Itatira weather in May

In May, Itatira sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 58 mm of rain across 12.7 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of May to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Itatira's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Itatira's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 58 mm; 12.7 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 5:41 AM – 5:29 PM
Cloud cover: 60%; 8th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 4.9 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.7; out of 10

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical May day in Itatira reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	22
2	30	22
3	30	22
4	30	22
5	30	22
6	30	22
7	30	22
8	30	22
9	30	22
10	30	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
13	30	22
14	30	22
15	30	22
16	30	22
17	30	22
18	30	22
19	30	22
20	30	22
21	30	22
22	30	22
23	30	22
24	30	22
25	30	22
26	30	22
27	30	22
28	30	22
29	30	22
30	30	22
31	30	22

How May really feels in Itatira

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 30 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Itatira 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	32° / 23°	93	14.7	12.2	3.6
Feb	31° / 22°	90	16	12.1	3.7
Mar	30° / 22°	139	20.9	12	3.5
Apr	30° / 22°	132	20.2	11.9	3.8
May	30° / 22°	58	12.7	11.8	4.7
Jun	30° / 21°	25	7	11.7	5.5
Jul	30° / 21°	15	3.6	11.8	5.7
Aug	32° / 21°	5	1.2	11.9	5.4
Sep	33° / 22°	1	0.3	12	4.7
Oct	33° / 22°	4	0.6	12.1	4.2
Nov	33° / 23°	5	1.1	12.2	4.1
Dec	33° / 23°	19	4.3	12.3	4.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	36	37	38	39	41	41	43	45	45	45	47	47	49	49	50	51	52	52	53	55	56	57	57	59	60	61	61	62	63	63	65
Cloudier (%)	64	63	62	61	59	59	57	55	55	55	53	53	51	51	50	49	48	48	47	45	44	43	43	41	40	39	39	38	37	37	35

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	36	64
2	37	63
3	38	62
4	39	61
5	41	59
6	41	59
7	43	57
8	45	55
9	45	55
10	45	55
11	47	53
12	47	53
13	49	51
14	49	51
15	50	50
16	51	49
17	52	48
18	52	48
19	53	47
20	55	45
21	56	44
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	59	41
25	60	40
26	61	39
27	61	39
28	62	38
29	63	37
30	63	37
31	65	35

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Itatira gets around 58 mm of rain over 12.7 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 41% and peaks near 60% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	60	59	57	56	54	52	50	49	47	45	44	42	41	40	40	39	38	38	37	37	36	35	35	34	33	33	32	32	31	30	29

	Rain chance (%)
1	60
2	59
3	57
4	56
5	54
6	52
7	50
8	49
9	47
10	45
11	44
12	42
13	41
14	40
15	40
16	39
17	38
18	38
19	37
20	37
21	36
22	35
23	35
24	34
25	33
26	33
27	32
28	32
29	31
30	30
31	29

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 56% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Humid (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3
Muggy (%)	20	22	23	24	26	28	30	31	33	35	37	38	40	41	42	44	45	46	47	48	49	51	52	54	55	57	58	60	61	64	66
Oppressive (%)	79	77	76	75	73	71	69	68	66	64	62	61	59	58	57	55	54	53	52	51	50	48	47	45	44	42	40	38	36	33	31

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	1	20	79
2	1	22	77
3	1	23	76
4	1	24	75
5	1	26	73
6	1	28	71
7	1	30	69
8	1	31	68
9	1	33	66
10	1	35	64
11	1	37	62
12	1	38	61
13	1	40	59
14	1	41	58
15	1	42	57
16	1	44	55
17	1	45	54
18	1	46	53
19	1	47	52
20	1	48	51
21	1	49	50
22	1	51	48
23	1	52	47
24	1	54	45
25	1	55	44
26	1	57	42
27	2	58	40
28	2	60	38
29	3	61	36
30	3	64	33
31	3	66	31

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 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	9	calm
2	9	calm
3	9	calm
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25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	11	calm
28	11	calm
29	11	calm
30	11	calm
31	11	calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:40 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 5:31 PM to 5:29 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8
Sunrise (AM)	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43
Sunset (PM)	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:29	5:29	5:29

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.8	5:40	5:31
2	11.8	5:40	5:31
3	11.8	5:40	5:31
4	11.8	5:40	5:30
5	11.8	5:40	5:30
6	11.8	5:40	5:30
7	11.8	5:40	5:30
8	11.8	5:40	5:30
9	11.8	5:40	5:29
10	11.8	5:40	5:29
11	11.8	5:41	5:29
12	11.8	5:41	5:29
13	11.8	5:41	5:29
14	11.8	5:41	5:29
15	11.8	5:41	5:29
16	11.8	5:41	5:29
17	11.8	5:41	5:29
18	11.8	5:41	5:28
19	11.8	5:41	5:28
20	11.8	5:41	5:28
21	11.8	5:41	5:28
22	11.8	5:42	5:28
23	11.8	5:42	5:28
24	11.8	5:42	5:28
25	11.8	5:42	5:28
26	11.8	5:42	5:28
27	11.8	5:42	5:28
28	11.8	5:43	5:28
29	11.8	5:43	5:29
30	11.8	5:43	5:29
31	11.8	5:43	5:29

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.86 kWh/m² to a high of 6.9 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.9 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.8	Bright
2	4.8	Bright
3	4.8	Bright
4	4.8	Bright
5	4.8	Bright
6	4.8	Bright
7	4.9	Bright
8	4.9	Bright
9	4.9	Bright
10	4.9	Bright
11	4.9	Bright
12	4.9	Bright
13	4.9	Bright
14	4.9	Bright
15	4.9	Bright
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17	4.9	Bright
18	4.9	Bright
19	4.9	Bright
20	4.9	Bright
21	4.9	Bright
22	4.9	Bright
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24	4.9	Bright
25	4.9	Bright
26	4.9	Bright
27	4.9	Bright
28	4.9	Bright
29	4.9	Bright
30	4.9	Bright
31	4.9	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Itatira

In seasonPeak

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

Itatira's rainy season runs January–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 Itatira?

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

4.7

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

6.4

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Itatira in May

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

In May, Itatira sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Itatira 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 Itatira peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 10 (extreme).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	14	16	14	11	10	10	11	12	11	12	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Itatira?

Itatira sits at 4.5°S, 39.6°W, 793 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Madalena, 37 km away.

Topography around Itatira

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Itatira has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 490 m around an average of 745 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 837 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,072 m.

The land around Itatira is covered by trees (46%) and shrubs (41%) within 3 km, shrubs (59%) and trees (27%) within 16 km, and shrubs (77%) within 80 km.

3 km

490 m

trees 46%

16 km

837 m

shrubs 59%

80 km

1,072 m

shrubs 77%

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← April Itatira year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Madalena 37 km · Canindé 39 km · Monsenhor Tabosa 57 km · Caridade 58 km · Tejuçuoca 60 km · Santa Quitéria 63 km · Boa Viagem 68 km · Itapiúna 78 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

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 Itatira (-4.5289°, -39.6222°, elevation 793 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	22
2	30	22
3	30	22
4	30	22
5	30	22
6	30	22
7	30	22
8	30	22
9	30	22
10	30	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
13	30	22
14	30	22
15	30	22
16	30	22
17	30	22
18	30	22
19	30	22
20	30	22
21	30	22
22	30	22
23	30	22
24	30	22
25	30	22
26	30	22
27	30	22
28	30	22
29	30	22
30	30	22
31	30	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	36	64
2	37	63
3	38	62
4	39	61
5	41	59
6	41	59
7	43	57
8	45	55
9	45	55
10	45	55
11	47	53
12	47	53
13	49	51
14	49	51
15	50	50
16	51	49
17	52	48
18	52	48
19	53	47
20	55	45
21	56	44
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	59	41
25	60	40
26	61	39
27	61	39
28	62	38
29	63	37
30	63	37
31	65	35

	Rain chance (%)
1	60
2	59
3	57
4	56
5	54
6	52
7	50
8	49
9	47
10	45
11	44
12	42
13	41
14	40
15	40
16	39
17	38
18	38
19	37
20	37
21	36
22	35
23	35
24	34
25	33
26	33
27	32
28	32
29	31
30	30
31	29

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	1	20	79
2	1	22	77
3	1	23	76
4	1	24	75
5	1	26	73
6	1	28	71
7	1	30	69
8	1	31	68
9	1	33	66
10	1	35	64
11	1	37	62
12	1	38	61
13	1	40	59
14	1	41	58
15	1	42	57
16	1	44	55
17	1	45	54
18	1	46	53
19	1	47	52
20	1	48	51
21	1	49	50
22	1	51	48
23	1	52	47
24	1	54	45
25	1	55	44
26	1	57	42
27	2	58	40
28	2	60	38
29	3	61	36
30	3	64	33
31	3	66	31

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	22
2	30	22
3	30	22
4	30	22
5	30	22
6	30	22
7	30	22
8	30	22
9	30	22
10	30	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
13	30	22
14	30	22
15	30	22
16	30	22
17	30	22
18	30	22
19	30	22
20	30	22
21	30	22
22	30	22
23	30	22
24	30	22
25	30	22
26	30	22
27	30	22
28	30	22
29	30	22
30	30	22
31	30	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	36	64
2	37	63
3	38	62
4	39	61
5	41	59
6	41	59
7	43	57
8	45	55
9	45	55
10	45	55
11	47	53
12	47	53
13	49	51
14	49	51
15	50	50
16	51	49
17	52	48
18	52	48
19	53	47
20	55	45
21	56	44
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	59	41
25	60	40
26	61	39
27	61	39
28	62	38
29	63	37
30	63	37
31	65	35

	Rain chance (%)
1	60
2	59
3	57
4	56
5	54
6	52
7	50
8	49
9	47
10	45
11	44
12	42
13	41
14	40
15	40
16	39
17	38
18	38
19	37
20	37
21	36
22	35
23	35
24	34
25	33
26	33
27	32
28	32
29	31
30	30
31	29

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	1	20	79
2	1	22	77
3	1	23	76
4	1	24	75
5	1	26	73
6	1	28	71
7	1	30	69
8	1	31	68
9	1	33	66
10	1	35	64
11	1	37	62
12	1	38	61
13	1	40	59
14	1	41	58
15	1	42	57
16	1	44	55
17	1	45	54
18	1	46	53
19	1	47	52
20	1	48	51
21	1	49	50
22	1	51	48
23	1	52	47
24	1	54	45
25	1	55	44
26	1	57	42
27	2	58	40
28	2	60	38
29	3	61	36
30	3	64	33
31	3	66	31

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	22
2	30	22
3	30	22
4	30	22
5	30	22
6	30	22
7	30	22
8	30	22
9	30	22
10	30	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
13	30	22
14	30	22
15	30	22
16	30	22
17	30	22
18	30	22
19	30	22
20	30	22
21	30	22
22	30	22
23	30	22
24	30	22
25	30	22
26	30	22
27	30	22
28	30	22
29	30	22
30	30	22
31	30	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	36	64
2	37	63
3	38	62
4	39	61
5	41	59
6	41	59
7	43	57
8	45	55
9	45	55
10	45	55
11	47	53
12	47	53
13	49	51
14	49	51
15	50	50
16	51	49
17	52	48
18	52	48
19	53	47
20	55	45
21	56	44
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	59	41
25	60	40
26	61	39
27	61	39
28	62	38
29	63	37
30	63	37
31	65	35

	Rain chance (%)
1	60
2	59
3	57
4	56
5	54
6	52
7	50
8	49
9	47
10	45
11	44
12	42
13	41
14	40
15	40
16	39
17	38
18	38
19	37
20	37
21	36
22	35
23	35
24	34
25	33
26	33
27	32
28	32
29	31
30	30
31	29

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	1	20	79
2	1	22	77
3	1	23	76
4	1	24	75
5	1	26	73
6	1	28	71
7	1	30	69
8	1	31	68
9	1	33	66
10	1	35	64
11	1	37	62
12	1	38	61
13	1	40	59
14	1	41	58
15	1	42	57
16	1	44	55
17	1	45	54
18	1	46	53
19	1	47	52
20	1	48	51
21	1	49	50
22	1	51	48
23	1	52	47
24	1	54	45
25	1	55	44
26	1	57	42
27	2	58	40
28	2	60	38
29	3	61	36
30	3	64	33
31	3	66	31