Icapuí weather in May

In May, Icapuí sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 96 mm of rain across 13.6 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 4th-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 51% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of May to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Icapuí's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Icapuí's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
1st warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
96 mm
13.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:32 AM – 5:19 PM
Cloud cover
46%
8th clearest
Wind
22 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

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 Icapuí reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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Icapuí weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 26°9013.912.26.0
Feb28° / 26°12516.312.25.3
Mar28° / 26°19921.8124.7
Apr28° / 26°20221.111.94.7
May28° / 26°9613.611.85.7
Jun28° / 25°508.411.77.0
Jul27° / 25°284.111.87.8
Aug27° / 24°30.911.88.6
Sep27° / 25°10.3128.8
Oct27° / 25°20.612.18.6
Nov27° / 26°41.112.28.3
Dec27° / 26°185.512.37.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25446
35545
45644
55842
65941
76040
86139
96139
106238
116337
126337
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146436
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Icapuí gets around 96 mm of rain over 13.6 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 45% and peaks near 59% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
159
258
356
455
553
652
750
849
948
1046
1146
1245
1344
1444
1543
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1743
1842
1942
2042
2141
2241
2340
2440
2539
2639
2738
2838
2937
3036
3135

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 89% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
108614
208614
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Wind in May

Winds average 22 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 21 km/h on the calmest days to 23 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
121breezy
221breezy
321breezy
421breezy
521breezy
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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 42 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 5:32 AM to 5:34 AM, and sunset from 5:22 PM to 5:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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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 5.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.18 kWh/m² to a high of 7.05 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 5.45 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Icapuí

In seasonPeak

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

Icapuí's monsoon runs February–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 Icapuí?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Icapuí in May

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

In May, Icapuí sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear, sun protection and a windbreaker. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Icapuí in May

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in April at about 29°C and coldest in August near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Warm
Dec28Warm

UV index in Icapuí 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 Icapuí peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 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 16UV 15Jul 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Icapuí?

Icapuí sits at 4.7°S, 37.4°W, 9 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Areia Branca, 36 km away.

Topography around Icapuí

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Icapuí has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m around an average of 15 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 105 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 271 m.

The land around Icapuí is covered by grassland (27%), shrubs (23%) and water (22%) within 3 km, water (49%) and shrubs (24%) within 16 km, and water (38%) and shrubs (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
49 m
16 km
105 m
80 km
271 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
May weather nearby: Areia Branca 36 km · Aracati 49 km · Jaguaruana 49 km · Baraúna 50 km · Mossoró 53 km · Fortim 57 km · Russas 73 km · Quixeré 81 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 Icapuí (-4.7131°, -37.3553°, elevation 9 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).