Juazeiro weather in May

In May, Juazeiro sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 10 mm of rain across 2 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 8th-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 25% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Juazeiro's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Juazeiro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
9th warmest
Overnight low
22°
5th coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
5:51 AM – 5:25 PM
Cloud cover
60%
9th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Juazeiro 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 32°C through the month.

A typical May day in Juazeiro reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 10°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 about 1°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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How May really feels in Juazeiro

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 29 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
29
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.

Juazeiro 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
Jan33° / 23°808.712.53.3
Feb33° / 23°669.412.33.3
Mar33° / 23°7910.112.13.4
Apr33° / 23°32611.84.0
May32° / 22°10211.64.9
Jun30° / 21°30.711.55.8
Jul30° / 20°30.411.56.2
Aug31° / 20°10.211.75.7
Sep33° / 21°10.111.94.4
Oct35° / 22°111.512.23.4
Nov34° / 23°323.912.43.2
Dec34° / 23°506.312.53.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24456
34555
44456
54456
64456
74456
84456
94456
104357
114456
124456
134357
144357
154357
164357
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264555
274555
284654
294654
304753
314753

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Juazeiro gets around 10 mm of rain over 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 6% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
19
28
38
48
58
67
77
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107
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146
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314

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 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 54% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1235594
2235594
3236584
4236593
5236593
6237583
7238573
8239563
9240553
10241543
11241543
12242533
13243523
14243523
15243523
16244513
17244522
18244522
19245512
20245512
21346492
22346492
23347482
24347482
25348472
26449461
27450451
28451441
29452431
30454411
31554401

Wind in May

Winds average 18 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of May to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:49 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 5:29 PM to 5:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:495:29
211.75:495:29
311.75:495:29
411.75:495:28
511.65:495:28
611.65:505:28
711.65:505:27
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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 4.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.1 kWh/m² to a high of 6.81 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.59 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.7Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
134.7Bright
144.6Bright
154.6Bright
164.6Bright
174.6Bright
184.5Bright
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204.5Bright
214.5Bright
224.5Bright
234.5Bright
244.4Bright
254.4Bright
264.4Bright
274.4Bright
284.4Bright
294.4Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Juazeiro?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Juazeiro in May

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

In May, Juazeiro sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Juazeiro in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Juazeiro peaks around February 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 21UV 15Jul 12UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Juazeiro?

Juazeiro sits at 9.4°S, 40.5°W, 370 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Petrolina, 1.0 km away.

Topography around Juazeiro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Juazeiro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m around an average of 368 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 134 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 677 m.

The land around Juazeiro is covered by artificial surfaces (59%) within 3 km, shrubs (39%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and shrubs (78%) within 80 km.

3 km
30 m
16 km
134 m
80 km
677 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Petrolina 1.0 km · Sobradinho 34 km · Lagoa Grande 52 km · Casa Nova 59 km · Curaçá 80 km · Santa Maria da Boa Vista 100 km · Jaguarari 100 km · Dormentes 111 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 Juazeiro (-9.4117°, -40.4986°, elevation 370 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).