Nova Cruz weather in May

In May, Nova Cruz sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 64 mm of rain across 13.6 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-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 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 Nova Cruz's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nova Cruz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
8th warmest
Overnight low
23°
7th coldest
Rainfall
64 mm
13.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:27 AM – 5:09 PM
Cloud cover
56%
8th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Nova Cruz 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 30°C through the month.

A typical May day in Nova Cruz reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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How May really feels in Nova Cruz

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 26 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
26
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.

Nova Cruz weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 23°4312.412.34.3
Feb31° / 23°5312.712.24.0
Mar31° / 23°7116.9123.8
Apr30° / 23°8216.711.94.0
May30° / 23°6413.611.74.9
Jun28° / 22°5612.311.65.6
Jul28° / 21°4610.711.76.3
Aug28° / 21°196.311.86.4
Sep29° / 21°124.3126.2
Oct30° / 22°103.512.15.7
Nov31° / 23°114.112.35.4
Dec31° / 23°217.812.44.8

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 30% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35248
45347
55347
65446
75545
85644
95743
105743
115842
125842
135941
145941
155941
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186139
196139
206040
216139
226139
236238
246238
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266337
276337
286337
296436
306436
316337

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Nova Cruz gets around 64 mm of rain over 13.6 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 43% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
152
251
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449
548
647
746
845
944
1043
1142
1241
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1440
1540
1640
1741
1841
1941
2041
2142
2242
2342
2442
2542
2642
2742
2842
2942
3042
3142

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 (%)Miserable (%)
18911
29901
39901
410891
511881
612871
713861
813861
914851
1015841
1116831
1216831
1317821
1417830
1518820
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1919810
2020800
2120800
2221790
2321790
2422780
2523770
2624760
2725750
2826740
2927730
3028720
3130700

Wind in May

Winds average 13 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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212light breeze
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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 5:26 AM to 5:29 AM, and sunset from 5:12 PM to 5:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.85:265:12
211.85:265:12
311.85:265:12
411.85:265:11
511.85:265:11
611.85:265:11
711.75:265:11
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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 4.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.2 kWh/m² to a high of 6.16 kWh/m² in November across the year — May's 4.7 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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314.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Nova Cruz?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Nova Cruz in May

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

In May, Nova Cruz sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Nova Cruz 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 63 km away) is warmest in March 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
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May28Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov27Warm
Dec28Warm

UV index in Nova Cruz 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 Nova Cruz peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 15 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 12UV 15Jul 15UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Nova Cruz?

Nova Cruz sits at 6.5°S, 35.4°W, 90 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Santo Antônio, 19 km away.

Topography around Nova Cruz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nova Cruz has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m around an average of 91 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 268 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 694 m.

The land around Nova Cruz is covered by grassland (88%) within 3 km, grassland (89%) within 16 km, and grassland (48%) and shrubs (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
67 m
16 km
268 m
80 km
694 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
May weather nearby: Santo Antônio 19 km · Belém 26 km · Goianinha 34 km · Araruna 35 km · Canguaretama 35 km · Bananeiras 37 km · Solânea 40 km · Araçagi 42 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 Nova Cruz (-6.4781°, -35.4339°, elevation 90 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).