Irauçuba weather in May

In May, Irauçuba sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 92 mm of rain across 14.9 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Daytime high
30°
10th warmest
Overnight low
23°
6th coldest
Rainfall
92 mm
14.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:40 AM – 5:30 PM
Cloud cover
60%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Irauçuba 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 30°C through the month.

A typical May day in Irauçuba reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 33°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 Irauçuba

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.

Irauçuba weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 24°10816.312.23.5
Feb31° / 23°14519.112.13.4
Mar30° / 23°21924.8123.2
Apr30° / 23°22123.111.93.4
May30° / 23°9214.911.84.3
Jun31° / 23°276.211.85.1
Jul32° / 23°153.111.85.1
Aug33° / 23°40.711.94.7
Sep34° / 23°10.1124.3
Oct34° / 24°30.412.14.0
Nov34° / 24°40.912.23.9
Dec33° / 24°244.912.23.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23565
33664
43763
53961
64060
74159
84357
94456
104555
114654
124753
134753
144852
154951
165050
175149
185248
195347
205446
215545
225545
235743
245842
255941
266040
276139
286139
296238
306337
316436

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Irauçuba gets around 92 mm of rain over 14.9 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 48% and peaks near 67% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
167
265
363
462
560
658
756
855
953
1052
1151
1250
1349
1448
1547
1647
1746
1846
1945
2044
2144
2243
2342
2441
2540
2639
2738
2837
2935
3034
3133

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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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
102971
203970
303970
403970
504960
604960
705950
805950
905941
1006931
1106931
1207921
1307921
1408911
1508911
1609901
1709901
18010891
19011881
20011881
21012880
22013870
23014860
24015850
25017830
26018820
27019810
28120790
29122770
30124750
31125740

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 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 5:40 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 5:32 PM to 5:31 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:405:32
211.95:405:32
311.95:405:32
411.95:405:32
511.95:405:32
611.95:405:31
711.95:405:31
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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 4.78 kWh/m² to a high of 6.82 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
14.8Bright
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34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
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104.9Bright
114.9Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
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155.0Bright
165.0Bright
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315.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Irauçuba

In seasonPeak

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

Irauçuba's monsoon runs January–April, 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 Irauçuba?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Irauçuba in May

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

In May, Irauçuba sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Irauçuba 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 Irauçuba peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 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 15Jun 22UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Irauçuba?

Irauçuba sits at 3.7°S, 39.8°W, 150 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Itapagé, 23 km away.

Topography around Irauçuba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Irauçuba has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 385 m around an average of 165 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 813 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,065 m.

The land around Irauçuba is covered by grassland (71%) and shrubs (21%) within 3 km, shrubs (51%) and grassland (39%) within 16 km, and shrubs (62%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
385 m
16 km
813 m
80 km
1,065 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Itapagé 23 km · Uruburetama 33 km · Tejuçuoca 35 km · Itapipoca 36 km · Turaru 42 km · Amontada 43 km · Umirim 49 km · Forquilha 53 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 Irauçuba (-3.7461°, -39.7833°, elevation 150 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).