São José do Egito weather in May

In May, São José do Egito sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 33 mm of rain across 6.5 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 São José do Egito's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see São José do Egito's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
9th warmest
Overnight low
20°
7th coldest
Rainfall
33 mm
6.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:36 AM – 5:15 PM
Cloud cover
59%
8th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical May day in São José do Egito reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 10°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 1°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 São José do Egito

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.

São José do Egito 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° / 21°62712.44.3
Feb32° / 21°568.212.24.2
Mar31° / 21°8911.412.14.2
Apr31° / 21°639.311.84.6
May30° / 20°336.511.75.5
Jun28° / 19°214.211.66.5
Jul28° / 18°102.711.66.8
Aug29° / 18°51.111.86.5
Sep31° / 18°10.5125.7
Oct32° / 19°50.712.24.9
Nov33° / 20°71.112.34.6
Dec33° / 20°182.312.44.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
23961
34060
44060
54159
64357
74357
84555
94555
104555
114753
124852
134951
144951
154951
165050
175050
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195149
205248
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225248
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245347
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305248
315248

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

São José do Egito gets around 33 mm of rain over 6.5 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 21% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
128
228
327
426
526
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724
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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 53% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 54% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1234613
2234613
3235603
4235603
5236593
6237583
7238573
8238573
9339562
10340552
11341542
12342532
13342532
14343531
15344521
16344521
17344521
18345511
19345511
20345511
21346501
22346510
23346510
24346510
25447490
26447490
27447480
28448480
29548470
30549450
31551440

Wind in May

Winds average 15 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
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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 5:34 AM to 5:38 AM, and sunset from 5:19 PM to 5:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:345:19
211.75:345:18
311.75:345:18
411.75:345:18
511.75:345:17
611.75:345:17
711.75:345:17
811.75:355:17
911.75:355:16
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2211.65:375:15
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2411.65:375:14
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2611.65:375:14
2711.65:385:14
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2911.65:385:14
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3111.65:385:15

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.55 kWh/m² to a high of 7.07 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 5.03 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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45.2Bright
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105.1Bright
115.1Bright
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145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
234.9Bright
244.9Bright
254.9Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit São José do Egito?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for São José do Egito in May

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

In May, São José do Egito sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in São José do Egito 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 São José do Egito peaks around March 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeMar 14UV 15Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is São José do Egito?

São José do Egito sits at 7.5°S, 37.3°W, 594 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Tabira, 32 km away.

Topography around São José do Egito

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of São José do Egito.

Within 3 km, the terrain around São José do Egito has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m around an average of 600 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 344 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 980 m.

The land around São José do Egito is covered by shrubs (52%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, shrubs (64%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and shrubs (73%) within 80 km.

3 km
82 m
16 km
344 m
80 km
980 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Tabira 32 km · Sumé 48 km · Monteiro 49 km · Afogados da Ingazeira 50 km · Patos 51 km · Sertânia 66 km · Carnaíba 68 km · Piancó 79 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 São José do Egito (-7.4789°, -37.2744°, elevation 594 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).