Serra do Ramalho weather in May

In May, Serra do Ramalho sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 8 mm of rain across 1.6 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-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 45% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Serra do Ramalho's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Serra do Ramalho's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
10th warmest
Overnight low
21°
5th coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
1.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:09 AM – 5:32 PM
Cloud cover
47%
5th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

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 Serra do Ramalho reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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103222
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313221

How May really feels in Serra do Ramalho

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 24 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
24
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.

Serra do Ramalho weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 23°10510.912.73.7
Feb33° / 23°801012.53.7
Mar32° / 23°9611.212.13.8
Apr32° / 22°415.411.74.3
May32° / 21°81.611.44.9
Jun31° / 20°20.211.25.7
Jul31° / 19°00.111.35.8
Aug32° / 19°10.111.65.0
Sep35° / 21°51.111.93.5
Oct35° / 23°445.712.32.8
Nov33° / 23°14312.812.63.3
Dec32° / 23°1211312.83.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26535
36634
46535
56535
66436
76436
86337
96337
106139
116139
126040
136040
146040
156040
166040
176040
186040
196139
206238
216238
226337
236436
246535
256733
266733
276931
287129
297228
307228
317426

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Serra do Ramalho gets around 8 mm of rain over 1.6 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 5% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
19
28
38
47
57
67
76
86
96
106
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125
135
145
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293
303
312

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the humid band about 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 23% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11849374
22950364
321050353
421150343
521251332
621351322
721451321
821452311
921552301
1021652291
1111753281
1211854270
1311955250
1422054240
1522154230
1622155220
1722254220
1822255210
1922355200
2022356190
2122457170
2222457160
2332557150
2432657140
2532757130
2632857120
2732957110
2843056100
2943155100
304325590
314335580

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 6:06 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 5:37 PM to 5:30 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:065:37
211.56:065:37
311.56:065:36
411.56:065:36
511.56:075:35
611.56:075:35
711.56:075:35
811.56:075:34
911.46:085:34
1011.46:085:34
1111.46:085:33
1211.46:085:33
1311.46:095:33
1411.46:095:32
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1911.46:105:31
2011.36:105:31
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2311.36:115:30
2411.36:125:30
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2711.36:125:30
2811.36:135:30
2911.36:135:30
3011.36:135:30
3111.36:145:30

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.73 kWh/m² to a high of 6.66 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.98 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
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35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.1Bright
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95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
174.9Bright
184.9Bright
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244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Serra do Ramalho

In seasonPeak

None of Serra do Ramalho's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Serra do Ramalho's rainy season runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Serra do Ramalho?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Serra do Ramalho in May

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

In May, Serra do Ramalho sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Serra do Ramalho 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 Serra do Ramalho peaks around February 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 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 18UV 15Jul 10UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Serra do Ramalho?

Serra do Ramalho sits at 13.5°S, 43.6°W, 444 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Bom Jesus da Lapa, 36 km away.

Topography around Serra do Ramalho

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Serra do Ramalho has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m around an average of 443 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 84 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 762 m.

The land around Serra do Ramalho is covered by cropland (47%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, shrubs (35%), cropland (29%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and shrubs (40%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
16 m
16 km
84 m
80 km
762 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Bom Jesus da Lapa 36 km · São Félix do Coribe 68 km · Santa Maria da Vitória 69 km · Riacho de Santana 70 km · Santana 80 km · Carinhanha 87 km · Malhada 91 km · Palmas de Monte Alto 92 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 Serra do Ramalho (-13.5423°, -43.5797°, elevation 444 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).