Passira weather in May

In May, Passira sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 64 mm of rain across 14.6 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of May to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Passira's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Passira's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
8th warmest
Overnight low
22°
7th coldest
Rainfall
64 mm
14.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
5:29 AM – 5:08 PM
Cloud cover
59%
10th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Passira is 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 28°C through the month.

A typical May day in Passira reaches about 28°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 27°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12922
22922
32922
42922
52922
62922
72922
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112922
122922
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282822
292822
302822
312822

How May really feels in Passira

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.

Passira 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
Jan31° / 22°4012.612.44.4
Feb31° / 23°4112.312.34.3
Mar31° / 23°5414.512.14.2
Apr30° / 23°6115.311.84.4
May28° / 22°6414.611.65.2
Jun27° / 21°5914.311.55.9
Jul26° / 20°4713.811.66.1
Aug27° / 20°2810.411.76.5
Sep28° / 20°218.4126.4
Oct29° / 21°176.612.25.8
Nov30° / 22°165.712.45.3
Dec31° / 22°239.112.54.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 34% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
35050
45050
55050
65149
75248
85248
95347
105347
115446
125446
135545
145545
155644
165644
175644
185644
195743
205743
215743
225743
235842
245842
255842
265842
275842
285941
295941
306040
316040

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Passira gets around 64 mm of rain over 14.6 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 47% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
147
247
347
447
548
648
748
848
948
1048
1147
1247
1347
1447
1547
1647
1747
1847
1947
2047
2147
2247
2347
2446
2546
2646
2746
2846
2946
3046
3146

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 61% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
12872
22971
32971
43070
53169
63268
73367
83466
93565
103664
113763
123763
133862
143862
153961
163961
174060
184060
194060
204159
214159
224258
234258
244357
254456
264555
274654
284852
294951
305149
315347

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
110calm
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410calm
510calm
610calm
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810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 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 6 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:28 AM to 5:33 AM, and sunset from 5:11 PM to 5:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:285:11
211.75:285:11
311.75:285:11
411.75:285:10
511.75:285:10
611.75:285:10
711.75:285:09
811.75:285:09
911.75:295:09
1011.75:295:09
1111.75:295:09
1211.75:295:08
1311.75:295:08
1411.65:295:08
1511.65:295:08
1611.65:295:08
1711.65:305:08
1811.65:305:07
1911.65:305:07
2011.65:305:07
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2211.65:315:07
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2611.65:315:07
2711.65:325:07
2811.65:325:07
2911.65:325:07
3011.65:325:07
3111.65:335:07

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.93 kWh/m² to a high of 5.9 kWh/m² in November across the year — May's 4.33 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.6Bright
34.6Bright
44.5Bright
54.5Bright
64.5Bright
74.5Bright
84.5Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.4Bright
124.4Bright
134.4Bright
144.4Bright
154.4Bright
164.3Bright
174.3Bright
184.3Bright
194.3Bright
204.3Bright
214.2Bright
224.2Bright
234.2Bright
244.2Bright
254.2Bright
264.2Bright
274.1Bright
284.1Bright
294.1Bright
304.1Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Passira?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Passira in May

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

In May, Passira sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Passira 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 Passira peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 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 15UV 15Jul 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Passira?

Passira sits at 8.0°S, 35.6°W, 188 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Cumaru, 13 km away.

Topography around Passira

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Passira has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 127 m around an average of 206 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 476 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,023 m.

The land around Passira is covered by grassland (87%) within 3 km, grassland (82%) within 16 km, and grassland (59%) within 80 km.

3 km
127 m
16 km
476 m
80 km
1,023 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Cumaru 13 km · João Alfredo 16 km · Limoeiro 20 km · Feira Nova 22 km · Bom Jardim 22 km · Gravatá 23 km · Pombos 26 km · Surubim 26 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 Passira (-7.995°, -35.5806°, elevation 188 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).