Santa Luzia weather in May

In May, Santa Luzia sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 133 mm of rain across 19.8 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-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 13% of the time in May, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of May to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Santa Luzia's 7th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santa Luzia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
9th warmest
Overnight low
23°
6th coldest
Rainfall
133 mm
19.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:04 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover
69%
7th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

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 Santa Luzia 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 33°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)
13123
23123
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53123
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How May really feels in Santa Luzia

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.

Santa Luzia weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 23°23225.612.22.6
Feb31° / 23°24725.712.12.5
Mar31° / 23°30429.5122.4
Apr31° / 23°26427.411.92.6
May31° / 23°13319.811.83.4
Jun32° / 22°368.211.84.5
Jul32° / 22°224.611.84.4
Aug34° / 22°9211.93.8
Sep35° / 23°112.2123.2
Oct35° / 24°194.212.13.0
Nov34° / 24°548.212.23.0
Dec33° / 24°11315.912.22.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
21981
32080
42179
52278
62377
72476
82575
92674
102872
113070
123070
133268
143367
153565
163664
173763
183862
194060
204258
214357
224456
234654
244654
254852
264951
275050
285248
295347
305446
315644

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Santa Luzia gets around 133 mm of rain over 19.8 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 64% and peaks near 80% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
180
279
378
476
575
673
772
870
969
1068
1166
1266
1365
1465
1564
1664
1763
1863
1962
2062
2161
2260
2359
2458
2557
2655
2753
2852
2949
3047
3145

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels miserable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the miserable band about 57% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
103565
203664
303664
403664
503664
603763
703763
803763
903763
1003862
1103862
1203961
1303961
1403961
1504060
1604060
1704159
1804258
1904258
2004357
2104456
2204555
2304654
2404852
2504951
2605149
2705347
2805545
2915643
3015841
3116039

Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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135calm
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155calm
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185calm
195calm
206calm
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276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of May to 11 h 48 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 6:04 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 5:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:045:56
211.96:045:56
311.96:045:55
411.96:045:55
511.96:045:55
611.86:045:55
711.86:045:55
811.86:045:54
911.86:045:54
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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 4.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.23 kWh/m² to a high of 6.03 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.48 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.3Bright
34.3Bright
44.3Bright
54.3Bright
64.3Bright
74.4Bright
84.4Bright
94.4Bright
104.4Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.5Bright
184.5Bright
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204.5Bright
214.6Bright
224.6Bright
234.6Bright
244.6Bright
254.6Bright
264.6Bright
274.6Bright
284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Santa Luzia

In seasonPeak

None of Santa Luzia's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Santa Luzia's monsoon runs January–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Santa Luzia?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Santa Luzia.

What to pack for Santa Luzia in May

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

In May, Santa Luzia sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Santa Luzia 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 Luzia peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 17 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 16UV 15Jul 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Santa Luzia 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 Santa Luzia is worst in November — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.5× the cleanest month (July, 7 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateNov 1724 µg/m³Jul 167 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May10Good
Jun8Good
Jul7Good
Aug8Good
Sep10Good
Oct16Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Santa Luzia?

Santa Luzia sits at 4.0°S, 45.7°W, 40 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Alto Alegre do Pindaré, 39 km away.

Topography around Santa Luzia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santa Luzia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m around an average of 42 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 157 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 376 m.

The land around Santa Luzia is covered by grassland (66%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, grassland (63%) and trees (36%) within 16 km, and grassland (53%) and trees (46%) within 80 km.

3 km
45 m
16 km
157 m
80 km
376 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Alto Alegre do Pindaré 39 km · Santa Inês 45 km · Bom Jardim 47 km · Pindaré-Mirim 53 km · Pio XII 58 km · Vitorino Freire 58 km · Olho d’Água das Cunhãs 63 km · Monção 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 Santa Luzia (-3.9633°, -45.6583°, elevation 40 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).