Santo Antônio de Jesus weather in May

In May, Santo Antônio de Jesus sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 76 mm of rain across 18.9 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 7th-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 oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of May to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Santo Antônio de Jesus's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santo Antônio de Jesus's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
8th warmest
Overnight low
21°
6th coldest
Rainfall
76 mm
18.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
5:51 AM – 5:15 PM
Cloud cover
62%
10th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
3.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Santo Antônio de Jesus is human 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 28°C through the month.

A typical May day in Santo Antônio de Jesus reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 7°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 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Santo Antônio de Jesus

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
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.

Santo Antônio de Jesus weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 22°8317.312.73.9
Feb31° / 22°671712.43.8
Mar31° / 22°8419.912.13.7
Apr29° / 22°8721.511.73.9
May28° / 21°7618.911.45.1
Jun26° / 20°862111.35.0
Jul26° / 19°8221.211.35.1
Aug26° / 19°7320.411.65.2
Sep27° / 20°5816.711.95.5
Oct29° / 21°6016.312.35.0
Nov30° / 22°7615.712.64.5
Dec30° / 22°7014.312.74.3

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 28% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
34951
44852
54852
64753
74753
84654
94654
104555
114456
124456
134456
144357
154357
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Santo Antônio de Jesus gets around 76 mm of rain over 18.9 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 61% and peaks near 68% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
168
268
367
467
566
665
765
864
964
1063
1162
1262
1361
1461
1560
1660
1760
1859
1959
2059
2159
2258
2358
2458
2558
2658
2758
2859
2959
3060
3161

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 59% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
102377
202476
302575
402674
502773
602872
713069
813168
913267
1013366
1113465
1223563
1323662
1423761
1523860
1623959
1734057
1834156
1934255
2034255
2134354
2234453
2334552
2444551
2544650
2644749
2744848
2844947
2945046
3045244
3145343

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of May to 11 h 18 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 5:48 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 5:21 PM to 5:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.55:485:21
211.55:485:20
311.55:485:20
411.55:485:19
511.55:495:19
611.55:495:19
711.55:495:18
811.55:495:18
911.55:505:17
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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 3.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.46 kWh/m² to a high of 5.97 kWh/m² in January across the year — May's 3.87 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
24.2Bright
34.1Bright
44.1Bright
54.1Bright
64.0Bright
74.0Bright
84.0Bright
94.0Moderate
104.0Moderate
113.9Moderate
123.9Moderate
133.9Moderate
143.9Moderate
153.9Moderate
163.8Moderate
173.8Moderate
183.8Moderate
193.8Moderate
203.8Moderate
213.8Moderate
223.8Moderate
233.7Moderate
243.7Moderate
253.7Moderate
263.7Moderate
273.7Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.6Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Santo Antônio de Jesus?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Santo Antônio de Jesus for sightseeing.

What to pack for Santo Antônio de Jesus in May

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

In May, Santo Antônio de Jesus sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Santo Antônio de Jesus in May

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 45 km away) is warmest in March at about 28°C and coldest in August near 25°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar28Tropical
Apr28Tropical
May27Warm
Jun26Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov27Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Santo Antônio de Jesus in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Santo Antônio de Jesus peaks around February 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 17UV 15Jun 23UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Santo Antônio de Jesus?

Santo Antônio de Jesus sits at 13.0°S, 39.3°W, 214 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is São Felipe, 23 km away.

Topography around Santo Antônio de Jesus

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Santo Antônio de Jesus.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santo Antônio de Jesus has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 94 m around an average of 193 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 307 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 931 m.

The land around Santo Antônio de Jesus is covered by grassland (55%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, grassland (72%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (44%) and trees (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
94 m
16 km
307 m
80 km
931 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
May weather nearby: São Felipe 23 km · Conceição do Almeida 23 km · Nazaré 28 km · Sapeaçu 28 km · Castro Alves 29 km · Laje 30 km · Cruz das Almas 37 km · Amargosa 38 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 Santo Antônio de Jesus (-12.9689°, -39.2614°, elevation 214 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).