Madre de Deus weather in May

In May, Madre de Deus sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 202 mm of rain across 22.9 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-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 34% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of May to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Madre de Deus's 10th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Madre de Deus's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
8th warmest
Overnight low
24°
6th coldest
Rainfall
202 mm
22.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
5:48 AM – 5:13 PM
Cloud cover
52%
10th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Madre de Deus is settlement in Brazil.

Air quality
Excellent
PM10 12 µg/m³ · 2014

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 Madre de Deus reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12724
22724
32724
42724
52724
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How May really feels in Madre de Deus

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.

Madre de Deus weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 25°5912.612.75.5
Feb29° / 25°6314.112.45.1
Mar29° / 25°9117.512.14.9
Apr28° / 25°15922.111.74.6
May27° / 24°20222.911.44.8
Jun26° / 23°17124.211.34.7
Jul25° / 23°13323.311.35.0
Aug25° / 22°9821.111.65.4
Sep26° / 23°7314.811.96.1
Oct27° / 24°6211.112.36.6
Nov28° / 24°6510.312.66.0
Dec29° / 25°409.512.75.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 31% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26436
36436
46436
56436
66436
76337
86436
96436
106337
116337
126238
136238
146139
156139
166238
176139
186139
196337
206337
216337
226436
236535
246634
256733
266733
276832
286931
296931
307030
317030

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Madre de Deus gets around 202 mm of rain over 22.9 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 74% and peaks near 78% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
178
278
377
477
577
677
776
876
976
1075
1175
1275
1374
1474
1574
1674
1773
1873
1973
2073
2172
2272
2372
2472
2572
2672
2772
2873
2973
3074
3174

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 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
107921
208911
308911
409901
509901
6010891
7010891
8011881
9011881
10012871
11012880
12013870
13113860
14114850
15114850
16114850
17115840
18115840
19116830
20116830
21116830
22116830
23117820
24117820
25117820
26117820
27118810
28118810
29119800
30120790
31120790

Wind in May

Winds average 14 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 14 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
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
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2715light breeze
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3015light breeze
3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 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 18 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:45 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 5:18 PM to 5:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.65:455:18
211.55:455:18
311.55:455:17
411.55:465:17
511.55:465:17
611.55:465:16
711.55:465:16
811.55:465:15
911.55:475:15
1011.55:475:15
1111.55:475:15
1211.45:475:14
1311.45:485:14
1411.45:485:14
1511.45:485:13
1611.45:485:13
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1911.45:495:13
2011.45:495:12
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2511.35:515:12
2611.35:515:12
2711.35:515:11
2811.35:525:11
2911.35:525:11
3011.35:525:11
3111.35:535:11

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.9 kWh/m² to a high of 6.48 kWh/m² in January across the year — May's 4.27 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.6Bright
34.5Bright
44.5Bright
54.5Bright
64.5Bright
74.4Bright
84.4Bright
94.4Bright
104.4Bright
114.3Bright
124.3Bright
134.3Bright
144.3Bright
154.3Bright
164.2Bright
174.2Bright
184.2Bright
194.2Bright
204.2Bright
214.2Bright
224.2Bright
234.1Bright
244.1Bright
254.1Bright
264.1Bright
274.1Bright
284.1Bright
294.1Bright
304.0Bright
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Madre de Deus

In seasonPeak

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

Madre de Deus's rainy season runs March–August, 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 Madre de Deus?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Madre de Deus for sightseeing.

What to pack for Madre de Deus in May

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

In May, Madre de Deus sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 24°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 23 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

Sea temperature near Madre de Deus 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 43 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
Feb28Warm
Mar28Tropical
Apr28Tropical
May28Warm
Jun26Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov27Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Madre de Deus 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 Madre de Deus peaks around February 17 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 17UV 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 Madre de Deus?

Madre de Deus sits at 12.7°S, 38.6°W, 2 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Candeias, 11 km away.

Topography around Madre de Deus

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Madre de Deus has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 123 m around an average of 7 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 172 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 422 m.

The land around Madre de Deus is covered by water (63%) within 3 km, water (63%) within 16 km, and grassland (35%), water (31%) and trees (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
123 m
16 km
172 m
80 km
422 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
May weather nearby: Candeias 11 km · São Francisco do Conde 14 km · Itaparica 18 km · Santo Amaro 24 km · Simões Filho 24 km · Vera Cruz 24 km · São Sebastião do Passé 29 km · Salvador 30 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 Madre de Deus (-12.7408°, -38.6208°, elevation 2 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).