Piatã weather in May

In May, Piatã sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 21 mm of rain across 4.9 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of May to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Piatã's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Piatã's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 25°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 16°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 21 mm; 4.9 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 24 min; 6:02 AM – 5:25 PM
Cloud cover: 60%; 6th clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 4.45 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.5; out of 10

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical May day in Piatã reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25
Avg low (°C)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	16
2	25	16
3	25	16
4	25	16
5	25	16
6	25	16
7	25	16
8	25	16
9	25	16
10	25	16
11	25	16
12	25	16
13	25	16
14	25	16
15	25	16
16	25	16
17	25	16
18	25	16
19	25	15
20	25	15
21	25	15
22	25	15
23	25	15
24	25	15
25	25	15
26	25	15
27	25	15
28	25	15
29	25	15
30	25	15
31	25	15

Piatã weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 17°	115	11.5	12.7	6.2
Feb	27° / 17°	73	10.5	12.4	6.2
Mar	27° / 17°	111	11.7	12.1	6.2
Apr	26° / 17°	67	9.8	11.7	6.6
May	25° / 16°	21	4.9	11.4	7.5
Jun	24° / 14°	9	3	11.2	8.1
Jul	23° / 13°	6	1.5	11.3	8.2
Aug	24° / 13°	5	1.5	11.6	8.4
Sep	26° / 14°	14	2.6	11.9	8.0
Oct	27° / 16°	56	6.7	12.3	7.1
Nov	26° / 17°	159	12.9	12.6	6.0
Dec	27° / 17°	127	12.3	12.8	6.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	47	47	47	47	46	46	45	45	45	45	44	43	43	43	42	43	44	43	43	44	45	46	46	47	47	47	49	49	49	49	50
Cloudier (%)	53	53	53	53	54	54	55	55	55	55	56	57	57	57	58	57	56	57	57	56	55	54	54	53	53	53	51	51	51	51	50

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	47	53
2	47	53
3	47	53
4	47	53
5	46	54
6	46	54
7	45	55
8	45	55
9	45	55
10	45	55
11	44	56
12	43	57
13	43	57
14	43	57
15	42	58
16	43	57
17	44	56
18	43	57
19	43	57
20	44	56
21	45	55
22	46	54
23	46	54
24	47	53
25	47	53
26	47	53
27	49	51
28	49	51
29	49	51
30	49	51
31	50	50

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Piatã gets around 21 mm of rain over 4.9 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 17% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	25	24	23	22	22	21	20	19	19	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13

	Rain chance (%)
1	25
2	24
3	23
4	22
5	22
6	21
7	20
8	19
9	19
10	18
11	18
12	17
13	17
14	17
15	17
16	16
17	16
18	16
19	15
20	15
21	15
22	14
23	14
24	14
25	13
26	13
27	13
28	13
29	13
30	13
31	13

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the humid band about 53% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7
Comfortable (%)	24	25	26	27	28	29	31	32	34	35	37	38	39	40	41	42	42	43	44	44	45	46	47	48	49	50	52	52	53	55	56
Humid (%)	69	68	67	67	66	66	64	63	61	60	57	56	55	54	54	52	52	51	49	49	48	47	46	45	44	43	41	40	39	37	36
Muggy (%)	5	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	2	24	69	5
2	2	25	68	5
3	2	26	67	5
4	2	27	67	4
5	2	28	66	4
6	2	29	66	3
7	2	31	64	3
8	2	32	63	3
9	2	34	61	3
10	2	35	60	3
11	3	37	57	3
12	3	38	56	3
13	3	39	55	3
14	3	40	54	3
15	3	41	54	2
16	4	42	52	2
17	4	42	52	2
18	4	43	51	2
19	5	44	49	2
20	5	44	49	2
21	5	45	48	2
22	5	46	47	2
23	6	47	46	2
24	6	48	45	1
25	6	49	44	1
26	6	50	43	1
27	6	52	41	1
28	7	52	40	1
29	7	53	39	1
30	7	55	37	1
31	7	56	36	1

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	8	calm
2	8	calm
3	8	calm
4	8	calm
5	8	calm
6	8	calm
7	8	calm
8	8	calm
9	8	calm
10	8	calm
11	8	calm
12	8	calm
13	8	calm
14	8	calm
15	8	calm
16	8	calm
17	8	calm
18	8	calm
19	8	calm
20	8	calm
21	8	calm
22	8	calm
23	8	calm
24	8	calm
25	8	calm
26	8	calm
27	8	calm
28	9	calm
29	9	calm
30	9	calm
31	9	calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of May to 11 h 18 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 5:58 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 5:30 PM to 5:23 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3
Sunrise (AM)	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06
Sunset (PM)	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:29	5:29	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:27	5:27	5:27	5:26	5:26	5:26	5:25	5:25	5:25	5:25	5:25	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:23	5:23	5:23	5:23	5:23	5:23

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.5	5:58	5:30
2	11.5	5:58	5:30
3	11.5	5:59	5:30
4	11.5	5:59	5:29
5	11.5	5:59	5:29
6	11.5	5:59	5:28
7	11.5	5:59	5:28
8	11.5	6:00	5:28
9	11.5	6:00	5:27
10	11.4	6:00	5:27
11	11.4	6:00	5:27
12	11.4	6:00	5:26
13	11.4	6:01	5:26
14	11.4	6:01	5:26
15	11.4	6:01	5:25
16	11.4	6:02	5:25
17	11.4	6:02	5:25
18	11.4	6:02	5:25
19	11.4	6:02	5:25
20	11.4	6:03	5:24
21	11.4	6:03	5:24
22	11.3	6:03	5:24
23	11.3	6:03	5:24
24	11.3	6:04	5:24
25	11.3	6:04	5:24
26	11.3	6:04	5:23
27	11.3	6:05	5:23
28	11.3	6:05	5:23
29	11.3	6:05	5:23
30	11.3	6:06	5:23
31	11.3	6:06	5:23

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.12 kWh/m² to a high of 6.36 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.45 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.7	Bright
2	4.6	Bright
3	4.6	Bright
4	4.6	Bright
5	4.6	Bright
6	4.6	Bright
7	4.6	Bright
8	4.5	Bright
9	4.5	Bright
10	4.5	Bright
11	4.5	Bright
12	4.5	Bright
13	4.5	Bright
14	4.5	Bright
15	4.5	Bright
16	4.4	Bright
17	4.4	Bright
18	4.4	Bright
19	4.4	Bright
20	4.4	Bright
21	4.4	Bright
22	4.4	Bright
23	4.4	Bright
24	4.4	Bright
25	4.3	Bright
26	4.3	Bright
27	4.3	Bright
28	4.3	Bright
29	4.3	Bright
30	4.3	Bright
31	4.3	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Piatã

In seasonPeak

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

Piatã's rainy season runs November–March, 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 Piatã?

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

7.5

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

6.8

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Piatã for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Piatã in May

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

In May, Piatã sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 5 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Piatã in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Piatã peaks around February 18 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 9 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	16	15	13	10	9	9	11	12	13	14	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	10	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Piatã?

Piatã sits at 13.2°S, 41.8°W, 1,282 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Livramento de Nossa Senhora, 55 km away.

Topography around Piatã

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Piatã has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 566 m around an average of 1,281 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,117 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,703 m.

The land around Piatã is covered by shrubs (48%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, shrubs (50%), grassland (25%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and shrubs (54%), trees (22%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

566 m

shrubs 48%

16 km

1,117 m

shrubs 50%

80 km

1,703 m

shrubs 54%

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← April Piatã year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Livramento de Nossa Senhora 55 km · Livramento do Brumado 56 km · Paramirim 60 km · Ibicoara 60 km · Barra da Estiva 71 km · Seabra 82 km · Tanque Novo 89 km · Ituaçu 90 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

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 Piatã (-13.1519°, -41.7728°, elevation 1,282 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	16
2	25	16
3	25	16
4	25	16
5	25	16
6	25	16
7	25	16
8	25	16
9	25	16
10	25	16
11	25	16
12	25	16
13	25	16
14	25	16
15	25	16
16	25	16
17	25	16
18	25	16
19	25	15
20	25	15
21	25	15
22	25	15
23	25	15
24	25	15
25	25	15
26	25	15
27	25	15
28	25	15
29	25	15
30	25	15
31	25	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	47	53
2	47	53
3	47	53
4	47	53
5	46	54
6	46	54
7	45	55
8	45	55
9	45	55
10	45	55
11	44	56
12	43	57
13	43	57
14	43	57
15	42	58
16	43	57
17	44	56
18	43	57
19	43	57
20	44	56
21	45	55
22	46	54
23	46	54
24	47	53
25	47	53
26	47	53
27	49	51
28	49	51
29	49	51
30	49	51
31	50	50

	Rain chance (%)
1	25
2	24
3	23
4	22
5	22
6	21
7	20
8	19
9	19
10	18
11	18
12	17
13	17
14	17
15	17
16	16
17	16
18	16
19	15
20	15
21	15
22	14
23	14
24	14
25	13
26	13
27	13
28	13
29	13
30	13
31	13

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	2	24	69	5
2	2	25	68	5
3	2	26	67	5
4	2	27	67	4
5	2	28	66	4
6	2	29	66	3
7	2	31	64	3
8	2	32	63	3
9	2	34	61	3
10	2	35	60	3
11	3	37	57	3
12	3	38	56	3
13	3	39	55	3
14	3	40	54	3
15	3	41	54	2
16	4	42	52	2
17	4	42	52	2
18	4	43	51	2
19	5	44	49	2
20	5	44	49	2
21	5	45	48	2
22	5	46	47	2
23	6	47	46	2
24	6	48	45	1
25	6	49	44	1
26	6	50	43	1
27	6	52	41	1
28	7	52	40	1
29	7	53	39	1
30	7	55	37	1
31	7	56	36	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	16
2	25	16
3	25	16
4	25	16
5	25	16
6	25	16
7	25	16
8	25	16
9	25	16
10	25	16
11	25	16
12	25	16
13	25	16
14	25	16
15	25	16
16	25	16
17	25	16
18	25	16
19	25	15
20	25	15
21	25	15
22	25	15
23	25	15
24	25	15
25	25	15
26	25	15
27	25	15
28	25	15
29	25	15
30	25	15
31	25	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	47	53
2	47	53
3	47	53
4	47	53
5	46	54
6	46	54
7	45	55
8	45	55
9	45	55
10	45	55
11	44	56
12	43	57
13	43	57
14	43	57
15	42	58
16	43	57
17	44	56
18	43	57
19	43	57
20	44	56
21	45	55
22	46	54
23	46	54
24	47	53
25	47	53
26	47	53
27	49	51
28	49	51
29	49	51
30	49	51
31	50	50

	Rain chance (%)
1	25
2	24
3	23
4	22
5	22
6	21
7	20
8	19
9	19
10	18
11	18
12	17
13	17
14	17
15	17
16	16
17	16
18	16
19	15
20	15
21	15
22	14
23	14
24	14
25	13
26	13
27	13
28	13
29	13
30	13
31	13

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	2	24	69	5
2	2	25	68	5
3	2	26	67	5
4	2	27	67	4
5	2	28	66	4
6	2	29	66	3
7	2	31	64	3
8	2	32	63	3
9	2	34	61	3
10	2	35	60	3
11	3	37	57	3
12	3	38	56	3
13	3	39	55	3
14	3	40	54	3
15	3	41	54	2
16	4	42	52	2
17	4	42	52	2
18	4	43	51	2
19	5	44	49	2
20	5	44	49	2
21	5	45	48	2
22	5	46	47	2
23	6	47	46	2
24	6	48	45	1
25	6	49	44	1
26	6	50	43	1
27	6	52	41	1
28	7	52	40	1
29	7	53	39	1
30	7	55	37	1
31	7	56	36	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	16
2	25	16
3	25	16
4	25	16
5	25	16
6	25	16
7	25	16
8	25	16
9	25	16
10	25	16
11	25	16
12	25	16
13	25	16
14	25	16
15	25	16
16	25	16
17	25	16
18	25	16
19	25	15
20	25	15
21	25	15
22	25	15
23	25	15
24	25	15
25	25	15
26	25	15
27	25	15
28	25	15
29	25	15
30	25	15
31	25	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	47	53
2	47	53
3	47	53
4	47	53
5	46	54
6	46	54
7	45	55
8	45	55
9	45	55
10	45	55
11	44	56
12	43	57
13	43	57
14	43	57
15	42	58
16	43	57
17	44	56
18	43	57
19	43	57
20	44	56
21	45	55
22	46	54
23	46	54
24	47	53
25	47	53
26	47	53
27	49	51
28	49	51
29	49	51
30	49	51
31	50	50

	Rain chance (%)
1	25
2	24
3	23
4	22
5	22
6	21
7	20
8	19
9	19
10	18
11	18
12	17
13	17
14	17
15	17
16	16
17	16
18	16
19	15
20	15
21	15
22	14
23	14
24	14
25	13
26	13
27	13
28	13
29	13
30	13
31	13

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	2	24	69	5
2	2	25	68	5
3	2	26	67	5
4	2	27	67	4
5	2	28	66	4
6	2	29	66	3
7	2	31	64	3
8	2	32	63	3
9	2	34	61	3
10	2	35	60	3
11	3	37	57	3
12	3	38	56	3
13	3	39	55	3
14	3	40	54	3
15	3	41	54	2
16	4	42	52	2
17	4	42	52	2
18	4	43	51	2
19	5	44	49	2
20	5	44	49	2
21	5	45	48	2
22	5	46	47	2
23	6	47	46	2
24	6	48	45	1
25	6	49	44	1
26	6	50	43	1
27	6	52	41	1
28	7	52	40	1
29	7	53	39	1
30	7	55	37	1
31	7	56	36	1