Lagoa Nova weather in May

In May, Lagoa Nova sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 47 mm of rain across 8 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 31% 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 Lagoa Nova's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lagoa Nova's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
10th warmest
Overnight low
21°
6th coldest
Rainfall
47 mm
8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:30 AM – 5:14 PM
Cloud cover
55%
8th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Lagoa Nova 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 31°C through the month.

A typical May day in Lagoa Nova reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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313021

How May really feels in Lagoa Nova

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.

Lagoa Nova 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
Jan32° / 22°588.912.34.0
Feb32° / 22°741012.23.9
Mar31° / 22°11714.3123.9
Apr31° / 22°9913.311.94.2
May31° / 21°47811.74.9
Jun30° / 21°315.711.75.7
Jul30° / 20°203.611.76.0
Aug31° / 20°60.811.85.8
Sep32° / 20°20.4125.2
Oct33° / 21°20.512.14.6
Nov33° / 21°30.712.34.4
Dec33° / 22°132.612.34.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 40%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24951
35050
45149
55248
65347
75446
85545
95644
105743
115842
125941
135941
146040
156040
166139
176139
186238
196436
206436
216535
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316832

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Lagoa Nova gets around 47 mm of rain over 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 27% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
137
236
335
434
533
632
731
830
929
1028
1127
1226
1325
1425
1524
1624
1724
1824
1924
2023
2123
2223
2323
2423
2523
2623
2723
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 67% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 92% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
145739
245838
345937
446036
556035
656134
756233
856332
966331
1066430
1166628
1266727
1376726
1476825
1576825
1676924
1786923
1887022
1987121
2087121
2197120
2297219
23107218
24107218
25117217
26117316
27127216
28127315
29137314
30147313
31147412

Wind in May

Winds average 14 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
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713light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
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3115light breeze

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 5:29 AM to 5:33 AM, and sunset from 5:17 PM to 5:14 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.85:295:17
211.85:295:16
311.85:295:16
411.85:295:16
511.85:305:16
611.85:305:15
711.85:305:15
811.85:305:15
911.85:305:15
1011.75:305:15
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1211.75:305:14
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1411.75:305:14
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1711.75:315:14
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1911.75:315:14
2011.75:315:14
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2411.75:325:13
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2711.75:325:13
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2911.75:335:13
3011.75:335:13
3111.75:335:14

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.72 kWh/m² to a high of 6.93 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 5.14 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
75.2Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.1Bright
195.1Bright
205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.1Bright
235.1Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Lagoa Nova?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Lagoa Nova in May

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

In May, Lagoa Nova sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Lagoa Nova 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 Lagoa Nova 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 14UV 15Jul 15UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Lagoa Nova?

Lagoa Nova sits at 6.1°S, 36.5°W, 588 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Currais Novos, 19 km away.

Topography around Lagoa Nova

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lagoa Nova has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 285 m around an average of 668 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 539 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 738 m.

The land around Lagoa Nova is covered by grassland (49%) and shrubs (25%) within 3 km, shrubs (70%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and shrubs (77%) within 80 km.

3 km
285 m
16 km
539 m
80 km
738 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Currais Novos 19 km · Picuí 48 km · Santa Cruz 52 km · Cuité 56 km · Jucurutu 61 km · Parelhas 69 km · Açu 75 km · Caicó 80 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 Lagoa Nova (-6.094°, -36.4722°, elevation 588 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).