Itaocara weather in May

In May, Itaocara sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 46 mm of rain across 7.2 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of May to 10 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Itaocara's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Itaocara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
9th warmest
Overnight low
17°
4th coldest
Rainfall
46 mm
7.2 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
7:16 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
56%
4th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Itaocara 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

Highs ease over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical May day in Itaocara reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12818
22718
32718
42718
52718
62718
72718
82718
92718
102718
112718
122718
132617
142617
152617
162617
172617
182617
192617
202617
212617
222617
232617
242617
252617
262617
272617
282617
292617
302617
312617

How May really feels in Itaocara

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
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.

Itaocara weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 22°18417.513.23.8
Feb31° / 22°10013.112.74.0
Mar30° / 21°13516.312.24.2
Apr29° / 20°6810.811.55.6
May26° / 17°467.2117.0
Jun26° / 16°183.910.77.8
Jul25° / 16°163.810.88.0
Aug26° / 16°204.211.37.7
Sep27° / 17°547.511.96.8
Oct28° / 19°901112.55.7
Nov28° / 20°18217.2134.8
Dec29° / 21°21619.813.34.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 46%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
26040
35941
45941
55743
65743
75545
85446
95248
105149
115050
125050
134951
144951
154951
164951
174852
185050
195050
205050
215248
225347
235347
245446
255545
265644
275743
285743
295842
305842
315941

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Itaocara gets around 46 mm of rain over 7.2 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 24% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
125
225
324
424
523
623
723
823
923
1024
1124
1225
1325
1425
1526
1626
1726
1826
1926
2026
2126
2225
2324
2424
2523
2622
2721
2821
2920
3019
3119

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the humid band about 43% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 38% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11936504
21938493
311039473
411140462
511240452
611341441
711441431
811542421
911642411
1011642401
1111742401
1211742391
1321742391
1421842380
1521842380
1621842370
1721842370
1821942360
1931943350
2031943350
2131944340
2232044330
2332045320
2432045310
2532146300
2632146290
2742246290
2842246280
2942347270
3042347260
3142447260

Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of May to 10 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 7:09 AM to 7:22 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 6:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.27:096:22
211.27:106:21
311.27:106:21
411.27:106:20
511.17:116:19
611.17:116:19
711.17:126:18
811.17:126:18
911.17:126:17
1011.17:136:16
1111.07:136:16
1211.07:146:15
1311.07:146:15
1411.07:156:14
1511.07:156:14
1611.07:166:14
1711.07:166:13
1810.97:166:13
1910.97:176:12
2010.97:176:12
2110.97:186:12
2210.97:186:11
2310.97:196:11
2410.97:196:11
2510.97:206:11
2610.87:206:10
2710.87:206:10
2810.87:216:10
2910.87:216:10
3010.87:226:09
3110.87:226:09

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 3.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.44 kWh/m² to a high of 6.04 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 3.65 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Bright
24.0Bright
34.0Moderate
44.0Moderate
53.9Moderate
63.9Moderate
73.9Moderate
83.8Moderate
93.8Moderate
103.8Moderate
113.7Moderate
123.7Moderate
133.7Moderate
143.6Moderate
153.6Moderate
163.6Moderate
173.5Moderate
183.5Moderate
193.5Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.5Moderate
253.4Moderate
263.4Moderate
273.4Moderate
283.4Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.5Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Itaocara

In seasonPeak

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

Itaocara's monsoon runs November–March, 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 Itaocara?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Itaocara for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Itaocara in May

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

In May, Itaocara sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 17°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 7 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Itaocara in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Itaocara peaks around February 9 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeFeb 9UV 14Jun 22UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr10Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Itaocara?

Itaocara sits at 21.7°S, 42.1°W, 99 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Santo Antônio de Pádua, 18 km away.

Topography around Itaocara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Itaocara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 217 m around an average of 90 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 677 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,806 m.

The land around Itaocara is covered by grassland (68%) within 3 km, grassland (75%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (66%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
217 m
16 km
677 m
80 km
1,806 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Santo Antônio de Pádua 18 km · Cambuci 20 km · Miracema 31 km · São Fidélis 34 km · Cantagalo 46 km · Cordeiro 50 km · Conceição de Macabu 51 km · Itaperuna 55 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 Itaocara (-21.6692°, -42.0761°, elevation 99 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).