Natal Weather in May
Natal in May
The short of it: Natal in May averages a high of 30 °C (86 °F) and a low of 22 °C (72 °F), with 250 mm (9.8 in) of rain and about 11 h 51 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 30° · low 22° · rain 250 mm · daylight 11 h 51 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: October & November
Thirty years of records give Natal an average May high of 30°, a low of 22° and some 250 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 30° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 250 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 51 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 October and November.
Against its neighbours, Natal runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. São Gonçalo do Amarante, 13 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
May in Natal, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 34 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 51 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| São Gonçalo do AmaranteRio Grande do Norte | 13 km W | 30° | 22° | 231 mm |
| ParnamirimRio Grande do Norte | 15 km SSW | 30° | 22° | 238 mm |
| ExtremozRio Grande do Norte | 15 km NW | 30° | 22° | 244 mm |
| MacaíbaRio Grande do Norte | 17 km WSW | 30° | 22° | 221 mm |
| Ceará-MirimRio Grande do Norte | 30 km NW | 30° | 22° | 220 mm |
| São José de MipibuRio Grande do Norte | 31 km S | 30° | 22° | 233 mm |
| MaxaranguapeRio Grande do Norte | 31 km N | 30° | 22° | 226 mm |
| Nísia FlorestaRio Grande do Norte | 33 km S | 30° | 22° | 223 mm |