Jucurutu weather in May

In May, Jucurutu sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 46 mm of rain across 7.7 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Jucurutu's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jucurutu's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 33°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 46 mm; 7.7 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 5:33 AM – 5:16 PM
Cloud cover: 58%; 8th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 5.15 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.8; out of 10

Jucurutu is settlement in Brazil.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month.

A typical May day in Jucurutu reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 35°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)	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33
Avg low (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	23
2	33	23
3	33	23
4	33	23
5	33	23
6	33	23
7	33	23
8	33	23
9	33	23
10	33	23
11	33	23
12	33	23
13	33	23
14	33	23
15	33	23
16	33	23
17	33	23
18	33	23
19	33	23
20	33	23
21	33	23
22	33	23
23	33	23
24	33	23
25	33	23
26	33	23
27	33	23
28	33	23
29	33	23
30	33	23
31	33	23

How May really feels in Jucurutu

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

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.

Jucurutu weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-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	34° / 24°	65	9.2	12.3	2.8
Feb	34° / 24°	84	10.3	12.2	2.9
Mar	33° / 24°	138	14.7	12	3.0
Apr	33° / 23°	112	13.6	11.9	3.3
May	33° / 23°	46	7.7	11.7	3.8
Jun	32° / 22°	29	5	11.7	4.4
Jul	32° / 21°	17	3	11.7	4.5
Aug	34° / 21°	6	0.7	11.8	4.1
Sep	35° / 22°	1	0.3	12	3.3
Oct	36° / 23°	3	0.5	12.1	2.8
Nov	36° / 23°	2	0.4	12.3	2.7
Dec	35° / 24°	12	2.7	12.3	2.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 47%. 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 (%)	42	44	44	45	46	46	48	48	49	50	51	51	51	52	52	53	54	54	55	55	56	57	57	58	58	59	59	60	60	60	60
Cloudier (%)	58	56	56	55	54	54	52	52	51	50	49	49	49	48	48	47	46	46	45	45	44	43	43	42	42	41	41	40	40	40	40

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	44	56
3	44	56
4	45	55
5	46	54
6	46	54
7	48	52
8	48	52
9	49	51
10	50	50
11	51	49
12	51	49
13	51	49
14	52	48
15	52	48
16	53	47
17	54	46
18	54	46
19	55	45
20	55	45
21	56	44
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	58	42
25	58	42
26	59	41
27	59	41
28	60	40
29	60	40
30	60	40
31	60	40

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Jucurutu gets around 46 mm of rain over 7.7 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 25% and peaks near 38% 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 (%)	38	36	35	34	33	31	30	29	28	27	26	25	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20

	Rain chance (%)
1	38
2	36
3	35
4	34
5	33
6	31
7	30
8	29
9	28
10	27
11	26
12	25
13	24
14	24
15	23
16	23
17	23
18	23
19	23
20	22
21	22
22	22
23	21
24	21
25	21
26	21
27	21
28	21
29	21
30	20
31	20

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 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 91% 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 (%)	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	11	11	12	12	13	14
Muggy (%)	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	53	53	53	54	55	56	57	57	58	60	60	61	61	63	63	63
Oppressive (%)	58	57	55	54	53	51	50	48	47	46	44	43	42	41	40	39	38	38	37	36	35	34	33	32	30	29	28	27	25	24	23

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	4	38	58
2	4	39	57
3	5	40	55
4	5	41	54
5	5	42	53
6	6	43	51
7	6	44	50
8	6	45	48
9	7	46	47
10	7	47	46
11	7	48	44
12	7	49	43
13	8	50	42
14	8	51	41
15	8	52	40
16	8	53	39
17	9	53	38
18	9	53	38
19	9	54	37
20	9	55	36
21	9	56	35
22	9	57	34
23	10	57	33
24	10	58	32
25	10	60	30
26	11	60	29
27	11	61	28
28	12	61	27
29	12	63	25
30	13	63	24
31	14	63	23

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	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	9	calm
2	9	calm
3	9	calm
4	10	calm
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6	10	calm
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17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
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23	11	calm
24	11	calm
25	11	calm
26	11	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 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 5:32 AM to 5:35 AM, and sunset from 5:19 PM to 5:16 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	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7
Sunrise (AM)	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35
Sunset (PM)	5:19	5:19	5:18	5:18	5:18	5:18	5:18	5:17	5:17	5:17	5:17	5:17	5:16	5:16	5:16	5:16	5:16	5:16	5:16	5:16	5:16	5:16	5:16	5:16	5:16	5:16	5:16	5:16	5:16	5:16	5:16

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.8	5:32	5:19
2	11.8	5:32	5:19
3	11.8	5:32	5:18
4	11.8	5:32	5:18
5	11.8	5:32	5:18
6	11.8	5:32	5:18
7	11.8	5:32	5:18
8	11.8	5:32	5:17
9	11.8	5:32	5:17
10	11.8	5:32	5:17
11	11.7	5:32	5:17
12	11.7	5:32	5:17
13	11.7	5:32	5:16
14	11.7	5:32	5:16
15	11.7	5:32	5:16
16	11.7	5:33	5:16
17	11.7	5:33	5:16
18	11.7	5:33	5:16
19	11.7	5:33	5:16
20	11.7	5:33	5:16
21	11.7	5:33	5:16
22	11.7	5:33	5:16
23	11.7	5:34	5:16
24	11.7	5:34	5:16
25	11.7	5:34	5:16
26	11.7	5:34	5:16
27	11.7	5:34	5:16
28	11.7	5:35	5:16
29	11.7	5:35	5:16
30	11.7	5:35	5:16
31	11.7	5:35	5:16

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.71 kWh/m² to a high of 6.95 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 5.15 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)	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	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	5.3	Bright
2	5.3	Bright
3	5.3	Bright
4	5.3	Bright
5	5.3	Bright
6	5.3	Bright
7	5.3	Bright
8	5.3	Bright
9	5.3	Bright
10	5.2	Bright
11	5.2	Bright
12	5.2	Bright
13	5.2	Bright
14	5.2	Bright
15	5.2	Bright
16	5.2	Bright
17	5.2	Bright
18	5.1	Bright
19	5.1	Bright
20	5.1	Bright
21	5.1	Bright
22	5.1	Bright
23	5.1	Bright
24	5.0	Bright
25	5.0	Bright
26	5.0	Bright
27	5.0	Bright
28	5.0	Bright
29	5.0	Bright
30	5.0	Bright
31	4.9	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Jucurutu

In seasonPeak

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

Jucurutu'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 Jucurutu?

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

3.8

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

6.5

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Jucurutu. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Jucurutu in May

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

In May, Jucurutu sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

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UV index in Jucurutu 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 Jucurutu peaks around March 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 15 at about 10 (very high).

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	15	14	11	10	10	10	12	12	12	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Jucurutu?

Jucurutu sits at 6.0°S, 37.0°W, 73 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Caicó, 48 km away.

Topography around Jucurutu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jucurutu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m around an average of 74 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 695 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 745 m.

The land around Jucurutu is covered by shrubs (54%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, shrubs (72%) within 16 km, and shrubs (75%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

68 m

shrubs 54%

16 km

695 m

shrubs 72%

80 km

745 m

shrubs 75%

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

May weather nearby: Caicó 48 km · Açu 52 km · Lagoa Nova 61 km · Currais Novos 61 km · Caraúbas 65 km · Parelhas 83 km · São Bento 85 km · Catolé do Rocha 87 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 Jucurutu (-6.0339°, -37.0203°, elevation 73 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	33	23
2	33	23
3	33	23
4	33	23
5	33	23
6	33	23
7	33	23
8	33	23
9	33	23
10	33	23
11	33	23
12	33	23
13	33	23
14	33	23
15	33	23
16	33	23
17	33	23
18	33	23
19	33	23
20	33	23
21	33	23
22	33	23
23	33	23
24	33	23
25	33	23
26	33	23
27	33	23
28	33	23
29	33	23
30	33	23
31	33	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	44	56
3	44	56
4	45	55
5	46	54
6	46	54
7	48	52
8	48	52
9	49	51
10	50	50
11	51	49
12	51	49
13	51	49
14	52	48
15	52	48
16	53	47
17	54	46
18	54	46
19	55	45
20	55	45
21	56	44
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	58	42
25	58	42
26	59	41
27	59	41
28	60	40
29	60	40
30	60	40
31	60	40

	Rain chance (%)
1	38
2	36
3	35
4	34
5	33
6	31
7	30
8	29
9	28
10	27
11	26
12	25
13	24
14	24
15	23
16	23
17	23
18	23
19	23
20	22
21	22
22	22
23	21
24	21
25	21
26	21
27	21
28	21
29	21
30	20
31	20

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	4	38	58
2	4	39	57
3	5	40	55
4	5	41	54
5	5	42	53
6	6	43	51
7	6	44	50
8	6	45	48
9	7	46	47
10	7	47	46
11	7	48	44
12	7	49	43
13	8	50	42
14	8	51	41
15	8	52	40
16	8	53	39
17	9	53	38
18	9	53	38
19	9	54	37
20	9	55	36
21	9	56	35
22	9	57	34
23	10	57	33
24	10	58	32
25	10	60	30
26	11	60	29
27	11	61	28
28	12	61	27
29	12	63	25
30	13	63	24
31	14	63	23

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	23
2	33	23
3	33	23
4	33	23
5	33	23
6	33	23
7	33	23
8	33	23
9	33	23
10	33	23
11	33	23
12	33	23
13	33	23
14	33	23
15	33	23
16	33	23
17	33	23
18	33	23
19	33	23
20	33	23
21	33	23
22	33	23
23	33	23
24	33	23
25	33	23
26	33	23
27	33	23
28	33	23
29	33	23
30	33	23
31	33	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	44	56
3	44	56
4	45	55
5	46	54
6	46	54
7	48	52
8	48	52
9	49	51
10	50	50
11	51	49
12	51	49
13	51	49
14	52	48
15	52	48
16	53	47
17	54	46
18	54	46
19	55	45
20	55	45
21	56	44
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	58	42
25	58	42
26	59	41
27	59	41
28	60	40
29	60	40
30	60	40
31	60	40

	Rain chance (%)
1	38
2	36
3	35
4	34
5	33
6	31
7	30
8	29
9	28
10	27
11	26
12	25
13	24
14	24
15	23
16	23
17	23
18	23
19	23
20	22
21	22
22	22
23	21
24	21
25	21
26	21
27	21
28	21
29	21
30	20
31	20

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	4	38	58
2	4	39	57
3	5	40	55
4	5	41	54
5	5	42	53
6	6	43	51
7	6	44	50
8	6	45	48
9	7	46	47
10	7	47	46
11	7	48	44
12	7	49	43
13	8	50	42
14	8	51	41
15	8	52	40
16	8	53	39
17	9	53	38
18	9	53	38
19	9	54	37
20	9	55	36
21	9	56	35
22	9	57	34
23	10	57	33
24	10	58	32
25	10	60	30
26	11	60	29
27	11	61	28
28	12	61	27
29	12	63	25
30	13	63	24
31	14	63	23

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	23
2	33	23
3	33	23
4	33	23
5	33	23
6	33	23
7	33	23
8	33	23
9	33	23
10	33	23
11	33	23
12	33	23
13	33	23
14	33	23
15	33	23
16	33	23
17	33	23
18	33	23
19	33	23
20	33	23
21	33	23
22	33	23
23	33	23
24	33	23
25	33	23
26	33	23
27	33	23
28	33	23
29	33	23
30	33	23
31	33	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	44	56
3	44	56
4	45	55
5	46	54
6	46	54
7	48	52
8	48	52
9	49	51
10	50	50
11	51	49
12	51	49
13	51	49
14	52	48
15	52	48
16	53	47
17	54	46
18	54	46
19	55	45
20	55	45
21	56	44
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	58	42
25	58	42
26	59	41
27	59	41
28	60	40
29	60	40
30	60	40
31	60	40

	Rain chance (%)
1	38
2	36
3	35
4	34
5	33
6	31
7	30
8	29
9	28
10	27
11	26
12	25
13	24
14	24
15	23
16	23
17	23
18	23
19	23
20	22
21	22
22	22
23	21
24	21
25	21
26	21
27	21
28	21
29	21
30	20
31	20

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	4	38	58
2	4	39	57
3	5	40	55
4	5	41	54
5	5	42	53
6	6	43	51
7	6	44	50
8	6	45	48
9	7	46	47
10	7	47	46
11	7	48	44
12	7	49	43
13	8	50	42
14	8	51	41
15	8	52	40
16	8	53	39
17	9	53	38
18	9	53	38
19	9	54	37
20	9	55	36
21	9	56	35
22	9	57	34
23	10	57	33
24	10	58	32
25	10	60	30
26	11	60	29
27	11	61	28
28	12	61	27
29	12	63	25
30	13	63	24
31	14	63	23