Tanque Novo weather in May

In May, Tanque Novo sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 10 mm of rain across 2 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 40% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Tanque Novo's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tanque Novo's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 18°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 10 mm; 2 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 24 min; 6:05 AM – 5:27 PM
Cloud cover: 48%; 6th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 4.86 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.9; out of 10

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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 Tanque Novo reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 11°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 on par with April and about 1°C warmer than 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)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17

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

Tanque Novo 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 20°	116	9.1	12.7	5.2
Feb	30° / 20°	62	7.8	12.5	5.2
Mar	30° / 20°	89	9.2	12.1	5.2
Apr	29° / 19°	36	5.4	11.7	6.0
May	29° / 18°	10	2	11.4	6.9
Jun	27° / 16°	3	0.3	11.2	8.2
Jul	27° / 16°	0	0.1	11.3	8.4
Aug	28° / 16°	1	0.1	11.5	7.6
Sep	31° / 17°	10	1.4	11.9	5.9
Oct	31° / 19°	46	5.4	12.3	4.9
Nov	30° / 20°	145	12.3	12.6	4.7
Dec	29° / 20°	120	11.6	12.8	5.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%. 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 (%)	63	64	64	64	64	65	64	64	63	63	62	62	61	60	60	60	59	60	60	61	61	62	63	64	65	67	69	69	71	72	72
Cloudier (%)	37	36	36	36	36	35	36	36	37	37	38	38	39	40	40	40	41	40	40	39	39	38	37	36	35	33	31	31	29	28	28

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	64	36
3	64	36
4	64	36
5	64	36
6	65	35
7	64	36
8	64	36
9	63	37
10	63	37
11	62	38
12	62	38
13	61	39
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	59	41
18	60	40
19	60	40
20	61	39
21	61	39
22	62	38
23	63	37
24	64	36
25	65	35
26	67	33
27	69	31
28	69	31
29	71	29
30	72	28
31	72	28

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Tanque Novo gets around 10 mm of rain over 2 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 7% and peaks near 12% 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 (%)	12	12	11	11	10	9	9	8	8	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3

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

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 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 7% 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
Dry (%)	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7
Comfortable (%)	19	20	21	22	24	25	26	28	29	30	32	33	34	35	36	36	37	37	38	38	39	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48
Humid (%)	63	63	63	63	61	61	60	59	59	58	57	56	55	54	53	54	53	53	52	52	52	51	51	50	49	48	47	46	45	44	42
Muggy (%)	16	15	14	13	12	11	11	10	9	9	8	8	8	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	2	19	63	16
2	2	20	63	15
3	2	21	63	14
4	2	22	63	13
5	3	24	61	12
6	3	25	61	11
7	3	26	60	11
8	3	28	59	10
9	3	29	59	9
10	3	30	58	9
11	3	32	57	8
12	3	33	56	8
13	3	34	55	8
14	4	35	54	7
15	4	36	53	7
16	4	36	54	6
17	4	37	53	6
18	5	37	53	5
19	5	38	52	5
20	5	38	52	5
21	5	39	52	4
22	6	39	51	4
23	6	40	51	3
24	6	41	50	3
25	6	42	49	3
26	6	43	48	2
27	7	44	47	2
28	7	45	46	2
29	7	46	45	2
30	7	47	44	2
31	7	48	42	2

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11
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	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	11	calm
28	11	calm
29	11	calm
30	11	calm
31	11	calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of May to 11 h 18 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 6:01 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 5:33 PM to 5:25 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)	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3
Sunrise (AM)	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:09
Sunset (PM)	5:33	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:31	5:31	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:27	5:27	5:27	5:27	5:27	5:26	5:26	5:26	5:26	5:26	5:26	5:26	5:26	5:25	5:25	5:25

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.5	6:01	5:33
2	11.5	6:02	5:32
3	11.5	6:02	5:32
4	11.5	6:02	5:32
5	11.5	6:02	5:31
6	11.5	6:02	5:31
7	11.5	6:03	5:30
8	11.5	6:03	5:30
9	11.4	6:03	5:30
10	11.4	6:03	5:29
11	11.4	6:04	5:29
12	11.4	6:04	5:29
13	11.4	6:04	5:28
14	11.4	6:04	5:28
15	11.4	6:05	5:28
16	11.4	6:05	5:27
17	11.4	6:05	5:27
18	11.4	6:05	5:27
19	11.4	6:06	5:27
20	11.3	6:06	5:27
21	11.3	6:06	5:26
22	11.3	6:07	5:26
23	11.3	6:07	5:26
24	11.3	6:07	5:26
25	11.3	6:08	5:26
26	11.3	6:08	5:26
27	11.3	6:08	5:26
28	11.3	6:08	5:26
29	11.3	6:09	5:25
30	11.3	6:09	5:25
31	11.3	6:09	5:25

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.56 kWh/m² to a high of 6.65 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.86 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)	5.1	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	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7
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	5.1	Bright
2	5.0	Bright
3	5.0	Bright
4	5.0	Bright
5	5.0	Bright
6	5.0	Bright
7	5.0	Bright
8	5.0	Bright
9	4.9	Bright
10	4.9	Bright
11	4.9	Bright
12	4.9	Bright
13	4.9	Bright
14	4.9	Bright
15	4.8	Bright
16	4.8	Bright
17	4.8	Bright
18	4.8	Bright
19	4.8	Bright
20	4.8	Bright
21	4.8	Bright
22	4.8	Bright
23	4.8	Bright
24	4.8	Bright
25	4.8	Bright
26	4.8	Bright
27	4.7	Bright
28	4.7	Bright
29	4.7	Bright
30	4.7	Bright
31	4.7	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Tanque Novo

In seasonPeak

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

Tanque Novo'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 Tanque Novo?

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

6.9

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

8.3

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tanque Novo in May

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

In May, Tanque Novo sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

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UV index in Tanque Novo 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 Tanque Novo peaks around February 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 9 (very high).

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)	14	16	15	12	10	9	9	10	12	13	14	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	10	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Tanque Novo?

Tanque Novo sits at 13.5°S, 42.5°W, 816 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Paramirim, 30 km away.

Topography around Tanque Novo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tanque Novo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 m around an average of 818 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 498 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,572 m.

The land around Tanque Novo is covered by grassland (44%) and shrubs (31%) within 3 km, shrubs (50%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and shrubs (51%), trees (21%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

69 m

grassland 44%

16 km

498 m

shrubs 50%

80 km

1,572 m

shrubs 51%

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

May weather nearby: Paramirim 30 km · Igaporã 35 km · Riacho de Santana 49 km · Caetité 58 km · Macaúbas 63 km · Livramento do Brumado 71 km · Livramento de Nossa Senhora 71 km · Guanambi 82 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 Tanque Novo (-13.5464°, -42.4914°, elevation 816 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	29	19
2	29	19
3	29	19
4	29	19
5	29	18
6	29	18
7	29	18
8	29	18
9	29	18
10	29	18
11	29	18
12	29	18
13	29	18
14	29	18
15	29	18
16	29	18
17	29	18
18	28	18
19	28	18
20	28	18
21	28	18
22	28	18
23	28	18
24	28	18
25	28	18
26	28	18
27	28	18
28	28	18
29	28	17
30	28	17
31	28	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	64	36
3	64	36
4	64	36
5	64	36
6	65	35
7	64	36
8	64	36
9	63	37
10	63	37
11	62	38
12	62	38
13	61	39
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	59	41
18	60	40
19	60	40
20	61	39
21	61	39
22	62	38
23	63	37
24	64	36
25	65	35
26	67	33
27	69	31
28	69	31
29	71	29
30	72	28
31	72	28

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	2	19	63	16
2	2	20	63	15
3	2	21	63	14
4	2	22	63	13
5	3	24	61	12
6	3	25	61	11
7	3	26	60	11
8	3	28	59	10
9	3	29	59	9
10	3	30	58	9
11	3	32	57	8
12	3	33	56	8
13	3	34	55	8
14	4	35	54	7
15	4	36	53	7
16	4	36	54	6
17	4	37	53	6
18	5	37	53	5
19	5	38	52	5
20	5	38	52	5
21	5	39	52	4
22	6	39	51	4
23	6	40	51	3
24	6	41	50	3
25	6	42	49	3
26	6	43	48	2
27	7	44	47	2
28	7	45	46	2
29	7	46	45	2
30	7	47	44	2
31	7	48	42	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	64	36
3	64	36
4	64	36
5	64	36
6	65	35
7	64	36
8	64	36
9	63	37
10	63	37
11	62	38
12	62	38
13	61	39
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	59	41
18	60	40
19	60	40
20	61	39
21	61	39
22	62	38
23	63	37
24	64	36
25	65	35
26	67	33
27	69	31
28	69	31
29	71	29
30	72	28
31	72	28

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	2	19	63	16
2	2	20	63	15
3	2	21	63	14
4	2	22	63	13
5	3	24	61	12
6	3	25	61	11
7	3	26	60	11
8	3	28	59	10
9	3	29	59	9
10	3	30	58	9
11	3	32	57	8
12	3	33	56	8
13	3	34	55	8
14	4	35	54	7
15	4	36	53	7
16	4	36	54	6
17	4	37	53	6
18	5	37	53	5
19	5	38	52	5
20	5	38	52	5
21	5	39	52	4
22	6	39	51	4
23	6	40	51	3
24	6	41	50	3
25	6	42	49	3
26	6	43	48	2
27	7	44	47	2
28	7	45	46	2
29	7	46	45	2
30	7	47	44	2
31	7	48	42	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	64	36
3	64	36
4	64	36
5	64	36
6	65	35
7	64	36
8	64	36
9	63	37
10	63	37
11	62	38
12	62	38
13	61	39
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	59	41
18	60	40
19	60	40
20	61	39
21	61	39
22	62	38
23	63	37
24	64	36
25	65	35
26	67	33
27	69	31
28	69	31
29	71	29
30	72	28
31	72	28

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	2	19	63	16
2	2	20	63	15
3	2	21	63	14
4	2	22	63	13
5	3	24	61	12
6	3	25	61	11
7	3	26	60	11
8	3	28	59	10
9	3	29	59	9
10	3	30	58	9
11	3	32	57	8
12	3	33	56	8
13	3	34	55	8
14	4	35	54	7
15	4	36	53	7
16	4	36	54	6
17	4	37	53	6
18	5	37	53	5
19	5	38	52	5
20	5	38	52	5
21	5	39	52	4
22	6	39	51	4
23	6	40	51	3
24	6	41	50	3
25	6	42	49	3
26	6	43	48	2
27	7	44	47	2
28	7	45	46	2
29	7	46	45	2
30	7	47	44	2
31	7	48	42	2