Andīmeshk weather in May

In May, Andīmeshk sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 10 mm of rain across 1.4 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 41°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of May to 14 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Andīmeshk's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Andīmeshk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
5th warmest
Overnight low
22°
8th coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
1.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
5:23 AM – 7:03 PM
Cloud cover
29%
6th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.6
out of 10

Andīmeshk is city in Khuzestan 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 34°C in the first days to 41°C by the end.

A typical May day in Andīmeshk reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 42°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 8°C warmer than April and about 6°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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264124
274124
284124
294124
304224
314224

How May really feels in Andīmeshk

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
11 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.

Andīmeshk 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
Jan17° / 1159.210.15.9
Feb19° / 817.410.86.7
Mar24° / 12°1006.811.87.7
Apr30° / 16°664.912.86.0
May38° / 22°101.413.61.6
Jun44° / 26°0014.10.0
Jul46° / 29°00.113.90.0
Aug46° / 28°0013.20.0
Sep42° / 24°10.312.20.1
Oct35° / 19°211.811.23.3
Nov25° / 13°855.810.37.5
Dec19° / 1217.99.96.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16931
27030
36931
46931
57030
67129
77129
87327
97327
107525
117525
127624
137822
147921
158020
168119
178218
188317
198416
208515
218614
228713
238713
248713
258911
268911
279010
289010
29919
30919
31928

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Andīmeshk gets around 10 mm of rain over 1.4 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 5% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
112
212
311
411
510
69
79
88
97
107
116
126
135
145
154
164
173
183
192
202
212
222
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261
271
281
291
301
311

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 85% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
170246
270246
371236
471236
572226
673216
774206
876195
977185
1078175
1180155
1281145
1383134
1484124
1586104
168794
178983
189073
199073
209163
219352
229352
239442
249532
259631
269631
279721
289721
299721
309721
319820

Wind in May

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

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min at the start of May to 14 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:36 AM to 5:15 AM, and sunset from 6:52 PM to 7:13 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.35:366:52
213.35:356:52
313.35:346:53
413.35:336:54
513.45:326:55
613.45:316:55
713.45:306:56
813.55:296:57
913.55:286:58
1013.55:286:58
1113.55:276:59
1213.65:267:00
1313.65:257:00
1413.65:247:01
1513.65:247:02
1613.75:237:03
1713.75:227:03
1813.75:227:04
1913.75:217:05
2013.85:207:05
2113.85:207:06
2213.85:197:07
2313.85:197:08
2413.85:187:08
2513.95:187:09
2613.95:177:10
2713.95:177:10
2813.95:167:11
2913.95:167:11
3013.95:167:12
3114.05:157:13

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.87 kWh/m² to a high of 7.96 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.41 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
26.9Intense
37.0Intense
47.0Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
77.1Intense
87.1Intense
97.2Intense
107.2Intense
117.3Intense
127.3Intense
137.3Intense
147.4Intense
157.4Intense
167.4Intense
177.5Intense
187.5Intense
197.5Intense
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227.6Intense
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247.7Intense
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267.7Intense
277.7Intense
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297.8Intense
307.8Intense
317.8Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Andīmeshk

In seasonPeak

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

Andīmeshk's rainy season runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Andīmeshk sees seasonal dust haze (March–June), heaviest in May.

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

Is May a good time to visit Andīmeshk?

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

1.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Andīmeshk.

What to pack for Andīmeshk in May

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

In May, Andīmeshk sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Andīmeshk 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 Andīmeshk peaks around June 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 13 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 15UV 9Jan 13UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Andīmeshk 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 Andīmeshk is worst in May — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 29 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateMay 1048 µg/m³Nov 1729 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan34Moderate
Feb38Poor
Mar47Poor
Apr47Poor
May48Poor
Jun40Poor
Jul38Poor
Aug36Poor
Sep37Poor
Oct32Moderate
Nov29Moderate
Dec31Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Andīmeshk?

Andīmeshk sits at 32.5°N, 48.4°E, 147 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Dezful, 10 km away.

Dehlorān

Topography around Andīmeshk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Andīmeshk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m around an average of 147 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 515 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,692 m.

The land around Andīmeshk is covered by cropland (43%) and artificial surfaces (37%) within 3 km, cropland (45%), grassland (24%) and bare terrain (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (51%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
29 m
16 km
515 m
80 km
2,692 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Dezful 10 km · Shush 31 km · Gotvand 49 km · Shūshtar 65 km · Lālī 71 km · Poldokhtar 98 km · Sūsangerd 101 km · Dehlorān 105 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 Andīmeshk (32.4615°, 48.3537°, elevation 147 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).