Uauá weather in May

In May, Uauá sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 18 mm of rain across 4.6 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 Uauá's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Uauá's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
9th warmest
Overnight low
21°
6th coldest
Rainfall
18 mm
4.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
5:48 AM – 5:21 PM
Cloud cover
62%
11th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Uauá 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 30°C through the month.

A typical May day in Uauá reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 33°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)
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23121
33121
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53121
63121
73121
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103021
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312920

How May really feels in Uauá

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 5 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
5
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.

Uauá weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 22°607.312.53.8
Feb33° / 22°538.112.33.7
Mar33° / 22°648.812.13.8
Apr32° / 22°296.311.84.4
May30° / 21°184.611.65.4
Jun29° / 20°103.111.46.4
Jul28° / 19°82.311.56.8
Aug29° / 19°61.511.76.5
Sep31° / 19°30.611.95.5
Oct33° / 21°111.512.24.4
Nov33° / 21°273.712.53.9
Dec33° / 22°404.412.63.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24357
34357
44357
54258
64258
74357
84357
94258
104258
114357
124357
134357
144258
154357
164357
174357
184456
194456
204456
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264456
274357
284456
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304456
314456

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Uauá gets around 18 mm of rain over 4.6 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 15% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
117
217
317
417
517
617
717
816
916
1016
1116
1216
1316
1416
1516
1616
1716
1815
1915
2015
2115
2214
2314
2414
2513
2613
2712
2812
2912
3012
3111

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 62% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 65% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1128674
2128674
3128674
4128674
5128674
6128674
7129664
8130654
9130654
10131644
11132634
12132634
13132634
14133633
15133633
16133633
17134623
18134623
19134623
20135613
21135613
22136603
23136612
24137602
25137602
26138592
27139582
28140572
29141571
30142561
31143551

Wind in May

Winds average 17 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
1217light breeze
1317light breeze
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3017light breeze
3117light 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 5:45 AM to 5:51 AM, and sunset from 5:25 PM to 5:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:455:25
211.65:465:24
311.65:465:24
411.65:465:24
511.65:465:23
611.65:465:23
711.65:465:23
811.65:465:23
911.65:465:22
1011.65:475:22
1111.65:475:22
1211.65:475:22
1311.65:475:21
1411.65:475:21
1511.65:475:21
1611.65:485:21
1711.55:485:21
1811.55:485:20
1911.55:485:20
2011.55:485:20
2111.55:495:20
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2711.55:505:20
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2911.55:515:19
3011.55:515:19
3111.55:515:19

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.77 kWh/m² to a high of 6.49 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.31 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.6Bright
44.6Bright
54.6Bright
64.5Bright
74.5Bright
84.5Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.4Bright
124.4Bright
134.4Bright
144.4Bright
154.3Bright
164.3Bright
174.3Bright
184.3Bright
194.3Bright
204.2Bright
214.2Bright
224.2Bright
234.2Bright
244.2Bright
254.1Bright
264.1Bright
274.1Bright
284.1Bright
294.1Bright
304.0Bright
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Uauá?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Uauá in May

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

In May, Uauá sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. About 5 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Uauá 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 Uauá peaks around February 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 18UV 15Jul 12UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Uauá?

Uauá sits at 9.8°S, 39.5°W, 440 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Canudos, 50 km away.

Topography around Uauá

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Uauá has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m around an average of 441 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 325 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 696 m.

The land around Uauá is covered by shrubs (68%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, shrubs (89%) within 16 km, and shrubs (82%) within 80 km.

3 km
42 m
16 km
325 m
80 km
696 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Canudos 50 km · Andorinha 68 km · Monte Santo 68 km · Euclides da Cunha 90 km · Jaguarari 91 km · Cansanção 92 km · Itiúba 103 km · Senhor do Bonfim 104 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 Uauá (-9.8414°, -39.4817°, elevation 440 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).