Bāneh weather in May

In May, Bāneh sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 43 mm of rain across 8.1 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 24 min at the start of May to 14 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Bāneh's 6th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bāneh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
43 mm
8.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:26 AM – 7:20 PM
Cloud cover
38%
6th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Bāneh is city in Kurdistan Province, Iran.

Density
70/km²
people per km²

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 19°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical May day in Bāneh reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°C warmer than April and about 7°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1187
2197
3197
4197
5197
6197
7208
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11208
12218
13218
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232410
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302511
312611

How May really feels in Bāneh

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.

Bāneh 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
Jan / -7°1151211.39.80.0
Feb / -5°12211.89.910.60.1
Mar10° / -0°11813.4611.72.0
Apr16° / 9512.80.912.94.6
May22° / 438.1013.97.3
Jun29° / 14°31.1014.47.3
Jul34° / 18°10.3014.24.3
Aug34° / 17°10.3013.44.3
Sep29° / 12°20.8012.27.5
Oct21° / 345.2011.17.8
Nov12° / 748.61.310.13.4
Dec / -4°9410.67.59.60.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26337
36337
46337
56535
66535
76733
86832
96931
107030
117129
127327
137426
147624
157624
167822
177921
188020
198119
208218
218317
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319010

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Bāneh gets around 43 mm of rain over 8.1 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 26% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
139
239
339
438
537
637
736
835
934
1033
1131
1230
1328
1427
1526
1625
1724
1823
1922
2021
2119
2219
2318
2417
2516
2615
2714
2813
2913
3012
3111

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 (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
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11100
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15100
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30100
31100

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min at the start of May to 14 h 12 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 5:40 AM to 5:17 AM, and sunset from 7:07 PM to 7:31 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:407:07
213.55:397:08
313.55:387:09
413.55:377:10
513.65:367:10
613.65:357:11
713.65:347:12
813.75:337:13
913.75:327:14
1013.75:317:15
1113.85:307:16
1213.85:297:16
1313.85:287:17
1413.85:277:18
1513.95:277:19
1613.95:267:20
1713.95:257:21
1814.05:247:21
1914.05:237:22
2014.05:237:23
2114.05:227:24
2214.15:217:25
2314.15:217:25
2414.15:207:26
2514.15:207:27
2614.15:197:28
2714.25:187:28
2814.25:187:29
2914.25:177:30
3014.25:177:30
3114.25:177:31

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.55 kWh/m² to a high of 7.98 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.21 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.6Intense
36.7Intense
46.7Intense
56.8Intense
66.8Intense
76.8Intense
86.9Intense
96.9Intense
107.0Intense
117.0Intense
127.1Intense
137.1Intense
147.2Intense
157.2Intense
167.3Intense
177.3Intense
187.3Intense
197.4Intense
207.4Intense
217.5Intense
227.5Intense
237.5Intense
247.6Intense
257.6Intense
267.6Intense
277.7Intense
287.7Intense
297.7Intense
307.7Intense
317.8Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Bāneh

In seasonPeak

None of Bāneh's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

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

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

Is May a good time to visit Bāneh?

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
5.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Bāneh in May

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

In May, Bāneh sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 9°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

sun protectionrain gear

UV index in Bāneh 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 Bāneh peaks around June 23 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highModerateJun 23UV 11Jan 1UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Bāneh 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 Bāneh is worst in May — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMay 1138 µg/m³Dec 1525 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan26Moderate
Feb29Moderate
Mar36Poor
Apr37Poor
May38Poor
Jun32Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct29Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec24Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bāneh?

Bāneh sits at 36.0°N, 45.9°E, 1,525 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Sardasht, 41 km away.

Topography around Bāneh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bāneh has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 622 m around an average of 1,612 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,533 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,682 m.

The land around Bāneh is covered by grassland (46%) and artificial surfaces (32%) within 3 km, grassland (83%) within 16 km, and grassland (76%) within 80 km.

3 km
622 m
16 km
1,533 m
80 km
2,682 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Sardasht 41 km · Baynjiwayn 42 km · Saqqez 45 km · Marīvān 60 km · Sulaymaniyah 63 km · Būkān 65 km · Qeładizê 71 km · Mahābād 86 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 Bāneh (35.9975°, 45.8853°, elevation 1,525 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).