Porto Calvo weather in May

In May, Porto Calvo sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 122 mm of rain across 23.6 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Porto Calvo's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Porto Calvo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
8th warmest
Overnight low
23°
7th coldest
Rainfall
122 mm
23.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
5:30 AM – 5:05 PM
Cloud cover
61%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Porto Calvo is former frequesia and town of the Pernambuco Captaincy, actual old town of Porto Calvo, Alagoas.

Founded
1575

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 28°C through the month.

A typical May day in Porto Calvo reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22923
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42923
52923
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312822

How May really feels in Porto Calvo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 4 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
4
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.

Porto Calvo weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°5817.412.54.0
Feb31° / 23°6416.712.33.8
Mar31° / 24°8019.812.13.7
Apr30° / 23°962111.83.8
May28° / 23°12223.611.64.1
Jun27° / 22°14025.311.54.2
Jul26° / 21°12825.311.54.4
Aug27° / 21°8322.211.74.8
Sep28° / 21°5817.611.95.3
Oct29° / 22°421512.25.1
Nov30° / 23°3112.112.44.8
Dec31° / 23°3312.712.54.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in May, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 29% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34753
44753
54852
64753
74852
84852
94951
104951
114951
124852
134852
144951
154951
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315545

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Porto Calvo gets around 122 mm of rain over 23.6 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 76% and peaks near 83% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
175
275
375
475
575
675
775
874
974
1074
1174
1273
1373
1473
1574
1674
1774
1875
1975
2076
2177
2277
2378
2479
2580
2680
2781
2882
2983
3083
3183

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 93% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
13961
23961
33961
43961
53970
64960
74960
84960
94960
105950
115950
125950
135950
146940
156940
166940
177930
187930
197930
208920
218920
229910
239910
249910
2510900
2610900
2711890
2811890
2912880
3012880
3113870

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 5:28 AM to 5:34 AM, and sunset from 5:09 PM to 5:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:285:09
211.75:285:09
311.75:285:09
411.75:295:08
511.75:295:08
611.75:295:08
711.65:295:07
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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 4.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.91 kWh/m² to a high of 6.02 kWh/m² in November across the year — May's 4.29 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.6Bright
34.5Bright
44.5Bright
54.5Bright
64.5Bright
74.5Bright
84.4Bright
94.4Bright
104.4Bright
114.4Bright
124.4Bright
134.4Bright
144.3Bright
154.3Bright
164.3Bright
174.3Bright
184.3Bright
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204.2Bright
214.2Bright
224.2Bright
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244.2Bright
254.2Bright
264.1Bright
274.1Bright
284.1Bright
294.1Bright
304.1Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Porto Calvo

In seasonPeak

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

Porto Calvo's rainy season runs February–August, 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 Porto Calvo?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Porto Calvo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Porto Calvo in May

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

In May, Porto Calvo sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Porto Calvo in May

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 31 km away) is warmest in April at about 29°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May28Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov27Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Porto Calvo 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 Porto Calvo peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 12UV 15Aug 10UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Porto Calvo?

Porto Calvo sits at 9.0°S, 35.4°W, 20 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Matriz de Camaragibe, 19 km away.

Topography around Porto Calvo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Porto Calvo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 111 m around an average of 24 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 159 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 853 m.

The land around Porto Calvo is covered by grassland (80%) within 3 km, grassland (65%) and trees (27%) within 16 km, and grassland (43%), water (31%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
111 m
16 km
159 m
80 km
853 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
May weather nearby: Matriz de Camaragibe 19 km · Maragogi 20 km · São José da Coroa Grande 32 km · Barreiros 34 km · São Luís do Quitunde 35 km · Colônia Leopoldina 39 km · Joaquim Gomes 40 km · Água Preta 40 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 Porto Calvo (-9.045°, -35.3983°, elevation 20 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).