Itagibá weather in May

In May, Itagibá sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 39 mm of rain across 12.1 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 9th-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 17% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of May to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Itagibá's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Itagibá's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 20°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 39 mm; 12.1 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 18 min; 5:55 AM – 5:16 PM
Cloud cover: 63%; 8th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 3.71 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.8; out of 10

Itagibá is locality in Brazil.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 Itagibá 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 26°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27
Avg low (°C)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	21
2	29	21
3	29	21
4	29	21
5	28	21
6	28	21
7	28	21
8	28	21
9	28	21
10	28	21
11	28	20
12	28	20
13	28	20
14	28	20
15	28	20
16	28	20
17	28	20
18	28	20
19	28	20
20	28	20
21	28	20
22	28	20
23	28	20
24	28	20
25	28	20
26	28	20
27	28	20
28	28	20
29	28	20
30	28	20
31	27	20

How May really feels in Itagibá

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Itagibá weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	31° / 22°	75	16.1	12.8	4.0
Feb	31° / 22°	62	15.2	12.5	3.9
Mar	31° / 22°	78	18.4	12.1	3.8
Apr	29° / 22°	61	16.9	11.7	4.4
May	28° / 20°	39	12.1	11.3	5.8
Jun	27° / 19°	38	13.2	11.2	6.0
Jul	26° / 18°	43	14	11.2	6.1
Aug	26° / 18°	37	12.9	11.5	6.1
Sep	28° / 19°	36	12	11.9	5.9
Oct	29° / 20°	49	13	12.3	5.1
Nov	29° / 21°	91	15.3	12.7	4.5
Dec	30° / 22°	87	14.4	12.8	4.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 54%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	50	48	48	48	46	46	45	45	45	44	44	44	43	43	43	43	44	44	45	45	45	46	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47
Cloudier (%)	50	52	52	52	54	54	55	55	55	56	56	56	57	57	57	57	56	56	55	55	55	54	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	48	52
3	48	52
4	48	52
5	46	54
6	46	54
7	45	55
8	45	55
9	45	55
10	44	56
11	44	56
12	44	56
13	43	57
14	43	57
15	43	57
16	43	57
17	44	56
18	44	56
19	45	55
20	45	55
21	45	55
22	46	54
23	47	53
24	47	53
25	47	53
26	47	53
27	47	53
28	47	53
29	47	53
30	47	53
31	47	53

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Itagibá gets around 39 mm of rain over 12.1 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 39% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	46	45	44	43	42	41	40	39	39	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	38	38	38

	Rain chance (%)
1	46
2	45
3	44
4	43
5	42
6	41
7	40
8	39
9	39
10	38
11	38
12	38
13	38
14	38
15	38
16	38
17	39
18	39
19	39
20	39
21	39
22	39
23	39
24	39
25	39
26	38
27	38
28	38
29	38
30	38
31	38

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 62% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 88% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Humid (%)	5	5	6	6	7	8	8	9	10	10	11	11	12	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15
Muggy (%)	52	54	55	56	57	57	58	59	59	60	60	61	61	61	61	62	62	62	62	63	64	65	66	66	67	68	70	71	72	72	73
Oppressive (%)	43	41	39	38	36	35	34	32	31	30	29	28	27	26	26	25	24	23	23	22	21	20	19	19	18	17	15	14	13	12	11

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	5	52	43
2	0	5	54	41
3	0	6	55	39
4	0	6	56	38
5	0	7	57	36
6	0	8	57	35
7	0	8	58	34
8	0	9	59	32
9	0	10	59	31
10	0	10	60	30
11	0	11	60	29
12	0	11	61	28
13	0	12	61	27
14	0	13	61	26
15	0	13	61	26
16	0	13	62	25
17	0	14	62	24
18	1	14	62	23
19	1	14	62	23
20	1	14	63	22
21	1	14	64	21
22	1	14	65	20
23	1	14	66	19
24	1	14	66	19
25	1	14	67	18
26	1	14	68	17
27	1	14	70	15
28	1	14	71	14
29	1	14	72	13
30	1	15	72	12
31	1	15	73	11

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	7	calm
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26	7	calm
27	7	calm
28	7	calm
29	7	calm
30	7	calm
31	7	calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of May to 11 h 12 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 5:52 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 5:21 PM to 5:13 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2
Sunrise (AM)	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00
Sunset (PM)	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:20	5:20	5:19	5:19	5:18	5:18	5:18	5:17	5:17	5:17	5:16	5:16	5:16	5:16	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:14	5:14	5:14	5:14	5:14	5:14	5:14	5:14	5:14	5:13

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.5	5:52	5:21
2	11.5	5:52	5:21
3	11.5	5:52	5:21
4	11.5	5:52	5:20
5	11.5	5:53	5:20
6	11.4	5:53	5:19
7	11.4	5:53	5:19
8	11.4	5:53	5:18
9	11.4	5:54	5:18
10	11.4	5:54	5:18
11	11.4	5:54	5:17
12	11.4	5:54	5:17
13	11.4	5:55	5:17
14	11.4	5:55	5:16
15	11.3	5:55	5:16
16	11.3	5:55	5:16
17	11.3	5:56	5:16
18	11.3	5:56	5:15
19	11.3	5:56	5:15
20	11.3	5:57	5:15
21	11.3	5:57	5:15
22	11.3	5:57	5:14
23	11.3	5:58	5:14
24	11.3	5:58	5:14
25	11.3	5:58	5:14
26	11.3	5:58	5:14
27	11.3	5:59	5:14
28	11.2	5:59	5:14
29	11.2	5:59	5:14
30	11.2	6:00	5:14
31	11.2	6:00	5:13

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 3.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.33 kWh/m² to a high of 5.66 kWh/m² in January across the year — May's 3.71 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.0	4.0	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.0	Moderate
2	4.0	Moderate
3	3.9	Moderate
4	3.9	Moderate
5	3.9	Moderate
6	3.9	Moderate
7	3.9	Moderate
8	3.8	Moderate
9	3.8	Moderate
10	3.8	Moderate
11	3.8	Moderate
12	3.8	Moderate
13	3.7	Moderate
14	3.7	Moderate
15	3.7	Moderate
16	3.7	Moderate
17	3.7	Moderate
18	3.6	Moderate
19	3.6	Moderate
20	3.6	Moderate
21	3.6	Moderate
22	3.6	Moderate
23	3.6	Moderate
24	3.6	Moderate
25	3.6	Moderate
26	3.6	Moderate
27	3.5	Moderate
28	3.5	Moderate
29	3.5	Moderate
30	3.5	Moderate
31	3.5	Moderate

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Itagibá?

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

5.8

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

6.4

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Itagibá in May

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

In May, Itagibá 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 Itagibá 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 Itagibá peaks around February 18 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	15	15	12	9	8	8	10	11	13	14	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Itagibá?

Itagibá sits at 14.3°S, 39.8°W, 192 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Ipiaú, 20 km away.

Topography around Itagibá

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Itagibá has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 197 m around an average of 202 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 469 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,171 m.

The land around Itagibá is covered by grassland (65%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) and trees (46%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and grassland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km

197 m

grassland 65%

16 km

469 m

grassland 54%

80 km

1,171 m

trees 59%

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← April Itagibá year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Ipiaú 20 km · Ibirataia 32 km · Ubatã 35 km · Coaraci 51 km · Ibirapitanga 52 km · Jequié 54 km · Ubaitaba 56 km · Iguaí 59 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

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 Itagibá (-14.2836°, -39.8428°, elevation 192 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	21
2	29	21
3	29	21
4	29	21
5	28	21
6	28	21
7	28	21
8	28	21
9	28	21
10	28	21
11	28	20
12	28	20
13	28	20
14	28	20
15	28	20
16	28	20
17	28	20
18	28	20
19	28	20
20	28	20
21	28	20
22	28	20
23	28	20
24	28	20
25	28	20
26	28	20
27	28	20
28	28	20
29	28	20
30	28	20
31	27	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	48	52
3	48	52
4	48	52
5	46	54
6	46	54
7	45	55
8	45	55
9	45	55
10	44	56
11	44	56
12	44	56
13	43	57
14	43	57
15	43	57
16	43	57
17	44	56
18	44	56
19	45	55
20	45	55
21	45	55
22	46	54
23	47	53
24	47	53
25	47	53
26	47	53
27	47	53
28	47	53
29	47	53
30	47	53
31	47	53

	Rain chance (%)
1	46
2	45
3	44
4	43
5	42
6	41
7	40
8	39
9	39
10	38
11	38
12	38
13	38
14	38
15	38
16	38
17	39
18	39
19	39
20	39
21	39
22	39
23	39
24	39
25	39
26	38
27	38
28	38
29	38
30	38
31	38

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	5	52	43
2	0	5	54	41
3	0	6	55	39
4	0	6	56	38
5	0	7	57	36
6	0	8	57	35
7	0	8	58	34
8	0	9	59	32
9	0	10	59	31
10	0	10	60	30
11	0	11	60	29
12	0	11	61	28
13	0	12	61	27
14	0	13	61	26
15	0	13	61	26
16	0	13	62	25
17	0	14	62	24
18	1	14	62	23
19	1	14	62	23
20	1	14	63	22
21	1	14	64	21
22	1	14	65	20
23	1	14	66	19
24	1	14	66	19
25	1	14	67	18
26	1	14	68	17
27	1	14	70	15
28	1	14	71	14
29	1	14	72	13
30	1	15	72	12
31	1	15	73	11

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	21
2	29	21
3	29	21
4	29	21
5	28	21
6	28	21
7	28	21
8	28	21
9	28	21
10	28	21
11	28	20
12	28	20
13	28	20
14	28	20
15	28	20
16	28	20
17	28	20
18	28	20
19	28	20
20	28	20
21	28	20
22	28	20
23	28	20
24	28	20
25	28	20
26	28	20
27	28	20
28	28	20
29	28	20
30	28	20
31	27	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	48	52
3	48	52
4	48	52
5	46	54
6	46	54
7	45	55
8	45	55
9	45	55
10	44	56
11	44	56
12	44	56
13	43	57
14	43	57
15	43	57
16	43	57
17	44	56
18	44	56
19	45	55
20	45	55
21	45	55
22	46	54
23	47	53
24	47	53
25	47	53
26	47	53
27	47	53
28	47	53
29	47	53
30	47	53
31	47	53

	Rain chance (%)
1	46
2	45
3	44
4	43
5	42
6	41
7	40
8	39
9	39
10	38
11	38
12	38
13	38
14	38
15	38
16	38
17	39
18	39
19	39
20	39
21	39
22	39
23	39
24	39
25	39
26	38
27	38
28	38
29	38
30	38
31	38

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	5	52	43
2	0	5	54	41
3	0	6	55	39
4	0	6	56	38
5	0	7	57	36
6	0	8	57	35
7	0	8	58	34
8	0	9	59	32
9	0	10	59	31
10	0	10	60	30
11	0	11	60	29
12	0	11	61	28
13	0	12	61	27
14	0	13	61	26
15	0	13	61	26
16	0	13	62	25
17	0	14	62	24
18	1	14	62	23
19	1	14	62	23
20	1	14	63	22
21	1	14	64	21
22	1	14	65	20
23	1	14	66	19
24	1	14	66	19
25	1	14	67	18
26	1	14	68	17
27	1	14	70	15
28	1	14	71	14
29	1	14	72	13
30	1	15	72	12
31	1	15	73	11

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	21
2	29	21
3	29	21
4	29	21
5	28	21
6	28	21
7	28	21
8	28	21
9	28	21
10	28	21
11	28	20
12	28	20
13	28	20
14	28	20
15	28	20
16	28	20
17	28	20
18	28	20
19	28	20
20	28	20
21	28	20
22	28	20
23	28	20
24	28	20
25	28	20
26	28	20
27	28	20
28	28	20
29	28	20
30	28	20
31	27	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	48	52
3	48	52
4	48	52
5	46	54
6	46	54
7	45	55
8	45	55
9	45	55
10	44	56
11	44	56
12	44	56
13	43	57
14	43	57
15	43	57
16	43	57
17	44	56
18	44	56
19	45	55
20	45	55
21	45	55
22	46	54
23	47	53
24	47	53
25	47	53
26	47	53
27	47	53
28	47	53
29	47	53
30	47	53
31	47	53

	Rain chance (%)
1	46
2	45
3	44
4	43
5	42
6	41
7	40
8	39
9	39
10	38
11	38
12	38
13	38
14	38
15	38
16	38
17	39
18	39
19	39
20	39
21	39
22	39
23	39
24	39
25	39
26	38
27	38
28	38
29	38
30	38
31	38

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	5	52	43
2	0	5	54	41
3	0	6	55	39
4	0	6	56	38
5	0	7	57	36
6	0	8	57	35
7	0	8	58	34
8	0	9	59	32
9	0	10	59	31
10	0	10	60	30
11	0	11	60	29
12	0	11	61	28
13	0	12	61	27
14	0	13	61	26
15	0	13	61	26
16	0	13	62	25
17	0	14	62	24
18	1	14	62	23
19	1	14	62	23
20	1	14	63	22
21	1	14	64	21
22	1	14	65	20
23	1	14	66	19
24	1	14	66	19
25	1	14	67	18
26	1	14	68	17
27	1	14	70	15
28	1	14	71	14
29	1	14	72	13
30	1	15	72	12
31	1	15	73	11