Sanharó weather in May

In May, Sanharó sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 42 mm of rain across 10 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-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 42 min at the start of May to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Sanharó's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sanharó's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
9th warmest
Overnight low
19°
7th coldest
Rainfall
42 mm
10 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
5:34 AM – 5:11 PM
Cloud cover
62%
9th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

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 Sanharó reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Sanharó weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 20°408.512.45.1
Feb30° / 20°398.312.35.0
Mar30° / 20°5210.812.14.9
Apr29° / 20°469.911.85.4
May28° / 19°421011.66.3
Jun26° / 18°368.711.56.8
Jul25° / 17°268.511.66.9
Aug26° / 17°166.111.77.2
Sep28° / 18°82.9127.2
Oct30° / 18°82.312.26.3
Nov30° / 19°92.212.45.7
Dec31° / 19°143.912.55.4

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 27% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
34060
44060
54060
64159
74159
84258
94258
104258
114456
124456
134456
144555
154555
164654
174555
184654
194654
204753
214654
224753
234753
244753
254852
264951
274951
284951
294951
305050
315050

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Sanharó gets around 42 mm of rain over 10 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 32% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
133
233
333
433
533
633
732
832
931
1031
1130
1230
1330
1430
1531
1631
1731
1831
1931
2032
2132
2232
2332
2433
2533
2633
2733
2832
2932
3031
3131

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 67% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 67% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
102674
202674
302674
402773
502773
602773
702872
802872
902971
1003070
1103070
1203169
1303268
1403268
1503367
1603367
1703367
1803466
1903466
2003565
2103565
2203565
2303664
2403664
2513663
2613762
2713861
2813861
2913960
3014059
3114158

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
111calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
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2012calm
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2612light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of May to 11 h 36 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 5:32 AM to 5:37 AM, and sunset from 5:15 PM to 5:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:325:15
211.75:325:14
311.75:325:14
411.75:325:14
511.75:325:14
611.75:335:13
711.75:335:13
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911.75:335:12
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1411.65:345:11
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1911.65:345:11
2011.65:355:11
2111.65:355:10
2211.65:355:10
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2411.65:355:10
2511.65:365:10
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2811.65:365:10
2911.65:375:10
3011.65:375:10
3111.65:375:10

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.11 kWh/m² to a high of 6.6 kWh/m² in November across the year — May's 4.63 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
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84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
134.7Bright
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154.7Bright
164.6Bright
174.6Bright
184.6Bright
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214.5Bright
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244.5Bright
254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.4Bright
284.4Bright
294.4Bright
304.4Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Sanharó?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sanharó in May

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

In May, Sanharó sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Sanharó 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 Sanharó peaks around March 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeMar 14UV 15Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Sanharó?

Sanharó sits at 8.4°S, 36.6°W, 653 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Pesqueira, 14 km away.

Topography around Sanharó

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sanharó has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 221 m around an average of 680 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 560 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 890 m.

The land around Sanharó is covered by grassland (49%) and shrubs (24%) within 3 km, grassland (45%) and shrubs (28%) within 16 km, and shrubs (43%) and grassland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
221 m
16 km
560 m
80 km
890 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Pesqueira 14 km · Belo Jardim 16 km · São Bento do Una 22 km · Brejo da Madre de Deus 32 km · Cachoeirinha 39 km · Venturosa 41 km · Jataúba 42 km · Capoeiras 42 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 Sanharó (-8.3606°, -36.5656°, elevation 653 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).