Quixadá weather in May

In May, Quixadá sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 75 mm of rain across 14 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. 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 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 Quixadá's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Quixadá's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
11th warmest
Overnight low
23°
4th coldest
Rainfall
75 mm
14 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:39 AM – 5:26 PM
Cloud cover
58%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical May day in Quixadá reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 34°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 Quixadá

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 31 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
31
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.

Quixadá weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 24°8813.912.33.1
Feb32° / 23°951612.23.1
Mar32° / 23°14121123.1
Apr31° / 23°14420.111.93.4
May31° / 23°751411.84.1
Jun31° / 23°33811.74.6
Jul32° / 22°184.411.74.6
Aug33° / 23°71.111.84.2
Sep35° / 23°10.3123.6
Oct35° / 24°40.512.13.2
Nov35° / 24°40.912.23.2
Dec34° / 24°214.612.33.1

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 27% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24258
34357
44555
54654
64753
74753
84951
94951
105050
115149
125149
135149
145248
155248
165347
175446
185446
195644
205644
215743
225842
235842
246040
256040
266139
276139
286238
296337
306238
316337

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Quixadá gets around 75 mm of rain over 14 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 45% and peaks near 59% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
159
259
358
457
556
654
753
852
950
1049
1148
1247
1346
1446
1545
1645
1744
1844
1943
2042
2141
2241
2340
2439
2538
2637
2737
2836
2935
3034
3133

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 80% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
116921
217911
317911
418901
519891
6110881
7111871
8112861
9113851
10114841
11115831
12116821
13117811
14018811
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16019801
17019801
18020791
19021781
20022780
21022780
22023770
23024760
24025750
25026740
26127720
27128710
28130690
29131680
30133660
31135640

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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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 5:38 AM to 5:41 AM, and sunset from 5:28 PM to 5:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.85:385:28
211.85:385:28
311.85:385:28
411.85:385:27
511.85:385:27
611.85:385:27
711.85:385:27
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911.85:395:26
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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 4.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.78 kWh/m² to a high of 6.89 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.96 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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264.9Bright
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284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Quixadá

In seasonPeak

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

Quixadá's rainy season runs January–May, 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 Quixadá?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Quixadá in May

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

In May, Quixadá sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Quixadá 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 Quixadá peaks around March 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 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 15Jun 22UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Quixadá in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Quixadá is worst in November — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.0× the cleanest month (July, 4 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateNov 1416 µg/m³Jul 194 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar10Good
Apr10Good
May7Good
Jun5Good
Jul4Good
Aug5Good
Sep6Good
Oct14Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Quixadá?

Quixadá sits at 5.0°S, 39.0°W, 186 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Banabuiú, 39 km away.

Topography around Quixadá

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Quixadá has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m around an average of 191 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 525 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 976 m.

The land around Quixadá is covered by grassland (45%) and shrubs (25%) within 3 km, shrubs (62%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and shrubs (69%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
103 m
16 km
525 m
80 km
976 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Banabuiú 39 km · Quixeramobim 40 km · Itapiúna 46 km · Capistrano 57 km · Madalena 63 km · Aracoiaba 70 km · Ocara 71 km · Morada Nova 73 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 Quixadá (-4.9714°, -39.0153°, elevation 186 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).