Ābyek weather in May

In May, Ābyek sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 24 mm of rain across 5.3 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 24 min at the start of May to 14 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Ābyek's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ābyek's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
5th warmest
Overnight low
12°
8th coldest
Rainfall
24 mm
5.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:07 AM – 7:01 PM
Cloud cover
38%
6th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
7.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical May day in Ābyek reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°C warmer than April and about 7°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12010
22110
32110
42110
52110
62111
72211
82211
92211
102211
112311
122312
132312
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202513
212513
222513
232614
242614
252614
262714
272714
282715
292715
302815
312815

How May really feels in Ābyek

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Ābyek weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°417.85.79.80.0
Feb / -3°479.1510.60.6
Mar12° / 6110.43.411.73.1
Apr18° / 589.80.612.95.8
May24° / 12°245.3013.97.8
Jun31° / 17°41.3014.46.1
Jul34° / 20°30.8014.24.0
Aug33° / 19°30.5013.44.6
Sep29° / 15°30.4012.27.8
Oct21° / 204011.18.0
Nov12° / 457.51.310.13.7
Dec / -2°408.149.60.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26634
36634
46733
56733
66733
76931
86931
97030
107228
117228
127426
137525
147723
157723
167921
177921
188119
198119
208317
218317
228515
238515
248614
258614
268614
278812
288812
298911
308911
318911

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ābyek gets around 24 mm of rain over 5.3 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 17% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
129
228
327
427
526
625
724
823
922
1021
1120
1220
1319
1418
1517
1616
1716
1815
1914
2014
2113
2212
2312
2411
2511
2610
2710
289
299
308
318

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min at the start of May to 14 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:22 AM to 4:58 AM, and sunset from 6:48 PM to 7:13 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:226:48
213.55:206:49
313.55:196:50
413.55:186:51
513.65:176:52
613.65:166:53
713.65:156:54
813.75:146:54
913.75:136:55
1013.75:126:56
1113.85:116:57
1213.85:106:58
1313.85:096:59
1413.95:097:00
1513.95:087:00
1613.95:077:01
1713.95:067:02
1814.05:057:03
1914.05:057:04
2014.05:047:04
2114.05:037:05
2214.15:037:06
2314.15:027:07
2414.15:017:08
2514.15:017:08
2614.15:007:09
2714.25:007:10
2814.24:597:11
2914.24:597:11
3014.24:587:12
3114.24:587:13

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.72 kWh/m² to a high of 7.9 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.23 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
26.8Intense
36.8Intense
46.8Intense
56.9Intense
66.9Intense
76.9Intense
87.0Intense
97.0Intense
107.0Intense
117.1Intense
127.1Intense
137.1Intense
147.2Intense
157.2Intense
167.2Intense
177.3Intense
187.3Intense
197.3Intense
207.4Intense
217.4Intense
227.4Intense
237.5Intense
247.5Intense
257.5Intense
267.6Intense
277.6Intense
287.6Intense
297.7Intense
307.7Intense
317.7Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Ābyek?

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

7.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Ābyek for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Ābyek in May

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

In May, Ābyek sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 5 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Ābyek in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ābyek peaks around July 18 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 — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highVery highHighModerateJul 18UV 10Jan 1UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Ābyek 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 Ābyek is worst in December — around 80 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.1× the cleanest month (July, 37 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyDec 1979 µg/m³Jul 1837 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan73Unhealthy
Feb69Unhealthy
Mar63Unhealthy
Apr63Unhealthy
May54Poor
Jun40Poor
Jul37Poor
Aug39Poor
Sep46Poor
Oct58Unhealthy
Nov68Unhealthy
Dec80Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Ābyek?

Ābyek sits at 36.1°N, 50.5°E, 1,454 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Ābyek, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Ābyek

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ābyek has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 804 m around an average of 1,501 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,668 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,656 m.

The land around Ābyek is covered by grassland (73%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and cropland (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (44%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
804 m
16 km
1,668 m
80 km
4,656 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Ābyek 3.0 km · Naz̧arābād 13 km · Hashtgerd 16 km · Mehestan 20 km · Kamālshahr 37 km · Moḩammadīyeh 37 km · Sharīfābād 39 km · Eshtehārd 41 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 Ābyek (36.0667°, 50.55°, elevation 1,454 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. 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).