Mossoró weather in May

In May, Mossoró sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 56 mm of rain across 9 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°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 Mossoró's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mossoró's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
9th warmest
Overnight low
24°
6th coldest
Rainfall
56 mm
9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:33 AM – 5:19 PM
Cloud cover
57%
8th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Mossoró is human 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 33°C through the month.

A typical May day in Mossoró reaches about 33°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 Mossoró

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.

Mossoró weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 24°681212.33.0
Feb33° / 24°8313.312.23.1
Mar32° / 24°12718.3123.1
Apr32° / 24°11716.811.93.3
May33° / 24°56911.83.8
Jun32° / 23°295.911.74.2
Jul33° / 22°18311.74.2
Aug34° / 22°30.511.83.7
Sep35° / 23°10.2123.3
Oct35° / 23°20.212.13.1
Nov35° / 24°30.512.23.2
Dec35° / 24°164.212.33.2

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 27% 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
24753
34753
44852
55050
65050
75149
85347
95446
105347
115446
125545
135545
145545
155644
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195842
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286337
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Mossoró gets around 56 mm of rain over 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 30% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
143
242
340
439
537
636
735
833
932
1031
1130
1229
1329
1428
1528
1628
1728
1827
1927
2027
2127
2226
2326
2426
2525
2625
2725
2824
2924
3024
3123

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 70% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1111844
2112834
3113824
4114823
5115813
6116803
7017803
8019783
9020773
10021763
11023743
12024733
13025723
14025723
15026722
16027712
17028702
18028702
19029692
20030682
21031681
22132661
23133651
24134641
25135631
26236611
27237601
28239581
29340570
30342550
31344530

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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511calm
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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 5:32 AM to 5:35 AM, and sunset from 5:21 PM to 5:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.85:325:21
211.85:325:21
311.85:325:21
411.85:325:20
511.85:325:20
611.85:325:20
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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 5.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.79 kWh/m² to a high of 6.83 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 5.16 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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275.0Bright
285.0Bright
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315.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Mossoró

In seasonPeak

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

Mossoró'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 Mossoró?

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
6.4
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mossoró in May

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

In May, Mossoró sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Mossoró in May

The nearest coast averages about 29°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 42 km away) is warmest in April at about 29°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Warm
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Mossoró 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 Mossoró peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 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 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Mossoró?

Mossoró sits at 5.2°S, 37.3°W, 24 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Baraúna, 32 km away.

Topography around Mossoró

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mossoró has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m around an average of 17 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 140 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 432 m.

The land around Mossoró is covered by artificial surfaces (60%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, shrubs (57%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and shrubs (50%), grassland (21%) and water (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
44 m
16 km
140 m
80 km
432 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Baraúna 32 km · Areia Branca 34 km · Icapuí 53 km · Jaguaruana 62 km · Açu 65 km · Caraúbas 71 km · Quixeré 72 km · Apodi 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 Mossoró (-5.1875°, -37.3442°, elevation 24 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).