Bandar-e Genāveh weather in May

In May, Bandar-e Genāveh sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Bandar-e Genāveh's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bandar-e Genāveh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
6th warmest
Overnight low
26°
8th coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:20 AM – 6:49 PM
Cloud cover
20%
6th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
7.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Bandar-e Genāveh 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 28°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical May day in Bandar-e Genāveh reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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313228

How May really feels in Bandar-e Genāveh

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 14 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
14
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.

Bandar-e Genāveh weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 14°767.410.36.3
Feb18° / 14°344.510.97.0
Mar21° / 17°283.511.87.9
Apr25° / 21°91.712.78.5
May30° / 26°30.213.56.8
Jun33° / 29°0013.95.0
Jul34° / 31°0013.74.1
Aug35° / 32°0013.13.7
Sep33° / 30°0012.24.7
Oct30° / 26°20.411.36.6
Nov25° / 21°53410.58.2
Dec20° / 16°856.410.17.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% 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 (%)
17723
27723
37822
47921
57921
68020
78218
88218
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118416
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138614
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229010
23919
24928
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27937
28946
29955
30955
31955

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Bandar-e Genāveh gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.2 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 muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the muggy band about 45% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 75% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
117355250
216345360
316335280
415315490
5153054100
6042955120
7042854140
8042655150
9042554170
10032453191
11032352211
12032251231
13032151241
14032149262
15032047282
16032046292
17032044303
18031943323
19031942333
20031841344
21021840355
22021839356
23021738367
24021737368
25021636379
260216353710
270216343711
280215343712
290215333713
300215333614
310214333615

Wind in May

Winds average 16 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
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3117light breeze

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 5:31 AM to 5:13 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 6:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.15:316:39
213.25:306:40
313.25:306:40
413.25:296:41
513.25:286:41
613.35:276:42
713.35:266:43
813.35:256:43
913.35:256:44
1013.35:246:45
1113.45:236:45
1213.45:226:46
1313.45:226:47
1413.45:216:47
1513.55:206:48
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1713.55:196:49
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1913.55:186:50
2013.65:186:51
2113.65:176:52
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2313.65:166:53
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2513.65:156:54
2613.75:156:55
2713.75:146:55
2813.75:146:56
2913.75:146:56
3013.75:136:57
3113.75:136:58

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.31 kWh/m² to a high of 7.67 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.42 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
27.0Intense
37.1Intense
47.1Intense
57.1Intense
67.2Intense
77.2Intense
87.2Intense
97.3Intense
107.3Intense
117.3Intense
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137.4Intense
147.4Intense
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277.6Intense
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297.7Intense
307.7Intense
317.7Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Bandar-e Genāveh

In seasonPeak

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

Bandar-e Genāveh sees seasonal dust haze (March–May), heaviest in May.

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

Is May a good time to visit Bandar-e Genāveh?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
9.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Bandar-e Genāveh in May

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

In May, Bandar-e Genāveh sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Bandar-e Genāveh 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 15 km away) is warmest in August at about 33°C and coldest in February near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Mar 29 to Dec 31 — about 9.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°30°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan19Cool
Feb17Cool
Mar19Cool
Apr22Refreshing
May26Warm
Jun29Tropical
Jul31Tropical
Aug33Tropical
Sep32Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov26Warm
Dec22Refreshing

UV index in Bandar-e Genāveh in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bandar-e Genāveh peaks around June 21 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 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 21UV 9Jan 10UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5High
Mar6High
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Bandar-e Genāveh 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 Bandar-e Genāveh is worst in August — around 49 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.8× the cleanest month (November, 27 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateAug 1149 µg/m³Nov 2227 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan34Moderate
Feb34Moderate
Mar36Poor
Apr39Poor
May41Poor
Jun37Poor
Jul47Poor
Aug49Poor
Sep36Poor
Oct35Poor
Nov27Moderate
Dec28Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bandar-e Genāveh?

Bandar-e Genāveh sits at 29.6°N, 50.5°E, 8 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Āb Pakhsh, 59 km away.

Hendījān

Topography around Bandar-e Genāveh

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Bandar-e Genāveh.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bandar-e Genāveh has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 14 m around an average of 3 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,699 m.

The land around Bandar-e Genāveh is covered by artificial surfaces (34%), bare terrain (29%) and water (23%) within 3 km, water (46%) and bare terrain (36%) within 16 km, and water (40%), grassland (28%) and bare terrain (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
14 m
16 km
148 m
80 km
1,699 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Āb Pakhsh 59 km · Bandar-e Deylam 63 km · Bushehr 75 km · Borāzjān 76 km · Choghādak 83 km · ‘Ālī Shahr 90 km · Dogonbadan 91 km · Hendījān 107 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 Bandar-e Genāveh (29.5791°, 50.517°, elevation 8 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).