Macaúbas weather in May

In May, Macaúbas sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 15 mm of rain across 2.6 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Macaúbas's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Macaúbas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
10th warmest
Overnight low
18°
5th coldest
Rainfall
15 mm
2.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:05 AM – 5:29 PM
Cloud cover
52%
6th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Macaúbas 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 29°C through the month.

A typical May day in Macaúbas reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°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)
13019
23019
33019
43019
53019
63019
73019
83019
93019
103019
113019
123019
132919
142919
152919
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202918
212918
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252918
262918
272918
282918
292918
302918
312918

How May really feels in Macaúbas

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Macaúbas weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 20°15610.812.74.8
Feb30° / 20°889.712.44.8
Mar30° / 20°12611.112.14.7
Apr30° / 20°597.111.75.4
May29° / 18°152.611.46.2
Jun29° / 17°30.511.27.2
Jul29° / 16°10.211.37.4
Aug30° / 16°10.111.66.6
Sep32° / 18°111.511.95.1
Oct32° / 20°605.812.34.3
Nov30° / 20°17312.612.64.4
Dec30° / 20°16211.812.84.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25743
35743
45743
55644
65743
75644
85644
95545
105545
115545
125545
135446
145545
155545
165545
175644
185743
195842
205842
215941
226040
236139
246238
256337
266436
276634
286733
296832
306832
317030

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Macaúbas gets around 15 mm of rain over 2.6 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 9% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
115
214
313
413
512
611
711
810
910
109
119
129
139
149
159
169
179
188
198
208
218
227
237
247
256
266
275
285
294
304
314

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the humid band about 55% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 10% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12166220
22166319
32176318
42186317
52196316
62216215
72226214
82246014
92256013
102265913
112285812
122295712
132305711
142325511
152335510
162335510
17334549
18335539
19335548
20336538
21437527
22437527
23438526
24440515
25541505
26542494
27543484
28545464
29646453
30647443
31649423

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 6:02 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 5:34 PM to 5:27 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:025:34
211.56:025:34
311.56:025:33
411.56:025:33
511.56:025:33
611.56:035:32
711.56:035:32
811.56:035:31
911.56:035:31
1011.56:045:31
1111.46:045:30
1211.46:045:30
1311.46:045:30
1411.46:055:30
1511.46:055:29
1611.46:055:29
1711.46:055:29
1811.46:065:29
1911.46:065:28
2011.46:065:28
2111.46:065:28
2211.46:075:28
2311.36:075:28
2411.36:075:28
2511.36:085:27
2611.36:085:27
2711.36:085:27
2811.36:085:27
2911.36:095:27
3011.36:095:27
3111.36:095:27

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.81 kWh/m² to a high of 6.64 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 5.02 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.1Bright
75.1Bright
85.1Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
224.9Bright
234.9Bright
244.9Bright
254.9Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Macaúbas

In seasonPeak

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

Macaúbas's rainy season runs November–March, 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 Macaúbas?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Macaúbas in May

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

In May, Macaúbas sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Macaúbas 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 Macaúbas peaks around February 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 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 18UV 15Jul 10UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Macaúbas?

Macaúbas sits at 13.0°S, 42.7°W, 695 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Boquira, 22 km away.

Topography around Macaúbas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Macaúbas has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 567 m around an average of 773 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 732 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,375 m.

The land around Macaúbas is covered by shrubs (33%), trees (28%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, shrubs (34%), trees (31%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and shrubs (50%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
567 m
16 km
732 m
80 km
1,375 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Boquira 22 km · Tanque Novo 63 km · Paratinga 64 km · Paramirim 68 km · Riacho de Santana 71 km · Oliveira dos Brejinhos 81 km · Bom Jesus da Lapa 82 km · Igaporã 84 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 Macaúbas (-13.0194°, -42.6986°, elevation 695 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).