Pedra Branca weather in May

In May, Pedra Branca sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 73 mm of rain across 14.3 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-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 28% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Pedra Branca's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pedra Branca's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
11th warmest
Overnight low
22°
4th coldest
Rainfall
73 mm
14.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:43 AM – 5:28 PM
Cloud cover
58%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Pedra Branca 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 29°C through the month.

A typical May day in Pedra Branca reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°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 31°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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22922
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42922
52922
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72922
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How May really feels in Pedra Branca

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.

Pedra Branca weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 22°10215.512.33.6
Feb31° / 22°10017.612.23.6
Mar30° / 22°14021123.7
Apr29° / 22°11720.811.93.9
May29° / 22°7314.311.84.9
Jun29° / 21°358.111.75.7
Jul30° / 21°214.711.75.9
Aug32° / 21°10211.85.4
Sep33° / 22°41124.7
Oct34° / 22°121.212.14.1
Nov33° / 22°81.712.24.0
Dec33° / 23°265.712.33.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24258
34258
44258
54456
64555
74654
84654
94753
104951
114951
124951
135050
145149
155149
165347
175347
185446
195644
205743
215743
225941
235941
246139
256139
266238
276436
286436
296535
306634
316634

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Pedra Branca gets around 73 mm of rain over 14.3 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 46% and peaks near 60% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
160
258
357
455
554
652
751
849
948
1047
1146
1246
1345
1445
1545
1645
1745
1845
1945
2045
2144
2244
2344
2443
2543
2642
2741
2840
2939
3038
3136

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 53% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
113069
213168
313366
413564
513762
613960
714158
814356
924553
1024652
1124850
1224949
1325147
1425246
1525345
1625444
1725543
1825642
1925840
2025939
2126038
2226137
2326335
2426434
2536532
2636631
2746729
2846927
2957025
3067024
3167222

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 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
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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 5:42 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 5:30 PM to 5:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.85:425:30
211.85:425:30
311.85:425:30
411.85:425:30
511.85:425:29
611.85:425:29
711.85:425:29
811.85:425:29
911.85:425:29
1011.85:425:28
1111.85:425:28
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1611.85:435:28
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1911.75:435:27
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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 4.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.79 kWh/m² to a high of 6.97 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.85 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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

Hazard calendar for Pedra Branca

In seasonPeak

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

Pedra Branca's rainy season runs January–May, 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 Pedra Branca?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Pedra Branca in May

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

In May, Pedra Branca sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Pedra Branca 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 Pedra Branca peaks around March 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeMar 13UV 15Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Pedra Branca?

Pedra Branca sits at 5.5°S, 39.7°W, 506 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Mombaça, 34 km away.

Topography around Pedra Branca

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pedra Branca has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 171 m around an average of 513 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 607 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 782 m.

The land around Pedra Branca is covered by grassland (63%) and shrubs (24%) within 3 km, grassland (49%) and shrubs (45%) within 16 km, and shrubs (73%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
171 m
16 km
607 m
80 km
782 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Mombaça 34 km · Boa Viagem 36 km · Senador Pompeu 41 km · Piquet Carneiro 51 km · Quixeramobim 55 km · Independência 66 km · Madalena 68 km · Acopiara 77 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 Pedra Branca (-5.4542°, -39.7172°, elevation 506 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).