Choghādak weather in May

In May, Choghādak sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.2 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 35°C in the first days to 39°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 80% of the time in May, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Choghādak's 6th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Choghādak's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
5th warmest
Overnight low
26°
8th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:19 AM – 6:45 PM
Cloud cover
19%
6th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.2
out of 10

Choghādak is city in Bushehr Province, Iran.

Founded
2000

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 35°C in the first days to 39°C by the end.

A typical May day in Choghādak reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 40°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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

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
4 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.

Choghādak 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
Jan20° / 12°747.210.47.0
Feb21° / 13°324.2117.9
Mar25° / 16°263.211.88.4
Apr31° / 21°91.512.75.8
May37° / 26°20.213.42.2
Jun40° / 28°0013.80.2
Jul41° / 30°0013.70.0
Aug40° / 30°00130.0
Sep38° / 27°0012.21.2
Oct34° / 23°10.211.33.9
Nov27° / 18°343.410.67.5
Dec22° / 14°685.510.27.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 80% 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
37723
47822
58020
68020
78119
88218
98317
108416
118515
128515
138713
148713
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27928
28946
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31955

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Choghādak gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.2 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 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the comfortable band about 33% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 15% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
127372870
227372880
326372880
425372890
525372890
6243729100
7233729110
8233729110
9223629120
10223630120
11213530130
12213431130
13213431140
14213331141
15213332141
16213332141
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18203232151
19203232151
20203133151
21193133152
22193033162
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24192933163
25192833173
26182833174
27182833184
28172733185
29172732195
30162732196
31162732206

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
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3012light breeze
3112light 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 5:30 AM to 5:12 AM, and sunset from 6:36 PM to 6:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.15:306:36
213.15:296:37
313.15:286:37
413.25:276:38
513.25:276:39
613.25:266:39
713.25:256:40
813.35:246:40
913.35:246:41
1013.35:236:42
1113.35:226:42
1213.45:216:43
1313.45:216:44
1413.45:206:44
1513.45:196:45
1613.45:196:45
1713.55:186:46
1813.55:186:47
1913.55:176:47
2013.55:176:48
2113.55:166:48
2213.65:166:49
2313.65:156:50
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2513.65:146:51
2613.65:146:51
2713.65:146:52
2813.75:136:53
2913.75:136:53
3013.75:136:54
3113.75:126:54

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.41 kWh/m² to a high of 7.74 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.57 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.2Intense
27.2Intense
37.2Intense
47.3Intense
57.3Intense
67.3Intense
77.3Intense
87.4Intense
97.4Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Choghādak

In seasonPeak

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

Choghādak 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 Choghādak?

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

2.2
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Choghādak.

What to pack for Choghādak in May

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

In May, Choghādak sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Choghādak 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 at the nearest coast (about 20 km away) 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 Choghādak in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Choghādak peaks around June 19 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateJun 19UV 10Jan 1UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb6High
Mar7High
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct7Very high
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Choghādak 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 Choghādak is worst in May — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 25 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMay 1342 µg/m³Nov 2225 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan32Moderate
Feb34Moderate
Mar38Poor
Apr40Poor
May43Poor
Jun35Moderate
Jul42Poor
Aug37Poor
Sep31Moderate
Oct30Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec25Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Choghādak?

Choghādak sits at 29.0°N, 51.0°E, 11 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is ‘Ālī Shahr, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Choghādak

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Choghādak has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 10 m around an average of 9 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 126 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,927 m.

The land around Choghādak is covered by bare terrain (70%) within 3 km, bare terrain (59%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (35%) and water (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
10 m
16 km
126 m
80 km
1,927 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: ‘Ālī Shahr 7.0 km · Bushehr 20 km · Ahram 26 km · Borāzjān 36 km · Āb Pakhsh 42 km · Khūrmūj 50 km · Bandar-e Genāveh 83 km · Kāzerūn 92 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 Choghādak (28.986°, 51.0364°, elevation 11 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).