São Sebastião do Passé weather in May

In May, São Sebastião do Passé sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 129 mm of rain across 21.9 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 1st-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 19% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of May to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is São Sebastião do Passé's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see São Sebastião do Passé's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
9th warmest
Overnight low
22°
6th coldest
Rainfall
129 mm
21.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
5:47 AM – 5:13 PM
Cloud cover
61%
10th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

São Sebastião do Passé 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 São Sebastião do Passé reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°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)
12922
22922
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42922
52922
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How May really feels in São Sebastião do Passé

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 Sebastião do Passé weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 23°6212.812.73.7
Feb32° / 23°6213.612.43.5
Mar32° / 23°8117.312.13.5
Apr30° / 23°10421.111.73.7
May28° / 22°12921.911.44.5
Jun27° / 21°10422.111.34.7
Jul26° / 20°8220.711.35.1
Aug27° / 20°6118.711.65.3
Sep28° / 20°5114.111.95.4
Oct30° / 22°4810.212.35.0
Nov31° / 23°6010.412.64.3
Dec32° / 23°509.512.74.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 30% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24852
34852
44951
54852
64951
74852
84852
94852
104852
114852
124753
134654
144654
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

São Sebastião do Passé gets around 129 mm of rain over 21.9 wet days in May, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 71% and peaks near 74% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
174
274
373
473
573
673
773
872
972
1071
1171
1271
1370
1470
1570
1670
1770
1869
1969
2069
2169
2269
2369
2469
2570
2670
2770
2870
2971
3071
3171

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 82% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
109892
2010882
3010882
4011872
5011881
6012871
7013861
8014842
9014842
10015832
11016822
12016822
13017812
14017812
15018802
16118792
17119782
18119782
19119782
20119791
21119791
22119791
23119791
24119791
25119791
26119800
27120790
28120790
29120790
30121780
31122770

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
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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 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:44 AM to 5:52 AM, and sunset from 5:18 PM to 5:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.65:445:18
211.65:455:18
311.55:455:17
411.55:455:17
511.55:455:16
611.55:455:16
711.55:455:16
811.55:465:15
911.55:465:15
1011.55:465:15
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1211.55:475:14
1311.45:475:14
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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 4.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.76 kWh/m² to a high of 6.27 kWh/m² in December across the year — May's 4.13 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.4Bright
34.4Bright
44.4Bright
54.3Bright
64.3Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.2Bright
104.2Bright
114.2Bright
124.2Bright
134.2Bright
144.1Bright
154.1Bright
164.1Bright
174.1Bright
184.1Bright
194.0Bright
204.0Bright
214.0Bright
224.0Bright
234.0Bright
244.0Moderate
254.0Moderate
264.0Moderate
273.9Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit São Sebastião do Passé?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit São Sebastião do Passé for sightseeing.

What to pack for São Sebastião do Passé in May

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

In May, São Sebastião do Passé sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near São Sebastião do Passé in May

The nearest coast averages about 28°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 57 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
Jan28Warm
Feb28Tropical
Mar28Tropical
Apr28Tropical
May28Warm
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov27Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in São Sebastião do Passé 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 São Sebastião do Passé peaks around February 17 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 17UV 15Jun 23UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is São Sebastião do Passé?

São Sebastião do Passé sits at 12.5°S, 38.5°W, 51 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Candeias, 18 km away.

Topography around São Sebastião do Passé

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around São Sebastião do Passé has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 117 m around an average of 61 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 207 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 602 m.

The land around São Sebastião do Passé is covered by grassland (70%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, grassland (61%) and trees (38%) within 16 km, and grassland (34%), trees (33%) and water (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
117 m
16 km
207 m
80 km
602 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
May weather nearby: Candeias 18 km · Pojuca 20 km · Mata de São João 21 km · Catu 22 km · São Francisco do Conde 24 km · Santo Amaro 24 km · Dias d'Ávila 24 km · Camaçari 28 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 Sebastião do Passé (-12.5125°, -38.4953°, elevation 51 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).