Toritama weather in May

In May, Toritama sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 50 mm of rain across 10 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-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 18% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of May to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Toritama's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Toritama's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
8th warmest
Overnight low
21°
7th coldest
Rainfall
50 mm
10 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
5:31 AM – 5:10 PM
Cloud cover
61%
10th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Toritama 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 Toritama 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 about 1°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22921
32921
42921
52921
62921
72921
82921
92921
102921
112921
122921
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202921
212921
222921
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242821
252821
262821
272821
282821
292821
302821
312821

How May really feels in Toritama

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.

Toritama weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 22°409.412.44.5
Feb31° / 22°369.312.34.3
Mar31° / 22°5011.612.14.3
Apr30° / 22°4811.211.84.7
May29° / 21°501011.65.6
Jun27° / 20°42911.56.5
Jul27° / 19°307.411.66.8
Aug27° / 19°175.511.77.0
Sep29° / 20°114126.4
Oct30° / 20°113.112.25.7
Nov31° / 21°92.912.45.2
Dec31° / 21°145.212.54.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 32% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34555
44555
54654
64654
74654
84753
94753
104852
114852
124852
134852
144951
154951
165050
175149
185149
195149
205149
215149
225248
235248
245347
255347
265248
275248
285347
295347
305347
315248

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Toritama gets around 50 mm of rain over 10 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 32% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
134
234
334
434
534
633
733
832
932
1031
1131
1231
1330
1430
1530
1631
1731
1831
1931
2031
2131
2232
2332
2432
2533
2633
2733
2833
2934
3034
3133

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 83% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 96% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
127820
227919
327919
427919
527919
628018
728018
828117
928117
1028216
1128216
1228315
1338215
1438314
1538314
1638413
1738413
1838512
1938512
2048412
2148511
2248511
2348511
2458510
2558510
2668410
276859
287849
297858
307858
318857

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
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3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of May to 11 h 36 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 5:30 AM to 5:34 AM, and sunset from 5:13 PM to 5:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:305:13
211.75:305:13
311.75:305:12
411.75:305:12
511.75:305:12
611.75:305:12
711.75:305:11
811.75:305:11
911.75:305:11
1011.75:315:11
1111.75:315:10
1211.75:315:10
1311.75:315:10
1411.65:315:10
1511.65:315:10
1611.65:315:10
1711.65:325:09
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1911.65:325:09
2011.65:325:09
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2211.65:325:09
2311.65:335:09
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2611.65:335:09
2711.65:345:09
2811.65:345:09
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3011.65:345:09
3111.65:345:09

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.04 kWh/m² to a high of 6.26 kWh/m² in November across the year — May's 4.51 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.6Bright
114.6Bright
124.6Bright
134.6Bright
144.6Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.5Bright
184.5Bright
194.5Bright
204.5Bright
214.4Bright
224.4Bright
234.4Bright
244.4Bright
254.3Bright
264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Toritama?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Toritama in May

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

In May, Toritama sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Toritama 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 Toritama peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 15UV 15Jul 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Toritama?

Toritama sits at 8.0°S, 36.1°W, 356 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Taquaritinga do Norte, 12 km away.

Topography around Toritama

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Toritama has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 358 m around an average of 380 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 737 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,101 m.

The land around Toritama is covered by grassland (44%) and shrubs (34%) within 3 km, shrubs (43%) and grassland (42%) within 16 km, and grassland (48%) and shrubs (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
358 m
16 km
737 m
80 km
1,101 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Taquaritinga do Norte 12 km · Vertentes 14 km · Santa Cruz do Capibaribe 17 km · Riacho das Almas 26 km · Caruaru 32 km · São Caitano 37 km · Brejo da Madre de Deus 38 km · Bezerros 38 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 Toritama (-8.0067°, -36.0567°, elevation 356 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).