Solonópole weather in May

In May, Solonópole sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 79 mm of rain across 11.5 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 5th-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 32% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of May to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Solonópole's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Solonópole's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
11th warmest
Overnight low
23°
4th coldest
Rainfall
79 mm
11.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:40 AM – 5:24 PM
Cloud cover
56%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
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 Solonópole reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Solonópole

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 31 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
31
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.

Solonópole weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 24°10213.412.32.8
Feb33° / 24°10715.412.22.9
Mar32° / 24°14119.3123.1
Apr32° / 23°12117.811.93.3
May32° / 23°7911.511.74.0
Jun32° / 23°295.511.74.5
Jul33° / 23°172.811.74.4
Aug34° / 23°70.811.83.8
Sep35° / 24°20.4123.1
Oct36° / 24°80.612.12.6
Nov36° / 25°4112.32.6
Dec35° / 25°223.912.32.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24654
34654
44753
54852
64951
74951
85149
95149
105149
115248
125347
135347
145446
155446
165545
175545
185743
195743
205842
215842
226040
236040
246139
256139
266238
276238
286337
296337
306436
316436

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Solonópole gets around 79 mm of rain over 11.5 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 38% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
151
249
348
446
545
643
742
840
939
1038
1137
1237
1337
1437
1537
1637
1737
1837
1936
2036
2136
2235
2335
2434
2533
2633
2732
2831
2930
3029
3128

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 69% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 97% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
119882
2110872
3111862
4212842
5213832
6214831
7216811
8217801
9219781
10220771
11221761
12323731
13324721
14325711
15326710
16327700
17328690
18329680
19330670
20331660
21332650
22334630
23336610
24337600
25339580
26341560
27343540
28345520
29347500
30350470
31452440

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
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149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
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229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of May to 11 h 42 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 5:27 PM to 5:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.85:395:27
211.85:395:27
311.85:395:27
411.85:395:27
511.85:395:26
611.85:395:26
711.85:395:26
811.85:395:26
911.85:395:25
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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 5.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.86 kWh/m² to a high of 7.02 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 5.02 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Solonópole

In seasonPeak

In May, Solonópole sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Solonópole's rainy season runs January–May, 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 Solonópole?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Solonópole in May

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

In May, Solonópole sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Solonópole 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 Solonópole 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
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Solonópole?

Solonópole sits at 5.7°S, 39.0°W, 157 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Jaguaretama, 30 km away.

Topography around Solonópole

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Solonópole has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 m around an average of 172 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 297 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 759 m.

The land around Solonópole is covered by shrubs (67%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, shrubs (74%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and shrubs (65%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
66 m
16 km
297 m
80 km
759 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Jaguaretama 30 km · Senador Pompeu 43 km · Piquet Carneiro 46 km · Jaguaribe 46 km · Banabuiú 48 km · Orós 58 km · Quixelô 62 km · Acopiara 64 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 Solonópole (-5.7333°, -39.0075°, elevation 157 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).