Ilhéus Weather in May
Ilhéus in May
The short of it: Ilhéus in May averages a high of 28 °C (82 °F) and a low of 21 °C (70 °F), with 191 mm (7.5 in) of rain and about 11 h 26 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 28° · low 21° · rain 191 mm · daylight 11 h 26 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Ilhéus an average May high of 28°, a low of 21° and some 191 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 28°, nights near 21°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 191 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 26 min in mid-May, 21 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Ilhéus runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Itabuna, 27 km to the W, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Ilhéus, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 4.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 26 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ItabunaBahia | 27 km W | 27° | 21° | 135 mm |
| BueraremaBahia | 34 km WSW | 27° | 20° | 129 mm |
| UruçucaBahia | 36 km NW | 27° | 21° | 128 mm |
| ItajuípeBahia | 39 km WNW | 27° | 20° | 111 mm |
| ItapéBahia | 43 km WSW | 27° | 20° | 98 mm |
| São José da VitóriaBahia | 45 km SW | 26° | 19° | 122 mm |
| Barro PretoBahia | 47 km W | 26° | 19° | 89 mm |
| UnaBahia | 55 km S | 27° | 20° | 176 mm |