Ahar weather in May

In May, Ahar sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 105 mm of precipitation across 19.9 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 36 min at the start of May to 14 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Ahar's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ahar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
105 mm
19.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
5:15 AM – 7:20 PM
Cloud cover
56%
10th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Ahar is city in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran.

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 16°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Ahar reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1154
2155
3165
4165
5165
6165
7165
8166
9176
10176
11176
12176
13176
14177
15187
16187
17187
18187
19187
20197
21197
22198
23198
24198
25208
26208
27208
28208
29209
30209
31219

How May really feels in Ahar

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.

Ahar weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -9°3377.29.60.0
Feb / -7°458.78.510.50.0
Mar / -3°73138.911.71.1
Apr13° / 9917.34.5133.0
May18° / 10519.90.614.14.6
Jun22° / 10°5913.2014.66.5
Jul24° / 13°226.1014.48.0
Aug25° / 12°205.7013.58.1
Sep22° / 328.20.112.37.3
Oct16° / 508.91.5115.3
Nov / -2°4674.59.91.6
Dec / -6°346.46.19.40.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34555
44555
54654
64753
74852
84852
95050
105149
115149
125149
135347
145347
155446
165545
175545
185644
195743
205842
215941
226040
236040
246139
256337
266436
276535
286535
296634
306832
316832

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Ahar gets around 105 mm of rain and snow over 19.9 wet days in May, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 64% and peaks near 65% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1648
2648
3647
4646
5655
6655
7654
8654
9653
10653
11653
12652
13652
14652
15652
16651
17651
18651
19651
20641
21641
22631
23631
24631
25620
26620
27610
28610
29600
30590
31580

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 (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
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171000
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201000
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221000
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27991
28991
29991
30991
31991

Wind in May

Winds average 6 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
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min at the start of May to 14 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:31 AM to 5:05 AM, and sunset from 7:06 PM to 7:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.65:317:06
213.65:307:07
313.75:297:08
413.75:287:09
513.75:277:10
613.85:267:11
713.85:247:12
813.85:237:13
913.95:227:14
1013.95:217:15
1113.95:207:16
1214.05:197:17
1314.05:187:18
1414.05:177:19
1514.15:167:20
1614.15:157:20
1714.15:157:21
1814.15:147:22
1914.25:137:23
2014.25:127:24
2114.25:117:25
2214.35:117:26
2314.35:107:27
2414.35:097:27
2514.35:097:28
2614.45:087:29
2714.45:077:30
2814.45:077:31
2914.45:067:31
3014.45:067:32
3114.55:057:33

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.43 kWh/m² to a high of 7.04 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 6.47 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.4Intense
146.4Intense
156.4Intense
166.5Intense
176.5Intense
186.5Intense
196.5Intense
206.6Intense
216.6Intense
226.6Intense
236.7Intense
246.7Intense
256.7Intense
266.8Intense
276.8Intense
286.8Intense
296.9Intense
306.9Intense
316.9Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Ahar

In seasonPeak

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

Ahar's rainy season runs March–June, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is May a good time to visit Ahar?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
1.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Ahar for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ahar in May

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

In May, Ahar sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 7°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 20 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Ahar 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 Ahar peaks around July 15 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 15UV 11Dec 20UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May9Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep7Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Ahar 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 Ahar is worst in May — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (November, 16 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1029 µg/m³Nov 2316 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May29Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ahar?

Ahar sits at 38.5°N, 47.1°E, 1,336 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Meshgīn Shahr, 54 km away.

KapanSahandOskū

Topography around Ahar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ahar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 130 m around an average of 1,356 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,723 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,565 m.

The land around Ahar is covered by artificial surfaces (33%), cropland (32%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, grassland (52%) and cropland (41%) within 16 km, and grassland (64%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
130 m
16 km
1,723 m
80 km
4,565 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Meshgīn Shahr 54 km · Sarāb 72 km · Bostānābād 73 km · Tabriz 81 km · Sardrūd 95 km · Kapan 99 km · Sahand 102 km · Oskū 104 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 Ahar (38.4774°, 47.0699°, elevation 1,336 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).