Crateús Weather in May
Crateús in May
The short of it: Crateús in May averages a high of 31 °C (87 °F) and a low of 21 °C (70 °F), with 60 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 11 h 53 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 31° · low 21° · rain 60 mm · daylight 11 h 53 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & July
Thirty years of records give Crateús an average May high of 31°, a low of 21° and some 60 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 31° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 60 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 53 min in mid-May.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and July.
Against its neighbours, Crateús runs warmer than most and about as wet in May. Ipaporanga, 32 km to the NNW, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Crateús, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° warmer, 87 mm less rain
- Versus June
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 53 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IpaporangaCeará | 32 km NNW | 30° | 21° | 69 mm |
| Várzea AlegreCeará | 37 km ESE | 30° | 21° | 41 mm |
| Novo OrienteCeará | 41 km SSW | 30° | 21° | 58 mm |
| IndependênciaCeará | 47 km ESE | 30° | 21° | 43 mm |
| Buriti dos MontesPiauí | 50 km WSW | 29° | 19° | 64 mm |
| ArarendáCeará | 51 km NNW | 29° | 20° | 78 mm |
| Nova RussasCeará | 54 km NNE | 30° | 21° | 76 mm |
| TamborilCeará | 54 km NE | 29° | 21° | 59 mm |