Āshkhāneh weather in May

In May, Āshkhāneh sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 45 mm of rain across 8.6 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 30 min at the start of May to 14 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Āshkhāneh's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Āshkhāneh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
5th warmest
Overnight low
11°
8th coldest
Rainfall
45 mm
8.6 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
4:38 AM – 6:39 PM
Cloud cover
44%
7th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Āshkhāneh is city in North Khorasan 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 21°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical May day in Āshkhāneh reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 6°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1219
2219
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How May really feels in Āshkhāneh

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.

Āshkhāneh weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°387.15.59.70.3
Feb / -3°548.85.510.61.0
Mar12° / 8011.83.911.73.3
Apr18° / 7210.30.612.95.8
May23° / 11°458.60147.3
Jun29° / 16°163.4014.57.0
Jul32° / 19°71.5014.35.6
Aug31° / 18°51.3013.46.2
Sep27° / 14°92.2012.38.3
Oct21° / 183.60118.1
Nov13° / 336.31.1104.4
Dec / -2°316.33.29.51.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
35545
45545
55545
65743
75743
85842
95842
105941
116139
126139
136238
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Āshkhāneh gets around 45 mm of rain over 8.6 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 28% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
136
236
336
436
535
635
735
834
934
1033
1132
1232
1331
1430
1529
1628
1728
1827
1926
2025
2124
2223
2322
2421
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2719
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3017
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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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3982
4982
5982
6973
7973
8964
9964
10955
11955
12955
13955
14955
15955
16955
17946
18946
19946
20946
21946
22946
23946
24946
25937
26937
27928
28919
29919
309010
318911

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
16calm
26calm
36calm
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126calm
136calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 min at the start of May to 14 h 24 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 4:54 AM to 4:28 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 6:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.54:546:25
213.64:526:26
313.64:516:27
413.64:506:28
513.74:496:29
613.74:486:30
713.74:476:31
813.84:466:32
913.84:456:33
1013.84:446:34
1113.94:436:35
1213.94:426:35
1313.94:416:36
1414.04:406:37
1514.04:396:38
1614.04:386:39
1714.04:376:40
1814.14:366:41
1914.14:366:42
2014.14:356:42
2114.24:346:43
2214.24:336:44
2314.24:336:45
2414.24:326:46
2514.24:326:47
2614.34:316:47
2714.34:306:48
2814.34:306:49
2914.34:296:50
3014.44:296:50
3114.44:286:51

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.41 kWh/m² to a high of 7.47 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.64 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.3Intense
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106.4Intense
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126.5Intense
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257.0Intense
267.0Intense
277.0Intense
287.1Intense
297.1Intense
307.2Intense
317.2Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Āshkhāneh?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Āshkhāneh for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Āshkhāneh in May

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

In May, Āshkhāneh sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 11°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Āshkhāneh in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Āshkhāneh peaks around July 18 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 2 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 18UV 11Jan 10UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Āshkhāneh 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 Āshkhāneh is worst in September — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 17 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1631 µg/m³Dec 2217 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep31Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Āshkhāneh?

Āshkhāneh sits at 37.6°N, 56.9°E, 743 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Bojnūrd, 37 km away.

BäherdenMagtymgulyGökdepeArkadag

Topography around Āshkhāneh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Āshkhāneh has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 210 m around an average of 766 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,560 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,707 m.

The land around Āshkhāneh is covered by cropland (72%) within 3 km, grassland (55%) and cropland (36%) within 16 km, and grassland (49%) and bare terrain (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
210 m
16 km
1,560 m
80 km
2,707 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Bojnūrd 37 km · Esfarāyen 75 km · Jājarm 83 km · Shīrvān 91 km · Bäherden 107 km · Magtymguly 112 km · Gökdepe 113 km · Arkadag 115 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 Āshkhāneh (37.5615°, 56.9213°, elevation 743 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).