Itapetinga weather in May

In May, Itapetinga sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 43 mm of rain across 11.4 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 8th-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 16% 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 Itapetinga's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Itapetinga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
9th warmest
Overnight low
19°
5th coldest
Rainfall
43 mm
11.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
5:58 AM – 5:16 PM
Cloud cover
65%
9th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Itapetinga is human 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 28°C through the month.

A typical May day in Itapetinga reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22820
32820
42820
52820
62820
72820
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312719

How May really feels in Itapetinga

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.

Itapetinga weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 22°7312.612.84.2
Feb31° / 22°571112.54.1
Mar31° / 22°9715.712.14.0
Apr29° / 21°6014.211.74.7
May28° / 19°4311.411.35.9
Jun26° / 18°3511.611.16.2
Jul26° / 17°3812.811.26.2
Aug26° / 17°2910.611.56.4
Sep28° / 18°298.911.96.1
Oct30° / 20°539.512.35.2
Nov30° / 21°11013.212.74.6
Dec30° / 21°9612.412.94.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24456
34258
44258
54159
64159
74060
83961
93961
103961
113961
123862
133763
143763
153763
163763
173664
183664
193763
203664
213664
223664
233763
243763
253862
263862
273862
283862
293961
303961
313862

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Itapetinga gets around 43 mm of rain over 11.4 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 37% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
144
244
343
442
541
640
739
838
937
1037
1136
1236
1335
1435
1535
1635
1735
1835
1935
2035
2135
2235
2335
2435
2535
2635
2735
2835
2935
3035
3135

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 63% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 69% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11167013
21176913
31186912
42196712
52206711
62216611
72226610
83236410
9324649
10325639
11325648
12326638
13327637
14428617
15428626
16429616
17429625
18430615
19430615
20430624
21430624
22431614
23431623
24432613
25432613
26433603
27433612
28434602
29434602
30435592
31436582

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
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227calm
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317calm

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 5:54 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 5:22 PM to 5:13 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.55:545:22
211.45:555:22
311.45:555:21
411.45:555:21
511.45:555:20
611.45:565:20
711.45:565:19
811.45:565:19
911.45:565:18
1011.45:575:18
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1311.35:585:17
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1911.35:595:15
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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 3.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.33 kWh/m² to a high of 6 kWh/m² in January across the year — May's 3.71 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Bright
24.0Moderate
34.0Moderate
43.9Moderate
53.9Moderate
63.9Moderate
73.9Moderate
83.9Moderate
93.8Moderate
103.8Moderate
113.8Moderate
123.8Moderate
133.7Moderate
143.7Moderate
153.7Moderate
163.7Moderate
173.7Moderate
183.7Moderate
193.6Moderate
203.6Moderate
213.6Moderate
223.6Moderate
233.6Moderate
243.6Moderate
253.6Moderate
263.5Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.5Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Itapetinga?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Itapetinga in May

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

In May, Itapetinga sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Itapetinga 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 Itapetinga peaks around February 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 17UV 15Jul 10UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Itapetinga?

Itapetinga sits at 15.2°S, 40.2°W, 282 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Itororó, 24 km away.

Topography around Itapetinga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Itapetinga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 160 m around an average of 275 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 515 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,113 m.

The land around Itapetinga is covered by grassland (70%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, grassland (78%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (65%) and trees (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
160 m
16 km
515 m
80 km
1,113 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Itororó 24 km · Macarani 40 km · Itambé 40 km · Itarantim 50 km · Barra do Choça 54 km · Iguaí 57 km · Planalto 69 km · Vitória da Conquista 76 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 Itapetinga (-15.2489°, -40.2478°, elevation 282 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).