Itaporanga weather in May

In May, Itaporanga sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 37 mm of rain across 6.5 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

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

Daytime high
32°
10th warmest
Overnight low
22°
5th coldest
Rainfall
37 mm
6.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:39 AM – 5:19 PM
Cloud cover
56%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Itaporanga 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 32°C through the month.

A typical May day in Itaporanga reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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23223
33223
43223
53223
63222
73222
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313122

How May really feels in Itaporanga

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.

Itaporanga 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
Jan34° / 24°799.812.43.2
Feb33° / 23°9811.312.23.3
Mar32° / 23°12414.6123.5
Apr32° / 23°7410.511.83.9
May32° / 22°376.511.74.5
Jun31° / 21°153.111.65.2
Jul31° / 20°61.211.65.4
Aug33° / 20°40.511.84.7
Sep34° / 21°10.3123.7
Oct35° / 23°5112.23.0
Nov35° / 23°61.312.32.9
Dec35° / 24°223.612.43.0

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%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24654
34753
44753
54753
64852
75050
85050
95050
105149
115248
125347
135347
145446
155545
165545
175644
185743
195743
205842
215842
225941
235941
245941
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265941
276040
286040
295941
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315941

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Itaporanga gets around 37 mm of rain over 6.5 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 21% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
127
226
325
425
524
624
723
823
922
1022
1121
1221
1321
1421
1521
1622
1722
1822
1922
2021
2121
2220
2320
2419
2519
2618
2718
2817
2916
3015
3114

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 56% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 71% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
12165626
22165725
32175724
42175823
52185822
62185921
73195820
83205819
93205918
103215917
113216016
123226015
134235815
144245814
154255714
164265614
174265713
184275613
194285513
203295612
213305512
223315511
233315511
243325510
253335410
26333559
27434539
28434548
29435538
30436537
31437536

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
19calm
29calm
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410calm
510calm
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3112calm

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 5:37 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 5:22 PM to 5:18 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:375:22
211.75:375:22
311.75:375:22
411.75:385:21
511.75:385:21
611.75:385:21
711.75:385:21
811.75:385:20
911.75:385:20
1011.75:385:20
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1311.75:385:19
1411.75:395:19
1511.75:395:19
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1911.75:395:19
2011.75:395:18
2111.65:405:18
2211.65:405:18
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2611.65:415:18
2711.65:415:18
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2911.65:415:18
3011.65:415:18
3111.65:425:18

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.7 kWh/m² to a high of 7.07 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 5.08 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.2Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.1Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Itaporanga?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Itaporanga in May

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

In May, Itaporanga sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Itaporanga 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 Itaporanga peaks around March 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 17 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 14UV 15Jul 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Itaporanga?

Itaporanga sits at 7.3°S, 38.2°W, 295 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Piancó, 27 km away.

Topography around Itaporanga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Itaporanga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 173 m around an average of 299 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 398 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 998 m.

The land around Itaporanga is covered by shrubs (52%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, shrubs (60%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and shrubs (63%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
173 m
16 km
398 m
80 km
998 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Piancó 27 km · São José de Piranhas 44 km · Conceição 49 km · Princesa Isabel 51 km · Sousa 61 km · Cajazeiras 64 km · Flores 66 km · Carnaíba 68 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 Itaporanga (-7.3044°, -38.1503°, elevation 295 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).