Santa Quitéria do Maranhão weather in May

In May, Santa Quitéria do Maranhão sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 167 mm of rain across 17.6 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Quitéria do Maranhão's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santa Quitéria do Maranhão's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
10th warmest
Overnight low
24°
7th coldest
Rainfall
167 mm
17.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:51 AM – 5:42 PM
Cloud cover
63%
8th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Santa Quitéria do Maranhão is settlement in 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 32°C through the month.

A typical May day in Santa Quitéria do Maranhão reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°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)
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How May really feels in Santa Quitéria do Maranhão

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 Quitéria do Maranhão weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 24°16818.612.22.7
Feb32° / 24°22321.512.12.7
Mar31° / 24°27926.5122.6
Apr31° / 24°29624.811.92.8
May32° / 24°16717.611.83.5
Jun32° / 24°417.711.84.3
Jul33° / 23°183.211.84.2
Aug35° / 23°30.611.93.4
Sep36° / 24°20.5122.4
Oct37° / 25°71.112.11.9
Nov37° / 25°152.512.22.0
Dec36° / 25°57712.22.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22872
32872
43070
53169
63367
73565
83763
93763
103961
114060
124159
134258
144456
154555
164654
174753
184852
194852
205050
215050
225149
235149
245248
255347
265446
275644
285644
295842
306040
316040

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Santa Quitéria do Maranhão gets around 167 mm of rain over 17.6 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 57% and peaks near 75% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
175
274
373
471
570
668
767
865
964
1062
1161
1259
1358
1457
1556
1655
1755
1854
1953
2052
2151
2250
2349
2448
2547
2646
2745
2844
2943
3042
3140

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the oppressive band about 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
105248
205248
305149
405149
505149
605149
705149
805248
905248
1005248
1105347
1205347
1305446
1405545
1505644
1605743
1705941
1806040
1906139
2016237
2116336
2216534
2316633
2416831
2517029
2617128
2717326
2817524
2917623
3017821
3127820

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
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318calm

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 5:51 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 5:44 PM to 5:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:515:44
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311.95:515:43
411.95:515:43
511.95:515:43
611.95:515:43
711.95:515:43
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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 4.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.71 kWh/m² to a high of 6.72 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.91 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
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104.8Bright
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185.0Bright
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315.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Santa Quitéria do Maranhão

In seasonPeak

In May, Santa Quitéria do Maranhão sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Santa Quitéria do Maranhão's monsoon runs January–May, 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 Quitéria do Maranhão?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Santa Quitéria do Maranhão.

What to pack for Santa Quitéria do Maranhão in May

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

In May, Santa Quitéria do Maranhão sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Santa Quitéria do Maranhão 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 Quitéria do Maranhão peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 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 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Santa Quitéria do Maranhão 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 Quitéria do Maranhão is worst in November — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (June, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateNov 1920 µg/m³Jun 119 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr12Moderate
May9Good
Jun9Good
Jul12Moderate
Aug10Good
Sep10Good
Oct15Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Santa Quitéria do Maranhão?

Santa Quitéria do Maranhão sits at 3.5°S, 42.6°W, 21 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Luzilândia, 22 km away.

Topography around Santa Quitéria do Maranhão

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santa Quitéria do Maranhão has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m around an average of 36 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 104 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 180 m.

The land around Santa Quitéria do Maranhão is covered by grassland (51%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, trees (64%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) within 80 km.

3 km
67 m
16 km
104 m
80 km
180 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Luzilândia 22 km · São Bernardo 22 km · Brejo 30 km · Esperantina 58 km · Mata Roma 63 km · Buriti 64 km · Batalha 80 km · Miguel Alves 83 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 Quitéria do Maranhão (-3.4959°, -42.562°, elevation 21 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).