Jataúba weather in May

In May, Jataúba sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 39 mm of rain across 7.2 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 Jataúba's 9th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jataúba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
9th warmest
Overnight low
20°
7th coldest
Rainfall
39 mm
7.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
5:33 AM – 5:11 PM
Cloud cover
60%
9th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical May day in Jataúba reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13021
22921
32921
42920
52920
62920
72920
82920
92920
102920
112920
122920
132920
142920
152920
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172920
182920
192920
202920
212920
222920
232920
242920
252920
262920
272820
282820
292820
302820
312820

How May really feels in Jataúba

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.

Jataúba weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 21°38712.44.6
Feb31° / 21°337.612.34.4
Mar31° / 21°5010.212.14.4
Apr30° / 21°438.411.84.9
May29° / 20°397.211.65.9
Jun27° / 19°275.511.57.0
Jul27° / 18°164.311.67.3
Aug28° / 18°82.411.77.4
Sep29° / 19°41126.5
Oct31° / 19°51.212.25.6
Nov32° / 20°51.112.45.1
Dec32° / 20°102.812.54.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 29% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24357
34357
44456
54555
64555
74555
84753
94753
104753
114753
124852
134852
144852
154852
164951
174951
184951
195050
205050
215149
225149
235248
245248
255248
265347
275347
285446
295545
305545
315545

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Jataúba gets around 39 mm of rain over 7.2 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 23% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
126
226
326
426
525
625
724
823
922
1022
1121
1221
1321
1421
1521
1621
1721
1822
1922
2022
2123
2223
2323
2423
2524
2624
2724
2823
2923
3022
3122

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 71% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 73% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1021763
2021754
3021754
4022744
5022744
6023734
7023743
8024733
9024733
10025723
11025723
12026722
13026722
14027712
15027712
16027712
17028702
18028711
19028711
20028711
21029701
22029701
23029701
24030691
25030691
26131671
27131671
28132661
29133651
30134641
31135631

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 13 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
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

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 5:32 AM to 5:36 AM, and sunset from 5:15 PM to 5:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:325:15
211.75:325:15
311.75:325:14
411.75:325:14
511.75:325:14
611.75:325:13
711.75:325:13
811.75:325:13
911.75:325:13
1011.75:325:12
1111.75:325:12
1211.75:335:12
1311.75:335:12
1411.65:335:12
1511.65:335:11
1611.65:335:11
1711.65:335:11
1811.65:335:11
1911.65:345:11
2011.65:345:11
2111.65:345:11
2211.65:345:11
2311.65:345:11
2411.65:355:11
2511.65:355:11
2611.65:355:11
2711.65:355:11
2811.65:355:11
2911.65:365:11
3011.65:365:11
3111.65:365:11

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.13 kWh/m² to a high of 6.61 kWh/m² in November across the year — May's 4.68 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.8Bright
124.8Bright
134.8Bright
144.7Bright
154.7Bright
164.7Bright
174.7Bright
184.7Bright
194.6Bright
204.6Bright
214.6Bright
224.6Bright
234.6Bright
244.5Bright
254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.4Bright
304.4Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Jataúba?

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
7.4
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Jataúba in May

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

In May, Jataúba sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Jataúba 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 Jataúba peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 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 15UV 15Jul 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Jataúba?

Jataúba sits at 8.0°S, 36.5°W, 516 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Brejo da Madre de Deus, 22 km away.

Topography around Jataúba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jataúba has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 274 m around an average of 556 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 625 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,005 m.

The land around Jataúba is covered by shrubs (53%) and grassland (39%) within 3 km, shrubs (68%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and shrubs (57%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
274 m
16 km
625 m
80 km
1,005 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Brejo da Madre de Deus 22 km · Santa Cruz do Capibaribe 32 km · Belo Jardim 39 km · Sanharó 42 km · Pesqueira 46 km · Toritama 48 km · Taquaritinga do Norte 51 km · São Caitano 54 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 Jataúba (-7.99°, -36.4964°, elevation 516 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).