Quijingue weather in May

In May, Quijingue sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 36 mm of rain across 9.5 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of May to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Quijingue's 10th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Quijingue's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
9th warmest
Overnight low
21°
6th coldest
Rainfall
36 mm
9.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
5:48 AM – 5:18 PM
Cloud cover
63%
10th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical May day in Quijingue reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°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 Quijingue

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 6 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
6
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.

Quijingue weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 22°496.412.63.8
Feb33° / 23°427.112.43.6
Mar33° / 23°528.512.13.7
Apr32° / 22°389.111.84.2
May30° / 21°369.511.55.2
Jun28° / 20°2910.311.46.1
Jul27° / 19°238.711.46.5
Aug28° / 19°196.611.66.4
Sep30° / 20°124.211.95.5
Oct32° / 21°18312.24.7
Nov33° / 22°39512.54.1
Dec33° / 22°375.112.64.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24555
34456
44456
54456
64357
74357
84258
94159
104159
114159
124159
134159
144060
154060
164060
174060
184060
194060
204060
214258
224357
234357
244456
254456
264456
274555
284654
294654
304753
314753

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Quijingue gets around 36 mm of rain over 9.5 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 31% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
131
231
331
431
531
631
731
830
930
1030
1130
1230
1330
1430
1530
1631
1731
1831
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2031
2131
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2532
2632
2732
2832
2932
3032
3132

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 75% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 90% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
167519
267519
367618
467618
567717
677617
777716
877716
977716
1087715
1187715
1287715
1397615
1497615
1597516
1697516
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18107416
19107416
20107416
21117316
22117316
23117415
24127315
25127414
26127513
27137512
28137512
29147511
30147610
3115769

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 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
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912calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of May to 11 h 24 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 5:45 AM to 5:52 AM, and sunset from 5:23 PM to 5:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.65:455:23
211.65:455:22
311.65:465:22
411.65:465:22
511.65:465:21
611.65:465:21
711.65:465:21
811.65:465:20
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1011.65:475:20
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2611.45:505:17
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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 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.57 kWh/m² to a high of 6.3 kWh/m² in December across the year — May's 4 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.4Bright
34.3Bright
44.3Bright
54.3Bright
64.2Bright
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84.2Bright
94.1Bright
104.1Bright
114.1Bright
124.1Bright
134.0Bright
144.0Bright
154.0Bright
164.0Moderate
174.0Moderate
183.9Moderate
193.9Moderate
203.9Moderate
213.9Moderate
223.9Moderate
233.9Moderate
243.9Moderate
253.9Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Quijingue?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Quijingue in May

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

In May, Quijingue sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Quijingue 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 Quijingue peaks around February 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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 17UV 15Jun 23UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Quijingue?

Quijingue sits at 10.8°S, 39.2°W, 358 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Nordestina, 25 km away.

Topography around Quijingue

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Quijingue has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 100 m around an average of 331 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 416 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 785 m.

The land around Quijingue is covered by grassland (68%) and shrubs (22%) within 3 km, grassland (52%) and shrubs (32%) within 16 km, and grassland (50%) and shrubs (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
100 m
16 km
416 m
80 km
785 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Nordestina 25 km · Cansanção 33 km · Euclides da Cunha 34 km · Monte Santo 38 km · Tucano 51 km · Queimadas 52 km · Santaluz 59 km · Araci 70 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 Quijingue (-10.7525°, -39.2092°, elevation 358 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).