Serra Talhada weather in May

In May, Serra Talhada sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 40 mm of rain across 6.7 wet days and about 11.6 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 Serra Talhada's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Serra Talhada's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
9th warmest
Overnight low
21°
5th coldest
Rainfall
40 mm
6.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
5:40 AM – 5:19 PM
Cloud cover
60%
8th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Serra Talhada 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 30°C through the month.

A typical May day in Serra Talhada reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 33°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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313021

How May really feels in Serra Talhada

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 9 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
9
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 Talhada 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°668.612.43.4
Feb33° / 23°859.212.33.5
Mar33° / 23°10611.412.13.6
Apr32° / 22°688.711.84.2
May30° / 21°406.711.65.1
Jun29° / 20°143.411.56.2
Jul29° / 19°82.111.66.5
Aug30° / 19°41.111.76.0
Sep33° / 20°10.2124.7
Oct34° / 21°51.112.23.6
Nov35° / 23°121.712.43.1
Dec35° / 23°243.212.53.1

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 21% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
34060
44159
54159
64159
74159
84258
94357
104357
114456
124555
134654
144654
154654
164654
174852
184852
194852
204951
214852
225050
235050
245050
255050
265149
275149
285050
295050
305050
315050

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Serra Talhada gets around 40 mm of rain over 6.7 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 25% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
125
224
324
424
524
624
723
823
922
1022
1121
1221
1321
1421
1521
1621
1721
1821
1921
2021
2121
2221
2320
2420
2519
2619
2718
2818
2917
3016
3115

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 59% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 66% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
14266010
24266010
34266010
44266010
54266010
6427609
7427609
8427609
9428608
10428608
11428608
12429607
13429607
14429607
15429607
16429616
17429616
18429616
19430606
20430606
21430606
22431596
23431596
24332605
25332605
26333595
27334585
28335584
29336574
30337564
31338563

Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
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3114light breeze

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 5:39 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 5:22 PM to 5:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:395:22
211.75:395:22
311.75:395:21
411.75:395:21
511.75:395:21
611.75:395:21
711.75:395:20
811.75:395:20
911.75:395:20
1011.75:395:20
1111.75:405:19
1211.75:405:19
1311.75:405:19
1411.65:405:19
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1711.65:415:18
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1911.65:415:18
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2311.65:425:18
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2711.65:425:18
2811.65:435:18
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3011.65:435:18
3111.65:435:18

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.22 kWh/m² to a high of 7.05 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.75 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.1Bright
35.1Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
134.8Bright
144.8Bright
154.8Bright
164.8Bright
174.8Bright
184.7Bright
194.7Bright
204.7Bright
214.7Bright
224.7Bright
234.6Bright
244.6Bright
254.6Bright
264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Serra Talhada?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Serra Talhada in May

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

In May, Serra Talhada sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Serra Talhada 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 Serra Talhada peaks around March 13 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 13UV 15Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Serra Talhada?

Serra Talhada sits at 8.0°S, 38.3°W, 436 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Flores, 38 km away.

Topography around Serra Talhada

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Serra Talhada has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 384 m around an average of 436 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 495 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 892 m.

The land around Serra Talhada is covered by shrubs (38%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, shrubs (66%) within 16 km, and shrubs (74%) within 80 km.

3 km
384 m
16 km
495 m
80 km
892 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Flores 38 km · Princesa Isabel 44 km · São José do Belmonte 53 km · Conceição 53 km · Carnaíba 59 km · Custódia 73 km · Floresta 74 km · Afogados da Ingazeira 77 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 Talhada (-7.9919°, -38.2983°, elevation 436 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).