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Salvador in May
avoid · not the best time to go · the wettest month of the year
The year in Salvador
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- JanJSalvador in January: good, busy
- FebFSalvador in February: good
- MarMSalvador in March: good
- AprASalvador in April: good
- MayMSalvador in May: avoid
- JunJSalvador in June: good
- JulJSalvador in July: good
- AugASalvador in August: sweet spot
- SepSSalvador in September: sweet spot
- OctOSalvador in October: sweet spot
- NovNSalvador in November: sweet spot
- DecDSalvador in December: good, busy
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The numbers
| Daily high | 27°C |
|---|---|
| Nightly low | 24°C |
| Feels like, afternoon | 31°C |
| Rainy days, 1 mm or more | 20 · 190 mm |
| Humidity | 80% |
| Sunshine | 10.2 h/day |
| Daylight | 11.5 h/day |
| Beach and sea | 20 of 31 days dry and 23–35 °C; sea not measured |
| Crowds | 100 / 100, higher is quieter |
Ten-year averages for this calendar month. 20 rainy days, as the weather station at Salvador (2 km away) counts them: its May average over 8 years, 2017–2025 (WMO 83229). A rainy day is one with at least 1 mm of rain.
Weather read at Barra, 25 km from the airport (SSA): ten years of ERA5 and ERA5-Land reanalysis, through Open-Meteo's open data.
How busy it gets
Public holidays in May
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Salvador in pictures
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What to pack
- Summer clothes by day, highs around 27°C.
- Rain gear you will actually use: about 20 rainy days and 190 mm.
- Sun protection: about 10 hours of sunshine a day.
- Humidity averages 80%; breathable fabrics dry faster.
Each line is a threshold over the ten-year figures above, not advice from anywhere else.
Before you go
Type C plugs at 127 / 220 V. Drives on the right. The currency is the Brazilian real. UK Foreign Office: avoid all but essential travel to parts. Global Affairs Canada: Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). US State Department: Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution. Everything for Brazil: cost of living, languages, emergency numbers and health.
On arrival in Salvador: the apps, paying, getting around, tipping and the emergency numbers.
May elsewhere
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