Climate averages 1991–2020
Arcoverde weather
in May.
A hot, fairly dry month: the 9th warmest and the 9th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a hot month in Arcoverde: daytime highs average 28.5°C and nights cool to about 19.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 34 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes May a fairly dry month (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 44 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Belo Jardim (70 km away). In May its highs average 27.7°C, 0.7°C cooler than Arcoverde, with 42 mm of rain.
Among the 448 cities listed in Brazil, Arcoverde ranks joint 94th of 448 for the warmest May highs and joint 77th of 448 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 448 cities is 25.3°C; Arcoverde is 3.1°C warmer than that mean.
From May to June, average highs fall by 1.7°C to 26.7°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 34 mm to 26 mm.
The annual picture
May in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Arcoverde climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31.5°C20.5°C | 20.5°C | 33 | 5.4 | 12.613 h |
| February | 31.2°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 39 | 6.3 | 12.412 h |
| March | 31.1°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 49 | 8.2 | 12.212 h |
| April | 30.1°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 51 | 7.8 | 11.912 h |
| May, selected | 28.5°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 34 | 8.0 | 11.712 h |
| June | 26.7°C18.7°C | 18.7°C | 26 | 6.1 | 11.612 h |
| July | 26.0°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 17 | 5.4 | 11.712 h |
| August | 27.1°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 10 | 3.0 | 11.812 h |
| September | 29.6°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 4.0 | 1.2 | 12.112 h |
| October | 31.5°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 7.6 | 1.5 | 12.312 h |
| November | 32.2°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 10 | 1.5 | 12.512 h |
| December | 32.3°C20.2°C | 20.2°C | 15 | 2.1 | 12.613 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
May in nearby cities
- Belo Jardim in MayBrazil · 70 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 20.0°C · 42 mm rain
- Garanhuns in MayBrazil · 80 kmHigh 24.6°C · Low 17.9°C · 64 mm rain
- Santa Cruz do Capibaribe in MayBrazil · 107 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 21.0°C · 41 mm rain
- Caruaru in MayBrazil · 120 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 20.3°C · 57 mm rain
- Serra Talhada in MayBrazil · 145 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 21.4°C · 40 mm rain
- Arapiraca in MayBrazil · 154 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 21.5°C · 74 mm rain
- Patos in MayBrazil · 157 kmHigh 32.5°C · Low 22.6°C · 33 mm rain
- Gravatá in MayBrazil · 166 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 20.9°C · 101 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Arcoverde) is explained once on the Arcoverde year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.