Porto de Galinhas in May

Listed as a month to avoid: Apr–Aug (wettest, more wind and rain); Brazilian school holidays and long weekends for crowds and prices.

May is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

• SeptemberGreatInside Porto de Galinhas's best window: Sep–Mar (warm, dry-ish, best tides); Dec–Feb is peak and crowded.
• OctoberGreatInside Porto de Galinhas's best window: Sep–Mar (warm, dry-ish, best tides); Dec–Feb is peak and crowded.
• NovemberGreatInside Porto de Galinhas's best window: Sep–Mar (warm, dry-ish, best tides); Dec–Feb is peak and crowded.
• DecemberGreatInside Porto de Galinhas's best window: Sep–Mar (warm, dry-ish, best tides); Dec–Feb is peak and crowded.

• Porto de GalinhasHighs around 29 °C (84 °F), lows around 23 °C (73 °F), rain on about 18 daysHighs around 84 °F (29 °C), lows around 73 °F (23 °C), rain on about 18 days
• Northeast coast, Brazil · Salvador, Recife, Olinda, Maceió, Porto de Galinhasrainy

  Warm all year (26–30 °C (79–86 °F)); the rainy season is roughly April–July on the Salvador–Recife coast.Warm all year (79–86 °F (26–30 °C)); the rainy season is roughly April–July on the Salvador–Recife coast.

Crowds · Brazil overall

Low

Prices · Brazil overall

Low

Brazil overall: Good value: pleasant Rio, Iguaçu and São Paulo; Amazon high water.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Porto de Galinhas, side by side.

• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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