Chabahar weather in May

In May, Chabahar sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 28°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 93% of the time in May, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of May to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Chabahar's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chabahar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
28°
10th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
4:47 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover
8%
3rd clearest
Wind
16 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Chabahar is city in Sistan and Baluchestan 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 31°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical May day in Chabahar reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 28°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C warmer than April and about 1°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Chabahar

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 31 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
31
16 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Chabahar weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 18°212.710.68.7
Feb24° / 19°91.311.19.1
Mar26° / 22°141.511.88.7
Apr29° / 25°40.312.67.2
May32° / 28°0013.25.4
Jun33° / 29°60.213.54.8
Jul32° / 29°30.213.45.3
Aug31° / 28°10.212.96.1
Sep30° / 27°0012.26.7
Oct30° / 26°10.311.46.8
Nov28° / 23°80.710.88.4
Dec25° / 20°171.810.59.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 93% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 3%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1937
2946
3946
4955
5955
6955
7955
8964
9964
10973
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Chabahar gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 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 0% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels miserable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the miserable band about 61% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
13215026
23204928
33194731
43184634
53174436
62164339
72154142
82144044
92133947
102123749
112113651
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21062173
22061975
23051877
24051778
25051679
26051580
27041482
28041383
29041383
30031285
31031186

Wind in May

Winds average 16 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 16 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
117light breeze
217light breeze
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517light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min at the start of May to 13 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:57 AM to 4:41 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 6:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.94:575:53
213.04:565:53
313.04:555:54
413.04:545:54
513.04:545:55
613.04:535:55
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1113.14:505:58
1213.24:495:58
1313.24:485:59
1413.24:485:59
1513.24:476:00
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1713.24:466:01
1813.34:466:02
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.56 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.14 kWh/m² to a high of 7.56 kWh/m² in May across the year — May's 7.56 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.5Intense
27.5Intense
37.5Intense
47.5Intense
57.5Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Chabahar

In seasonPeak

In May, Chabahar sits inside its cyclone and dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Chabahar sits in the North Indian Ocean cyclone zone; the season peaks May and October–November.

Chabahar sees seasonal dust haze (April–September), heaviest in July.

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

Is May a good time to visit Chabahar?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
8.7
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Chabahar in May

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

In May, Chabahar sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 28°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Chabahar in May

The nearest coast averages about 29°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 June at about 31°C and coldest in February near 23°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan24Refreshing
Feb23Refreshing
Mar24Warm
Apr26Warm
May29Tropical
Jun31Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct28Tropical
Nov27Warm
Dec25Warm

UV index in Chabahar in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Chabahar peaks around May 22 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateMay 22UV 10Dec 17UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5High
Feb8Very high
Mar10Very high
Apr9Very high
May10Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov5High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Chabahar 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 Chabahar is worst in July — around 74 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.5× the cleanest month (December, 16 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 1672 µg/m³Dec 1517 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr30Moderate
May42Poor
Jun63Unhealthy
Jul74Unhealthy
Aug62Unhealthy
Sep36Poor
Oct25Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Chabahar?

Chabahar sits at 25.3°N, 60.6°E, 18 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Konārak, 26 km away.

Qaşr-e QandNīkshahrPīshīnIranshahrSarāvānJask

Topography around Chabahar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chabahar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 129 m around an average of 21 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 234 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,154 m.

The land around Chabahar is covered by bare terrain (35%), artificial surfaces (33%) and water (31%) within 3 km, water (63%) and bare terrain (34%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (64%) and water (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
129 m
16 km
234 m
80 km
1,154 m
treesshrubsartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Konārak 26 km · Qaşr-e Qand 107 km · Nīkshahr 112 km · Pīshīn 142 km · Iranshahr 212 km · Qurayyāt 285 km · Sarāvān 286 km · Jask 291 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 Chabahar (25.2919°, 60.643°, elevation 18 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).