Jaguaribe weather in May

In May, Jaguaribe sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 78 mm of rain across 9.5 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 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Jaguaribe's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jaguaribe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
10th warmest
Overnight low
23°
5th coldest
Rainfall
78 mm
9.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:39 AM – 5:23 PM
Cloud cover
56%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Jaguaribe 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 31°C through the month.

A typical May day in Jaguaribe reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°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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How May really feels in Jaguaribe

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.

Jaguaribe 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
Jan33° / 24°10612.512.33.1
Feb33° / 23°1151512.23.2
Mar32° / 23°16018.7123.3
Apr31° / 23°13716.611.93.6
May31° / 23°789.511.74.3
Jun31° / 22°28511.74.9
Jul32° / 22°192.111.74.9
Aug33° / 22°50.711.84.4
Sep34° / 23°10.3123.6
Oct35° / 23°90.712.13.1
Nov35° / 24°40.912.33.1
Dec35° / 24°203.712.33.1

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 25% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24654
34654
44753
54852
64852
74951
85050
95149
105248
115347
125446
135446
145446
155545
165644
175743
185743
195842
205842
215941
226040
236040
246040
256040
266139
276139
286238
296337
306337
316337

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Jaguaribe gets around 78 mm of rain over 9.5 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 32% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
147
245
344
442
540
639
737
835
934
1033
1132
1231
1331
1430
1530
1630
1730
1829
1929
2029
2128
2228
2327
2427
2527
2626
2726
2826
2925
3024
3124

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 47% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 93% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1032671
2042769
3042868
4042967
5053065
6053164
7053263
8063361
9063559
10063658
11073855
12073954
13074152
14074251
15074448
16074647
17074745
18074943
19075142
20075340
21075439
22075637
23075736
24085834
25185833
26186031
27196129
28196228
291106326
302106424
312116423

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
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2610calm
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2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of May to 11 h 42 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 5:38 AM to 5:41 AM, and sunset from 5:26 PM to 5:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.85:385:26
211.85:385:25
311.85:385:25
411.85:385:25
511.85:385:25
611.85:385:24
711.85:385:24
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1011.85:385:24
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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 5.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.94 kWh/m² to a high of 7.1 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 5.19 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
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
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265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Jaguaribe

In seasonPeak

In May, Jaguaribe sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Jaguaribe's rainy season runs January–May, 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 Jaguaribe?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Jaguaribe in May

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

In May, Jaguaribe sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Jaguaribe 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 Jaguaribe peaks around March 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 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 13UV 15Jul 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Jaguaribe?

Jaguaribe sits at 5.9°S, 38.6°W, 127 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Pereiro, 25 km away.

Topography around Jaguaribe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jaguaribe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m around an average of 127 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 644 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 834 m.

The land around Jaguaribe is covered by grassland (47%) and shrubs (29%) within 3 km, shrubs (53%) and grassland (40%) within 16 km, and shrubs (61%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
65 m
16 km
644 m
80 km
834 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Pereiro 25 km · Jaguaretama 35 km · São Miguel 38 km · Solonópole 46 km · Orós 51 km · Pau dos Ferros 52 km · Icó 63 km · Banabuiú 73 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 Jaguaribe (-5.8906°, -38.6219°, elevation 127 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).