Barra da Tijuca climate

Barra da Tijuca Weather in May

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Barra da Tijuca, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 26°C on May 1 to 25°C on May 31, and lows from 20°C to 18°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 78 mm over about 9 wet days.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Barra da Tijuca, in °C, with the record for each date.10203040151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
25°C
Average low
19°C
Precipitation
78 mm
Record high
37°CMay 14, 2024
Record low
11°CMay 27, 1975
Daylight
11 h 15 min to 10 h 49 min
Cloud cover
54%
Humidity
81%
Dew point
18°C
Wind
11.5 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
May 126°C20°C33°C 202019°C 197638%
May 226°C20°C34°C 200316°C 201637%
May 326°C20°C36°C 202419°C 197638%
May 426°C20°C32°C 202418°C 197637%
May 526°C20°C34°C 202217°C 202036%
May 626°C20°C33°C 202418°C 200136%
May 726°C20°C31°C 202119°C 202035%
May 826°C20°C34°C 202417°C 202035%
May 926°C20°C32°C 197615°C 201335%
May 1026°C20°C35°C 202416°C 202035%
May 1125°C20°C34°C 202515°C 202035%
May 1225°C20°C32°C 200517°C 197836%
May 1325°C20°C28°C 197517°C 202037%
May 1425°C19°C37°C 202417°C 200635%
May 1525°C19°C31°C 197717°C 200634%
May 1625°C19°C33°C 200519°C 197534%
May 1725°C19°C31°C 197715°C 200435%
May 1825°C19°C35°C 202415°C 200634%
May 1925°C19°C31°C 202415°C 200634%
May 2025°C19°C34°C 200515°C 202334%
May 2125°C19°C32°C 202416°C 197734%
May 2225°C19°C34°C 200515°C 201834%
May 2325°C19°C28°C 202516°C 197532%
May 2425°C19°C34°C 200315°C 197532%
May 2525°C19°C35°C 202415°C 197833%
May 2625°C19°C29°C 200314°C 200233%
May 2725°C19°C27°C 202211°C 197532%
May 2825°C19°C28°C 197716°C 200433%
May 2925°C19°C32°C 200615°C 202034%
May 3025°C18°C35°C 202116°C 200434%
May 3125°C18°C28°C 202218°C 197833%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Barra da Tijuca, in percent.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT-3).

May 1
sunrise 6:13 AM, sunset 5:28 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:27 AM, sunset 5:16 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station BRM00083746, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.