Picos weather in May

In May, Picos sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 30 mm of rain across 4.8 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Picos's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Picos's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
7th warmest
Overnight low
23°
7th coldest
Rainfall
30 mm
4.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:52 AM – 5:32 PM
Cloud cover
59%
7th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Picos is human 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 32°C through the month.

A typical May day in Picos reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C warmer than April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13223
23223
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43223
53223
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73223
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How May really feels in Picos

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 31 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
31
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.

Picos weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 24°14116.612.43.2
Feb31° / 23°13916.912.23.4
Mar31° / 23°14918.9123.5
Apr32° / 23°8811.611.83.9
May32° / 23°304.811.74.2
Jun32° / 22°4111.64.7
Jul33° / 21°20.511.64.7
Aug34° / 22°10.111.84.0
Sep36° / 23°20.2123.0
Oct36° / 25°91.412.22.3
Nov36° / 25°254.512.32.5
Dec34° / 25°577.812.43.0

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 22% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24357
34456
44456
54456
64456
74456
84555
94654
104654
114753
124753
134852
144951
155050
165050
175050
185050
195248
205248
215347
225347
235446
245446
255545
265644
275743
285743
295842
305941
315941

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Picos gets around 30 mm of rain over 4.8 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 16% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
125
224
323
422
522
621
720
819
918
1017
1116
1216
1315
1415
1515
1614
1714
1814
1914
2014
2114
2213
2313
2413
2512
2612
2711
2810
2910
309
318

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 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 68% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
12135134
22135332
32145331
42155429
53165328
63175426
73185425
83195523
93205522
103225421
113235519
123245518
133255517
143265516
153285415
163295414
173305413
183315412
192325412
202335411
212345410
222355310
23337519
24338518
25340508
26341487
27443477
28444466
29446446
30548425
31549414

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
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1511calm
1611calm
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1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2312calm
2412calm
2512calm
2612calm
2712light breeze
2812light breeze
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3012light breeze
3113light breeze

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 5:50 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 5:36 PM to 5:32 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.85:505:36
211.75:505:35
311.75:515:35
411.75:515:35
511.75:515:35
611.75:515:34
711.75:515:34
811.75:515:34
911.75:515:34
1011.75:515:33
1111.75:515:33
1211.75:515:33
1311.75:515:33
1411.75:515:33
1511.75:525:33
1611.75:525:32
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2011.75:525:32
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3111.65:555:32

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.91 kWh/m² to a high of 6.85 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.95 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
194.9Bright
204.9Bright
214.9Bright
224.9Bright
234.9Bright
244.9Bright
254.9Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Picos

In seasonPeak

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

Picos's rainy season runs January–April, 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 Picos?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Picos in May

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

In May, Picos sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Picos 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 Picos peaks around March 10 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 10UV 15Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Picos?

Picos sits at 7.1°S, 41.5°W, 203 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Jaicós, 48 km away.

Topography around Picos

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Picos has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 255 m around an average of 228 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 385 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 582 m.

The land around Picos is covered by grassland (37%), shrubs (24%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, shrubs (49%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and shrubs (71%) within 80 km.

3 km
255 m
16 km
385 m
80 km
582 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Jaicós 48 km · Oeiras 74 km · Valença do Piauí 81 km · Pio IX 98 km · Ipueiras 112 km · Salitre 114 km · Campos Sales 120 km · Araripina 120 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 Picos (-7.0769°, -41.4669°, elevation 203 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).