Igreja Nova weather in May

In May, Igreja Nova sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 86 mm of rain across 19 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 1st-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 29% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of May to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Igreja Nova's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Igreja Nova's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
8th warmest
Overnight low
22°
6th coldest
Rainfall
86 mm
19 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
5:37 AM – 5:09 PM
Cloud cover
57%
11th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

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 Igreja Nova reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 7°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 about 2°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Igreja Nova

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 23 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
23
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.

Igreja Nova weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 24°4613.412.53.6
Feb32° / 24°4912.712.33.6
Mar32° / 24°6114.112.13.6
Apr31° / 23°7116.411.83.8
May29° / 22°861911.54.3
Jun28° / 21°802011.44.9
Jul27° / 21°7020.111.55.1
Aug27° / 20°4917.911.75.4
Sep29° / 21°3512.311.95.5
Oct30° / 22°349.112.25.0
Nov32° / 23°287.112.54.4
Dec32° / 24°267.912.64.0

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 28% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35347
45347
55347
65446
75446
85545
95545
105644
115644
125743
135743
145644
155644
165644
175743
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195743
205743
215842
225842
235842
245842
255941
265842
275842
285941
295941
306040
316040

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Igreja Nova gets around 86 mm of rain over 19 wet days in May, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 61% and peaks near 64% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
161
261
361
461
561
661
760
860
960
1060
1159
1259
1359
1460
1560
1660
1761
1861
1962
2062
2162
2262
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2463
2563
2663
2763
2864
2964
3064
3164

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 91% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
15932
25932
35932
45941
56931
66931
76931
87921
97921
107921
117921
127921
138911
148911
158911
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178911
188911
198911
208911
218911
229901
239901
249901
259901
2610900
2710900
2811890
2911890
3012880
3112880

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May, the calmest month.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
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249calm
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269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of May to 11 h 30 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 5:34 AM to 5:40 AM, and sunset from 5:13 PM to 5:08 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.65:345:13
211.65:355:13
311.65:355:13
411.65:355:12
511.65:355:12
611.65:355:12
711.65:355:11
811.65:355:11
911.65:355:11
1011.65:365:10
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1511.55:375:09
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1911.55:375:09
2011.55:385:08
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3011.55:405:08
3111.55:405:08

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.92 kWh/m² to a high of 6.28 kWh/m² in December across the year — May's 4.29 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.6Bright
34.5Bright
44.5Bright
54.5Bright
64.5Bright
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84.4Bright
94.4Bright
104.4Bright
114.4Bright
124.4Bright
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254.1Bright
264.1Bright
274.1Bright
284.1Bright
294.1Bright
304.1Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Igreja Nova?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Igreja Nova for sightseeing.

What to pack for Igreja Nova in May

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

In May, Igreja Nova sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Igreja Nova in May

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 42 km away) is warmest in April at about 29°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

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

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar28Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May28Warm
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov27Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Igreja Nova in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Igreja Nova peaks around February 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 21UV 14Jul 12UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Igreja Nova?

Igreja Nova sits at 10.1°S, 36.7°W, 34 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Penedo, 20 km away.

Topography around Igreja Nova

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Igreja Nova has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 141 m around an average of 42 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 367 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 668 m.

The land around Igreja Nova is covered by grassland (85%) within 3 km, grassland (78%) within 16 km, and grassland (51%) and water (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
141 m
16 km
367 m
80 km
668 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Penedo 20 km · Porto Real do Colégio 21 km · Propriá 22 km · Neópolis 23 km · São Sebastião 24 km · Feira Grande 25 km · Junqueiro 30 km · Girau do Ponciano 32 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 Igreja Nova (-10.1253°, -36.6619°, elevation 34 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).