Climate averages 1991–2020
Paulo Afonso weather
in May.
A hot, fairly dry month: the 9th warmest and the 9th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a hot month in Paulo Afonso: daytime highs average 29.8°C and nights cool to about 21.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 30 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 41 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Serra Talhada (158 km away). In May its highs average 30.1°C, about as warm as Paulo Afonso, with 40 mm of rain.
Among the 448 cities listed in Brazil, Paulo Afonso ranks joint 35th of 448 for the warmest May highs and joint 61st of 448 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 448 cities is 25.3°C; Paulo Afonso is 4.5°C warmer than that mean.
From May to June, average highs fall by 1.8°C to 28.0°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 30 mm to 24 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
Paulo Afonso climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33.5°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 38 | 5.2 | 12.613 h |
| February | 33.2°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 35 | 6.1 | 12.412 h |
| March | 33.0°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 39 | 8.0 | 12.212 h |
| April | 31.9°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 29 | 7.0 | 11.912 h |
| May, selected | 29.8°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 30 | 8.1 | 11.712 h |
| June | 28.0°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 24 | 8.4 | 11.612 h |
| July | 27.2°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 21 | 7.4 | 11.612 h |
| August | 28.0°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 18 | 6.6 | 11.812 h |
| September | 30.4°C20.0°C | 20.0°C | 10 | 3.4 | 12.012 h |
| October | 32.7°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 11 | 1.6 | 12.312 h |
| November | 33.7°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 14 | 2.5 | 12.513 h |
| December | 33.9°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 19 | 2.9 | 12.713 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
- Serra Talhada in MayBrazil · 158 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 21.4°C · 40 mm rain
- Itabaiana in MayBrazil · 166 kmHigh 27.8°C · Low 21.6°C · 83 mm rain
- Arcoverde in MayBrazil · 168 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 19.8°C · 34 mm rain
- Arapiraca in MayBrazil · 175 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 21.5°C · 74 mm rain
- Lagarto in MayBrazil · 179 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 21.8°C · 83 mm rain
- Garanhuns in MayBrazil · 197 kmHigh 24.6°C · Low 17.9°C · 64 mm rain
- Aracaju in MayBrazil · 209 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 23.8°C · 185 mm rain
- São Cristóvão in MayBrazil · 210 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 23.6°C · 157 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 Paulo Afonso) is explained once on the Paulo Afonso year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.