Itarantim weather in May

In May, Itarantim sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 35 mm of rain across 9.4 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 18% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of May to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Itarantim's 7th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Itarantim's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
9th warmest
Overnight low
20°
5th coldest
Rainfall
35 mm
9.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
5:58 AM – 5:15 PM
Cloud cover
63%
7th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Itarantim 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 Itarantim 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 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)
12921
22921
32921
42920
52920
62920
72920
82920
92920
102920
112920
122820
132820
142820
152820
162820
172820
182820
192820
202820
212820
222820
232820
242820
252820
262820
272819
282819
292819
302819
312819

How May really feels in Itarantim

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.

Itarantim 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°741312.84.0
Feb32° / 22°6111.912.53.9
Mar31° / 22°10216.212.13.8
Apr30° / 21°5813.811.74.6
May28° / 20°359.411.35.9
Jun27° / 19°268.311.16.7
Jul26° / 18°269.211.26.7
Aug27° / 18°217.911.56.7
Sep29° / 19°25711.96.0
Oct30° / 20°599.612.45.1
Nov30° / 21°12013.812.74.4
Dec31° / 22°1021312.94.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 28% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
35050
45050
54951
64753
74753
84654
94753
104654
114555
124456
134456
144456
154357
164357
174258
184258
194357
204357
214456
224456
234456
244555
254555
264555
274456
284456
294456
304555
314456

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Itarantim gets around 35 mm of rain over 9.4 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 31% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
140
239
338
437
536
635
734
833
932
1031
1130
1230
1329
1429
1528
1628
1728
1828
1928
2028
2128
2228
2328
2428
2528
2628
2728
2828
2929
3029
3129

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 77% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10135730
21145629
31155628
41165726
51175725
61185724
71195822
81195921
91205920
101206019
111216018
121226017
131226116
141236214
151236313
161246213
171246312
181246411
191246411
201236511
211236610
221236610
23124669
24224659
25224668
26224668
27225658
28225667
29225667
30325657
31325666

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of May to 11 h 06 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 5:21 PM to 5:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.45:545:21
211.45:545:20
311.45:555:20
411.45:555:19
511.45:555:19
611.45:555:18
711.45:565:18
811.45:565:18
911.35:565:17
1011.35:565:17
1111.35:575:16
1211.35:575:16
1311.35:575:16
1411.35:585:15
1511.35:585:15
1611.35:585:15
1711.35:595:14
1811.35:595:14
1911.25:595:14
2011.26:005:14
2111.26:005:13
2211.26:005:13
2311.26:015:13
2411.26:015:13
2511.26:015:13
2611.26:025:13
2711.26:025:12
2811.26:025:12
2911.26:035:12
3011.26:035:12
3111.16:035:12

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 3.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.35 kWh/m² to a high of 5.88 kWh/m² in January across the year — May's 3.69 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
83.8Moderate
93.8Moderate
103.8Moderate
113.8Moderate
123.8Moderate
133.7Moderate
143.7Moderate
153.7Moderate
163.7Moderate
173.7Moderate
183.6Moderate
193.6Moderate
203.6Moderate
213.6Moderate
223.6Moderate
233.6Moderate
243.5Moderate
253.5Moderate
263.5Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.5Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Itarantim

In seasonPeak

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

Itarantim's rainy season runs October–April, 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 Itarantim?

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
6.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Itarantim in May

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

In May, Itarantim sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Itarantim 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 Itarantim peaks around February 18 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 18UV 15Jul 10UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Itarantim?

Itarantim sits at 15.7°S, 40.1°W, 255 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Macarani, 40 km away.

Topography around Itarantim

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Itarantim has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 259 m around an average of 297 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 822 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,116 m.

The land around Itarantim is covered by grassland (88%) within 3 km, grassland (83%) within 16 km, and grassland (62%) and trees (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
259 m
16 km
822 m
80 km
1,116 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Macarani 40 km · Itapetinga 50 km · Itororó 60 km · Camacan 67 km · Itambé 76 km · Almenara 89 km · Encruzilhada 91 km · Eunápolis 95 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 Itarantim (-15.6597°, -40.0656°, elevation 255 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).