Jaguaruana weather in May

In May, Jaguaruana sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 75 mm of rain across 10.8 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 4th-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 41% 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 Jaguaruana's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jaguaruana's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
10th warmest
Overnight low
24°
6th coldest
Rainfall
75 mm
10.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:34 AM – 5:21 PM
Cloud cover
52%
8th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Jaguaruana 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 Jaguaruana reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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How May really feels in Jaguaruana

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.

Jaguaruana weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 25°6712.212.23.6
Feb32° / 25°9315.112.23.4
Mar31° / 24°15120123.3
Apr31° / 24°1471911.93.5
May32° / 24°7510.811.84.2
Jun32° / 24°346.711.74.6
Jul32° / 23°213.411.74.7
Aug33° / 23°30.611.84.5
Sep33° / 23°20.2124.5
Oct33° / 24°20.412.14.5
Nov33° / 25°30.412.24.5
Dec33° / 25°164.412.34.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24951
35149
45248
55347
65545
75644
85743
95842
105941
115941
126040
136139
146139
156139
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196436
206535
216634
226733
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256931
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277129
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317228

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Jaguaruana gets around 75 mm of rain over 10.8 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 35% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
151
250
348
446
544
643
741
839
938
1037
1136
1235
1334
1433
1533
1633
1732
1832
1932
2032
2132
2231
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2430
2530
2630
2729
2829
2928
3028
3127

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 81% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
117326
227325
327424
427424
527523
627622
727721
837720
937819
1037918
1137918
1238017
1338017
1438116
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2048412
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2258411
2358510
2458510
256859
267849
277858
288857
299847
3010846
3111845

Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
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913light breeze
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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 5:33 AM to 5:36 AM, and sunset from 5:23 PM to 5:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.85:335:23
211.85:335:23
311.85:335:23
411.85:335:23
511.85:335:22
611.85:335:22
711.85:335:22
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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 5.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.06 kWh/m² to a high of 6.94 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 5.29 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
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265.3Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Jaguaruana

In seasonPeak

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

Jaguaruana's rainy season runs February–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 Jaguaruana?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Jaguaruana in May

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

In May, Jaguaruana sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Jaguaruana in May

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 29 km away) is warmest in April at about 29°C and coldest in August near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Warm
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Jaguaruana 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 Jaguaruana peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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 16UV 15Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Jaguaruana?

Jaguaruana sits at 4.8°S, 37.8°W, 15 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Russas, 25 km away.

Topography around Jaguaruana

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jaguaruana has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 131 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 319 m.

The land around Jaguaruana is covered by grassland (69%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and shrubs (35%) within 16 km, and shrubs (45%), water (22%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
15 m
16 km
131 m
80 km
319 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Russas 25 km · Aracati 30 km · Baraúna 33 km · Quixeré 35 km · Fortim 43 km · Icapuí 49 km · Limoeiro do Norte 49 km · Tabuleiro do Norte 60 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 Jaguaruana (-4.8339°, -37.7811°, elevation 15 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).