Mossoró Weather in May
Mossoró in May
The short of it: Mossoró in May averages a high of 32 °C (90 °F) and a low of 23 °C (74 °F), with 104 mm (4.1 in) of rain and about 11 h 53 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 32° · low 23° · rain 104 mm · daylight 11 h 53 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Mossoró an average May high of 32°, a low of 23° and some 104 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 32° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 104 mm, the 3rd 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 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Mossoró runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Grossos, 31 km to the NE, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Mossoró, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- about the same, 64 mm less rain
- Versus June
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 53 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GrossosRio Grande do Norte | 31 km NE | 32° | 23° | 86 mm |
| BaraúnaRio Grande do Norte | 32 km WNW | 31° | 22° | 102 mm |
| Areia BrancaRio Grande do Norte | 34 km NE | 32° | 23° | 89 mm |
| Serra do MelRio Grande do Norte | 35 km E | 31° | 22° | 93 mm |
| Governador Dix-Sept RosadoRio Grande do Norte | 36 km SSW | 32° | 23° | 83 mm |
| TibauRio Grande do Norte | 40 km NNE | 31° | 23° | 109 mm |
| UpanemaRio Grande do Norte | 51 km S | 32° | 23° | 88 mm |
| IcapuíCeará | 53 km N | 31° | 22° | 124 mm |