Tanhaçu weather in May

In May, Tanhaçu sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 21 mm of rain across 5.7 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of May to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Tanhaçu's 9th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tanhaçu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
9th warmest
Overnight low
19°
5th coldest
Rainfall
21 mm
5.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:01 AM – 5:22 PM
Cloud cover
58%
9th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Tanhaçu 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 29°C through the month.

A typical May day in Tanhaçu reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 31°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)
12920
22920
32920
42920
52919
62919
72919
82919
92919
102919
112919
122919
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262819
272818
282818
292818
302818
312818

How May really feels in Tanhaçu

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Tanhaçu 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
Jan31° / 21°79812.74.7
Feb31° / 21°486.512.54.6
Mar31° / 21°809.512.14.6
Apr30° / 20°417.911.75.2
May29° / 19°215.711.46.2
Jun27° / 17°18511.27.2
Jul27° / 16°154.911.37.3
Aug28° / 16°123.511.57.2
Sep30° / 18°132.911.96.1
Oct31° / 19°416.112.35.1
Nov30° / 20°11410.312.64.7
Dec30° / 20°999.712.84.8

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 23% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25248
35248
45248
55149
65149
75050
84951
94951
104951
114852
124753
134753
144654
154753
164654
174654
184753
194753
204852
214852
224951
235050
245050
255149
265248
275248
285347
295347
305347
315446

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Tanhaçu gets around 21 mm of rain over 5.7 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 19% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
123
222
322
421
520
620
719
818
918
1017
1117
1217
1317
1417
1517
1617
1718
1818
1918
2018
2118
2218
2319
2419
2519
2619
2719
2819
2919
3019
3119

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the humid band about 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 39% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10438571
20439570
30440560
40541540
50542530
60643510
70644490
80745480
90746460
100747450
110848430
120849420
130950410
140951400
1501051390
1601052380
1701053370
1801054360
1901154350
2001155340
2101156330
2201157320
2301158310
2401160290
2501161280
2601261270
2701262260
2811262250
2911362240
3011363230
3111364220

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May, the calmest month.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 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
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of May to 11 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:57 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 5:27 PM to 5:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.55:575:27
211.55:575:27
311.55:575:26
411.55:585:26
511.55:585:26
611.55:585:25
711.45:585:25
811.45:595:24
911.45:595:24
1011.45:595:24
1111.45:595:23
1211.46:005:23
1311.46:005:23
1411.46:005:22
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1611.46:015:22
1711.36:015:22
1811.36:015:21
1911.36:025:21
2011.36:025:21
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2211.36:025:21
2311.36:035:20
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2511.36:035:20
2611.36:045:20
2711.36:045:20
2811.36:045:20
2911.36:055:20
3011.26:055:20
3111.26:055:20

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.7 kWh/m² to a high of 6.25 kWh/m² in January across the year — May's 4.15 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.4Bright
34.4Bright
44.3Bright
54.3Bright
64.3Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.3Bright
104.2Bright
114.2Bright
124.2Bright
134.2Bright
144.2Bright
154.1Bright
164.1Bright
174.1Bright
184.1Bright
194.1Bright
204.1Bright
214.1Bright
224.0Bright
234.0Bright
244.0Bright
254.0Bright
264.0Bright
274.0Moderate
284.0Moderate
294.0Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Tanhaçu

In seasonPeak

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

Tanhaçu's rainy season runs November–January, 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 Tanhaçu?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tanhaçu in May

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

In May, Tanhaçu sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. About 6 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Tanhaçu in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tanhaçu peaks around February 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 18UV 15Jul 10UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Tanhaçu?

Tanhaçu sits at 14.0°S, 41.2°W, 433 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Ituaçu, 24 km away.

Topography around Tanhaçu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tanhaçu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 205 m around an average of 439 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 842 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,352 m.

The land around Tanhaçu is covered by shrubs (48%) and grassland (37%) within 3 km, shrubs (47%), grassland (28%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and shrubs (49%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
205 m
16 km
842 m
80 km
1,352 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Ituaçu 24 km · Barra da Estiva 45 km · Brumado 49 km · Anagé 67 km · Ibicoara 68 km · Livramento do Brumado 77 km · Livramento de Nossa Senhora 77 km · Vitória da Conquista 104 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 Tanhaçu (-14.0214°, -41.2481°, elevation 433 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).