Nova Olinda weather in May

In May, Nova Olinda sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 46 mm of rain across 7.3 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 5th-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 27% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of May to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Nova Olinda's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nova Olinda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
10th warmest
Overnight low
21°
5th coldest
Rainfall
46 mm
7.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:45 AM – 5:25 PM
Cloud cover
57%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

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 Nova Olinda reaches about 29°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 on par with April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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52921
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How May really feels in Nova Olinda

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Nova Olinda weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 22°14617.812.43.8
Feb30° / 21°14418.212.23.8
Mar30° / 21°19121.6123.8
Apr29° / 21°12015.411.84.5
May29° / 21°467.311.75.6
Jun29° / 20°122.511.66.4
Jul30° / 20°51.211.66.4
Aug31° / 20°20.411.85.8
Sep33° / 21°20.6124.8
Oct34° / 22°81.712.24.0
Nov33° / 23°17312.34.0
Dec32° / 22°447.412.44.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 46%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34654
44753
54753
64852
74951
84951
94951
105149
115149
125248
135248
145347
155446
165446
175545
185644
195644
205743
215743
225842
235842
245941
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265941
276040
286040
296040
306139
316139

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Nova Olinda gets around 46 mm of rain over 7.3 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 24% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
136
235
334
433
532
631
730
828
927
1026
1125
1224
1323
1422
1522
1622
1721
1821
1921
2021
2120
2220
2320
2419
2519
2618
2718
2817
2917
3016
3115

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 65% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 76% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11107019
21117018
31126918
41136917
50146917
60147016
70156916
80166915
90176815
100186814
110186913
120196813
130206812
140206812
150216811
160226711
170226810
18123679
19124669
20125668
21127657
22128656
23129646
24131635
25132625
26134614
27235594
28237583
29238573
30240562
31342532

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
19calm
29calm
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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 36 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 5:43 AM to 5:47 AM, and sunset from 5:29 PM to 5:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.85:435:29
211.75:435:28
311.75:435:28
411.75:435:28
511.75:435:27
611.75:445:27
711.75:445:27
811.75:445:27
911.75:445:26
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2711.65:475:25
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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 4.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.67 kWh/m² to a high of 6.91 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.82 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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254.7Bright
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284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Nova Olinda

In seasonPeak

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

Nova Olinda's monsoon runs January–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Nova Olinda?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Nova Olinda in May

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

In May, Nova Olinda sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Nova Olinda 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 Olinda peaks around March 12 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 12UV 15Jul 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Nova Olinda?

Nova Olinda sits at 7.1°S, 39.7°W, 448 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Santana do Cariri, 12 km away.

Topography around Nova Olinda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nova Olinda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 166 m around an average of 462 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 610 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 785 m.

The land around Nova Olinda is covered by grassland (49%) and shrubs (32%) within 3 km, shrubs (43%), grassland (28%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and shrubs (59%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
166 m
16 km
610 m
80 km
785 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Santana do Cariri 12 km · Farias Brito 22 km · Assaré 32 km · Crato 34 km · Juazeiro do Norte 43 km · Caririaçu 44 km · Exu 47 km · Barbalha 48 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 Olinda (-7.0917°, -39.6806°, elevation 448 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).