Mauriti weather in May

In May, Mauriti sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 40 mm of rain across 6.9 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 25% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of May to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Mauriti's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mauriti's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
10th warmest
Overnight low
21°
5th coldest
Rainfall
40 mm
6.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:41 AM – 5:21 PM
Cloud cover
60%
8th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

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 Mauriti 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 34°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)
13122
23122
33122
43122
53122
63122
73122
83122
93122
103122
113122
123122
133122
143122
153122
163121
173121
183121
193121
203121
213121
223121
233121
243121
253121
263121
273021
283021
293021
303021
313021

How May really feels in Mauriti

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 21 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
21
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.

Mauriti 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
Jan33° / 23°10011.612.43.4
Feb32° / 23°12812.812.23.5
Mar32° / 22°15015.812.13.7
Apr31° / 22°9011.611.84.2
May31° / 21°406.911.74.9
Jun30° / 20°153.311.65.8
Jul30° / 19°71.811.65.9
Aug31° / 19°30.611.85.4
Sep34° / 21°10.2124.1
Oct35° / 22°81.212.23.2
Nov35° / 23°9212.32.9
Dec34° / 24°334.512.43.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24258
34258
44258
54357
64357
74456
84456
94555
104555
114654
124753
134753
144753
154852
164951
174951
185050
195050
205050
215149
225050
235050
245149
255149
265149
275248
285248
295248
305347
315347

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Mauriti gets around 40 mm of rain over 6.9 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 22% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
129
229
328
427
526
625
725
824
923
1022
1122
1221
1321
1421
1521
1622
1722
1822
1922
2022
2121
2221
2321
2420
2520
2619
2719
2818
2917
3017
3116

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 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 72% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
12185921
22185921
32186020
42196019
52206018
62206117
72216116
82216215
92226214
103226213
113236113
123236212
133236311
143236311
153236311
163246310
173246310
183246310
19325639
20326629
21326629
22327628
23328618
24329608
25330607
26331597
27332596
28334576
29335575
30337555
31339544

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
1812light breeze
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
2112light breeze
2212light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of May to 11 h 36 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 5:40 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 5:25 PM to 5:21 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:405:25
211.75:405:24
311.75:405:24
411.75:405:24
511.75:405:23
611.75:405:23
711.75:405:23
811.75:405:23
911.75:415:22
1011.75:415:22
1111.75:415:22
1211.75:415:22
1311.75:415:22
1411.75:415:22
1511.75:415:21
1611.75:415:21
1711.75:425:21
1811.75:425:21
1911.75:425:21
2011.65:425:21
2111.65:425:21
2211.65:425:21
2311.65:435:21
2411.65:435:21
2511.65:435:21
2611.65:435:21
2711.65:435:21
2811.65:445:21
2911.65:445:21
3011.65:445:21
3111.65:445:21

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.47 kWh/m² to a high of 7 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.85 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.1Bright
35.1Bright
45.1Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
134.9Bright
144.9Bright
154.9Bright
164.9Bright
174.8Bright
184.8Bright
194.8Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.7Bright
244.7Bright
254.7Bright
264.7Bright
274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.6Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Mauriti

In seasonPeak

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

Mauriti'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 Mauriti?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mauriti in May

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

In May, Mauriti sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Mauriti 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 Mauriti peaks around March 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 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 13UV 15Jul 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Mauriti?

Mauriti sits at 7.4°S, 38.8°W, 376 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Milagres, 21 km away.

Topography around Mauriti

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mauriti has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m around an average of 379 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 383 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 881 m.

The land around Mauriti is covered by grassland (39%), cropland (30%) and shrubs (21%) within 3 km, shrubs (45%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and shrubs (58%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
88 m
16 km
383 m
80 km
881 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Milagres 21 km · Barro 23 km · Brejo Santo 26 km · Conceição 35 km · Porteiras 41 km · São José de Piranhas 42 km · Missão Velha 44 km · São José do Belmonte 53 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 Mauriti (-7.3892°, -38.7744°, elevation 376 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).