Riachão do Jacuípe weather in May

In May, Riachão do Jacuípe sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 36 mm of rain across 11.3 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 Riachão do Jacuípe's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Riachão do Jacuípe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
9th warmest
Overnight low
21°
6th coldest
Rainfall
36 mm
11.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
5:50 AM – 5:18 PM
Cloud cover
63%
11th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
3.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical May day in Riachão do Jacuípe reaches about 29°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 Riachão do Jacuípe

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 7 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
7
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.

Riachão do Jacuípe 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° / 23°577.812.63.5
Feb33° / 23°43812.43.4
Mar33° / 23°549.612.13.5
Apr31° / 22°4111.711.74.1
May29° / 21°3611.311.55.1
Jun28° / 20°3211.311.36.0
Jul27° / 19°2610.111.46.4
Aug28° / 19°22811.66.1
Sep30° / 20°165.311.95.3
Oct32° / 21°19412.34.3
Nov33° / 22°42612.53.8
Dec33° / 22°446.312.73.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 28% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25050
35050
44951
54753
64654
74654
84555
94555
104456
114456
124357
134258
144258
154258
164357
174357
184357
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204357
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224456
234555
244654
254753
264852
274951
284852
294951
305149
315149

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Riachão do Jacuípe gets around 36 mm of rain over 11.3 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 37% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
138
238
338
438
537
637
737
837
937
1037
1137
1236
1336
1436
1536
1636
1736
1836
1936
2036
2136
2236
2336
2436
2536
2636
2736
2836
2936
3036
3137

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 70% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 95% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
135938
236037
336136
436235
536334
636433
736433
836532
936631
1036730
1136730
1236829
1346828
1446828
1546927
1647026
1756926
1857025
1957124
2067123
2167222
2267321
2367420
2477419
2577518
2677617
2777716
2887715
2987814
3087913
3188012

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
112light breeze
212light breeze
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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 5:47 AM to 5:54 AM, and sunset from 5:22 PM to 5:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.65:475:22
211.65:475:22
311.65:475:22
411.65:485:21
511.55:485:21
611.55:485:20
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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 3.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.48 kWh/m² to a high of 6.14 kWh/m² in December across the year — May's 3.9 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.3Bright
34.2Bright
44.2Bright
54.1Bright
64.1Bright
74.1Bright
84.0Bright
94.0Bright
104.0Bright
114.0Moderate
124.0Moderate
133.9Moderate
143.9Moderate
153.9Moderate
163.9Moderate
173.9Moderate
183.8Moderate
193.8Moderate
203.8Moderate
213.8Moderate
223.8Moderate
233.8Moderate
243.8Moderate
253.8Moderate
263.7Moderate
273.7Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.7Moderate
303.7Moderate
313.7Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Riachão do Jacuípe?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Riachão do Jacuípe in May

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

In May, Riachão do Jacuípe sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Riachão do Jacuípe in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Riachão do Jacuípe 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
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Riachão do Jacuípe?

Riachão do Jacuípe sits at 11.8°S, 39.4°W, 217 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Conceição do Coité, 29 km away.

Topography around Riachão do Jacuípe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Riachão do Jacuípe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m around an average of 222 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 170 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 609 m.

The land around Riachão do Jacuípe is covered by grassland (82%) within 3 km, grassland (93%) within 16 km, and grassland (80%) within 80 km.

3 km
40 m
16 km
170 m
80 km
609 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Conceição do Coité 29 km · Serra Preta 40 km · Serrinha 44 km · Valente 45 km · Barrocas 46 km · Santa Bárbara 48 km · Ipirá 55 km · Teofilândia 56 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 Riachão do Jacuípe (-11.8069°, -39.3856°, elevation 217 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).