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What the weather is like in May
According to INMET's climate normals (1991–2020), May in João Pessoa has an average high of 30.3 °C and low of 23.4 °C, around 288 mm of rain over 17 days and 199 hours of sunshine.
This is real rain: around 290 mm over 17 days. The thermometer hardly changes — it still passes 30 °C — and the sun comes out between showers.
What to do in May
- The Benjamim Maranhão Botanical Garden, the Mata do Buraquinho, at its greenest.
- A food tour of Manaíra and Tambaú, with no queues.
- Museums, Estação Cabo Branco and the historic centre.
- Remote work with a sea view, at low-season rates.
Events and crowds
It is the quietest month on the tourist calendar: no school holidays, no big festival and the city at its everyday pace. By the end of the month, the São João mood starts to show in the neighbourhoods and inland.
Is May a good time to go?
It is not a beach-holiday month. It is a month of low prices, an empty city and long stays — good for working, visiting family or getting to know the city unhurried.
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