Dargaz weather in May

In May, Dargaz sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 45 mm of rain across 7.2 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Dargaz's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dargaz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
5th warmest
Overnight low
15°
8th coldest
Rainfall
45 mm
7.2 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
4:30 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover
46%
7th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Dargaz is city in Razavi Khorasan 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 23°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical May day in Dargaz reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°C warmer than April and about 6°C cooler than June.

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

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.

Dargaz weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°427.549.71.0
Feb / -1°619.74.810.61.6
Mar14° / 9412.82.411.73.7
Apr20° / 10°75110.212.96.1
May25° / 15°457.20147.3
Jun31° / 20°81.9014.56.0
Jul33° / 22°20.6014.34.7
Aug32° / 21°20.5013.45.5
Sep28° / 16°51.1012.38.2
Oct21° / 10°153.30118.1
Nov14° / 376.21.1104.6
Dec / 316.52.79.52.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
35050
45149
55149
65248
75347
85446
95446
105545
115743
125842
136040
146139
156238
166337
176436
186634
196634
206832
216931
227129
237129
247327
257525
267525
277723
287723
297921
307921
318020

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Dargaz gets around 45 mm of rain over 7.2 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 24% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
134
233
333
432
531
631
730
829
929
1028
1128
1227
1326
1426
1525
1624
1724
1823
1922
2022
2121
2220
2319
2418
2517
2616
2715
2814
2913
3013
3112

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 76% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
185150
283170
382180
481190
580200
678211
777221
877221
976231
1076231
1174242
1274242
1374242
1474242
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Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
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187calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 min at the start of May to 14 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:45 AM to 4:20 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 6:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.54:456:16
213.64:446:17
313.64:436:18
413.64:426:19
513.74:406:20
613.74:396:21
713.74:386:22
813.84:376:23
913.84:366:24
1013.84:356:25
1113.94:346:26
1213.94:336:26
1313.94:326:27
1413.94:316:28
1514.04:316:29
1614.04:306:30
1714.04:296:31
1814.14:286:32
1914.14:276:33
2014.14:266:33
2114.14:266:34
2214.24:256:35
2314.24:246:36
2414.24:246:37
2514.24:236:37
2614.34:226:38
2714.34:226:39
2814.34:216:40
2914.34:216:41
3014.34:206:41
3114.44:206:42

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.35 kWh/m² to a high of 7.53 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.57 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.4Intense
126.4Intense
136.4Intense
146.5Intense
156.5Intense
166.5Intense
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196.6Intense
206.7Intense
216.7Intense
226.8Intense
236.8Intense
246.8Intense
256.9Intense
266.9Intense
277.0Intense
287.0Intense
297.0Intense
307.0Intense
317.1Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Dargaz

In seasonPeak

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

Dargaz sees seasonal dust haze (May–July), heaviest in July.

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

Is May a good time to visit Dargaz?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Dargaz for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Dargaz in May

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

In May, Dargaz sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 15°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 7 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Dargaz 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 Dargaz peaks around July 13 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 13UV 10Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Dargaz 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 Dargaz is worst in September — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (January, 21 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateSep 1936 µg/m³Jan 1021 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr34Moderate
May32Moderate
Jun29Moderate
Jul33Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep36Poor
Oct33Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec21Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Dargaz?

Dargaz sits at 37.4°N, 59.1°E, 479 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Kaka, 46 km away.

ShīrvānAbadan

Topography around Dargaz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dargaz has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 134 m around an average of 484 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 712 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,002 m.

The land around Dargaz is covered by cropland (68%) within 3 km, cropland (44%) and grassland (41%) within 16 km, and grassland (55%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
134 m
16 km
712 m
80 km
3,002 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Kaka 46 km · Qūchān 65 km · Änew 72 km · Ashgabat 85 km · Chenārān 89 km · Golbahār 98 km · Shīrvān 104 km · Abadan 105 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 Dargaz (37.4445°, 59.1081°, elevation 479 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).