Lauro de Freitas weather in May

In May, Lauro de Freitas sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 145 mm of rain across 20.6 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of May to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Lauro de Freitas's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lauro de Freitas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
7th warmest
Overnight low
25°
6th coldest
Rainfall
145 mm
20.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
5:47 AM – 5:12 PM
Cloud cover
49%
8th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Lauro de Freitas 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 27°C through the month.

A typical May day in Lauro de Freitas reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Lauro de Freitas weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 25°5511.112.76.4
Feb28° / 26°5412.412.46.0
Mar28° / 26°8515.912.15.5
Apr27° / 25°12620.511.75.0
May27° / 25°14520.611.45.2
Jun26° / 24°10920.511.35.3
Jul25° / 23°8318.911.35.7
Aug25° / 23°5716.411.66.2
Sep26° / 23°4711.911.96.8
Oct26° / 24°46912.37.1
Nov27° / 25°599.312.66.7
Dec28° / 25°378.112.76.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 31%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26733
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46832
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96832
106832
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307426
317426

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Lauro de Freitas gets around 145 mm of rain over 20.6 wet days in May, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 67% and peaks near 73% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
173
273
372
472
571
671
770
870
969
1069
1168
1268
1367
1467
1567
1666
1766
1866
1965
2065
2165
2264
2364
2464
2564
2664
2764
2864
2964
3064
3164

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 85% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
107912
207912
308902
408902
509892
6010882
7010882
8011872
9012862
10012862
11013852
12013852
13014842
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23116821
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25116821
26116830
27116830
28116830
29117820
30117820
31118810

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
517light breeze
618light breeze
718light breeze
818light breeze
918light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of May to 11 h 18 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 5:44 AM to 5:52 AM, and sunset from 5:17 PM to 5:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.55:445:17
211.55:445:16
311.55:445:16
411.55:455:16
511.55:455:15
611.55:455:15
711.55:455:14
811.55:455:14
911.55:465:14
1011.55:465:13
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1211.45:465:13
1311.45:475:13
1411.45:475:12
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1611.45:475:12
1711.45:485:12
1811.45:485:11
1911.45:485:11
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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 4.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.19 kWh/m² to a high of 6.85 kWh/m² in January across the year — May's 4.57 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
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44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
114.6Bright
124.6Bright
134.6Bright
144.6Bright
154.6Bright
164.5Bright
174.5Bright
184.5Bright
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204.5Bright
214.5Bright
224.4Bright
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244.4Bright
254.4Bright
264.4Bright
274.4Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Lauro de Freitas

In seasonPeak

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

Lauro de Freitas's rainy season runs March–July, 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 Lauro de Freitas?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Lauro de Freitas for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lauro de Freitas in May

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

In May, Lauro de Freitas sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 25°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Lauro de Freitas in May

The nearest coast averages about 28°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 22 km away) is warmest in March at about 28°C and coldest in August near 25°C.

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

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb28Tropical
Mar28Tropical
Apr28Tropical
May28Warm
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov27Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Lauro de Freitas in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lauro de Freitas peaks around February 20 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 20UV 14Jun 23UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Lauro de Freitas?

Lauro de Freitas sits at 12.9°S, 38.3°W, 10 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Simões Filho, 15 km away.

Topography around Lauro de Freitas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lauro de Freitas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 56 m around an average of 17 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 133 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 304 m.

The land around Lauro de Freitas is covered by artificial surfaces (56%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, water (43%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and water (46%), trees (30%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
56 m
16 km
133 m
80 km
304 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
May weather nearby: Simões Filho 15 km · Salvador 20 km · Camaçari 22 km · Vera Cruz 31 km · Dias d'Ávila 32 km · Candeias 35 km · Madre de Deus 36 km · Itaparica 38 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 Lauro de Freitas (-12.8944°, -38.3272°, elevation 10 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).