Tamboril weather in May

In May, Tamboril sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 74 mm of rain across 11 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-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 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 Tamboril's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tamboril's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 74 mm; 11 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 5:44 AM – 5:31 PM
Cloud cover: 60%; 8th clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 4.93 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.6; out of 10

Tamboril is settlement in Brazil.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 Tamboril reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31
Avg low (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	22
2	30	22
3	30	22
4	30	22
5	30	22
6	30	22
7	30	22
8	30	22
9	30	22
10	30	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
13	30	22
14	30	22
15	30	22
16	30	22
17	30	22
18	31	22
19	31	22
20	31	22
21	31	22
22	31	22
23	31	22
24	31	22
25	31	22
26	31	22
27	31	22
28	31	22
29	31	22
30	31	22
31	31	22

How May really feels in Tamboril

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Tamboril 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	32° / 23°	123	15	12.2	3.3
Feb	31° / 22°	136	16.3	12.2	3.4
Mar	31° / 22°	195	20.9	12	3.4
Apr	30° / 22°	174	19.7	11.9	3.7
May	30° / 22°	74	11	11.8	4.6
Jun	31° / 22°	25	4.9	11.7	5.4
Jul	31° / 21°	11	2.2	11.7	5.4
Aug	32° / 21°	4	0.7	11.8	4.9
Sep	34° / 22°	1	0.3	12	4.2
Oct	34° / 23°	9	0.5	12.1	3.6
Nov	34° / 23°	6	1.1	12.2	3.4
Dec	34° / 23°	25	4.1	12.3	3.4

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 25% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	34	36	36	38	39	41	42	44	45	45	46	48	49	49	50	51	52	54	54	55	56	58	59	60	61	63	64	65	66	67	67
Cloudier (%)	66	64	64	62	61	59	58	56	55	55	54	52	51	51	50	49	48	46	46	45	44	42	41	40	39	37	36	35	34	33	33

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	34	66
2	36	64
3	36	64
4	38	62
5	39	61
6	41	59
7	42	58
8	44	56
9	45	55
10	45	55
11	46	54
12	48	52
13	49	51
14	49	51
15	50	50
16	51	49
17	52	48
18	54	46
19	54	46
20	55	45
21	56	44
22	58	42
23	59	41
24	60	40
25	61	39
26	63	37
27	64	36
28	65	35
29	66	34
30	67	33
31	67	33

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Tamboril gets around 74 mm of rain over 11 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 36% and peaks near 56% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	56	55	53	52	50	48	46	44	42	40	39	37	36	35	35	34	34	33	32	32	31	30	29	28	27	27	26	25	24	23	22

	Rain chance (%)
1	56
2	55
3	53
4	52
5	50
6	48
7	46
8	44
9	42
10	40
11	39
12	37
13	36
14	35
15	35
16	34
17	34
18	33
19	32
20	32
21	31
22	30
23	29
24	28
25	27
26	27
27	26
28	25
29	24
30	23
31	22

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 48% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 96% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Humid (%)	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	7	7	8	9
Muggy (%)	23	24	26	27	29	31	33	35	37	39	41	43	44	46	48	49	51	53	54	56	57	58	60	62	64	64	66	67	69	70	71
Oppressive (%)	75	74	72	70	68	66	64	62	60	57	55	53	52	50	48	46	45	43	42	40	38	37	35	33	31	30	28	26	24	22	20

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	23	75
2	2	24	74
3	2	26	72
4	3	27	70
5	3	29	68
6	3	31	66
7	3	33	64
8	3	35	62
9	3	37	60
10	4	39	57
11	4	41	55
12	4	43	53
13	4	44	52
14	4	46	50
15	4	48	48
16	4	49	46
17	4	51	45
18	4	53	43
19	4	54	42
20	4	56	40
21	5	57	38
22	5	58	37
23	5	60	35
24	5	62	33
25	5	64	31
26	6	64	30
27	6	66	28
28	7	67	26
29	7	69	24
30	8	70	22
31	9	71	20

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	8	calm
2	8	calm
3	8	calm
4	8	calm
5	8	calm
6	9	calm
7	9	calm
8	9	calm
9	9	calm
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11	9	calm
12	9	calm
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16	9	calm
17	9	calm
18	9	calm
19	9	calm
20	9	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm
29	10	calm
30	10	calm
31	10	calm

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 5:43 AM to 5:46 AM, and sunset from 5:33 PM to 5:31 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7
Sunrise (AM)	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46
Sunset (PM)	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.8	5:43	5:33
2	11.8	5:43	5:33
3	11.8	5:43	5:33
4	11.8	5:43	5:33
5	11.8	5:43	5:33
6	11.8	5:43	5:32
7	11.8	5:44	5:32
8	11.8	5:44	5:32
9	11.8	5:44	5:32
10	11.8	5:44	5:32
11	11.8	5:44	5:32
12	11.8	5:44	5:31
13	11.8	5:44	5:31
14	11.8	5:44	5:31
15	11.8	5:44	5:31
16	11.8	5:44	5:31
17	11.8	5:44	5:31
18	11.8	5:44	5:31
19	11.8	5:44	5:31
20	11.8	5:45	5:31
21	11.8	5:45	5:31
22	11.8	5:45	5:31
23	11.8	5:45	5:31
24	11.8	5:45	5:31
25	11.8	5:45	5:31
26	11.8	5:45	5:31
27	11.8	5:46	5:31
28	11.7	5:46	5:31
29	11.7	5:46	5:31
30	11.7	5:46	5:31
31	11.7	5:46	5:31

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.93 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.93 kWh/m² to a high of 7.08 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.93 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.9	Bright
2	4.9	Bright
3	4.9	Bright
4	4.9	Bright
5	4.9	Bright
6	4.9	Bright
7	4.9	Bright
8	4.9	Bright
9	4.9	Bright
10	4.9	Bright
11	4.9	Bright
12	5.0	Bright
13	5.0	Bright
14	5.0	Bright
15	5.0	Bright
16	5.0	Bright
17	5.0	Bright
18	5.0	Bright
19	5.0	Bright
20	4.9	Bright
21	4.9	Bright
22	4.9	Bright
23	4.9	Bright
24	4.9	Bright
25	4.9	Bright
26	5.0	Bright
27	5.0	Bright
28	5.0	Bright
29	5.0	Bright
30	5.0	Bright
31	5.0	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Tamboril

In seasonPeak

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

Tamboril's monsoon runs January–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is May a good time to visit Tamboril?

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

4.6

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

6.5

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tamboril in May

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

In May, Tamboril sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Tamboril 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 Tamboril peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	15	16	14	11	10	10	11	12	11	12	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Tamboril?

Tamboril sits at 4.8°S, 40.3°W, 321 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Monsenhor Tabosa, 29 km away.

Topography around Tamboril

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tamboril has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 205 m around an average of 334 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 817 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,018 m.

The land around Tamboril is covered by shrubs (47%) and grassland (42%) within 3 km, shrubs (74%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and shrubs (77%) within 80 km.

3 km

205 m

shrubs 47%

16 km

817 m

shrubs 74%

80 km

1,018 m

shrubs 77%

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← April Tamboril year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Monsenhor Tabosa 29 km · Nova Russas 30 km · Hidrolândia 48 km · Crateús 54 km · Ipueiras 55 km · Santa Quitéria 59 km · Independência 63 km · Ipu 71 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

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 Tamboril (-4.8322°, -40.3206°, elevation 321 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	22
2	30	22
3	30	22
4	30	22
5	30	22
6	30	22
7	30	22
8	30	22
9	30	22
10	30	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
13	30	22
14	30	22
15	30	22
16	30	22
17	30	22
18	31	22
19	31	22
20	31	22
21	31	22
22	31	22
23	31	22
24	31	22
25	31	22
26	31	22
27	31	22
28	31	22
29	31	22
30	31	22
31	31	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	34	66
2	36	64
3	36	64
4	38	62
5	39	61
6	41	59
7	42	58
8	44	56
9	45	55
10	45	55
11	46	54
12	48	52
13	49	51
14	49	51
15	50	50
16	51	49
17	52	48
18	54	46
19	54	46
20	55	45
21	56	44
22	58	42
23	59	41
24	60	40
25	61	39
26	63	37
27	64	36
28	65	35
29	66	34
30	67	33
31	67	33

	Rain chance (%)
1	56
2	55
3	53
4	52
5	50
6	48
7	46
8	44
9	42
10	40
11	39
12	37
13	36
14	35
15	35
16	34
17	34
18	33
19	32
20	32
21	31
22	30
23	29
24	28
25	27
26	27
27	26
28	25
29	24
30	23
31	22

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	23	75
2	2	24	74
3	2	26	72
4	3	27	70
5	3	29	68
6	3	31	66
7	3	33	64
8	3	35	62
9	3	37	60
10	4	39	57
11	4	41	55
12	4	43	53
13	4	44	52
14	4	46	50
15	4	48	48
16	4	49	46
17	4	51	45
18	4	53	43
19	4	54	42
20	4	56	40
21	5	57	38
22	5	58	37
23	5	60	35
24	5	62	33
25	5	64	31
26	6	64	30
27	6	66	28
28	7	67	26
29	7	69	24
30	8	70	22
31	9	71	20

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	22
2	30	22
3	30	22
4	30	22
5	30	22
6	30	22
7	30	22
8	30	22
9	30	22
10	30	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
13	30	22
14	30	22
15	30	22
16	30	22
17	30	22
18	31	22
19	31	22
20	31	22
21	31	22
22	31	22
23	31	22
24	31	22
25	31	22
26	31	22
27	31	22
28	31	22
29	31	22
30	31	22
31	31	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	34	66
2	36	64
3	36	64
4	38	62
5	39	61
6	41	59
7	42	58
8	44	56
9	45	55
10	45	55
11	46	54
12	48	52
13	49	51
14	49	51
15	50	50
16	51	49
17	52	48
18	54	46
19	54	46
20	55	45
21	56	44
22	58	42
23	59	41
24	60	40
25	61	39
26	63	37
27	64	36
28	65	35
29	66	34
30	67	33
31	67	33

	Rain chance (%)
1	56
2	55
3	53
4	52
5	50
6	48
7	46
8	44
9	42
10	40
11	39
12	37
13	36
14	35
15	35
16	34
17	34
18	33
19	32
20	32
21	31
22	30
23	29
24	28
25	27
26	27
27	26
28	25
29	24
30	23
31	22

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	23	75
2	2	24	74
3	2	26	72
4	3	27	70
5	3	29	68
6	3	31	66
7	3	33	64
8	3	35	62
9	3	37	60
10	4	39	57
11	4	41	55
12	4	43	53
13	4	44	52
14	4	46	50
15	4	48	48
16	4	49	46
17	4	51	45
18	4	53	43
19	4	54	42
20	4	56	40
21	5	57	38
22	5	58	37
23	5	60	35
24	5	62	33
25	5	64	31
26	6	64	30
27	6	66	28
28	7	67	26
29	7	69	24
30	8	70	22
31	9	71	20

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	22
2	30	22
3	30	22
4	30	22
5	30	22
6	30	22
7	30	22
8	30	22
9	30	22
10	30	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
13	30	22
14	30	22
15	30	22
16	30	22
17	30	22
18	31	22
19	31	22
20	31	22
21	31	22
22	31	22
23	31	22
24	31	22
25	31	22
26	31	22
27	31	22
28	31	22
29	31	22
30	31	22
31	31	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	34	66
2	36	64
3	36	64
4	38	62
5	39	61
6	41	59
7	42	58
8	44	56
9	45	55
10	45	55
11	46	54
12	48	52
13	49	51
14	49	51
15	50	50
16	51	49
17	52	48
18	54	46
19	54	46
20	55	45
21	56	44
22	58	42
23	59	41
24	60	40
25	61	39
26	63	37
27	64	36
28	65	35
29	66	34
30	67	33
31	67	33

	Rain chance (%)
1	56
2	55
3	53
4	52
5	50
6	48
7	46
8	44
9	42
10	40
11	39
12	37
13	36
14	35
15	35
16	34
17	34
18	33
19	32
20	32
21	31
22	30
23	29
24	28
25	27
26	27
27	26
28	25
29	24
30	23
31	22

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	23	75
2	2	24	74
3	2	26	72
4	3	27	70
5	3	29	68
6	3	31	66
7	3	33	64
8	3	35	62
9	3	37	60
10	4	39	57
11	4	41	55
12	4	43	53
13	4	44	52
14	4	46	50
15	4	48	48
16	4	49	46
17	4	51	45
18	4	53	43
19	4	54	42
20	4	56	40
21	5	57	38
22	5	58	37
23	5	60	35
24	5	62	33
25	5	64	31
26	6	64	30
27	6	66	28
28	7	67	26
29	7	69	24
30	8	70	22
31	9	71	20