Tejuçuoca weather in May

In May, Tejuçuoca sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 61 mm of rain across 12 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of May to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Tejuçuoca's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tejuçuoca's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
10th warmest
Overnight low
23°
5th coldest
Rainfall
61 mm
12 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:40 AM – 5:29 PM
Cloud cover
58%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical May day in Tejuçuoca reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°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 Tejuçuoca

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.

Tejuçuoca 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
Jan33° / 24°7913.812.23.3
Feb32° / 24°9616.712.13.3
Mar31° / 23°13922.7123.2
Apr30° / 23°14820.711.93.5
May31° / 23°611211.84.3
Jun31° / 23°195.211.84.8
Jul32° / 23°132.611.84.9
Aug33° / 23°30.611.94.4
Sep34° / 23°10.2124.0
Oct34° / 24°20.412.13.6
Nov34° / 24°30.712.23.6
Dec34° / 24°183.912.23.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 47%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23862
34060
44060
54357
64456
74555
84555
94753
104852
114951
124951
135050
145149
155248
165248
175347
185446
195545
205743
215743
225842
236040
246139
256238
266238
276337
286535
296634
306634
316733

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Tejuçuoca gets around 61 mm of rain over 12 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 39% and peaks near 55% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
155
253
352
450
548
647
745
843
942
1041
1140
1239
1338
1438
1538
1638
1737
1837
1937
2036
2136
2235
2334
2434
2533
2632
2731
2830
2928
3027
3126

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 84% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
104942
205932
305932
406922
506922
607912
708902
808902
909901
10010891
11011881
12011881
13012871
14013861
15013861
16014851
17014851
18015841
19016831
20017821
21017821
22018820
23019810
24020800
25021790
26023770
27024760
28125740
29127720
30129700
31131680

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
18calm
28calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
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89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of May to 11 h 48 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 5:40 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 5:31 PM to 5:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:405:31
211.95:405:31
311.95:405:31
411.95:405:31
511.85:405:31
611.85:405:30
711.85:405:30
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911.85:405:30
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1311.85:405:29
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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 4.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.78 kWh/m² to a high of 6.79 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.92 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
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34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
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255.0Bright
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275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Tejuçuoca

In seasonPeak

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

Tejuçuoca'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 Tejuçuoca?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tejuçuoca in May

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

In May, Tejuçuoca sees daytime highs around 31°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 Tejuçuoca 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 Tejuçuoca peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 15UV 15Jun 22UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Tejuçuoca?

Tejuçuoca sits at 4.0°S, 39.6°W, 143 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Itapagé, 34 km away.

Topography around Tejuçuoca

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tejuçuoca has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 63 m around an average of 145 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 577 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,075 m.

The land around Tejuçuoca is covered by shrubs (52%) and grassland (46%) within 3 km, shrubs (75%) within 16 km, and shrubs (67%) within 80 km.

3 km
63 m
16 km
577 m
80 km
1,075 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Itapagé 34 km · Irauçuba 35 km · Pentecoste 41 km · Uruburetama 41 km · Umirim 43 km · Turaru 46 km · Canindé 51 km · Caridade 51 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 Tejuçuoca (-3.9889°, -39.5806°, elevation 143 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).