Santa Cruz do Capibaribe weather in May

In May, Santa Cruz do Capibaribe sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 41 mm of rain across 8.4 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 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 Santa Cruz do Capibaribe's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santa Cruz do Capibaribe's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 21°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 41 mm; 8.4 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 36 min; 5:32 AM – 5:10 PM
Cloud cover: 61%; 8th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 4.59 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.7; out of 10

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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 Santa Cruz do Capibaribe 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 31°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	21
2	30	21
3	29	21
4	29	21
5	29	21
6	29	21
7	29	21
8	29	21
9	29	21
10	29	21
11	29	21
12	29	21
13	29	21
14	29	21
15	29	21
16	29	21
17	29	21
18	29	21
19	29	21
20	29	20
21	29	20
22	29	20
23	29	20
24	29	20
25	29	20
26	28	20
27	28	20
28	28	20
29	28	20
30	28	20
31	28	20

How May really feels in Santa Cruz do Capibaribe

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Santa Cruz do Capibaribe 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	31° / 21°	40	7.9	12.4	4.5
Feb	31° / 21°	32	8.1	12.3	4.4
Mar	31° / 22°	48	10.4	12.1	4.3
Apr	30° / 21°	41	9.4	11.8	4.8
May	29° / 21°	41	8.4	11.6	5.7
Jun	27° / 20°	34	6.7	11.5	6.8
Jul	27° / 19°	22	5.8	11.6	7.1
Aug	27° / 19°	12	4.1	11.7	7.2
Sep	29° / 19°	7	2.2	12	6.5
Oct	31° / 20°	7	2	12.2	5.6
Nov	32° / 20°	7	2	12.4	5.1
Dec	32° / 21°	12	3.9	12.5	4.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 30% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	44	44	44	44	44	45	45	46	46	46	46	47	48	48	49	49	49	50	50	50	50	51	51	52	52	52	52	53	53	54	54
Cloudier (%)	56	56	56	56	56	55	55	54	54	54	54	53	52	52	51	51	51	50	50	50	50	49	49	48	48	48	48	47	47	46	46

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	44	56
2	44	56
3	44	56
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	45	55
7	45	55
8	46	54
9	46	54
10	46	54
11	46	54
12	47	53
13	48	52
14	48	52
15	49	51
16	49	51
17	49	51
18	50	50
19	50	50
20	50	50
21	50	50
22	51	49
23	51	49
24	52	48
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	52	48
28	53	47
29	53	47
30	54	46
31	54	46

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Santa Cruz do Capibaribe gets around 41 mm of rain over 8.4 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 27% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	29	29	29	28	28	28	27	27	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	25

	Rain chance (%)
1	29
2	29
3	29
4	28
5	28
6	28
7	27
8	27
9	26
10	26
11	25
12	25
13	25
14	25
15	25
16	25
17	26
18	26
19	26
20	26
21	27
22	27
23	27
24	27
25	27
26	27
27	27
28	27
29	26
30	26
31	25

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 83% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 87% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Humid (%)	8	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	11	11	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	16	17	18	18	19
Muggy (%)	86	85	84	84	84	83	83	83	82	83	82	82	82	82	82	83	83	83	84	83	83	83	84	84	83	83	82	81	80	80	79
Oppressive (%)	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	8	86	6
2	9	85	6
3	9	84	7
4	9	84	7
5	9	84	7
6	10	83	7
7	10	83	7
8	10	83	7
9	11	82	7
10	11	83	6
11	12	82	6
12	12	82	6
13	12	82	6
14	13	82	5
15	13	82	5
16	13	83	4
17	13	83	4
18	13	83	4
19	13	84	3
20	14	83	3
21	14	83	3
22	14	83	3
23	14	84	2
24	14	84	2
25	15	83	2
26	15	83	2
27	16	82	2
28	17	81	2
29	18	80	2
30	18	80	2
31	19	79	2

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

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	12	calm
2	12	calm
3	12	calm
4	12	calm
5	12	calm
6	12	calm
7	12	calm
8	12	calm
9	12	light breeze
10	12	light breeze
11	12	light breeze
12	12	light breeze
13	12	light breeze
14	12	light breeze
15	12	light breeze
16	12	light breeze
17	12	light breeze
18	12	light breeze
19	12	light breeze
20	12	light breeze
21	12	light breeze
22	12	light breeze
23	12	light breeze
24	12	light breeze
25	12	light breeze
26	12	light breeze
27	12	light breeze
28	12	light breeze
29	13	light breeze
30	13	light breeze
31	13	light breeze

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 5:30 AM to 5:35 AM, and sunset from 5:14 PM to 5:09 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6
Sunrise (AM)	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:35	5:35	5:35
Sunset (PM)	5:14	5:13	5:13	5:13	5:13	5:12	5:12	5:12	5:12	5:11	5:11	5:11	5:11	5:11	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:09	5:09	5:09	5:09	5:09	5:09	5:09	5:09

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.7	5:30	5:14
2	11.7	5:30	5:13
3	11.7	5:30	5:13
4	11.7	5:30	5:13
5	11.7	5:31	5:13
6	11.7	5:31	5:12
7	11.7	5:31	5:12
8	11.7	5:31	5:12
9	11.7	5:31	5:12
10	11.7	5:31	5:11
11	11.7	5:31	5:11
12	11.7	5:31	5:11
13	11.7	5:31	5:11
14	11.6	5:32	5:11
15	11.6	5:32	5:10
16	11.6	5:32	5:10
17	11.6	5:32	5:10
18	11.6	5:32	5:10
19	11.6	5:32	5:10
20	11.6	5:33	5:10
21	11.6	5:33	5:10
22	11.6	5:33	5:10
23	11.6	5:33	5:10
24	11.6	5:33	5:09
25	11.6	5:34	5:09
26	11.6	5:34	5:09
27	11.6	5:34	5:09
28	11.6	5:34	5:09
29	11.6	5:35	5:09
30	11.6	5:35	5:09
31	11.6	5:35	5:09

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.07 kWh/m² to a high of 6.43 kWh/m² in November across the year — May's 4.59 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.3
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.9	Bright
2	4.9	Bright
3	4.8	Bright
4	4.8	Bright
5	4.8	Bright
6	4.8	Bright
7	4.8	Bright
8	4.7	Bright
9	4.7	Bright
10	4.7	Bright
11	4.7	Bright
12	4.7	Bright
13	4.7	Bright
14	4.6	Bright
15	4.6	Bright
16	4.6	Bright
17	4.6	Bright
18	4.6	Bright
19	4.5	Bright
20	4.5	Bright
21	4.5	Bright
22	4.5	Bright
23	4.5	Bright
24	4.5	Bright
25	4.4	Bright
26	4.4	Bright
27	4.4	Bright
28	4.4	Bright
29	4.3	Bright
30	4.3	Bright
31	4.3	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Santa Cruz do Capibaribe?

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

5.7

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

7.2

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Santa Cruz do Capibaribe in May

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

In May, Santa Cruz do Capibaribe sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Santa Cruz do Capibaribe 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 Santa Cruz do Capibaribe peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 at about 10 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	14	15	14	11	10	10	10	13	13	13	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Santa Cruz do Capibaribe?

Santa Cruz do Capibaribe sits at 8.0°S, 36.2°W, 445 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Toritama, 17 km away.

Topography around Santa Cruz do Capibaribe

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Santa Cruz do Capibaribe.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santa Cruz do Capibaribe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 177 m around an average of 451 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 501 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,068 m.

The land around Santa Cruz do Capibaribe is covered by artificial surfaces (36%), grassland (32%) and shrubs (23%) within 3 km, shrubs (56%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and shrubs (45%) and grassland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km

177 m

artificial surfaces 36%

16 km

501 m

shrubs 56%

80 km

1,068 m

shrubs 45%

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← April Santa Cruz do Capibaribe year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Toritama 17 km · Taquaritinga do Norte 19 km · Vertentes 25 km · Brejo da Madre de Deus 28 km · Jataúba 32 km · São Caitano 42 km · Riacho das Almas 43 km · Caruaru 44 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

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 Santa Cruz do Capibaribe (-7.9575°, -36.2047°, elevation 445 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	21
2	30	21
3	29	21
4	29	21
5	29	21
6	29	21
7	29	21
8	29	21
9	29	21
10	29	21
11	29	21
12	29	21
13	29	21
14	29	21
15	29	21
16	29	21
17	29	21
18	29	21
19	29	21
20	29	20
21	29	20
22	29	20
23	29	20
24	29	20
25	29	20
26	28	20
27	28	20
28	28	20
29	28	20
30	28	20
31	28	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	44	56
2	44	56
3	44	56
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	45	55
7	45	55
8	46	54
9	46	54
10	46	54
11	46	54
12	47	53
13	48	52
14	48	52
15	49	51
16	49	51
17	49	51
18	50	50
19	50	50
20	50	50
21	50	50
22	51	49
23	51	49
24	52	48
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	52	48
28	53	47
29	53	47
30	54	46
31	54	46

	Rain chance (%)
1	29
2	29
3	29
4	28
5	28
6	28
7	27
8	27
9	26
10	26
11	25
12	25
13	25
14	25
15	25
16	25
17	26
18	26
19	26
20	26
21	27
22	27
23	27
24	27
25	27
26	27
27	27
28	27
29	26
30	26
31	25

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	8	86	6
2	9	85	6
3	9	84	7
4	9	84	7
5	9	84	7
6	10	83	7
7	10	83	7
8	10	83	7
9	11	82	7
10	11	83	6
11	12	82	6
12	12	82	6
13	12	82	6
14	13	82	5
15	13	82	5
16	13	83	4
17	13	83	4
18	13	83	4
19	13	84	3
20	14	83	3
21	14	83	3
22	14	83	3
23	14	84	2
24	14	84	2
25	15	83	2
26	15	83	2
27	16	82	2
28	17	81	2
29	18	80	2
30	18	80	2
31	19	79	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	21
2	30	21
3	29	21
4	29	21
5	29	21
6	29	21
7	29	21
8	29	21
9	29	21
10	29	21
11	29	21
12	29	21
13	29	21
14	29	21
15	29	21
16	29	21
17	29	21
18	29	21
19	29	21
20	29	20
21	29	20
22	29	20
23	29	20
24	29	20
25	29	20
26	28	20
27	28	20
28	28	20
29	28	20
30	28	20
31	28	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	44	56
2	44	56
3	44	56
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	45	55
7	45	55
8	46	54
9	46	54
10	46	54
11	46	54
12	47	53
13	48	52
14	48	52
15	49	51
16	49	51
17	49	51
18	50	50
19	50	50
20	50	50
21	50	50
22	51	49
23	51	49
24	52	48
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	52	48
28	53	47
29	53	47
30	54	46
31	54	46

	Rain chance (%)
1	29
2	29
3	29
4	28
5	28
6	28
7	27
8	27
9	26
10	26
11	25
12	25
13	25
14	25
15	25
16	25
17	26
18	26
19	26
20	26
21	27
22	27
23	27
24	27
25	27
26	27
27	27
28	27
29	26
30	26
31	25

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	8	86	6
2	9	85	6
3	9	84	7
4	9	84	7
5	9	84	7
6	10	83	7
7	10	83	7
8	10	83	7
9	11	82	7
10	11	83	6
11	12	82	6
12	12	82	6
13	12	82	6
14	13	82	5
15	13	82	5
16	13	83	4
17	13	83	4
18	13	83	4
19	13	84	3
20	14	83	3
21	14	83	3
22	14	83	3
23	14	84	2
24	14	84	2
25	15	83	2
26	15	83	2
27	16	82	2
28	17	81	2
29	18	80	2
30	18	80	2
31	19	79	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	21
2	30	21
3	29	21
4	29	21
5	29	21
6	29	21
7	29	21
8	29	21
9	29	21
10	29	21
11	29	21
12	29	21
13	29	21
14	29	21
15	29	21
16	29	21
17	29	21
18	29	21
19	29	21
20	29	20
21	29	20
22	29	20
23	29	20
24	29	20
25	29	20
26	28	20
27	28	20
28	28	20
29	28	20
30	28	20
31	28	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	44	56
2	44	56
3	44	56
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	45	55
7	45	55
8	46	54
9	46	54
10	46	54
11	46	54
12	47	53
13	48	52
14	48	52
15	49	51
16	49	51
17	49	51
18	50	50
19	50	50
20	50	50
21	50	50
22	51	49
23	51	49
24	52	48
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	52	48
28	53	47
29	53	47
30	54	46
31	54	46

	Rain chance (%)
1	29
2	29
3	29
4	28
5	28
6	28
7	27
8	27
9	26
10	26
11	25
12	25
13	25
14	25
15	25
16	25
17	26
18	26
19	26
20	26
21	27
22	27
23	27
24	27
25	27
26	27
27	27
28	27
29	26
30	26
31	25

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	8	86	6
2	9	85	6
3	9	84	7
4	9	84	7
5	9	84	7
6	10	83	7
7	10	83	7
8	10	83	7
9	11	82	7
10	11	83	6
11	12	82	6
12	12	82	6
13	12	82	6
14	13	82	5
15	13	82	5
16	13	83	4
17	13	83	4
18	13	83	4
19	13	84	3
20	14	83	3
21	14	83	3
22	14	83	3
23	14	84	2
24	14	84	2
25	15	83	2
26	15	83	2
27	16	82	2
28	17	81	2
29	18	80	2
30	18	80	2
31	19	79	2