Xique-Xique weather in May

In May, Xique-Xique sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 8 mm of rain across 1.4 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of May to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Xique-Xique's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Xique-Xique's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
8th warmest
Overnight low
22°
5th coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
1.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:02 AM – 5:32 PM
Cloud cover
50%
6th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Xique-Xique 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 33°C through the month.

A typical May day in Xique-Xique reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with 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 Xique-Xique

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 31 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
31
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.

Xique-Xique weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 23°1021012.63.5
Feb33° / 23°709.412.43.4
Mar33° / 23°891012.13.5
Apr33° / 23°385.311.83.8
May33° / 22°81.411.54.3
Jun32° / 21°00.111.45.1
Jul32° / 20°0011.45.4
Aug33° / 20°0011.64.7
Sep35° / 21°10.311.93.5
Oct35° / 23°182.512.22.8
Nov34° / 24°767.212.53.2
Dec33° / 23°798.412.63.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25842
35842
45842
55743
65842
75743
85743
95743
105743
115842
125743
135743
145842
155842
165941
175941
185941
196139
206139
216139
226337
236337
246436
256535
266634
276634
286733
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306733
316931

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Xique-Xique gets around 8 mm of rain over 1.4 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 4% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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27
37
47
56
66
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105
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312

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the humid band about 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 22% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
101056304
201057294
301057294
401058293
501158283
601159282
701160272
801260262
901260262
1011359252
1111460241
1211461231
1311561221
1411660221
1511760211
1611761201
1711860201
1811960191
1912060181
2012061171
2112160171
2212260161
2312261151
2412361141
2512362131
2612462121
2712562111
2812661111
2912662101
301276291
311286281

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
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3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of May to 11 h 24 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 5:59 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 5:37 PM to 5:31 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.65:595:37
211.66:005:36
311.66:005:36
411.66:005:36
511.66:005:35
611.66:005:35
711.66:005:35
811.66:005:34
911.66:015:34
1011.56:015:34
1111.56:015:33
1211.56:015:33
1311.56:015:33
1411.56:025:33
1511.56:025:33
1611.56:025:32
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1911.56:035:32
2011.56:035:32
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2211.56:035:31
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2711.46:055:31
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3111.46:065:31

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.92 kWh/m² to a high of 6.96 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 5.11 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.2Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
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255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Xique-Xique?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Xique-Xique in May

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

In May, Xique-Xique sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Xique-Xique 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 Xique-Xique peaks around March 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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 highExtremeMar 10UV 15Jun 23UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Xique-Xique?

Xique-Xique sits at 10.8°S, 42.7°W, 406 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Barra, 54 km away.

Topography around Xique-Xique

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Xique-Xique has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 26 m around an average of 404 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,041 m.

The land around Xique-Xique is covered by shrubs (40%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, shrubs (72%) within 16 km, and shrubs (83%) within 80 km.

3 km
26 m
16 km
135 m
80 km
1,041 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Barra 54 km · Central 76 km · Jussara 86 km · Pilão Arcado 95 km · Presidente Dutra 97 km · Buritirama 99 km · São Gabriel 103 km · Irecê 109 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 Xique-Xique (-10.8229°, -42.7281°, elevation 406 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).