Abadan weather in May

In May, Abadan sees average daytime highs of 40°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.4 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 43°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 min at the start of May to 13 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Abadan's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Abadan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
40°
5th warmest
Overnight low
27°
8th coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:27 AM – 6:59 PM
Cloud cover
24%
6th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.6
out of 10

Abadan is city in Khuzestan Province, Iran.

Air quality
High
PM2.5 28.7 µg/m³ · 2020

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 43°C by the end.

A typical May day in Abadan reaches about 40°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 36°C and 44°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Abadan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
20 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Abadan weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 374.910.37.2
Feb22° / 11°183.210.98.2
Mar27° / 15°223.211.88.0
Apr33° / 21°91.712.74.4
May40° / 27°30.413.50.6
Jun45° / 30°00.113.90.0
Jul46° / 32°0013.80.0
Aug46° / 31°0013.10.0
Sep43° / 27°0012.20.0
Oct36° / 22°60.711.32.6
Nov27° / 16°413.610.57.6
Dec20° / 11°344.810.17.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 16%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17525
27624
37624
47624
57723
67822
77921
87921
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108020
118119
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31946

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Abadan gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.4 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 1% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 84% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1771382
2771382
3771382
4781282
5781282
6791272
7801172
8801172
9801172
10821062
11821062
12831052
13831052
1484952
1585942
1685942
1785942
1886932
1987832
2087832
2187832
2288822
2389821
2489821
2589821
2689821
2790721
2890721
2990721
3090721
3191621

Wind in May

Winds average 16 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 min at the start of May to 13 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:39 AM to 5:20 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 7:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.25:396:49
213.25:386:49
313.25:376:50
413.25:366:51
513.35:366:51
613.35:356:52
713.35:346:53
813.35:336:53
913.45:326:54
1013.45:316:55
1113.45:316:55
1213.45:306:56
1313.55:296:57
1413.55:296:57
1513.55:286:58
1613.55:276:59
1713.55:276:59
1813.65:267:00
1913.65:257:01
2013.65:257:01
2113.65:247:02
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2313.75:237:03
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3113.85:207:08

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.29 kWh/m² to a high of 7.85 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.47 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.1Intense
27.1Intense
37.1Intense
47.1Intense
57.2Intense
67.2Intense
77.2Intense
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97.3Intense
107.3Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Abadan

In seasonPeak

In May, Abadan sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Abadan sees seasonal dust haze (February–August), heaviest in May.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Abadan?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
3.2
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Abadan.

What to pack for Abadan in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Abadan sees daytime highs around 40°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Abadan in May

The nearest coast averages about 26°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 52 km away) is warmest in August at about 32°C and coldest in February near 16°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Apr 1 to Dec 9 — about 8.3 months when the water holds above 20°C.

20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan16Cool
Feb16Cool
Mar18Cool
Apr22Refreshing
May26Warm
Jun29Tropical
Jul31Tropical
Aug32Tropical
Sep31Tropical
Oct28Tropical
Nov24Refreshing
Dec19Cool

UV index in Abadan in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Abadan peaks around June 23 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 23UV 10Jan 1UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr6High
May7High
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Abadan in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Abadan is worst in April — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Abadan's WHO annual average of 28.7 µg/m³.

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 1632 µg/m³Jun 2326 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan31Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar30Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May30Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct29Moderate
Nov27Moderate
Dec30Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Abadan?

Abadan sits at 30.3°N, 48.3°E, 6 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Khorramshahr, 16 km away.

Topography around Abadan

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Abadan.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Abadan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 9 m around an average of 3 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m.

The land around Abadan is covered by artificial surfaces (47%) and bare terrain (28%) within 3 km, bare terrain (69%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (62%) and water (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
9 m
16 km
16 m
80 km
135 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Khorramshahr 16 km · Abū al-Kahṣīb 42 km · Al Fāw 44 km · Shādegān 49 km · Umm Qaşr 50 km · Al Başrah al Qadīmah 50 km · Basrah 54 km · Az Zubayr 58 km

Iran travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 352% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,924
2025
Happiness
5.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
94%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.4
per 100k, 2014
Road deaths
21.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 492
Religion
Muslim 99%Christian 1%Baha'i 0%agnostic 0%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Abadan (30.3392°, 48.3043°, elevation 6 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).