Iguatu weather in May

In May, Iguatu sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 75 mm of rain across 9.6 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-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 34% 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 Iguatu's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Iguatu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
11th warmest
Overnight low
23°
4th coldest
Rainfall
75 mm
9.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:42 AM – 5:25 PM
Cloud cover
55%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
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 Iguatu 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 34°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 Iguatu

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.

Iguatu 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
Jan33° / 24°12015.912.32.8
Feb32° / 24°13116.612.23.1
Mar32° / 24°16320.5123.2
Apr31° / 23°12517.411.93.5
May31° / 23°759.611.74.4
Jun32° / 23°274.611.64.8
Jul32° / 22°122.211.74.7
Aug34° / 22°40.811.84.1
Sep35° / 24°20.6123.2
Oct36° / 24°161.112.12.7
Nov36° / 25°91.712.32.6
Dec35° / 25°274.912.42.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24852
34951
45050
55050
65149
75149
85248
95347
105446
115446
125545
135545
145644
155743
165743
175842
185941
196040
206139
216238
226337
236337
246535
256535
266535
276634
286535
296634
306634
316634

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Iguatu gets around 75 mm of rain over 9.6 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 32% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
146
245
343
442
540
638
737
835
934
1032
1131
1230
1330
1429
1529
1629
1729
1829
1929
2029
2129
2228
2328
2428
2527
2627
2726
2826
2925
3024
3123

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 57% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 96% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10116821
20217801
30218791
40220771
50221761
60223741
70225730
80327700
90329680
100331660
110332650
120334630
130335620
140337600
150338590
160340570
170341560
180342550
190443530
200445510
210446500
220447490
230449470
240451450
250551440
260553420
270555400
280656380
290658360
301759330
311761310

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
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3111calm

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 5:41 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 5:28 PM to 5:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.85:415:28
211.85:415:28
311.85:415:27
411.85:415:27
511.85:415:27
611.85:415:26
711.85:415:26
811.75:415:26
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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 4.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.83 kWh/m² to a high of 7.01 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.96 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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214.9Bright
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244.9Bright
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264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Iguatu

In seasonPeak

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

Iguatu's rainy season runs January–May, 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 Iguatu?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Iguatu in May

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

In May, Iguatu sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Iguatu 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 Iguatu peaks around March 13 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 13UV 15Jul 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Iguatu?

Iguatu sits at 6.4°S, 39.3°W, 222 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Quixelô, 16 km away.

Topography around Iguatu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Iguatu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m around an average of 214 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 166 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 753 m.

The land around Iguatu is covered by grassland (37%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, grassland (42%) and shrubs (28%) within 16 km, and shrubs (62%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
31 m
16 km
166 m
80 km
753 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Quixelô 16 km · Cariús 29 km · Jucás 31 km · Acopiara 34 km · Cedro 38 km · Orós 44 km · Várzea Alegre 48 km · Icó 48 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 Iguatu (-6.3594°, -39.2986°, elevation 222 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).