Zé Doca weather in May

In May, Zé Doca sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 206 mm of rain across 23.8 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in May, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of May to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Zé Doca's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zé Doca's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 31°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 206 mm; 23.8 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 6:03 AM – 5:54 PM
Cloud cover: 72%; 8th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 4.48 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.1; out of 10

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical May day in Zé Doca reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31
Avg low (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	23
2	31	23
3	31	23
4	31	23
5	31	23
6	31	23
7	31	23
8	31	23
9	31	23
10	31	23
11	31	23
12	31	23
13	31	23
14	31	23
15	31	23
16	31	23
17	31	23
18	31	23
19	31	23
20	31	23
21	31	23
22	31	23
23	31	23
24	31	23
25	31	23
26	31	23
27	31	23
28	31	23
29	31	23
30	31	23
31	31	23

How May really feels in Zé Doca

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Zé Doca 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	32° / 23°	211	25	12.2	2.6
Feb	31° / 23°	278	25.2	12.1	2.6
Mar	31° / 23°	336	29.7	12	2.5
Apr	31° / 23°	352	28.3	11.9	2.6
May	31° / 23°	206	23.8	11.9	3.1
Jun	31° / 23°	77	15.3	11.8	4.0
Jul	31° / 22°	42	9.5	11.8	4.5
Aug	33° / 23°	17	4	11.9	4.2
Sep	34° / 23°	14	3	12	3.5
Oct	34° / 24°	22	4.9	12.1	3.1
Nov	34° / 24°	40	7.6	12.1	3.0
Dec	33° / 24°	103	14.7	12.2	2.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% 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 67%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	16	16	18	18	20	20	22	22	24	25	27	29	29	31	32	34	36	37	38	39	39	41	41	43	43	45	45	46	47	48	48
Cloudier (%)	84	84	82	82	80	80	78	78	76	75	73	71	71	69	68	66	64	63	62	61	61	59	59	57	57	55	55	54	53	52	52

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	16	84
2	16	84
3	18	82
4	18	82
5	20	80
6	20	80
7	22	78
8	22	78
9	24	76
10	25	75
11	27	73
12	29	71
13	29	71
14	31	69
15	32	68
16	34	66
17	36	64
18	37	63
19	38	62
20	39	61
21	39	61
22	41	59
23	41	59
24	43	57
25	43	57
26	45	55
27	45	55
28	46	54
29	47	53
30	48	52
31	48	52

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Zé Doca gets around 206 mm of rain over 23.8 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 77% and peaks near 88% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	88	87	86	85	84	83	82	81	80	79	78	77	77	76	76	76	76	76	75	75	75	74	74	73	73	72	71	70	69	68	66

	Rain chance (%)
1	88
2	87
3	86
4	85
5	84
6	83
7	82
8	81
9	80
10	79
11	78
12	77
13	77
14	76
15	76
16	76
17	76
18	76
19	75
20	75
21	75
22	74
23	74
24	73
25	73
26	72
27	71
28	70
29	69
30	68
31	66

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the miserable band about 62% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Oppressive (%)	30	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	34	35	35	36	37	37	38	39	40	41	43	44	46	47	49	50	52	54
Miserable (%)	70	69	69	69	69	68	68	68	68	68	67	67	67	66	65	65	64	63	63	62	61	60	59	57	56	54	53	51	50	48	46

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	30	70
2	31	69
3	31	69
4	31	69
5	31	69
6	32	68
7	32	68
8	32	68
9	32	68
10	32	68
11	33	67
12	33	67
13	33	67
14	34	66
15	35	65
16	35	65
17	36	64
18	37	63
19	37	63
20	38	62
21	39	61
22	40	60
23	41	59
24	43	57
25	44	56
26	46	54
27	47	53
28	49	51
29	50	50
30	52	48
31	54	46

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	5	calm
2	5	calm
3	5	calm
4	5	calm
5	5	calm
6	5	calm
7	6	calm
8	6	calm
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10	6	calm
11	6	calm
12	6	calm
13	6	calm
14	6	calm
15	6	calm
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17	6	calm
18	6	calm
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30	6	calm
31	6	calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of May to 11 h 48 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 6:03 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 5:55 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8
Sunrise (AM)	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05
Sunset (PM)	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	6:03	5:56
2	11.9	6:03	5:56
3	11.9	6:03	5:56
4	11.9	6:03	5:56
5	11.9	6:03	5:56
6	11.9	6:03	5:56
7	11.9	6:03	5:55
8	11.9	6:03	5:55
9	11.9	6:03	5:55
10	11.9	6:03	5:55
11	11.9	6:03	5:55
12	11.9	6:03	5:55
13	11.9	6:03	5:55
14	11.9	6:03	5:55
15	11.9	6:03	5:54
16	11.9	6:03	5:54
17	11.8	6:03	5:54
18	11.8	6:03	5:54
19	11.8	6:04	5:54
20	11.8	6:04	5:54
21	11.8	6:04	5:54
22	11.8	6:04	5:54
23	11.8	6:04	5:54
24	11.8	6:04	5:54
25	11.8	6:04	5:54
26	11.8	6:04	5:54
27	11.8	6:05	5:54
28	11.8	6:05	5:55
29	11.8	6:05	5:55
30	11.8	6:05	5:55
31	11.8	6:05	5:55

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.21 kWh/m² to a high of 5.99 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.48 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.2	Bright
2	4.3	Bright
3	4.3	Bright
4	4.3	Bright
5	4.3	Bright
6	4.3	Bright
7	4.3	Bright
8	4.4	Bright
9	4.4	Bright
10	4.4	Bright
11	4.4	Bright
12	4.5	Bright
13	4.5	Bright
14	4.5	Bright
15	4.5	Bright
16	4.5	Bright
17	4.5	Bright
18	4.5	Bright
19	4.5	Bright
20	4.5	Bright
21	4.6	Bright
22	4.6	Bright
23	4.6	Bright
24	4.6	Bright
25	4.6	Bright
26	4.6	Bright
27	4.6	Bright
28	4.6	Bright
29	4.6	Bright
30	4.7	Bright
31	4.7	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Zé Doca

In seasonPeak

In May, Zé Doca sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Zé Doca's monsoon runs January–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is May a good time to visit Zé Doca?

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

3.1

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

4.5

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Zé Doca.

What to pack for Zé Doca in May

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

In May, Zé Doca sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Zé Doca 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 Zé Doca peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 15 at about 10 (extreme).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	14	15	14	11	10	10	10	12	12	10	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	10	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in Zé Doca in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Zé Doca is worst in November — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.2× the cleanest month (July, 8 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	16	16	16	13	10	8	8	8	10	15	24	21
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	16	Moderate
Feb	16	Moderate
Mar	16	Moderate
Apr	13	Moderate
May	10	Good
Jun	8	Good
Jul	8	Good
Aug	8	Good
Sep	10	Good
Oct	15	Moderate
Nov	24	Moderate
Dec	21	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Zé Doca?

Zé Doca sits at 3.3°S, 45.7°W, 34 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Bom Jardim, 30 km away.

Topography around Zé Doca

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zé Doca has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m around an average of 36 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 76 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 306 m.

The land around Zé Doca is covered by grassland (72%) within 3 km, grassland (72%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and grassland (48%) within 80 km.

3 km

37 m

grassland 72%

16 km

76 m

grassland 72%

80 km

306 m

trees 49%

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← April Zé Doca year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Bom Jardim 30 km · Pedro do Rosário 48 km · Alto Alegre do Pindaré 49 km · Pindaré-Mirim 51 km · Monção 51 km · Santa Inês 53 km · Penalva 54 km · Matinha 72 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

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 Zé Doca (-3.2747°, -45.6583°, elevation 34 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	23
2	31	23
3	31	23
4	31	23
5	31	23
6	31	23
7	31	23
8	31	23
9	31	23
10	31	23
11	31	23
12	31	23
13	31	23
14	31	23
15	31	23
16	31	23
17	31	23
18	31	23
19	31	23
20	31	23
21	31	23
22	31	23
23	31	23
24	31	23
25	31	23
26	31	23
27	31	23
28	31	23
29	31	23
30	31	23
31	31	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	16	84
2	16	84
3	18	82
4	18	82
5	20	80
6	20	80
7	22	78
8	22	78
9	24	76
10	25	75
11	27	73
12	29	71
13	29	71
14	31	69
15	32	68
16	34	66
17	36	64
18	37	63
19	38	62
20	39	61
21	39	61
22	41	59
23	41	59
24	43	57
25	43	57
26	45	55
27	45	55
28	46	54
29	47	53
30	48	52
31	48	52

	Rain chance (%)
1	88
2	87
3	86
4	85
5	84
6	83
7	82
8	81
9	80
10	79
11	78
12	77
13	77
14	76
15	76
16	76
17	76
18	76
19	75
20	75
21	75
22	74
23	74
24	73
25	73
26	72
27	71
28	70
29	69
30	68
31	66

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	30	70
2	31	69
3	31	69
4	31	69
5	31	69
6	32	68
7	32	68
8	32	68
9	32	68
10	32	68
11	33	67
12	33	67
13	33	67
14	34	66
15	35	65
16	35	65
17	36	64
18	37	63
19	37	63
20	38	62
21	39	61
22	40	60
23	41	59
24	43	57
25	44	56
26	46	54
27	47	53
28	49	51
29	50	50
30	52	48
31	54	46

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	23
2	31	23
3	31	23
4	31	23
5	31	23
6	31	23
7	31	23
8	31	23
9	31	23
10	31	23
11	31	23
12	31	23
13	31	23
14	31	23
15	31	23
16	31	23
17	31	23
18	31	23
19	31	23
20	31	23
21	31	23
22	31	23
23	31	23
24	31	23
25	31	23
26	31	23
27	31	23
28	31	23
29	31	23
30	31	23
31	31	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	16	84
2	16	84
3	18	82
4	18	82
5	20	80
6	20	80
7	22	78
8	22	78
9	24	76
10	25	75
11	27	73
12	29	71
13	29	71
14	31	69
15	32	68
16	34	66
17	36	64
18	37	63
19	38	62
20	39	61
21	39	61
22	41	59
23	41	59
24	43	57
25	43	57
26	45	55
27	45	55
28	46	54
29	47	53
30	48	52
31	48	52

	Rain chance (%)
1	88
2	87
3	86
4	85
5	84
6	83
7	82
8	81
9	80
10	79
11	78
12	77
13	77
14	76
15	76
16	76
17	76
18	76
19	75
20	75
21	75
22	74
23	74
24	73
25	73
26	72
27	71
28	70
29	69
30	68
31	66

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	30	70
2	31	69
3	31	69
4	31	69
5	31	69
6	32	68
7	32	68
8	32	68
9	32	68
10	32	68
11	33	67
12	33	67
13	33	67
14	34	66
15	35	65
16	35	65
17	36	64
18	37	63
19	37	63
20	38	62
21	39	61
22	40	60
23	41	59
24	43	57
25	44	56
26	46	54
27	47	53
28	49	51
29	50	50
30	52	48
31	54	46

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	23
2	31	23
3	31	23
4	31	23
5	31	23
6	31	23
7	31	23
8	31	23
9	31	23
10	31	23
11	31	23
12	31	23
13	31	23
14	31	23
15	31	23
16	31	23
17	31	23
18	31	23
19	31	23
20	31	23
21	31	23
22	31	23
23	31	23
24	31	23
25	31	23
26	31	23
27	31	23
28	31	23
29	31	23
30	31	23
31	31	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	16	84
2	16	84
3	18	82
4	18	82
5	20	80
6	20	80
7	22	78
8	22	78
9	24	76
10	25	75
11	27	73
12	29	71
13	29	71
14	31	69
15	32	68
16	34	66
17	36	64
18	37	63
19	38	62
20	39	61
21	39	61
22	41	59
23	41	59
24	43	57
25	43	57
26	45	55
27	45	55
28	46	54
29	47	53
30	48	52
31	48	52

	Rain chance (%)
1	88
2	87
3	86
4	85
5	84
6	83
7	82
8	81
9	80
10	79
11	78
12	77
13	77
14	76
15	76
16	76
17	76
18	76
19	75
20	75
21	75
22	74
23	74
24	73
25	73
26	72
27	71
28	70
29	69
30	68
31	66

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	30	70
2	31	69
3	31	69
4	31	69
5	31	69
6	32	68
7	32	68
8	32	68
9	32	68
10	32	68
11	33	67
12	33	67
13	33	67
14	34	66
15	35	65
16	35	65
17	36	64
18	37	63
19	37	63
20	38	62
21	39	61
22	40	60
23	41	59
24	43	57
25	44	56
26	46	54
27	47	53
28	49	51
29	50	50
30	52	48
31	54	46