Guaratinga weather in May

In May, Guaratinga sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 46 mm of rain across 11.6 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of May to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Guaratinga's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Guaratinga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
8th warmest
Overnight low
20°
5th coldest
Rainfall
46 mm
11.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
5:59 AM – 5:12 PM
Cloud cover
60%
6th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Guaratinga 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 28°C through the month.

A typical May day in Guaratinga reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12820
22820
32820
42820
52820
62820
72820
82820
92820
102820
112820
122820
132820
142820
152820
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192719
202719
212719
222719
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242719
252719
262719
272719
282719
292719
302719
312719

How May really feels in Guaratinga

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.

Guaratinga weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 8th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°7915.112.94.2
Feb31° / 22°641312.64.1
Mar30° / 22°11017.312.14.0
Apr29° / 21°6715.511.64.6
May28° / 20°4611.611.26.0
Jun26° / 18°3311.4116.4
Jul26° / 17°3812.411.16.4
Aug26° / 17°3310.611.46.6
Sep28° / 18°359.711.96.3
Oct29° / 20°7712.712.45.3
Nov29° / 21°13816.412.84.5
Dec30° / 21°11615134.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 29% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35050
45149
55050
65050
74951
84951
94951
104951
114951
124753
134753
144753
154753
164753
174753
184753
194852
204852
214951
224951
235050
245149
255149
265149
275248
285149
295248
305248
315248

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Guaratinga gets around 46 mm of rain over 11.6 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 38% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
145
244
344
443
542
642
741
840
940
1039
1139
1238
1338
1437
1537
1636
1736
1836
1936
2035
2135
2235
2334
2434
2534
2634
2734
2834
2934
3035
3135

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 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 79% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10115435
20125533
30135631
40145630
50155728
60165727
70175726
81185625
91185724
101195723
111205722
121205821
131215820
141225918
151225918
161226017
171236016
181236115
191236115
201236214
211236313
221236412
231246312
241246411
251256410
26125659
27125659
28125668
29225658
30225667
31225667

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of May to 11 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:54 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 5:19 PM to 5:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.45:545:19
211.45:545:18
311.45:555:18
411.45:555:17
511.45:555:17
611.35:555:16
711.35:565:16
811.35:565:15
911.35:565:15
1011.35:575:14
1111.35:575:14
1211.35:575:14
1311.35:585:13
1411.25:585:13
1511.25:585:13
1611.25:595:12
1711.25:595:12
1811.25:595:12
1911.26:005:11
2011.26:005:11
2111.26:005:11
2211.26:015:11
2311.26:015:10
2411.16:015:10
2511.16:025:10
2611.16:025:10
2711.16:025:10
2811.16:035:10
2911.16:035:09
3011.16:035:09
3111.16:045:09

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 3.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.47 kWh/m² to a high of 5.88 kWh/m² in January across the year — May's 3.76 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
24.1Bright
34.0Bright
44.0Bright
54.0Bright
64.0Moderate
74.0Moderate
83.9Moderate
93.9Moderate
103.9Moderate
113.9Moderate
123.8Moderate
133.8Moderate
143.8Moderate
153.8Moderate
163.7Moderate
173.7Moderate
183.7Moderate
193.7Moderate
203.7Moderate
213.6Moderate
223.6Moderate
233.6Moderate
243.6Moderate
253.6Moderate
263.6Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.5Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Guaratinga?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Guaratinga in May

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

In May, Guaratinga sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Guaratinga in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Guaratinga peaks around February 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 16UV 15Jun 23UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Guaratinga?

Guaratinga sits at 16.6°S, 39.8°W, 154 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Itabela, 24 km away.

Topography around Guaratinga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Guaratinga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 225 m around an average of 196 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 811 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,177 m.

The land around Guaratinga is covered by grassland (83%) within 3 km, grassland (56%) and trees (44%) within 16 km, and grassland (60%) and trees (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
225 m
16 km
811 m
80 km
1,177 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Itabela 24 km · Eunápolis 31 km · Itamaraju 57 km · Porto Seguro 78 km · Itanhém 87 km · Santa Cruz Cabrália 87 km · Medeiros Neto 100 km · Prado 103 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 Guaratinga (-16.582°, -39.7812°, elevation 154 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).