Sousa weather in May

In May, Sousa sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 47 mm of rain across 6.6 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-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 muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of May to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Sousa's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sousa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
10th warmest
Overnight low
23°
5th coldest
Rainfall
47 mm
6.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:38 AM – 5:20 PM
Cloud cover
55%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Sousa is capital of the Sousa municipality in Paraíba, 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 32°C through the month.

A typical May day in Sousa 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 35°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)
13223
23223
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43223
53223
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303222
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How May really feels in Sousa

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.

Sousa weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 24°8310.112.32.9
Feb33° / 24°9511.712.23.0
Mar33° / 23°13515.9123.2
Apr32° / 23°8711.811.93.6
May32° / 23°476.611.74.3
Jun32° / 22°173.311.64.8
Jul32° / 21°71.711.64.8
Aug33° / 21°40.511.84.2
Sep35° / 22°10.3123.4
Oct36° / 23°60.712.22.9
Nov36° / 24°30.812.32.8
Dec35° / 24°193.112.42.8

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 25% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
25050
35050
45050
55149
65248
75248
85347
95446
105446
115446
125545
135545
145644
155644
165743
175842
185941
195941
206040
216040
226040
236040
246139
256139
266139
276040
286040
296139
306040
316040

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Sousa gets around 47 mm of rain over 6.6 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 22% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
132
231
331
430
529
628
727
826
925
1024
1123
1222
1321
1421
1520
1620
1720
1819
1919
2019
2118
2218
2318
2417
2517
2617
2716
2816
2916
3015
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 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 80% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10104445
20114544
30114643
40124741
50124740
60134839
70134937
81145036
91155034
101165033
111165231
121175230
131175329
141185328
151185427
161195327
171195426
181205425
191215424
201225324
211225423
221235422
231235521
242245420
252245519
262255419
272255518
283255517
293265516
303265615
314275514

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 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
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59calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 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 12 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:37 AM to 5:41 AM, and sunset from 5:23 PM to 5:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.85:375:23
211.85:375:23
311.85:375:23
411.75:375:22
511.75:375:22
611.75:375:22
711.75:375:22
811.75:375:21
911.75:385:21
1011.75:385:21
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1211.75:385:21
1311.75:385:20
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1911.75:395:20
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2211.75:395:19
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2911.65:415:19
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3111.65:415:19

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.79 kWh/m² to a high of 7.15 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 5.18 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.1Bright
205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.1Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Sousa

In seasonPeak

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

Sousa's rainy season runs January–April, 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 Sousa?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sousa in May

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

In May, Sousa sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Sousa 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 Sousa peaks around March 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 16 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 15Jul 16UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Sousa in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Sousa is worst in November — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.7× the cleanest month (July, 4 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateNov 1418 µg/m³Jul 164 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb9Good
Mar9Good
Apr9Good
May7Good
Jun5Good
Jul4Good
Aug5Good
Sep9Good
Oct15Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sousa?

Sousa sits at 6.8°S, 38.2°W, 229 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is São João do Rio do Peixe, 25 km away.

Topography around Sousa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sousa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m around an average of 223 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 366 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 738 m.

The land around Sousa is covered by grassland (31%), cropland (26%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, shrubs (50%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and shrubs (62%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
23 m
16 km
366 m
80 km
738 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: São João do Rio do Peixe 25 km · Cajazeiras 39 km · Pombal 47 km · São José de Piranhas 50 km · Piancó 59 km · Itaporanga 61 km · São Miguel 68 km · Catolé do Rocha 70 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 Sousa (-6.7592°, -38.2281°, elevation 229 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).