Santaluz weather in May

In May, Santaluz sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 41 mm of rain across 11.3 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Santaluz's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santaluz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
9th warmest
Overnight low
21°
6th coldest
Rainfall
41 mm
11.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
5:49 AM – 5:18 PM
Cloud cover
64%
9th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
3.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Santaluz 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

Highs ease over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical May day in Santaluz 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 32°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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How May really feels in Santaluz

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 6 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
6
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.

Santaluz 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
Jan33° / 23°497.112.63.6
Feb33° / 23°407.412.43.5
Mar33° / 23°489.412.13.5
Apr32° / 22°431111.84.0
May29° / 21°4111.311.55.0
Jun28° / 20°3211.511.45.9
Jul27° / 19°259.311.46.4
Aug28° / 19°217.811.66.1
Sep30° / 20°154.811.95.4
Oct32° / 21°203.812.34.5
Nov33° / 22°425.912.54.0
Dec33° / 22°365.212.63.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 28% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24654
34555
44456
54456
64456
74456
84357
94258
104258
114357
124258
134159
144159
154060
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184159
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214258
224357
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244456
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264456
274555
284654
294654
304753
314852

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Santaluz gets around 41 mm of rain over 11.3 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 37% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
138
238
337
437
537
637
736
836
935
1035
1135
1235
1335
1435
1535
1635
1736
1836
1936
2037
2137
2237
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2437
2537
2637
2738
2838
2938
3038
3138

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 75% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 93% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
146927
247026
347125
447224
547224
647323
747422
847422
957421
1057520
1157520
1257520
1367420
1467519
1567519
1677419
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1877419
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2087418
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2497615
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2697714
27107713
28107812
29107812
30117811
31117910

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of May to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:47 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 5:23 PM to 5:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.65:475:23
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411.65:475:22
511.65:475:21
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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 3.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.54 kWh/m² to a high of 6.23 kWh/m² in December across the year — May's 3.96 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
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44.2Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
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84.1Bright
94.1Bright
104.1Bright
114.0Bright
124.0Bright
134.0Moderate
144.0Moderate
154.0Moderate
163.9Moderate
173.9Moderate
183.9Moderate
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203.9Moderate
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223.9Moderate
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243.8Moderate
253.8Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.7Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Santaluz?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Santaluz in May

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

In May, Santaluz sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Santaluz in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Santaluz peaks around February 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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 16UV 15Jun 23UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Santaluz?

Santaluz sits at 11.3°S, 39.4°W, 361 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Valente, 20 km away.

Topography around Santaluz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santaluz has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 99 m around an average of 349 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 267 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 711 m.

The land around Santaluz is covered by grassland (56%) and shrubs (25%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) and shrubs (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
99 m
16 km
267 m
80 km
711 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Valente 20 km · Conceição do Coité 36 km · Queimadas 41 km · Barrocas 44 km · Araci 45 km · Teofilândia 48 km · Nordestina 49 km · Quijingue 59 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 Santaluz (-11.2558°, -39.3747°, elevation 361 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).