Morada Nova weather in May

In May, Morada Nova sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 65 mm of rain across 10.3 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 31% 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 Morada Nova's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Morada Nova's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
11th warmest
Overnight low
24°
5th coldest
Rainfall
65 mm
10.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:37 AM – 5:23 PM
Cloud cover
56%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

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 Morada Nova 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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How May really feels in Morada Nova

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.

Morada Nova 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°7411.812.32.8
Feb33° / 24°9014.112.22.9
Mar33° / 24°15019.3122.9
Apr32° / 24°1351811.93.2
May32° / 24°6510.311.83.7
Jun33° / 23°276.111.74.1
Jul33° / 23°17311.74.0
Aug35° / 23°40.711.83.5
Sep35° / 23°10.2123.1
Oct36° / 24°30.412.12.9
Nov35° / 24°30.312.23.0
Dec35° / 25°163.412.32.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 44%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24654
34753
44852
54951
64951
75149
85248
95347
105446
115446
125545
135644
145545
155644
165743
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185842
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266337
276337
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316436

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Morada Nova gets around 65 mm of rain over 10.3 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 34% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
149
248
346
444
542
641
739
838
937
1036
1135
1234
1334
1434
1534
1633
1733
1833
1933
2033
2132
2231
2331
2430
2529
2629
2728
2827
2926
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 78% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
106877
207867
307867
408866
508866
609856
7010846
8011836
9012826
10013825
11014815
12015805
13016795
14016804
15017794
16018784
17018784
18019783
19020773
20021763
21021772
22022762
23023752
24024742
25125731
26126721
27127711
28128701
29229681
30230671
31232651

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 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 5:36 AM to 5:39 AM, and sunset from 5:25 PM to 5:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.85:365:25
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411.85:365:25
511.85:365:24
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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 5.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.87 kWh/m² to a high of 6.86 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 5.12 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Morada Nova

In seasonPeak

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

Morada Nova'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 Morada Nova?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Morada Nova in May

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

In May, Morada Nova 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 Morada Nova 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 Morada Nova peaks around March 14 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 14UV 15Jul 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Morada Nova 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 Morada Nova 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 Morada Nova?

Morada Nova sits at 5.1°S, 38.4°W, 54 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Limoeiro do Norte, 31 km away.

Topography around Morada Nova

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Morada Nova has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m around an average of 62 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 770 m.

The land around Morada Nova is covered by grassland (35%), shrubs (25%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, shrubs (57%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and shrubs (65%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
62 m
16 km
135 m
80 km
770 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Limoeiro do Norte 31 km · Tabuleiro do Norte 31 km · Quixeré 43 km · Russas 48 km · Banabuiú 65 km · Jaguaretama 71 km · Jaguaruana 72 km · Quixadá 73 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 Morada Nova (-5.1067°, -38.3725°, elevation 54 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).