Tupanatinga weather in May

In May, Tupanatinga sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 34 mm of rain across 8.3 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-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 22% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Tupanatinga's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tupanatinga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
9th warmest
Overnight low
20°
6th coldest
Rainfall
34 mm
8.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
5:38 AM – 5:14 PM
Cloud cover
60%
9th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

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 Tupanatinga reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13021
23021
33021
43021
53021
63021
73021
83021
92921
102921
112920
122920
132920
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212920
222920
232920
242920
252920
262920
272920
282920
292820
302820
312820

How May really feels in Tupanatinga

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.

Tupanatinga weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 21°355.412.53.9
Feb33° / 22°406.712.33.9
Mar32° / 22°528.312.14.0
Apr31° / 21°477.211.84.7
May29° / 20°348.311.65.6
Jun27° / 19°287.111.56.7
Jul27° / 18°206.511.57.0
Aug28° / 18°134.111.77.1
Sep30° / 19°6211.96.0
Oct32° / 20°81.612.24.8
Nov33° / 21°121.812.44.1
Dec33° / 21°162.512.53.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34555
44456
54555
64555
74555
84654
94654
104852
114852
124852
134852
144852
154852
164951
174951
184951
195050
205050
215050
225149
235149
245050
255050
265050
275050
285050
295050
304951
315050

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Tupanatinga gets around 34 mm of rain over 8.3 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 26% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
128
229
329
429
529
629
729
828
928
1027
1126
1225
1325
1424
1524
1624
1724
1824
1924
2024
2124
2224
2324
2425
2525
2625
2725
2826
2925
3025
3125

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 71% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 75% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1121726
2121726
3121726
4121726
5121726
6121726
7122716
8122716
9123706
10123715
11123715
12124705
13124705
14124714
15124714
16124714
17124714
18224704
19224704
20225703
21225703
22225703
23225703
24225703
25225703
26225712
27126712
28126712
29127702
30127702
31128692

Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
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1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
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2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of May to 11 h 30 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 5:36 AM to 5:41 AM, and sunset from 5:17 PM to 5:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:365:17
211.75:365:17
311.75:365:17
411.75:365:16
511.75:365:16
611.75:365:16
711.75:365:16
811.65:365:15
911.65:365:15
1011.65:375:15
1111.65:375:15
1211.65:375:14
1311.65:375:14
1411.65:375:14
1511.65:375:14
1611.65:385:14
1711.65:385:13
1811.65:385:13
1911.65:385:13
2011.65:385:13
2111.65:395:13
2211.65:395:13
2311.65:395:13
2411.65:395:13
2511.65:395:13
2611.65:405:13
2711.55:405:13
2811.55:405:13
2911.55:405:13
3011.55:415:13
3111.55:415:13

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.91 kWh/m² to a high of 6.85 kWh/m² in November across the year — May's 4.5 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
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
204.4Bright
214.4Bright
224.4Bright
234.4Bright
244.3Bright
254.3Bright
264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.2Bright
304.2Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Tupanatinga?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tupanatinga in May

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

In May, Tupanatinga sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Tupanatinga 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 Tupanatinga peaks around March 11 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 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 11UV 15Jul 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Tupanatinga?

Tupanatinga sits at 8.8°S, 37.3°W, 718 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Itaíba, 23 km away.

Topography around Tupanatinga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tupanatinga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 181 m around an average of 752 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 572 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 926 m.

The land around Tupanatinga is covered by grassland (53%) and shrubs (25%) within 3 km, shrubs (46%) and grassland (38%) within 16 km, and shrubs (50%) and grassland (42%) within 80 km.

3 km
181 m
16 km
572 m
80 km
926 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Itaíba 23 km · Buíque 25 km · Manari 39 km · Ibimirim 45 km · Águas Belas 46 km · Arcoverde 49 km · Canapi 50 km · Pedra 52 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 Tupanatinga (-8.7533°, -37.3397°, elevation 718 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).