Porto de Galinhas weather in May

In May, Porto de Galinhas sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 160 mm of rain across 24.1 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Porto de Galinhas's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Porto de Galinhas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
7th warmest
Overnight low
24°
7th coldest
Rainfall
160 mm
24.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
5:28 AM – 5:05 PM
Cloud cover
52%
10th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical May day in Porto de Galinhas reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Porto de Galinhas weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 25°6018.312.45.0
Feb28° / 25°6616.612.34.8
Mar29° / 25°882012.14.6
Apr28° / 25°12021.811.84.4
May27° / 24°16024.111.64.6
Jun27° / 24°18524.811.54.5
Jul26° / 23°1552511.64.7
Aug26° / 23°9221.611.75.2
Sep26° / 23°5817.9125.7
Oct27° / 24°4115.412.26.0
Nov28° / 24°3212.812.46.2
Dec28° / 25°3714.112.55.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
26139
36139
46040
56139
66238
76238
86337
96436
106535
116535
126634
136634
146733
156733
166733
176832
186832
196832
206931
216931
226931
237030
247030
257030
267030
277129
287129
297228
307228
317228

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Porto de Galinhas gets around 160 mm of rain over 24.1 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 78% and peaks near 80% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
176
276
377
477
577
677
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877
977
1077
1177
1277
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1478
1578
1678
1778
1878
1978
2078
2178
2278
2379
2479
2579
2679
2779
2879
2979
3080
3180

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 95% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12953
22953
32953
42953
52953
62953
72953
82962
93952
103952
113952
123952
133952
143961
153961
163961
173961
184951
194951
204951
214960
224960
234960
244960
255950
265950
275950
285950
295950
306940
316940

Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 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
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
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3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 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 6 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:26 AM to 5:31 AM, and sunset from 5:09 PM to 5:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:265:09
211.75:265:08
311.75:265:08
411.75:265:08
511.75:275:07
611.75:275:07
711.75:275:07
811.75:275:07
911.75:275:06
1011.75:275:06
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1311.65:275:06
1411.65:285:05
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1911.65:295:05
2011.65:295:05
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2411.65:305:04
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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 4.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.03 kWh/m² to a high of 5.96 kWh/m² in November across the year — May's 4.4 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.6Bright
44.6Bright
54.6Bright
64.6Bright
74.6Bright
84.5Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.4Bright
164.4Bright
174.4Bright
184.4Bright
194.4Bright
204.3Bright
214.3Bright
224.3Bright
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244.3Bright
254.3Bright
264.2Bright
274.2Bright
284.2Bright
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304.2Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Porto de Galinhas

In seasonPeak

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

Porto de Galinhas's rainy season runs March–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 de Galinhas?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Porto de Galinhas for sightseeing.

What to pack for Porto de Galinhas in May

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

In May, Porto de Galinhas sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Porto de Galinhas 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 21 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
Dec28Warm

UV index in Porto de Galinhas 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 de Galinhas peaks around March 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 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 14UV 15Jul 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Porto de Galinhas?

Porto de Galinhas sits at 8.4°S, 35.1°W, 29 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Cabo de Santo Agostinho, 13 km away.

Topography around Porto de Galinhas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Porto de Galinhas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 119 m around an average of 26 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 311 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 873 m.

The land around Porto de Galinhas is covered by grassland (33%), trees (30%) and cropland (28%) within 3 km, trees (34%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (41%) and water (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
119 m
16 km
311 m
80 km
873 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
May weather nearby: Cabo de Santo Agostinho 13 km · Escada 18 km · Sirinhaém 22 km · Moreno 31 km · Rio Formoso 32 km · Jaboatão dos Guararapes 32 km · Ribeirão 37 km · Tamandaré 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 de Galinhas (-8.3989°, -35.0639°, elevation 29 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).