Porto da Folha weather in May

In May, Porto da Folha sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 51 mm of rain across 13.3 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 da Folha's 9th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Porto da Folha's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
8th warmest
Overnight low
22°
6th coldest
Rainfall
51 mm
13.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
5:39 AM – 5:12 PM
Cloud cover
57%
9th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
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 29°C by the end.

A typical May day in Porto da Folha 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 32°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 Porto da Folha

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.

Porto da Folha weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 24°356.712.53.4
Feb34° / 24°367.712.33.4
Mar33° / 24°419.412.13.4
Apr32° / 23°4410.511.83.9
May30° / 22°5113.311.64.7
Jun28° / 21°4714.311.45.5
Jul27° / 20°3913.911.55.9
Aug28° / 20°2710.911.76.1
Sep30° / 21°197.311.95.5
Oct32° / 22°174.612.24.6
Nov33° / 23°20412.53.9
Dec34° / 23°183.712.63.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 32% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
35545
45545
55545
65743
75743
85941
95941
106040
116040
126040
136040
146040
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Porto da Folha gets around 51 mm of rain over 13.3 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 43% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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943
1042
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2643
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3145

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 68% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
12476
22476
32575
42674
52674
62773
72872
82971
92971
103070
113070
123169
133169
143268
153268
163268
173367
183367
193367
203466
213466
223466
233565
243565
253664
263763
273862
283961
294060
304258
314357

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May, the calmest month.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
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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 5:37 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 5:16 PM to 5:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:375:16
211.65:375:16
311.65:375:15
411.65:375:15
511.65:375:15
611.65:375:14
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811.65:385:14
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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 3.84 kWh/m² to a high of 6.32 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
14.6Bright
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274.0Bright
284.0Bright
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304.0Bright
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Porto da Folha?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Porto da Folha in May

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

In May, Porto da Folha sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Porto da Folha 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 Porto da Folha peaks around February 19 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 19UV 15Jul 11UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Porto da Folha?

Porto da Folha sits at 9.9°S, 37.3°W, 42 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Pão de Açúcar, 26 km away.

Topography around Porto da Folha

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Porto da Folha has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 180 m around an average of 60 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 358 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 812 m.

The land around Porto da Folha is covered by grassland (70%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) and shrubs (27%) within 16 km, and grassland (67%) within 80 km.

3 km
180 m
16 km
358 m
80 km
812 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Pão de Açúcar 26 km · Traipu 31 km · Batalha 31 km · Nossa Senhora da Glória 37 km · São José da Tapera 41 km · Olho d'Água das Flores 42 km · Poço Redondo 46 km · Girau do Ponciano 49 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 da Folha (-9.9172°, -37.2783°, elevation 42 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).