Parnamirim weather in May

In May, Parnamirim sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 104 mm of rain across 19.3 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-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 43% 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 Parnamirim's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Parnamirim's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
8th warmest
Overnight low
24°
6th coldest
Rainfall
104 mm
19.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:25 AM – 5:09 PM
Cloud cover
51%
8th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
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 Parnamirim reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Parnamirim

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 20 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
20
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.

Parnamirim weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 25°5515.412.34.7
Feb30° / 25°7316.212.24.3
Mar30° / 25°11020.9124.0
Apr29° / 25°1362211.93.9
May29° / 24°10419.311.74.6
Jun28° / 23°10618.611.75.2
Jul27° / 23°8717.311.75.7
Aug27° / 22°321111.86.6
Sep28° / 23°187.2126.8
Oct29° / 24°135.212.16.5
Nov29° / 24°145.212.36.2
Dec29° / 25°259.612.35.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25347
35446
45545
55644
65743
75842
85941
96040
106040
116139
126238
136238
146337
156337
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306832
316832

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Parnamirim gets around 104 mm of rain over 19.3 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 62% and peaks near 69% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
169
268
367
466
565
664
763
862
961
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1459
1559
1660
1760
1860
1960
2061
2161
2261
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2462
2562
2663
2763
2863
2963
3063
3163

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 88% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
107723
207822
307822
407921
508020
608119
708218
808218
908317
1008416
1108515
1208614
1308614
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190919
200928
210937
220946
231936
241945
251945
261954
271954
281963
291963
302962
312962

Wind in May

Winds average 16 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
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3117light breeze

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 5:24 AM to 5:28 AM, and sunset from 5:12 PM to 5:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.85:245:12
211.85:245:12
311.85:245:12
411.85:245:11
511.85:245:11
611.85:255:11
711.85:255:11
811.85:255:10
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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 4.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.46 kWh/m² to a high of 6.35 kWh/m² in November across the year — May's 4.93 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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174.9Bright
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294.8Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Parnamirim

In seasonPeak

In May, Parnamirim sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Parnamirim's rainy season runs February–July, 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 Parnamirim?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Parnamirim for sightseeing.

What to pack for Parnamirim in May

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

In May, Parnamirim sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Parnamirim 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 16 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 Parnamirim 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 Parnamirim peaks around March 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 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 13UV 15Jul 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Parnamirim?

Parnamirim sits at 5.9°S, 35.3°W, 56 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Macaíba, 12 km away.

Topography around Parnamirim

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Parnamirim has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m around an average of 48 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 117 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 527 m.

The land around Parnamirim is covered by artificial surfaces (53%) within 3 km, grassland (28%) and shrubs (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (38%), water (31%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
48 m
16 km
117 m
80 km
527 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
May weather nearby: Macaíba 12 km · Natal 15 km · São Gonçalo do Amarante 15 km · São José de Mipibu 18 km · Monte Alegre 19 km · Nísia Floresta 20 km · Extremoz 24 km · Tibau do Sul 36 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 Parnamirim (-5.9156°, -35.2628°, elevation 56 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).