Piquet Carneiro weather in May

In May, Piquet Carneiro sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 81 mm of rain across 12.8 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 Piquet Carneiro's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Piquet Carneiro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
11th warmest
Overnight low
23°
4th coldest
Rainfall
81 mm
12.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:42 AM – 5:26 PM
Cloud cover
57%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical May day in Piquet Carneiro reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°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)
13123
23123
33123
43123
53123
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73123
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How May really feels in Piquet Carneiro

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.

Piquet Carneiro 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
Jan33° / 24°9814.312.33.1
Feb32° / 23°10516.312.23.2
Mar31° / 23°14020.2123.3
Apr31° / 23°11819.411.93.5
May31° / 23°8112.811.74.3
Jun31° / 22°367.211.74.9
Jul32° / 22°203.711.74.9
Aug33° / 22°101.611.84.3
Sep35° / 23°30.7123.6
Oct35° / 24°14112.13.1
Nov35° / 24°61.212.33.0
Dec35° / 24°254.712.33.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34555
44654
54654
64753
74852
84951
95050
105050
115149
125050
135149
145149
155347
165347
175446
185446
195644
205644
215842
225842
235941
246139
256139
266238
276337
286436
296436
306436
316535

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Piquet Carneiro gets around 81 mm of rain over 12.8 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 42% and peaks near 53% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
153
251
350
448
547
645
744
843
942
1042
1141
1241
1341
1441
1542
1642
1742
1842
1942
2042
2142
2241
2341
2440
2539
2638
2738
2836
2935
3034
3132

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 64% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1114841
2115831
3116821
4117820
5119800
6120790
7122770
8124750
9125740
10127720
11229690
12230680
13232660
14133660
15134650
16135640
17136630
18137620
19138610
20139600
21141580
22142570
23143560
24245530
25246520
26248500
27249480
28351460
29353440
30455410
31458380

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

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 5:41 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 5:29 PM to 5:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.85:415:29
211.85:415:29
311.85:415:28
411.85:415:28
511.85:415:28
611.85:415:28
711.85:415:27
811.85:415:27
911.85:415:27
1011.85:415:27
1111.85:415:27
1211.85:415:27
1311.75:415:26
1411.75:425:26
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2711.75:445:26
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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 4.77 kWh/m² to a high of 6.93 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
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
134.9Bright
144.9Bright
154.9Bright
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184.9Bright
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214.8Bright
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244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Piquet Carneiro

In seasonPeak

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

Piquet Carneiro'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 Piquet Carneiro?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Piquet Carneiro in May

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

In May, Piquet Carneiro sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Piquet Carneiro 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 Piquet Carneiro 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 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 Piquet Carneiro?

Piquet Carneiro sits at 5.8°S, 39.4°W, 251 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Mombaça, 24 km away.

Topography around Piquet Carneiro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Piquet Carneiro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m around an average of 265 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 334 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 764 m.

The land around Piquet Carneiro is covered by grassland (46%) and shrubs (43%) within 3 km, shrubs (68%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and shrubs (66%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
85 m
16 km
334 m
80 km
764 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Mombaça 24 km · Senador Pompeu 24 km · Acopiara 33 km · Solonópole 46 km · Pedra Branca 51 km · Quixelô 56 km · Iguatu 63 km · Quixeramobim 69 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 Piquet Carneiro (-5.8036°, -39.4178°, elevation 251 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).