Bushehr weather in May
In May, Bushehr sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.1 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 79% 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 Bushehr's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bushehr's year-round climate.
- Daytime high
- 32°
- 5th warmest
- Overnight low
- 26°
- 8th coldest
- Rainfall
- 2 mm
- 0.1 wet days
- Daylight
- 13 h 24 min
- 5:20 AM – 6:46 PM
- Cloud cover
- 19%
- 6th clearest
- Wind
- 15 km/h
- 6th windiest
- Solar energy
- 7.49 kWh/m²
- Travel score
- 5.6
- out of 10
Bushehr is capital city of Bushehr Province, Iran.
- Air quality
- Very high
- PM2.5 45.9 µg/m³ · 2016
- Founded
- 1736
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Temperature in May
Highs climb over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.
A typical May day in Bushehr reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 |
| Avg low (°C) | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 | 24 |
| 2 | 29 | 24 |
| 3 | 30 | 25 |
| 4 | 30 | 25 |
| 5 | 30 | 25 |
| 6 | 30 | 25 |
| 7 | 30 | 25 |
| 8 | 30 | 25 |
| 9 | 31 | 26 |
| 10 | 31 | 26 |
| 11 | 31 | 26 |
| 12 | 31 | 26 |
| 13 | 31 | 26 |
| 14 | 31 | 26 |
| 15 | 32 | 26 |
| 16 | 32 | 27 |
| 17 | 32 | 27 |
| 18 | 32 | 27 |
| 19 | 32 | 27 |
| 20 | 32 | 27 |
| 21 | 32 | 27 |
| 22 | 33 | 27 |
| 23 | 33 | 28 |
| 24 | 33 | 28 |
| 25 | 33 | 28 |
| 26 | 33 | 28 |
| 27 | 33 | 28 |
| 28 | 33 | 28 |
| 29 | 33 | 28 |
| 30 | 34 | 28 |
| 31 | 34 | 28 |
How May really feels in Bushehr
Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 21 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.
The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.
Bushehr 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.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 18° / 15° | 75 | 7.2 | 10.4 | 6.8 |
| Feb | 19° / 15° | 31 | 4.2 | 11 | 7.4 |
| Mar | 22° / 18° | 24 | 3.2 | 11.8 | 8.3 |
| Apr | 27° / 22° | 8 | 1.5 | 12.7 | 8.2 |
| May | 32° / 26° | 2 | 0.1 | 13.4 | 5.6 |
| Jun | 35° / 29° | 0 | 0 | 13.8 | 3.9 |
| Jul | 36° / 31° | 0 | 0 | 13.7 | 2.9 |
| Aug | 36° / 32° | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2.6 |
| Sep | 35° / 30° | 0 | 0 | 12.2 | 3.7 |
| Oct | 32° / 26° | 2 | 0.3 | 11.3 | 5.8 |
| Nov | 26° / 21° | 47 | 4 | 10.6 | 8.0 |
| Dec | 21° / 17° | 71 | 5.8 | 10.2 | 7.5 |
Cloud cover in May
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 79% of the time in May.
Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 13%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 76 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 95 |
| Cloudier (%) | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 76 | 24 |
| 2 | 77 | 23 |
| 3 | 78 | 22 |
| 4 | 78 | 22 |
| 5 | 80 | 20 |
| 6 | 81 | 19 |
| 7 | 81 | 19 |
| 8 | 83 | 17 |
| 9 | 83 | 17 |
| 10 | 84 | 16 |
| 11 | 85 | 15 |
| 12 | 86 | 14 |
| 13 | 86 | 14 |
| 14 | 86 | 14 |
| 15 | 87 | 13 |
| 16 | 88 | 12 |
| 17 | 88 | 12 |
| 18 | 88 | 12 |
| 19 | 88 | 12 |
| 20 | 89 | 11 |
| 21 | 90 | 10 |
| 22 | 90 | 10 |
| 23 | 90 | 10 |
| 24 | 90 | 10 |
| 25 | 92 | 8 |
| 26 | 92 | 8 |
| 27 | 92 | 8 |
| 28 | 93 | 7 |
| 29 | 94 | 6 |
| 30 | 95 | 5 |
| 31 | 95 | 5 |
Chance of precipitation in May
Bushehr gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.1 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 1% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain chance (%) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rain chance (%) | |
|---|---|
| 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 |
| 5 | 2 |
| 6 | 1 |
| 7 | 1 |
| 8 | 1 |
| 9 | 1 |
| 10 | 1 |
| 11 | 0 |
| 12 | 0 |
| 13 | 0 |
| 14 | 0 |
| 15 | 0 |
| 16 | 0 |
| 17 | 0 |
| 18 | 0 |
| 19 | 0 |
| 20 | 0 |
| 21 | 0 |
| 22 | 0 |
| 23 | 0 |
| 24 | 0 |
| 25 | 0 |
| 26 | 0 |
| 27 | 0 |
| 28 | 0 |
| 29 | 0 |
| 30 | 0 |
| 31 | 0 |
Humidity in May
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 42% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 64% of them.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Comfortable (%) | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Humid (%) | 43 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
| Muggy (%) | 40 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 |
| Oppressive (%) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 |
| Miserable (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | Miserable (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 11 | 43 | 40 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 11 | 43 | 41 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | 42 | 42 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | 1 | 9 | 41 | 42 | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | 1 | 9 | 40 | 43 | 7 | 0 |
| 6 | 1 | 8 | 39 | 44 | 9 | 0 |
| 7 | 1 | 8 | 38 | 44 | 10 | 0 |
| 8 | 0 | 7 | 37 | 45 | 11 | 0 |
| 9 | 0 | 7 | 35 | 45 | 12 | 0 |
| 10 | 0 | 7 | 34 | 46 | 13 | 0 |
| 11 | 0 | 6 | 32 | 46 | 15 | 0 |
| 12 | 0 | 6 | 31 | 46 | 16 | 0 |
| 13 | 0 | 6 | 30 | 46 | 17 | 0 |
| 14 | 0 | 6 | 29 | 46 | 19 | 0 |
| 15 | 0 | 6 | 28 | 45 | 20 | 1 |
| 16 | 0 | 6 | 27 | 45 | 21 | 1 |
| 17 | 0 | 6 | 27 | 44 | 22 | 1 |
| 18 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 44 | 23 | 1 |
| 19 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 43 | 24 | 1 |
| 20 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 43 | 26 | 2 |
| 21 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 42 | 27 | 2 |
| 22 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 41 | 28 | 3 |
| 23 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 41 | 29 | 3 |
| 24 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 40 | 30 | 4 |
| 25 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 39 | 30 | 5 |
| 26 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 38 | 31 | 5 |
| 27 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 38 | 32 | 6 |
| 28 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 37 | 32 | 7 |
| 29 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 37 | 32 | 8 |
| 30 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 37 | 33 | 9 |
| 31 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 36 | 33 | 10 |
Wind in May
Winds average 15 km/h in May.
Across May, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Feels | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | light breeze |
| 2 | 14 | light breeze |
| 3 | 14 | light breeze |
| 4 | 14 | light breeze |
| 5 | 14 | light breeze |
| 6 | 14 | light breeze |
| 7 | 14 | light breeze |
| 8 | 14 | light breeze |
| 9 | 14 | light breeze |
| 10 | 14 | light breeze |
| 11 | 14 | light breeze |
| 12 | 14 | light breeze |
| 13 | 15 | light breeze |
| 14 | 15 | light breeze |
| 15 | 15 | light breeze |
| 16 | 15 | light breeze |
| 17 | 15 | light breeze |
| 18 | 15 | light breeze |
| 19 | 15 | light breeze |
| 20 | 15 | light breeze |
| 21 | 15 | light breeze |
| 22 | 15 | light breeze |
| 23 | 15 | light breeze |
| 24 | 15 | light breeze |
| 25 | 15 | light breeze |
| 26 | 15 | light breeze |
| 27 | 16 | light breeze |
| 28 | 16 | light breeze |
| 29 | 16 | light breeze |
| 30 | 16 | light breeze |
| 31 | 16 | light breeze |
Sunrise & sunset in May
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 6:37 PM to 6:55 PM.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.7 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 5:31 | 5:30 | 5:29 | 5:28 | 5:27 | 5:27 | 5:26 | 5:25 | 5:24 | 5:24 | 5:23 | 5:22 | 5:22 | 5:21 | 5:20 | 5:20 | 5:19 | 5:18 | 5:18 | 5:17 | 5:17 | 5:16 | 5:16 | 5:16 | 5:15 | 5:15 | 5:14 | 5:14 | 5:14 | 5:13 | 5:13 |
| Sunset (PM) | 6:37 | 6:37 | 6:38 | 6:39 | 6:39 | 6:40 | 6:41 | 6:41 | 6:42 | 6:42 | 6:43 | 6:44 | 6:44 | 6:45 | 6:46 | 6:46 | 6:47 | 6:47 | 6:48 | 6:49 | 6:49 | 6:50 | 6:50 | 6:51 | 6:52 | 6:52 | 6:53 | 6:53 | 6:54 | 6:54 | 6:55 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13.1 | 5:31 | 6:37 |
| 2 | 13.1 | 5:30 | 6:37 |
| 3 | 13.1 | 5:29 | 6:38 |
| 4 | 13.2 | 5:28 | 6:39 |
| 5 | 13.2 | 5:27 | 6:39 |
| 6 | 13.2 | 5:27 | 6:40 |
| 7 | 13.2 | 5:26 | 6:41 |
| 8 | 13.3 | 5:25 | 6:41 |
| 9 | 13.3 | 5:24 | 6:42 |
| 10 | 13.3 | 5:24 | 6:42 |
| 11 | 13.3 | 5:23 | 6:43 |
| 12 | 13.4 | 5:22 | 6:44 |
| 13 | 13.4 | 5:22 | 6:44 |
| 14 | 13.4 | 5:21 | 6:45 |
| 15 | 13.4 | 5:20 | 6:46 |
| 16 | 13.4 | 5:20 | 6:46 |
| 17 | 13.5 | 5:19 | 6:47 |
| 18 | 13.5 | 5:18 | 6:47 |
| 19 | 13.5 | 5:18 | 6:48 |
| 20 | 13.5 | 5:17 | 6:49 |
| 21 | 13.5 | 5:17 | 6:49 |
| 22 | 13.6 | 5:16 | 6:50 |
| 23 | 13.6 | 5:16 | 6:50 |
| 24 | 13.6 | 5:16 | 6:51 |
| 25 | 13.6 | 5:15 | 6:52 |
| 26 | 13.6 | 5:15 | 6:52 |
| 27 | 13.6 | 5:14 | 6:53 |
| 28 | 13.7 | 5:14 | 6:53 |
| 29 | 13.7 | 5:14 | 6:54 |
| 30 | 13.7 | 5:13 | 6:54 |
| 31 | 13.7 | 5:13 | 6:55 |
Solar energy in May
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.49 kWh/m².
For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.37 kWh/m² to a high of 7.66 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.49 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Level | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7.1 | Intense |
| 2 | 7.1 | Intense |
| 3 | 7.2 | Intense |
| 4 | 7.2 | Intense |
| 5 | 7.2 | Intense |
| 6 | 7.2 | Intense |
| 7 | 7.3 | Intense |
| 8 | 7.3 | Intense |
| 9 | 7.3 | Intense |
| 10 | 7.4 | Intense |
| 11 | 7.4 | Intense |
| 12 | 7.4 | Intense |
| 13 | 7.4 | Intense |
| 14 | 7.5 | Intense |
| 15 | 7.5 | Intense |
| 16 | 7.5 | Intense |
| 17 | 7.5 | Intense |
| 18 | 7.5 | Intense |
| 19 | 7.6 | Intense |
| 20 | 7.6 | Intense |
| 21 | 7.6 | Intense |
| 22 | 7.6 | Intense |
| 23 | 7.6 | Intense |
| 24 | 7.6 | Intense |
| 25 | 7.7 | Intense |
| 26 | 7.7 | Intense |
| 27 | 7.7 | Intense |
| 28 | 7.7 | Intense |
| 29 | 7.7 | Intense |
| 30 | 7.7 | Intense |
| 31 | 7.7 | Intense |
Hazard calendar for Bushehr
In May, Bushehr sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.
Bushehr sees seasonal dust haze (March–May), heaviest in April.
Is May a good time to visit Bushehr?
Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).
May is a reasonable time to visit Bushehr for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.
What to pack for Bushehr in May
From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In May, Bushehr sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.
Sea temperature near Bushehr 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 offshore is warmest in August at about 33°C and coldest in February near 19°C.
It's comfortable for a long swim from Mar 22 to Jan 15 — about 9.9 months when the water holds above 20°C.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 26 | 23 |
| Comfort | Cool | Cool | Cool | Refreshing | Warm | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Warm | Refreshing |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20 | Cool |
| Feb | 19 | Cool |
| Mar | 20 | Cool |
| Apr | 22 | Refreshing |
| May | 26 | Warm |
| Jun | 29 | Tropical |
| Jul | 32 | Tropical |
| Aug | 33 | Tropical |
| Sep | 32 | Tropical |
| Oct | 30 | Tropical |
| Nov | 26 | Warm |
| Dec | 23 | Refreshing |
UV index in Bushehr in May
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 Bushehr peaks around June 20 at about 10 (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 — every month of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| Level | Moderate | High | High | High | Very high | Very high | Very high | Very high | High | High | Moderate | Moderate |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3 | Moderate |
| Feb | 6 | High |
| Mar | 7 | High |
| Apr | 5 | High |
| May | 7 | Very high |
| Jun | 10 | Very high |
| Jul | 9 | Very high |
| Aug | 9 | Very high |
| Sep | 7 | High |
| Oct | 7 | High |
| Nov | 5 | Moderate |
| Dec | 3 | Moderate |
Air quality in Bushehr in May
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in Bushehr is worst in May — around 57 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 33 µg/m³).
Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Bushehr's WHO annual average of 45.9 µg/m³.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 43 | 46 | 51 | 54 | 57 | 47 | 56 | 50 | 41 | 40 | 33 | 34 |
| Level | Poor | Poor | Poor | Poor | Unhealthy | Poor | Unhealthy | Poor | Poor | Poor | Moderate | Moderate |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 43 | Poor |
| Feb | 46 | Poor |
| Mar | 51 | Poor |
| Apr | 54 | Poor |
| May | 57 | Unhealthy |
| Jun | 47 | Poor |
| Jul | 56 | Unhealthy |
| Aug | 50 | Poor |
| Sep | 41 | Poor |
| Oct | 40 | Poor |
| Nov | 33 | Moderate |
| Dec | 34 | Moderate |
Where is Bushehr?
Bushehr sits at 29.0°N, 50.8°E, 8 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Choghādak, 20 km away.
Topography around Bushehr
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Bushehr.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Bushehr has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 22 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,920 m.
The land around Bushehr is covered by artificial surfaces (48%) and water (30%) within 3 km, water (63%) and bare terrain (28%) within 16 km, and water (41%) and bare terrain (32%) within 80 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
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 Bushehr (28.9689°, 50.8366°, 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).