Ahram weather in May

In May, Ahram sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.3 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 40°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 80% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of May to 13 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Ahram's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ahram's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
5th warmest
Overnight low
25°
8th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:18 AM – 6:44 PM
Cloud cover
18%
6th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.4
out of 10

Ahram is city in Bushehr 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 36°C in the first days to 40°C by the end.

A typical May day in Ahram reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 41°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Ahram

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
10 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.

Ahram 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 686.810.47.0
Feb21° / 11°304.2117.9
Mar26° / 14°243.411.88.3
Apr32° / 19°91.512.75.2
May38° / 25°20.313.41.4
Jun41° / 28°00.113.80.0
Jul42° / 29°00.113.70.0
Aug42° / 29°00.2130.0
Sep39° / 25°10.212.20.8
Oct34° / 20°10.311.33.8
Nov27° / 15°243.210.67.7
Dec21° / 11°545.310.27.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 80% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 13%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17624
27723
37822
47822
57921
68020
78119
88218
98317
108317
118515
128515
138614
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21919
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24928
25937
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28946
29955
30955
31964

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ahram gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.3 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 1% and peaks near 3% 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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19172
29172
39172
49262
59262
69262
79262
89262
99361
109451
119451
129451
139451
149451
159451
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179451
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219640
229550
239550
249550
259550
269550
279550
289550
299451
309451
319451

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May, the windiest month of the year.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
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89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min at the start of May to 13 h 42 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 5:29 AM to 5:12 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 6:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.15:296:35
213.15:286:36
313.15:286:36
413.25:276:37
513.25:266:37
613.25:256:38
713.25:246:39
813.35:236:39
913.35:236:40
1013.35:226:41
1113.35:216:41
1213.45:216:42
1313.45:206:42
1413.45:196:43
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1613.45:186:44
1713.55:176:45
1813.55:176:45
1913.55:166:46
2013.55:166:47
2113.55:156:47
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.46 kWh/m² to a high of 7.84 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.64 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.2Intense
27.3Intense
37.3Intense
47.3Intense
57.3Intense
67.4Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Ahram

In seasonPeak

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

Ahram sees seasonal dust haze (March–May), heaviest in April.

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

Is May a good time to visit Ahram?

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

1.4
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ahram.

What to pack for Ahram in May

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

In May, Ahram sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Ahram 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 32 km away) is warmest in August at about 33°C and coldest in February near 19°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Mar 19 to Jan 17 — about 10 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°30°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan20Refreshing
Feb19Cool
Mar20Cool
Apr23Refreshing
May26Warm
Jun29Tropical
Jul32Tropical
Aug33Tropical
Sep32Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov27Warm
Dec23Refreshing

UV index in Ahram in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ahram peaks around June 19 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateJun 19UV 10Jan 1UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb6High
Mar7High
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct7Very high
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Ahram 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 Ahram is worst in May — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 25 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMay 1342 µg/m³Nov 2225 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan32Moderate
Feb34Moderate
Mar38Poor
Apr40Poor
May43Poor
Jun35Moderate
Jul42Poor
Aug37Poor
Sep31Moderate
Oct30Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec25Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ahram?

Ahram sits at 28.9°N, 51.3°E, 63 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is ‘Ālī Shahr, 21 km away.

Topography around Ahram

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ahram has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m around an average of 60 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,160 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,927 m.

The land around Ahram is covered by bare terrain (32%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, bare terrain (69%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (41%) and water (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
118 m
16 km
1,160 m
80 km
1,927 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: ‘Ālī Shahr 21 km · Choghādak 26 km · Khūrmūj 27 km · Borāzjān 43 km · Bushehr 44 km · Āb Pakhsh 56 km · Farrāshband 80 km · Kāzerūn 90 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 Ahram (28.8826°, 51.2746°, elevation 63 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).