Nossa Senhora das Dores weather in May

In May, Nossa Senhora das Dores sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 86 mm of rain across 19.6 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Nossa Senhora das Dores's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nossa Senhora das Dores's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
8th warmest
Overnight low
22°
6th coldest
Rainfall
86 mm
19.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
5:39 AM – 5:11 PM
Cloud cover
58%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Nossa Senhora das Dores 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 29°C through the month.

A typical May day in Nossa Senhora das Dores reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Nossa Senhora das Dores

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 6 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
6
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.

Nossa Senhora das Dores 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
Jan32° / 23°5312.912.53.8
Feb32° / 23°5513.112.33.8
Mar32° / 23°6314.812.13.8
Apr30° / 23°7116.611.84.1
May29° / 22°8619.611.54.6
Jun27° / 21°8321.311.44.9
Jul26° / 20°7521.911.44.9
Aug27° / 20°6019.211.75.3
Sep28° / 20°4214.111.95.6
Oct30° / 21°339.812.25.1
Nov32° / 22°297.912.54.5
Dec32° / 23°318.212.64.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 28% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35347
45347
55347
65347
75446
85446
95545
105545
115545
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Nossa Senhora das Dores gets around 86 mm of rain over 19.6 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 63% and peaks near 65% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
162
262
362
462
562
662
762
862
962
1062
1162
1263
1363
1463
1563
1664
1764
1864
1964
2065
2165
2265
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2464
2564
2664
2764
2864
2964
3064
3165

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 82% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11189
21189
31288
41288
51288
61387
71387
81486
91486
101585
111585
121585
131684
141684
151684
161684
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191783
201882
211882
221981
231981
242080
252179
262278
272377
282476
292674
302773
312872

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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 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 5:37 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 5:15 PM to 5:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.65:375:15
211.65:375:15
311.65:375:14
411.65:375:14
511.65:375:14
611.65:385:13
711.65:385:13
811.65:385:13
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1211.55:395:11
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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 4.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.9 kWh/m² to a high of 6.31 kWh/m² in December 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
74.5Bright
84.4Bright
94.4Bright
104.4Bright
114.4Bright
124.3Bright
134.3Bright
144.3Bright
154.3Bright
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174.3Bright
184.2Bright
194.2Bright
204.2Bright
214.2Bright
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234.2Bright
244.1Bright
254.1Bright
264.1Bright
274.1Bright
284.1Bright
294.1Bright
304.1Bright
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Nossa Senhora das Dores?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Nossa Senhora das Dores for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nossa Senhora das Dores in May

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

In May, Nossa Senhora das Dores sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Nossa Senhora das Dores 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 55 km away) is warmest in April at about 28°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
Jan27Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar28Tropical
Apr28Tropical
May28Warm
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov26Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Nossa Senhora das Dores 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 Nossa Senhora das Dores peaks around February 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 17UV 15Jul 12UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Nossa Senhora das Dores?

Nossa Senhora das Dores sits at 10.5°S, 37.2°W, 201 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Capela, 15 km away.

Topography around Nossa Senhora das Dores

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Nossa Senhora das Dores.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nossa Senhora das Dores has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m around an average of 189 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 396 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 691 m.

The land around Nossa Senhora das Dores is covered by grassland (63%) within 3 km, grassland (67%) within 16 km, and grassland (55%) within 80 km.

3 km
98 m
16 km
396 m
80 km
691 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
May weather nearby: Capela 15 km · Ribeirópolis 25 km · Japaratuba 30 km · Maruim 30 km · Aquidabã 30 km · Areia Branca 32 km · Itabaiana 33 km · Laranjeiras 35 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 Nossa Senhora das Dores (-10.4917°, -37.1933°, elevation 201 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).