Poço Redondo weather in May

In May, Poço Redondo sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 41 mm of rain across 10.7 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of May to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Poço Redondo's 9th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Poço Redondo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
9th warmest
Overnight low
22°
6th coldest
Rainfall
41 mm
10.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
5:40 AM – 5:14 PM
Cloud cover
57%
9th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical May day in Poço Redondo reaches about 30°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 28°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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How May really feels in Poço Redondo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 27 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
27
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.

Poço Redondo weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 24°325.512.53.2
Feb34° / 24°346.212.33.2
Mar34° / 24°418.112.13.3
Apr33° / 23°388.211.83.9
May30° / 22°4110.711.64.8
Jun29° / 21°3611.411.45.5
Jul28° / 20°3011.711.56.1
Aug29° / 20°218.211.76.0
Sep31° / 21°14511.95.3
Oct33° / 22°122.312.24.4
Nov34° / 23°142.812.43.6
Dec34° / 23°183.112.63.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 30% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25347
35347
45347
55347
65545
75545
85644
95644
105644
115644
125743
135743
145644
155644
165644
175644
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265743
275743
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315941

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Poço Redondo gets around 41 mm of rain over 10.7 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 34% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
133
234
334
434
535
635
735
835
934
1034
1134
1234
1334
1434
1534
1634
1734
1834
1934
2034
2134
2234
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2434
2534
2634
2735
2835
2935
3036
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 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
114851
214851
314851
414851
514950
614950
715049
815049
915148
1015148
1115148
1215148
1315148
1415148
1515148
1615148
1715148
1805347
1905347
2005347
2115346
2215346
2315445
2415544
2515742
2615841
2716039
2816237
2916336
3016534
3116732

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 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
113light breeze
213light breeze
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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 30 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 5:38 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 5:18 PM to 5:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:385:18
211.75:385:17
311.65:385:17
411.65:395:17
511.65:395:16
611.65:395:16
711.65:395:16
811.65:395:15
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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 4.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.76 kWh/m² to a high of 6.51 kWh/m² in December across the year — May's 4.24 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.6Bright
34.6Bright
44.6Bright
54.5Bright
64.5Bright
74.5Bright
84.4Bright
94.4Bright
104.4Bright
114.4Bright
124.3Bright
134.3Bright
144.3Bright
154.3Bright
164.2Bright
174.2Bright
184.2Bright
194.2Bright
204.2Bright
214.1Bright
224.1Bright
234.1Bright
244.1Bright
254.0Bright
264.0Bright
274.0Bright
284.0Bright
294.0Moderate
304.0Moderate
314.0Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Poço Redondo?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Poço Redondo in May

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

In May, Poço Redondo sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Poço Redondo 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 Poço Redondo peaks around February 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 18UV 15Jul 11UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Poço Redondo?

Poço Redondo sits at 9.8°S, 37.7°W, 179 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Canindé de São Francisco, 20 km away.

Topography around Poço Redondo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Poço Redondo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m around an average of 190 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 418 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 836 m.

The land around Poço Redondo is covered by grassland (72%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and shrubs (32%) within 16 km, and grassland (57%) and shrubs (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
88 m
16 km
418 m
80 km
836 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Canindé de São Francisco 20 km · Piranhas 22 km · Pão de Açúcar 28 km · São José da Tapera 43 km · Porto da Folha 46 km · Olho d'Água das Flores 52 km · Nossa Senhora da Glória 54 km · Delmiro Gouveia 58 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 Poço Redondo (-9.805°, -37.6844°, elevation 179 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).