Nordestina weather in May

In May, Nordestina sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 33 mm of rain across 9.3 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of May to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Nordestina's 10th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nordestina's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 21°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 33 mm; 9.3 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 30 min; 5:49 AM – 5:19 PM
Cloud cover: 64%; 10th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 3.96 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.2; out of 10

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical May day in Nordestina reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 8°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 about 2°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	22
2	30	22
3	30	22
4	30	22
5	30	22
6	30	22
7	30	22
8	30	22
9	30	21
10	30	21
11	30	21
12	30	21
13	30	21
14	30	21
15	30	21
16	30	21
17	30	21
18	29	21
19	29	21
20	29	21
21	29	21
22	29	21
23	29	21
24	29	21
25	29	21
26	29	21
27	29	21
28	29	21
29	29	21
30	29	21
31	29	21

How May really feels in Nordestina

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 5 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Nordestina weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	33° / 22°	50	6.4	12.6	3.7
Feb	33° / 23°	44	7	12.4	3.6
Mar	33° / 23°	56	8.7	12.1	3.6
Apr	32° / 22°	37	9.1	11.8	4.2
May	30° / 21°	33	9.3	11.5	5.2
Jun	28° / 20°	26	9.4	11.4	6.1
Jul	27° / 19°	21	7.7	11.4	6.6
Aug	28° / 19°	17	5.8	11.6	6.3
Sep	31° / 20°	11	3.4	11.9	5.5
Oct	32° / 21°	17	2.6	12.2	4.6
Nov	33° / 22°	41	4.9	12.5	4.1
Dec	33° / 22°	40	5.1	12.6	4.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	43	42	41	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	41	42	42	43	44	44	44	45	45	46	47	46
Cloudier (%)	57	58	59	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	62	61	61	61	61	61	61	60	60	59	58	58	57	56	56	56	55	55	54	53	54

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	42	58
3	41	59
4	40	60
5	40	60
6	40	60
7	40	60
8	40	60
9	40	60
10	40	60
11	38	62
12	39	61
13	39	61
14	39	61
15	39	61
16	39	61
17	39	61
18	40	60
19	40	60
20	41	59
21	42	58
22	42	58
23	43	57
24	44	56
25	44	56
26	44	56
27	45	55
28	45	55
29	46	54
30	47	53
31	46	54

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Nordestina gets around 33 mm of rain over 9.3 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 30% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31

	Rain chance (%)
1	30
2	31
3	31
4	31
5	31
6	31
7	31
8	31
9	30
10	30
11	30
12	29
13	29
14	29
15	29
16	29
17	29
18	29
19	29
20	29
21	30
22	30
23	30
24	30
25	30
26	30
27	30
28	31
29	31
30	31
31	31

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 76% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 88% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Humid (%)	7	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	10	10	11	11	11	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	16	16	17	18
Muggy (%)	76	76	76	77	77	78	77	77	77	77	76	77	77	76	76	76	75	75	75	76	75	75	76	76	77	76	77	76	77	76	75
Oppressive (%)	17	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	9	9	8	8	7	7	7

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	7	76	17
2	8	76	16
3	8	76	16
4	8	77	15
5	8	77	15
6	8	78	14
7	9	77	14
8	9	77	14
9	10	77	13
10	10	77	13
11	11	76	13
12	11	77	12
13	11	77	12
14	12	76	12
15	12	76	12
16	12	76	12
17	13	75	12
18	13	75	12
19	13	75	12
20	13	76	11
21	14	75	11
22	14	75	11
23	14	76	10
24	14	76	10
25	14	77	9
26	15	76	9
27	15	77	8
28	16	76	8
29	16	77	7
30	17	76	7
31	18	75	7

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	12	light breeze
2	12	light breeze
3	12	light breeze
4	12	light breeze
5	12	light breeze
6	12	light breeze
7	12	light breeze
8	12	light breeze
9	12	light breeze
10	12	light breeze
11	12	light breeze
12	12	light breeze
13	12	light breeze
14	12	light breeze
15	12	light breeze
16	12	light breeze
17	12	light breeze
18	12	light breeze
19	12	light breeze
20	12	light breeze
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22	12	light breeze
23	12	light breeze
24	12	light breeze
25	12	light breeze
26	12	light breeze
27	13	light breeze
28	13	light breeze
29	13	light breeze
30	13	light breeze
31	13	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of May to 11 h 24 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 5:46 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 5:24 PM to 5:18 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4
Sunrise (AM)	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:53
Sunset (PM)	5:24	5:23	5:23	5:22	5:22	5:22	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:20	5:20	5:20	5:20	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:18	5:18	5:18	5:18	5:18	5:18	5:18	5:18	5:18	5:18	5:18	5:18

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.6	5:46	5:24
2	11.6	5:46	5:23
3	11.6	5:47	5:23
4	11.6	5:47	5:22
5	11.6	5:47	5:22
6	11.6	5:47	5:22
7	11.6	5:47	5:21
8	11.6	5:47	5:21
9	11.6	5:47	5:21
10	11.5	5:48	5:21
11	11.5	5:48	5:20
12	11.5	5:48	5:20
13	11.5	5:48	5:20
14	11.5	5:48	5:20
15	11.5	5:49	5:19
16	11.5	5:49	5:19
17	11.5	5:49	5:19
18	11.5	5:49	5:19
19	11.5	5:49	5:19
20	11.5	5:50	5:18
21	11.5	5:50	5:18
22	11.5	5:50	5:18
23	11.5	5:50	5:18
24	11.5	5:51	5:18
25	11.4	5:51	5:18
26	11.4	5:51	5:18
27	11.4	5:51	5:18
28	11.4	5:52	5:18
29	11.4	5:52	5:18
30	11.4	5:52	5:18
31	11.4	5:53	5:18

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 3.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.52 kWh/m² to a high of 6.26 kWh/m² in December across the year — May's 3.96 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.4	Bright
2	4.3	Bright
3	4.3	Bright
4	4.3	Bright
5	4.2	Bright
6	4.2	Bright
7	4.2	Bright
8	4.1	Bright
9	4.1	Bright
10	4.1	Bright
11	4.0	Bright
12	4.0	Bright
13	4.0	Bright
14	4.0	Moderate
15	4.0	Moderate
16	4.0	Moderate
17	3.9	Moderate
18	3.9	Moderate
19	3.9	Moderate
20	3.9	Moderate
21	3.9	Moderate
22	3.9	Moderate
23	3.8	Moderate
24	3.8	Moderate
25	3.8	Moderate
26	3.8	Moderate
27	3.8	Moderate
28	3.8	Moderate
29	3.8	Moderate
30	3.8	Moderate
31	3.8	Moderate

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Nordestina?

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

5.2

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

6.9

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Nordestina in May

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

In May, Nordestina sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Nordestina 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 Nordestina peaks around February 17 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	15	14	13	10	9	9	10	12	13	13	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	10	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Nordestina?

Nordestina sits at 10.8°S, 39.4°W, 344 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Cansanção, 19 km away.

Topography around Nordestina

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nordestina has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m around an average of 335 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 320 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 772 m.

The land around Nordestina is covered by grassland (54%) and shrubs (31%) within 3 km, grassland (44%) and shrubs (43%) within 16 km, and grassland (56%) and shrubs (29%) within 80 km.

3 km

88 m

grassland 54%

16 km

320 m

grassland 44%

80 km

772 m

grassland 56%

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← April Nordestina year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Cansanção 19 km · Quijingue 25 km · Queimadas 28 km · Monte Santo 44 km · Santaluz 49 km · Itiúba 49 km · Euclides da Cunha 57 km · Valente 66 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

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 Nordestina (-10.8225°, -39.4269°, elevation 344 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	22
2	30	22
3	30	22
4	30	22
5	30	22
6	30	22
7	30	22
8	30	22
9	30	21
10	30	21
11	30	21
12	30	21
13	30	21
14	30	21
15	30	21
16	30	21
17	30	21
18	29	21
19	29	21
20	29	21
21	29	21
22	29	21
23	29	21
24	29	21
25	29	21
26	29	21
27	29	21
28	29	21
29	29	21
30	29	21
31	29	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	42	58
3	41	59
4	40	60
5	40	60
6	40	60
7	40	60
8	40	60
9	40	60
10	40	60
11	38	62
12	39	61
13	39	61
14	39	61
15	39	61
16	39	61
17	39	61
18	40	60
19	40	60
20	41	59
21	42	58
22	42	58
23	43	57
24	44	56
25	44	56
26	44	56
27	45	55
28	45	55
29	46	54
30	47	53
31	46	54

	Rain chance (%)
1	30
2	31
3	31
4	31
5	31
6	31
7	31
8	31
9	30
10	30
11	30
12	29
13	29
14	29
15	29
16	29
17	29
18	29
19	29
20	29
21	30
22	30
23	30
24	30
25	30
26	30
27	30
28	31
29	31
30	31
31	31

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	7	76	17
2	8	76	16
3	8	76	16
4	8	77	15
5	8	77	15
6	8	78	14
7	9	77	14
8	9	77	14
9	10	77	13
10	10	77	13
11	11	76	13
12	11	77	12
13	11	77	12
14	12	76	12
15	12	76	12
16	12	76	12
17	13	75	12
18	13	75	12
19	13	75	12
20	13	76	11
21	14	75	11
22	14	75	11
23	14	76	10
24	14	76	10
25	14	77	9
26	15	76	9
27	15	77	8
28	16	76	8
29	16	77	7
30	17	76	7
31	18	75	7

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	22
2	30	22
3	30	22
4	30	22
5	30	22
6	30	22
7	30	22
8	30	22
9	30	21
10	30	21
11	30	21
12	30	21
13	30	21
14	30	21
15	30	21
16	30	21
17	30	21
18	29	21
19	29	21
20	29	21
21	29	21
22	29	21
23	29	21
24	29	21
25	29	21
26	29	21
27	29	21
28	29	21
29	29	21
30	29	21
31	29	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	42	58
3	41	59
4	40	60
5	40	60
6	40	60
7	40	60
8	40	60
9	40	60
10	40	60
11	38	62
12	39	61
13	39	61
14	39	61
15	39	61
16	39	61
17	39	61
18	40	60
19	40	60
20	41	59
21	42	58
22	42	58
23	43	57
24	44	56
25	44	56
26	44	56
27	45	55
28	45	55
29	46	54
30	47	53
31	46	54

	Rain chance (%)
1	30
2	31
3	31
4	31
5	31
6	31
7	31
8	31
9	30
10	30
11	30
12	29
13	29
14	29
15	29
16	29
17	29
18	29
19	29
20	29
21	30
22	30
23	30
24	30
25	30
26	30
27	30
28	31
29	31
30	31
31	31

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	7	76	17
2	8	76	16
3	8	76	16
4	8	77	15
5	8	77	15
6	8	78	14
7	9	77	14
8	9	77	14
9	10	77	13
10	10	77	13
11	11	76	13
12	11	77	12
13	11	77	12
14	12	76	12
15	12	76	12
16	12	76	12
17	13	75	12
18	13	75	12
19	13	75	12
20	13	76	11
21	14	75	11
22	14	75	11
23	14	76	10
24	14	76	10
25	14	77	9
26	15	76	9
27	15	77	8
28	16	76	8
29	16	77	7
30	17	76	7
31	18	75	7

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	22
2	30	22
3	30	22
4	30	22
5	30	22
6	30	22
7	30	22
8	30	22
9	30	21
10	30	21
11	30	21
12	30	21
13	30	21
14	30	21
15	30	21
16	30	21
17	30	21
18	29	21
19	29	21
20	29	21
21	29	21
22	29	21
23	29	21
24	29	21
25	29	21
26	29	21
27	29	21
28	29	21
29	29	21
30	29	21
31	29	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	42	58
3	41	59
4	40	60
5	40	60
6	40	60
7	40	60
8	40	60
9	40	60
10	40	60
11	38	62
12	39	61
13	39	61
14	39	61
15	39	61
16	39	61
17	39	61
18	40	60
19	40	60
20	41	59
21	42	58
22	42	58
23	43	57
24	44	56
25	44	56
26	44	56
27	45	55
28	45	55
29	46	54
30	47	53
31	46	54

	Rain chance (%)
1	30
2	31
3	31
4	31
5	31
6	31
7	31
8	31
9	30
10	30
11	30
12	29
13	29
14	29
15	29
16	29
17	29
18	29
19	29
20	29
21	30
22	30
23	30
24	30
25	30
26	30
27	30
28	31
29	31
30	31
31	31

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	7	76	17
2	8	76	16
3	8	76	16
4	8	77	15
5	8	77	15
6	8	78	14
7	9	77	14
8	9	77	14
9	10	77	13
10	10	77	13
11	11	76	13
12	11	77	12
13	11	77	12
14	12	76	12
15	12	76	12
16	12	76	12
17	13	75	12
18	13	75	12
19	13	75	12
20	13	76	11
21	14	75	11
22	14	75	11
23	14	76	10
24	14	76	10
25	14	77	9
26	15	76	9
27	15	77	8
28	16	76	8
29	16	77	7
30	17	76	7
31	18	75	7