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

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 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.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12924
22924
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43025
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93126
103126
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153226
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273328
283328
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303428
313428

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.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
21
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.

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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 15°757.210.46.8
Feb19° / 15°314.2117.4
Mar22° / 18°243.211.88.3
Apr27° / 22°81.512.78.2
May32° / 26°20.113.45.6
Jun35° / 29°0013.83.9
Jul36° / 31°0013.72.9
Aug36° / 32°00132.6
Sep35° / 30°0012.23.7
Oct32° / 26°20.311.35.8
Nov26° / 21°47410.68.0
Dec21° / 17°715.810.27.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17624
27723
37822
47822
58020
68119
78119
88317
98317
108416
118515
128614
138614
148614
158713
168812
178812
188812
198812
208911
219010
229010
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25928
26928
27928
28937
29946
30955
31955

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

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 (%)
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22
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52
61
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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 42% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 64% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1211434040
2211434140
3110424250
419414260
519404370
618394490
7183844100
8073745110
9073545120
10073446130
11063246150
12063146160
13063046170
14062946190
15062845201
16062745211
17062744221
18052644231
19052643241
20052543262
21052542272
22052441283
23042341293
24042340304
25042239305
26042138315
27042138326
28032037327
29032037328
30031937339
310319363310

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)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
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414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
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2716light breeze
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3016light breeze
3116light 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 6:37 PM to 6:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.15:316:37
213.15:306:37
313.15:296:38
413.25:286:39
513.25:276:39
613.25:276:40
713.25:266:41
813.35:256:41
913.35:246:42
1013.35:246:42
1113.35:236:43
1213.45:226:44
1313.45:226:44
1413.45:216:45
1513.45:206:46
1613.45:206:46
1713.55:196:47
1813.55:186:47
1913.55:186:48
2013.55:176:49
2113.55:176:49
2213.65:166:50
2313.65:166:50
2413.65:166:51
2513.65:156:52
2613.65:156:52
2713.65:146:53
2813.75:146:53
2913.75:146:54
3013.75:136:54
3113.75:136:55

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

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)Level
17.1Intense
27.1Intense
37.2Intense
47.2Intense
57.2Intense
67.2Intense
77.3Intense
87.3Intense
97.3Intense
107.4Intense
117.4Intense
127.4Intense
137.4Intense
147.5Intense
157.5Intense
167.5Intense
177.5Intense
187.5Intense
197.6Intense
207.6Intense
217.6Intense
227.6Intense
237.6Intense
247.6Intense
257.7Intense
267.7Intense
277.7Intense
287.7Intense
297.7Intense
307.7Intense
317.7Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Bushehr

In seasonPeak

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.

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

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).

5.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
8.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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.

light clothessun 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.

15°20°25°30°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan20Cool
Feb19Cool
Mar20Cool
Apr22Refreshing
May26Warm
Jun29Tropical
Jul32Tropical
Aug33Tropical
Sep32Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov26Warm
Dec23Refreshing

UV index in Bushehr 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 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 20UV 10Jan 10UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb6High
Mar7High
Apr5High
May7Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct7High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Bushehr 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 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.

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModerateMay 1357 µg/m³Nov 2233 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan43Poor
Feb46Poor
Mar51Poor
Apr54Poor
May57Unhealthy
Jun47Poor
Jul56Unhealthy
Aug50Poor
Sep41Poor
Oct40Poor
Nov33Moderate
Dec34Moderate
Location & terrain

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.

Kāzerūn

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.

3 km
22 m
16 km
44 m
80 km
1,920 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Choghādak 20 km · ‘Ālī Shahr 23 km · Ahram 44 km · Āb Pakhsh 49 km · Borāzjān 50 km · Khūrmūj 63 km · Bandar-e Genāveh 75 km · Kāzerūn 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 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).