Quiterianópolis weather in May

In May, Quiterianópolis sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 42 mm of rain across 7.6 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of May to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Quiterianópolis's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Quiterianópolis's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
10th warmest
Overnight low
21°
5th coldest
Rainfall
42 mm
7.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:47 AM – 5:31 PM
Cloud cover
60%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical May day in Quiterianópolis reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 9°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 on par with April and on par with June.

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How May really feels in Quiterianópolis

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Quiterianópolis weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 22°9914.712.33.7
Feb31° / 22°971612.23.8
Mar30° / 22°14219.3123.8
Apr30° / 22°8716.311.94.3
May30° / 21°427.611.75.2
Jun30° / 21°142.211.75.8
Jul31° / 20°91.511.75.7
Aug32° / 20°50.411.85.3
Sep33° / 21°20.5124.5
Oct34° / 22°80.812.13.9
Nov34° / 22°71.512.33.8
Dec33° / 23°295.112.33.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 50%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23862
34060
44159
54258
64357
74456
84555
94654
104654
114753
124951
134951
144951
155050
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205446
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255743
265842
275941
286040
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316139

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Quiterianópolis gets around 42 mm of rain over 7.6 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 25% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
139
237
336
434
533
631
730
829
927
1026
1125
1224
1324
1424
1524
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1823
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2023
2123
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2322
2421
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3016
3115

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 64% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 83% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1155737
2155836
3165835
4165934
5175933
6186031
7186130
8196228
91106326
101116325
111126423
121136422
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25122689
26123688
27125677
28226657
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30230626
31232615

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
110calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of May to 11 h 42 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 5:46 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 5:34 PM to 5:31 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.85:465:34
211.85:465:34
311.85:465:33
411.85:465:33
511.85:465:33
611.85:465:33
711.85:465:32
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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 4.87 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.87 kWh/m² to a high of 7 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.87 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Quiterianópolis

In seasonPeak

None of Quiterianópolis's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Quiterianópolis's rainy season runs January–April, 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 Quiterianópolis?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Quiterianópolis in May

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

In May, Quiterianópolis sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

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UV index in Quiterianópolis 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 Quiterianópolis peaks around March 12 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 12UV 16Jun 22UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Quiterianópolis?

Quiterianópolis sits at 5.8°S, 40.7°W, 516 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Novo Oriente, 35 km away.

Topography around Quiterianópolis

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Quiterianópolis has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 190 m around an average of 426 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 444 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 633 m.

The land around Quiterianópolis is covered by shrubs (62%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, shrubs (75%) within 16 km, and shrubs (81%) within 80 km.

3 km
190 m
16 km
444 m
80 km
633 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Novo Oriente 35 km · Parambu 41 km · Tauá 49 km · São João dos Inhamuns 49 km · Independência 66 km · Crateús 74 km · São Miguel do Tapuio 79 km · Castelo do Piauí 111 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 Quiterianópolis (-5.8443°, -40.7019°, elevation 516 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).