Guaraciaba do Norte?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Guaraciaba do Norte in May

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

In May, Guaraciaba do Norte sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Guaraciaba do Norte 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 Guaraciaba do Norte peaks around March 16 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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 16Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Guaraciaba do Norte?

Guaraciaba do Norte sits at 4.2°S, 40.7°W, 902 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Ipu, 18 km away.

Topography around Guaraciaba do Norte

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Guaraciaba do Norte has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 149 m around an average of 921 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 854 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 949 m.

The land around Guaraciaba do Norte is covered by grassland (35%) and trees (34%) within 3 km, trees (41%), shrubs (35%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and shrubs (68%) within 80 km.

3 km
149 m
16 km
854 m
80 km
949 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Ipu 18 km · São Benedito 19 km · Reriutaba 19 km · Carnaubal 22 km · Varjota 30 km · Ibiapina 31 km · Croatá 33 km · Cariré 39 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 Guaraciaba do Norte (-4.1669°, -40.7475°, elevation 902 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).