Sobradinho weather in May

In May, Sobradinho sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 8 mm of rain across 1.6 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-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 27% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Sobradinho's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sobradinho's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
9th warmest
Overnight low
22°
5th coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
1.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
5:52 AM – 5:26 PM
Cloud cover
58%
9th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.66 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 Sobradinho reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 10°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)
13223
23223
33223
43223
53222
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73222
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93222
103222
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133222
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223222
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303122
313122

How May really feels in Sobradinho

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 29 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
29
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.

Sobradinho weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 23°859.412.53.4
Feb33° / 23°669.712.33.4
Mar33° / 23°8010.112.13.6
Apr32° / 23°316.111.84.1
May32° / 22°81.611.64.9
Jun30° / 21°20.411.55.9
Jul30° / 20°20.211.56.2
Aug31° / 20°1011.75.7
Sep33° / 21°10.111.94.5
Oct35° / 22°91.512.23.5
Nov34° / 23°313.712.43.3
Dec34° / 24°506.112.53.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34654
44654
54753
64753
74654
84654
94753
104753
114753
124753
134654
144654
154654
164654
174654
184654
194753
204654
214654
224753
234753
244852
254852
264852
274951
284951
294951
305050
315149

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Sobradinho 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 8% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
18
27
37
47
56
66
76
85
95
105
115
125
135
145
155
165
175
185
195
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215
225
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245
255
265
274
284
294
304
313

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 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 52% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1334594
2335584
3335593
4236593
5236593
6237583
7238573
8239572
9240562
10241552
11142552
12143542
13144532
14145522
15145522
16146512
17146512
18247492
19247492
20248482
21248472
22249472
23349462
24350452
25351442
26352441
27453421
28454411
29455401
30456391
31457381

Wind in May

Winds average 18 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
718light breeze
818light breeze
918light breeze
1018light breeze
1118light breeze
1218light breeze
1318light breeze
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3019light breeze
3119light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of May to 11 h 30 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 5:50 AM to 5:56 AM, and sunset from 5:31 PM to 5:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:505:31
211.75:505:30
311.75:505:30
411.65:515:29
511.65:515:29
611.65:515:29
711.65:515:29
811.65:515:28
911.65:515:28
1011.65:515:28
1111.65:525:28
1211.65:525:27
1311.65:525:27
1411.65:525:27
1511.65:525:27
1611.65:525:26
1711.65:535:26
1811.65:535:26
1911.65:535:26
2011.55:535:26
2111.55:535:26
2211.55:545:26
2311.55:545:26
2411.55:545:26
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2611.55:555:25
2711.55:555:25
2811.55:555:25
2911.55:555:25
3011.55:565:25
3111.55:565:25

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.2 kWh/m² to a high of 6.89 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.66 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.8Bright
124.8Bright
134.7Bright
144.7Bright
154.7Bright
164.7Bright
174.7Bright
184.6Bright
194.6Bright
204.6Bright
214.6Bright
224.5Bright
234.5Bright
244.5Bright
254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.4Bright
304.4Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Sobradinho?

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
7.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sobradinho in May

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

In May, Sobradinho sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Sobradinho 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 Sobradinho peaks around February 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 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 22UV 15Jul 13UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Sobradinho?

Sobradinho sits at 9.5°S, 40.8°W, 383 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Juazeiro, 34 km away.

Topography around Sobradinho

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sobradinho has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m around an average of 375 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 348 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 776 m.

The land around Sobradinho is covered by grassland (38%) and shrubs (21%) within 3 km, shrubs (56%) within 16 km, and shrubs (76%) within 80 km.

3 km
29 m
16 km
348 m
80 km
776 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Juazeiro 34 km · Petrolina 34 km · Casa Nova 38 km · Lagoa Grande 79 km · Afrânio 109 km · Jaguarari 110 km · Curaçá 112 km · Dormentes 114 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 Sobradinho (-9.4718°, -40.8015°, elevation 383 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).