Itambé weather in May

In May, Itambé sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 106 mm of rain across 22.3 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-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 28% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of May to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Itambé's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Itambé's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
8th warmest
Overnight low
23°
7th coldest
Rainfall
106 mm
22.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:27 AM – 5:07 PM
Cloud cover
57%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.56 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 Itambé reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12924
22924
32924
42924
52924
62924
72924
82924
92924
102923
112923
122923
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202823
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222823
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272823
282823
292823
302823
312823

How May really feels in Itambé

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 12 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
12
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.

Itambé weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 24°5416.912.44.4
Feb30° / 24°661612.24.2
Mar30° / 24°8619.412.14.0
Apr29° / 24°10521.311.83.9
May29° / 23°10622.311.74.3
Jun27° / 22°11221.111.64.8
Jul27° / 22°10221.511.65.0
Aug27° / 22°5617.211.85.6
Sep28° / 22°3614125.9
Oct29° / 23°2410.212.25.8
Nov29° / 23°239.312.35.5
Dec30° / 24°3011.712.45.0

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 31% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25248
35248
45347
55446
65446
75545
85644
95743
105842
115941
125941
136040
146040
156040
166139
176040
186040
196139
206139
216040
226139
236139
246040
256040
266040
275941
285941
296040
306040
316040

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Itambé gets around 106 mm of rain over 22.3 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 71% and peaks near 74% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
170
270
370
470
570
669
769
869
969
1069
1169
1269
1369
1469
1569
1670
1770
1871
1972
2072
2173
2274
2374
2474
2574
2674
2774
2874
2974
3073
3173

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 93% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
109010
209010
309010
409010
50919
60919
70919
80928
90928
100937
110937
120937
130946
140946
150955
160955
170955
181954
191954
201954
211954
221954
231963
241963
252953
262953
272962
282962
293952
303952
313961

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
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2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of May to 11 h 36 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 5:25 AM to 5:30 AM, and sunset from 5:10 PM to 5:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:255:10
211.75:255:10
311.75:255:09
411.75:265:09
511.75:265:09
611.75:265:09
711.75:265:08
811.75:265:08
911.75:265:08
1011.75:265:08
1111.75:265:07
1211.75:265:07
1311.75:265:07
1411.75:275:07
1511.75:275:07
1611.75:275:07
1711.75:275:06
1811.75:275:06
1911.65:275:06
2011.65:275:06
2111.65:285:06
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2611.65:295:06
2711.65:295:06
2811.65:295:06
2911.65:295:06
3011.65:295:06
3111.65:305:06

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.15 kWh/m² to a high of 6.11 kWh/m² in November across the year — May's 4.56 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
134.6Bright
144.6Bright
154.6Bright
164.6Bright
174.6Bright
184.5Bright
194.5Bright
204.5Bright
214.5Bright
224.5Bright
234.5Bright
244.4Bright
254.4Bright
264.4Bright
274.4Bright
284.4Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Itambé

In seasonPeak

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

Itambé's rainy season runs January–August, 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 Itambé?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Itambé for sightseeing.

What to pack for Itambé in May

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

In May, Itambé sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Itambé 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 54 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
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May28Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov27Warm
Dec28Warm

UV index in Itambé 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 Itambé peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 15 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 12UV 15Jul 15UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Itambé?

Itambé sits at 7.4°S, 35.1°W, 166 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Pedras de Fogo, 1.0 km away.

Topography around Itambé

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Itambé has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 120 m around an average of 135 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 262 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 711 m.

The land around Itambé is covered by grassland (67%) within 3 km, grassland (61%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (47%) and water (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
120 m
16 km
262 m
80 km
711 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
May weather nearby: Pedras de Fogo 1.0 km · Ferreiros 15 km · Condado 20 km · Goiana 21 km · Alhandra 22 km · Timbaúba 25 km · Aliança 25 km · Caaporã 25 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 Itambé (-7.4103°, -35.1128°, elevation 166 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).