Bardsīr weather in May

In May, Bardsīr sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 8 mm of rain across 2.5 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Bardsīr's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bardsīr's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
5th warmest
Overnight low
13°
8th coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
2.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
4:55 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover
34%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
7.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.7
out of 10

Bardsīr 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 25°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical May day in Bardsīr reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Bardsīr

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.

Bardsīr 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
Jan10° / -2°275.42.210.32.8
Feb12° / -0°336.11.410.93.9
Mar16° / 286.20.311.85.9
Apr22° / 184.5012.77.7
May27° / 13°82.5013.57.7
Jun32° / 18°10.3013.95.5
Jul33° / 20°20.4013.75.0
Aug31° / 18°20.3013.16.3
Sep28° / 14°10.3012.28.1
Oct23° / 61.4011.39.0
Nov17° / 132.60.210.56.6
Dec13° / -1°193.60.910.14.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27228
37327
47327
57426
67525
77525
87624
97624
107822
117822
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31919

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Bardsīr gets around 8 mm of rain over 2.5 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 8% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
110
211
311
411
511
611
711
811
911
1010
1110
1210
1310
149
159
168
178
187
197
206
216
226
235
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265
274
284
294
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 (%)
1100
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Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
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910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
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259calm
269calm
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 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:07 AM to 4:48 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.15:076:15
213.25:066:16
313.25:056:16
413.25:046:17
513.25:036:18
613.35:026:18
713.35:016:19
813.35:016:20
913.35:006:20
1013.44:596:21
1113.44:586:22
1213.44:586:22
1313.44:576:23
1413.54:566:24
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1613.54:556:25
1713.54:546:26
1813.54:546:26
1913.64:536:27
2013.64:536:27
2113.64:526:28
2213.64:526:29
2313.64:516:29
2413.74:516:30
2513.74:506:31
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2713.74:496:32
2813.74:496:32
2913.74:496:33
3013.84:486:34
3113.84:486:34

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.78 kWh/m² to a high of 7.83 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.71 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.4Intense
27.5Intense
37.5Intense
47.5Intense
57.5Intense
67.5Intense
77.5Intense
87.6Intense
97.6Intense
107.6Intense
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317.9Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Bardsīr?

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

7.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Bardsīr for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Bardsīr in May

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

In May, Bardsīr sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 13°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Bardsīr in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bardsīr peaks around June 15 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 15UV 12Dec 20UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb7Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr8Very high
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct8Very high
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Bardsīr 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 Bardsīr is worst in April — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (December, 17 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 2134 µg/m³Dec 1117 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr34Moderate
May33Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bardsīr?

Bardsīr sits at 29.9°N, 56.6°E, 2,047 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Kerman, 63 km away.

Shahr-e Bābak

Topography around Bardsīr

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bardsīr has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m around an average of 2,050 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 769 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,840 m.

The land around Bardsīr is covered by bare terrain (49%), cropland (25%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, bare terrain (82%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (78%) within 80 km.

3 km
65 m
16 km
769 m
80 km
2,840 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Kerman 63 km · Māhān 71 km · Bāft 77 km · Rafsanjān 78 km · Zarand 99 km · Sirjan 101 km · Najafshahr 102 km · Shahr-e Bābak 142 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 Bardsīr (29.9227°, 56.5743°, elevation 2,047 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).