Limoeiro do Norte weather in May

In May, Limoeiro do Norte sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 64 mm of rain across 10 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 5th-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 29% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Limoeiro do Norte's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Limoeiro do Norte's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
11th warmest
Overnight low
24°
6th coldest
Rainfall
64 mm
10 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:36 AM – 5:22 PM
Cloud cover
57%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Limoeiro do Norte is 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 Limoeiro do Norte reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 9°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.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Limoeiro do Norte

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.

Limoeiro do Norte weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 24°8711.512.32.8
Feb33° / 24°10313.412.22.9
Mar33° / 24°16118.8123.0
Apr32° / 24°1521711.93.3
May32° / 24°641011.83.8
Jun33° / 23°265.811.74.1
Jul33° / 23°162.811.74.1
Aug34° / 23°40.611.83.5
Sep35° / 23°10.1123.0
Oct36° / 24°30.312.12.7
Nov36° / 24°20.512.22.8
Dec35° / 25°183.312.32.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24654
34654
44753
54852
64951
75050
85149
95248
105347
115347
125446
135446
145545
155545
165644
175644
185743
195743
205842
215842
225941
236040
246040
256139
266139
276238
286337
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306337
316238

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Limoeiro do Norte gets around 64 mm of rain over 10 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 33% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
146
244
343
441
540
639
737
836
935
1034
1134
1233
1332
1432
1532
1632
1732
1832
1931
2031
2130
2230
2329
2429
2528
2627
2727
2826
2925
3025
3124

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 73% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
119855
2110854
3110854
4111844
5112834
6113824
7114823
8115813
9116803
10117793
11118783
12119773
13120763
14121753
15122752
16123742
17123742
18124732
19125722
20127711
21128701
22129691
23130681
24131671
25132670
26233650
27235630
28236620
29337600
30339580
31441550

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
110calm
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411calm
511calm
611calm
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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 5:35 AM to 5:38 AM, and sunset from 5:24 PM to 5:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.85:355:24
211.85:355:24
311.85:355:24
411.85:355:24
511.85:355:23
611.85:355:23
711.85:355:23
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1011.85:355:22
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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 5.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.9 kWh/m² to a high of 6.89 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 5.18 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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315.1Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Limoeiro do Norte

In seasonPeak

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

Limoeiro do Norte'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 Limoeiro do Norte?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Limoeiro do Norte in May

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

In May, Limoeiro do Norte sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Limoeiro do Norte 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 Limoeiro do Norte peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 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 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Limoeiro do Norte in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Limoeiro do Norte is worst in November — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.5× the cleanest month (July, 5 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateNov 1516 µg/m³Jul 175 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb10Good
Mar10Good
Apr10Good
May7Good
Jun5Good
Jul5Good
Aug5Good
Sep7Good
Oct15Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Limoeiro do Norte?

Limoeiro do Norte sits at 5.1°S, 38.1°W, 35 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Tabuleiro do Norte, 12 km away.

Topography around Limoeiro do Norte

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Limoeiro do Norte has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 14 m around an average of 29 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 137 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 770 m.

The land around Limoeiro do Norte is covered by grassland (35%) and cropland (34%) within 3 km, shrubs (39%) and grassland (35%) within 16 km, and shrubs (63%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
14 m
16 km
137 m
80 km
770 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Tabuleiro do Norte 12 km · Quixeré 14 km · Russas 27 km · Morada Nova 31 km · Jaguaruana 49 km · Baraúna 54 km · Apodi 67 km · Aracati 74 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 Limoeiro do Norte (-5.1456°, -38.0981°, elevation 35 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).