Dāmghān weather in May

In May, Dāmghān sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 34 mm of precipitation across 10.4 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 30 min at the start of May to 14 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Dāmghān's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dāmghān's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
5th warmest
Overnight low
12°
8th coldest
Precipitation
34 mm
10.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
4:51 AM – 6:46 PM
Cloud cover
46%
10th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Dāmghān is city in Semnan Province, Iran.

Density
3,224/km²
people per km²

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 20°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical May day in Dāmghān reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 27°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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21910
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312515

How May really feels in Dāmghān

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.

Dāmghān weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°225.45.59.80.0
Feb / -3°286.75.610.60.2
Mar10° / 459.45.411.72.3
Apr16° / 439.91.512.95.2
May22° / 12°3410.40.113.96.8
Jun27° / 17°206.7014.47.3
Jul30° / 19°184.8014.26.3
Aug29° / 19°195.2013.47.0
Sep25° / 15°154.7012.28.3
Oct19° / 2660.211.16.9
Nov10° / 266.6310.12.8
Dec / -2°195.34.39.60.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25842
35842
45941
55941
66040
76040
86238
96337
106436
116535
126733
136832
146931
157030
167228
177228
187426
197525
207624
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308218
318317

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Dāmghān gets around 34 mm of rain and snow over 10.4 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 33% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1342
2332
3331
4331
5331
6331
7321
8321
9321
10321
11331
12330
13330
14330
15340
16340
17340
18350
19350
20350
21350
22350
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27330
28320
29320
30310
31300

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 (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
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171000
181000
191000
201000
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991
31991

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
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308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 min at the start of May to 14 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:06 AM to 4:42 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:58 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.55:066:33
213.55:056:34
313.55:046:35
413.65:036:36
513.65:026:37
613.65:016:38
713.65:006:39
813.74:596:39
913.74:586:40
1013.74:576:41
1113.84:566:42
1213.84:556:43
1313.84:546:44
1413.94:536:45
1513.94:526:45
1613.94:516:46
1713.94:516:47
1814.04:506:48
1914.04:496:49
2014.04:486:50
2114.04:486:50
2214.14:476:51
2314.14:466:52
2414.14:466:53
2514.14:456:53
2614.24:456:54
2714.24:446:55
2814.24:446:56
2914.24:436:56
3014.24:436:57
3114.34:426:58

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.69 kWh/m² to a high of 7.4 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 6.85 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.6Intense
46.6Intense
56.6Intense
66.6Intense
76.6Intense
86.7Intense
96.7Intense
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217.0Intense
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257.1Intense
267.1Intense
277.1Intense
287.1Intense
297.2Intense
307.2Intense
317.2Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Dāmghān?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Dāmghān for sightseeing.

What to pack for Dāmghān in May

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

In May, Dāmghān sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Dāmghān in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dāmghān peaks around July 18 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 18UV 11Dec 22UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7Very high
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Dāmghān 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 Dāmghān is worst in April — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 1524 µg/m³Aug 1018 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Dāmghān?

Dāmghān sits at 36.2°N, 54.3°E, 1,154 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Shahrud, 63 km away.

Topography around Dāmghān

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dāmghān has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m around an average of 1,158 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 951 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,905 m.

The land around Dāmghān is covered by bare terrain (44%) and artificial surfaces (36%) within 3 km, bare terrain (82%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (60%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
82 m
16 km
951 m
80 km
3,905 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Shahrud 63 km · Kord Kūy 73 km · Gorgān 76 km · Bandar-e Gaz 76 km · Galūgāh 78 km · Bandar-e Torkaman 85 km · Fāẕelābād 89 km · Behshahr 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 Dāmghān (36.1679°, 54.3429°, elevation 1,154 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).