Ruy Barbosa weather in May

In May, Ruy Barbosa sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 29 mm of rain across 9 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Ruy Barbosa's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ruy Barbosa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
9th warmest
Overnight low
20°
6th coldest
Rainfall
29 mm
9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
5:55 AM – 5:21 PM
Cloud cover
64%
11th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Ruy Barbosa is human settlement in Bahia, 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 28°C through the month.

A typical May day in Ruy Barbosa reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12920
22920
32920
42920
52920
62920
72820
82820
92820
102820
112820
122820
132820
142820
152820
162820
172820
182820
192820
202820
212820
222820
232819
242819
252819
262819
272819
282819
292819
302719
312719

How May really feels in Ruy Barbosa

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.

Ruy Barbosa weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 21°8811.212.64.4
Feb31° / 21°571112.44.2
Mar31° / 21°7613.412.14.2
Apr30° / 21°4812.611.74.8
May28° / 20°29911.46.1
Jun27° / 18°269.311.36.6
Jul26° / 17°279.711.46.7
Aug27° / 17°259.211.66.6
Sep29° / 18°227.811.96.0
Oct30° / 20°367.712.35.1
Nov31° / 21°741012.64.6
Dec31° / 21°739.512.74.6

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 25% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
24951
34852
44753
54555
64555
74456
84357
94357
104357
114159
124159
134060
144060
153961
163961
174060
184060
194258
204258
214357
224357
234357
244456
254555
264555
274654
284654
294555
304753
314753

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ruy Barbosa gets around 29 mm of rain over 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 29% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
134
233
333
432
531
630
730
829
929
1029
1128
1228
1328
1428
1529
1629
1729
1829
1929
2029
2129
2229
2329
2429
2529
2629
2728
2829
2929
3029
3129

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 69% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 74% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1114778
2115777
3115777
4116767
5117757
6119746
7120736
8121726
9122716
10123706
11124696
12124696
13125695
14126685
15126685
16127675
17227665
18227665
19228655
20228664
21228664
22228664
23228664
24228673
25228673
26229663
27229672
28230662
29230662
30231661
31332641

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 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
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of May to 11 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:52 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 5:26 PM to 5:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.65:525:26
211.65:525:26
311.65:525:25
411.55:535:25
511.55:535:25
611.55:535:24
711.55:535:24
811.55:535:24
911.55:545:23
1011.55:545:23
1111.55:545:23
1211.55:545:22
1311.55:545:22
1411.55:555:22
1511.45:555:22
1611.45:555:21
1711.45:555:21
1811.45:565:21
1911.45:565:21
2011.45:565:20
2111.45:565:20
2211.45:575:20
2311.45:575:20
2411.45:575:20
2511.45:585:20
2611.45:585:20
2711.45:585:20
2811.45:585:20
2911.35:595:20
3011.35:595:20
3111.35:595:19

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 3.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.34 kWh/m² to a high of 5.9 kWh/m² in January across the year — May's 3.78 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
24.1Bright
34.1Bright
44.0Bright
54.0Moderate
64.0Moderate
73.9Moderate
83.9Moderate
93.9Moderate
103.9Moderate
113.8Moderate
123.8Moderate
133.8Moderate
143.8Moderate
153.8Moderate
163.8Moderate
173.7Moderate
183.7Moderate
193.7Moderate
203.7Moderate
213.7Moderate
223.7Moderate
233.7Moderate
243.7Moderate
253.6Moderate
263.6Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.6Moderate
293.6Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Ruy Barbosa?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ruy Barbosa in May

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

In May, Ruy Barbosa sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Ruy Barbosa 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 Ruy Barbosa peaks around February 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 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 18UV 15Jul 11UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Ruy Barbosa?

Ruy Barbosa sits at 12.3°S, 40.5°W, 344 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Itaberaba, 34 km away.

Topography around Ruy Barbosa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ruy Barbosa has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 663 m around an average of 392 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 726 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 822 m.

The land around Ruy Barbosa is covered by grassland (51%) within 3 km, grassland (45%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and grassland (49%), trees (29%) and shrubs (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
663 m
16 km
726 m
80 km
822 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Itaberaba 34 km · Boa Vista do Tupim 44 km · Mundo Novo 47 km · Baixa Grande 51 km · Tapiramutá 58 km · Iaçu 62 km · Piritiba 62 km · Utinga 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 Ruy Barbosa (-12.2839°, -40.4939°, elevation 344 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).