Vitória de Santo Antão weather in May

In May, Vitória de Santo Antão sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 86 mm of rain across 19.2 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 24% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Vitória de Santo Antão's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vitória de Santo Antão's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
8th warmest
Overnight low
22°
7th coldest
Rainfall
86 mm
19.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
5:28 AM – 5:06 PM
Cloud cover
59%
9th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Vitória de Santo Antão 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 Vitória de Santo Antão reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Vitória de Santo Antão

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 15 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
15
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.

Vitória de Santo Antão 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° / 23°5014.812.44.1
Feb31° / 23°5615.312.33.9
Mar31° / 23°731712.13.9
Apr30° / 23°8518.411.84.0
May29° / 22°8619.211.64.5
Jun28° / 21°9118.911.55.1
Jul27° / 21°7818.811.65.4
Aug27° / 20°4414.611.75.9
Sep28° / 21°3111.8125.9
Oct29° / 22°238.812.25.5
Nov30° / 22°217.712.45.1
Dec31° / 23°2911.212.54.5

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 32% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
34951
44951
55050
65149
75149
85248
95248
105347
115446
125446
135446
145644
155644
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Vitória de Santo Antão gets around 86 mm of rain over 19.2 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 61% and peaks near 63% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
159
259
359
459
560
660
760
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1060
1161
1261
1361
1461
1562
1662
1762
1863
1963
2063
2163
2263
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2463
2563
2663
2762
2862
2962
3062
3162

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 87% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1793
2793
3892
4892
5892
6991
7991
8991
9991
101090
111090
121090
131090
141189
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201387
211486
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261882
271981
282080
292179
302278
312476

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
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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 5:27 AM to 5:32 AM, and sunset from 5:10 PM to 5:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:275:10
211.75:275:10
311.75:275:09
411.75:275:09
511.75:275:09
611.75:275:08
711.75:275:08
811.75:275:08
911.75:285:08
1011.75:285:07
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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 4.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.95 kWh/m² to a high of 5.84 kWh/m² in November across the year — May's 4.33 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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44.5Bright
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264.2Bright
274.1Bright
284.1Bright
294.1Bright
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314.1Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Vitória de Santo Antão

In seasonPeak

In May, Vitória de Santo Antão sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Vitória de Santo Antão's rainy season runs January–August, 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 Vitória de Santo Antão?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Vitória de Santo Antão for sightseeing.

What to pack for Vitória de Santo Antão in May

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

In May, Vitória de Santo Antão sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Vitória de Santo Antão in May

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 46 km away) is warmest in April at about 29°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May28Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov27Warm
Dec28Warm

UV index in Vitória de Santo Antão 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 Vitória de Santo Antão peaks around March 14 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 14UV 15Jul 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Vitória de Santo Antão?

Vitória de Santo Antão sits at 8.1°S, 35.3°W, 156 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Pombos, 12 km away.

Topography around Vitória de Santo Antão

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Vitória de Santo Antão.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vitória de Santo Antão has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 172 m around an average of 169 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 506 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 982 m.

The land around Vitória de Santo Antão is covered by grassland (52%) and artificial surfaces (33%) within 3 km, grassland (69%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (50%) within 80 km.

3 km
172 m
16 km
506 m
80 km
982 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
May weather nearby: Pombos 12 km · Glória do Goitá 13 km · Lagoa do Itaenga 20 km · Feira Nova 21 km · Moreno 22 km · Chã Grande 23 km · Paudalho 28 km · Escada 28 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 Vitória de Santo Antão (-8.1181°, -35.2914°, elevation 156 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).