Bam weather in May

In May, Bam sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 4 mm of rain across 1.4 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 30°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% 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 Bam's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bam's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
5th warmest
Overnight low
21°
8th coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
1.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
4:49 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
30%
8th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
7.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Bam is city in Kerman 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 30°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical May day in Bam reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 35°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)
12919
22919
33019
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63019
73019
83020
93120
103120
113120
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153121
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How May really feels in Bam

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 12 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
12
heat index over the day's high
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.

Bam 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 284.51.510.34.8
Feb16° / 294.50.8116.1
Mar21° / 10°2450.211.87.6
Apr26° / 16°122.6012.77.9
May32° / 21°41.4013.45.4
Jun35° / 25°10.5013.83.3
Jul36° / 26°30.5013.72.9
Aug34° / 24°10.20133.9
Sep32° / 21°10.2012.25.7
Oct27° / 16°30.9011.38.6
Nov21° / 10°51.20.110.58.4
Dec16° / 141.90.510.26.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
28119
38119
48119
58218
68218
78317
88416
98416
108416
118515
128515
138614
148713
158713
168713
178812
188812
199010
209010
219010
22919
23919
24928
25937
26937
27937
28937
29946
30955
31955

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Bam gets around 4 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 4% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
16
26
35
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55
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95
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304
314

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 (%)
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30100
31100

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

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
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 5:01 AM to 4:43 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 6:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.15:016:07
213.15:006:08
313.24:596:08
413.24:586:09
513.24:576:09
613.24:566:10
713.34:566:11
813.34:556:11
913.34:546:12
1013.34:536:13
1113.34:536:13
1213.44:526:14
1313.44:516:14
1413.44:516:15
1513.44:506:16
1613.54:496:16
1713.54:496:17
1813.54:486:18
1913.54:486:18
2013.54:476:19
2113.54:476:19
2213.64:466:20
2313.64:466:21
2413.64:456:21
2513.64:456:22
2613.64:446:22
2713.64:446:23
2813.74:446:24
2913.74:436:24
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3113.74:436:25

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.77 kWh/m² to a high of 7.75 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.59 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.3Intense
27.4Intense
37.4Intense
47.4Intense
57.4Intense
67.4Intense
77.5Intense
87.5Intense
97.5Intense
107.5Intense
117.5Intense
127.5Intense
137.5Intense
147.6Intense
157.6Intense
167.6Intense
177.6Intense
187.6Intense
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207.7Intense
217.7Intense
227.7Intense
237.7Intense
247.7Intense
257.7Intense
267.7Intense
277.7Intense
287.8Intense
297.8Intense
307.8Intense
317.8Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Bam

In seasonPeak

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

Bam sees seasonal dust haze (April–August), heaviest in July.

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

Is May a good time to visit Bam?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
8.3
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Bam for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Bam in May

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

In May, Bam sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Bam in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bam peaks around June 17 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateJun 17UV 11Dec 18UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb7High
Mar9Very high
Apr8Very high
May10Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Bam 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 Bam is worst in July — around 42 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.8× the cleanest month (November, 23 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJul 1741 µg/m³Nov 1723 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan29Moderate
Feb34Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr40Poor
May41Poor
Jun36Poor
Jul42Poor
Aug36Poor
Sep33Moderate
Oct29Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec28Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bam?

Bam sits at 29.1°N, 58.4°E, 1,061 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Baravāt, 6.0 km away.

KahnūjMāhānBāftKermanBardsīr

Topography around Bam

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bam has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 83 m around an average of 1,062 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 634 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,474 m.

The land around Bam is covered by artificial surfaces (44%), trees (31%) and bare terrain (23%) within 3 km, bare terrain (90%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (89%) within 80 km.

3 km
83 m
16 km
634 m
80 km
3,474 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Baravāt 6.0 km · Jīroft 77 km · ‘Anbarābād 86 km · Kahnūj 145 km · Māhān 148 km · Bāft 171 km · Kerman 180 km · Bardsīr 195 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 Bam (29.106°, 58.357°, elevation 1,061 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).