Quixeramobim weather in May

In May, Quixeramobim sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 81 mm of rain across 13.9 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 28% 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 Quixeramobim's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Quixeramobim's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
11th warmest
Overnight low
23°
4th coldest
Rainfall
81 mm
13.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:40 AM – 5:26 PM
Cloud cover
58%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Quixeramobim is human settlement in Brazil.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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 Quixeramobim 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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Quixeramobim

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.

Quixeramobim 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°9313.612.33.0
Feb33° / 23°9716.212.23.0
Mar32° / 23°13720.4123.1
Apr31° / 23°13219.911.93.4
May31° / 23°8113.911.84.1
Jun31° / 23°347.611.74.7
Jul32° / 22°184.211.74.7
Aug33° / 23°91.411.84.2
Sep35° / 23°20.6123.5
Oct35° / 24°60.612.13.1
Nov35° / 24°5112.23.0
Dec35° / 24°224.312.33.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 46%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24258
34456
44555
54654
64753
74753
84951
94951
104951
115050
125149
135149
145248
155347
165446
175545
185545
195644
205743
215842
225842
236040
246040
256238
266238
276337
286337
296436
306436
316535

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Quixeramobim gets around 81 mm of rain over 13.9 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
258
357
455
554
652
751
849
948
1047
1146
1245
1344
1444
1544
1643
1743
1843
1943
2043
2142
2242
2342
2441
2541
2640
2740
2839
2938
3037
3136

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 77% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
118892
218892
319891
4110881
5111871
6112861
7113851
8114841
9115840
10116830
11117820
12118810
13119800
14120790
15120790
16121780
17122770
18122770
19123760
20124750
21125740
22126730
23127720
24128710
25129700
26130690
27132670
28133660
29135640
30237610
31239590

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
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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 5:40 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 5:29 PM to 5:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.85:405:29
211.85:405:29
311.85:405:28
411.85:405:28
511.85:405:28
611.85:405:28
711.85:405:28
811.85:405:27
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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 4.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.77 kWh/m² to a high of 6.94 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.92 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
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34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
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274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Quixeramobim

In seasonPeak

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

Quixeramobim'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 Quixeramobim?

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 Quixeramobim for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Quixeramobim in May

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

In May, Quixeramobim 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 Quixeramobim 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 Quixeramobim 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
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Quixeramobim 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 Quixeramobim 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 Quixeramobim?

Quixeramobim sits at 5.2°S, 39.3°W, 202 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Quixadá, 40 km away.

Topography around Quixeramobim

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Quixeramobim has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 245 m around an average of 208 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 628 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 948 m.

The land around Quixeramobim is covered by shrubs (39%) and grassland (33%) within 3 km, shrubs (70%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and shrubs (73%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
245 m
16 km
628 m
80 km
948 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Quixadá 40 km · Banabuiú 43 km · Senador Pompeu 44 km · Boa Viagem 49 km · Madalena 49 km · Pedra Branca 55 km · Solonópole 67 km · Piquet Carneiro 69 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 Quixeramobim (-5.1992°, -39.2928°, elevation 202 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).