Āzādshahr weather in May

In May, Āzādshahr sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 62 mm of precipitation across 9.8 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Āzādshahr's 9th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Āzādshahr's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
5th warmest
Overnight low
13°
8th coldest
Precipitation
62 mm
9.8 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
4:46 AM – 6:45 PM
Cloud cover
48%
9th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Āzādshahr is city in Golestan 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 20°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical May day in Āzādshahr reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12010
22011
32011
42011
52111
62111
72111
82112
92112
102212
112212
122212
132212
142213
152213
162213
172313
182313
192313
202313
212314
222414
232414
242414
252414
262414
272514
282515
292515
302515
312515

How May really feels in Āzādshahr

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.

Āzādshahr weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°679.16.49.71.5
Feb / -1°8410.77.210.61.9
Mar13° / 10613.45.411.73.4
Apr18° / 9312.3112.95.5
May23° / 13°629.80.1147.0
Jun27° / 17°395.6014.57.5
Jul29° / 20°326014.36.3
Aug30° / 20°295.3013.46.2
Sep27° / 16°406012.37.7
Oct22° / 11°516.40117.7
Nov15° / 658.41.6104.8
Dec10° / 538.44.39.52.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24852
34852
44753
54852
64852
74852
84951
94951
105050
115149
125248
135347
145446
155545
165743
175941
186040
196238
206337
216535
226733
236931
247030
257129
267228
277228
287426
297525
307525
317624

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Āzādshahr gets around 62 mm of rain and snow over 9.8 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 32% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
143
243
343
442
541
641
740
840
939
1038
1137
1236
1335
1434
1533
1632
1731
1830
1929
2028
2127
2225
2324
2423
2522
2622
2721
2820
2920
3019
3119

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 61% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
185141
282162
380182
478202
575223
674233
772253
869274
967294
1066304
1163325
1262335
1361345
1460355
1559365
1659365
1758375
1857385
1957385
2057385
2155396
2255396
2354397
2452408
2551409
26504010
27484011
28474113
29454114
30444115
31424117

Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 min at the start of May to 14 h 18 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 5:01 AM to 4:37 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 6:57 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.55:016:32
213.55:006:33
313.64:596:33
413.64:586:34
513.64:576:35
613.74:566:36
713.74:556:37
813.74:546:38
913.84:536:39
1013.84:526:40
1113.84:516:41
1213.94:506:41
1313.94:496:42
1413.94:486:43
1514.04:476:44
1614.04:466:45
1714.04:456:46
1814.04:456:47
1914.14:446:47
2014.14:436:48
2114.14:426:49
2214.14:426:50
2314.24:416:51
2414.24:406:52
2514.24:406:52
2614.24:396:53
2714.34:396:54
2814.34:386:55
2914.34:386:55
3014.34:376:56
3114.34:376:57

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.34 kWh/m² to a high of 6.84 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 6.1 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.8Bright
75.8Bright
85.8Bright
95.8Bright
105.8Bright
115.9Bright
125.9Bright
135.9Bright
146.0Bright
156.0Intense
166.0Intense
176.1Intense
186.1Intense
196.2Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.3Intense
236.3Intense
246.4Intense
256.4Intense
266.5Intense
276.5Intense
286.5Intense
296.6Intense
306.6Intense
316.6Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Āzādshahr?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Āzādshahr in May

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

In May, Āzādshahr sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 13°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Āzādshahr 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 Āzādshahr peaks around July 17 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 10Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Āzādshahr 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 Āzādshahr is worst in September — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 15 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1626 µg/m³Dec 2215 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Āzādshahr?

Āzādshahr sits at 37.1°N, 55.2°E, 127 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Gonbad-e Kāvūs, 18 km away.

Topography around Āzādshahr

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Āzādshahr has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 434 m around an average of 143 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,847 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,900 m.

The land around Āzādshahr is covered by cropland (62%) within 3 km, cropland (52%) and trees (41%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (33%), cropland (27%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
434 m
16 km
1,847 m
80 km
3,900 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Gonbad-e Kāvūs 18 km · Mīnūdasht 24 km · Gālīkesh 31 km · 'Alī Ābād-e Katūl 33 km · Fāẕelābād 43 km · Kalāleh 43 km · Āq Qalā 64 km · Gorgān 70 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 Āzādshahr (37.0864°, 55.1722°, elevation 127 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).