Tianguá weather in May

In May, Tianguá sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 96 mm of rain across 14.3 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 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Tianguá's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tianguá's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
10th warmest
Overnight low
21°
6th coldest
Rainfall
96 mm
14.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:45 AM – 5:35 PM
Cloud cover
63%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Tianguá 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 Tianguá reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°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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22921
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42921
52921
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72921
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312921

How May really feels in Tianguá

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.

Tianguá 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
Jan30° / 22°14117.812.23.9
Feb29° / 22°16220.312.13.8
Mar29° / 21°23925.3123.6
Apr28° / 21°23923.311.93.8
May29° / 21°9614.311.85.0
Jun29° / 21°245.711.86.1
Jul30° / 20°9211.86.3
Aug31° / 21°30.611.95.9
Sep32° / 21°10.3125.3
Oct33° / 21°110.812.14.8
Nov33° / 22°81.312.24.6
Dec32° / 22°325.912.24.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 53%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22971
33070
43367
53466
63565
73763
83961
93961
104159
114357
124357
134555
144654
154753
164852
174951
184951
195149
205248
215248
225347
235446
245446
255545
265743
275842
285941
296040
306040
316139

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Tianguá gets around 96 mm of rain over 14.3 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 46% and peaks near 67% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
167
266
365
463
561
659
757
855
953
1051
1150
1248
1347
1446
1545
1644
1743
1843
1942
2041
2140
2239
2339
2438
2537
2636
2735
2834
2933
3032
3131

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 57% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 97% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
113267
213465
313663
413762
514059
624256
714455
814653
914851
1015148
1115247
1215445
1315643
1415742
1515940
1616039
1716237
1826236
1926434
2026533
2126632
2236730
2336829
2446927
2556926
2657124
2767222
2877320
2987418
3087517
3197615

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

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 5:45 AM to 5:47 AM, and sunset from 5:37 PM to 5:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:455:37
211.95:455:37
311.95:455:37
411.95:455:37
511.95:455:36
611.95:455:36
711.95:455:36
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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 5.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.98 kWh/m² to a high of 6.98 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 5.1 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
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95.1Bright
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125.1Bright
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165.1Bright
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185.1Bright
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225.1Bright
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245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Tianguá

In seasonPeak

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

Tianguá'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 Tianguá?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tianguá in May

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

In May, Tianguá sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Tianguá 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 Tianguá peaks around March 16 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 16UV 15Jun 22UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Tianguá 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 Tianguá is worst in December — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (July, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateDec 1017 µg/m³Jul 176 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb14Moderate
Mar12Moderate
Apr12Good
May9Good
Jun7Good
Jul6Good
Aug7Good
Sep8Good
Oct12Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tianguá?

Tianguá sits at 3.7°S, 41.0°W, 773 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Ubajara, 16 km away.

Topography around Tianguá

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tianguá has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 114 m around an average of 787 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 820 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,009 m.

The land around Tianguá is covered by trees (30%), grassland (25%) and shrubs (21%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and shrubs (34%) within 16 km, and shrubs (50%) and trees (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
114 m
16 km
820 m
80 km
1,009 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Ubajara 16 km · Frecheirinha 20 km · Viçosa do Ceará 22 km · Ibiapina 24 km · São Benedito 38 km · Coreaú 42 km · Carnaubal 49 km · Guaraciaba do Norte 55 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 Tianguá (-3.7322°, -40.9917°, elevation 773 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).