Delījān weather in May

In May, Delījān sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 27 mm of precipitation across 7.2 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of May to 14 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Delījān's 8th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Delījān's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
5th warmest
Overnight low
14°
8th coldest
Precipitation
27 mm
7.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:11 AM – 6:56 PM
Cloud cover
41%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
7.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Delījān is city in Markazi 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 21°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical May day in Delījān reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°C warmer than April and about 7°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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52212
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How May really feels in Delījān

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.

Delījān 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°327.35.4100.2
Feb / -2°327.64.310.71.4
Mar13° / 459.22.611.73.8
Apr18° / 439.90.512.86.0
May24° / 14°277.20.113.77.5
Jun31° / 18°41.5014.26.1
Jul33° / 21°20.50144.4
Aug32° / 19°10.3013.35.2
Sep28° / 15°20.5012.27.9
Oct21° / 10°154.3011.18.0
Nov13° / 296.31.510.24.0
Dec / -1°316.94.29.81.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26238
36238
46337
56337
66436
76535
86535
96634
106733
116931
127030
137129
147228
157426
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218119
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288515
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308713
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Delījān gets around 27 mm of rain and snow 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 precipitation averages around 23% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
132
232
331
431
530
630
729
829
928
1028
1127
1226
1326
1425
1524
1624
1723
1822
1922
2021
2120
2219
2318
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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
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9100
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Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
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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 18 min at the start of May to 14 h 06 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 5:24 AM to 5:02 AM, and sunset from 6:45 PM to 7:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.35:246:45
213.45:236:45
313.45:226:46
413.45:216:47
513.55:206:48
613.55:196:49
713.55:186:49
813.55:176:50
913.65:166:51
1013.65:166:52
1113.65:156:53
1213.75:146:53
1313.75:136:54
1413.75:126:55
1513.75:116:56
1613.85:116:56
1713.85:106:57
1813.85:096:58
1913.85:096:59
2013.95:086:59
2113.95:077:00
2213.95:077:01
2313.95:067:02
2413.95:067:02
2514.05:057:03
2614.05:057:04
2714.05:047:04
2814.05:047:05
2914.05:037:06
3014.15:037:06
3114.15:027:07

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.02 kWh/m² to a high of 7.86 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.26 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
26.8Intense
36.8Intense
46.9Intense
56.9Intense
66.9Intense
77.0Intense
87.0Intense
97.0Intense
107.1Intense
117.1Intense
127.1Intense
137.2Intense
147.2Intense
157.2Intense
167.3Intense
177.3Intense
187.3Intense
197.4Intense
207.4Intense
217.5Intense
227.5Intense
237.5Intense
247.5Intense
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277.6Intense
287.6Intense
297.7Intense
307.7Intense
317.7Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Delījān

In seasonPeak

None of Delījān's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Delījān sees seasonal dust haze (July), heaviest in July.

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

Is May a good time to visit Delījān?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Delījān in May

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

In May, Delījān sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 7 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Delījān 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 Delījān peaks around July 19 at about 12 (extreme) — 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 highExtremeVery highModerateJul 19UV 12Jan 10UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5High
Mar6High
Apr7Very high
May10Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Delījān 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 Delījān is worst in April — around 42 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.6× the cleanest month (August, 26 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateApr 1942 µg/m³Aug 1927 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan31Moderate
Feb34Moderate
Mar38Poor
Apr42Poor
May40Poor
Jun31Moderate
Jul34Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep31Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov30Moderate
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Delījān?

Delījān sits at 34.0°N, 50.7°E, 1,522 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Maḩallāt, 23 km away.

Topography around Delījān

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Delījān has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 109 m around an average of 1,522 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,408 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,795 m.

The land around Delījān is covered by bare terrain (53%) and cropland (29%) within 3 km, bare terrain (84%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
109 m
16 km
1,408 m
80 km
2,795 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Maḩallāt 23 km · Shahrak-e Pardīsān 64 km · Khomeyn 68 km · Kashan 69 km · Golpāyegān 70 km · Ārān Bīdgol 74 km · Qom 74 km · Arāk 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 Delījān (33.9905°, 50.6838°, elevation 1,522 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).