Dogonbadan weather in May

In May, Dogonbadan sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 5 mm of rain across 1 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 38°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 min at the start of May to 13 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Dogonbadan's 6th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dogonbadan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
5th warmest
Overnight low
20°
8th coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:17 AM – 6:49 PM
Cloud cover
24%
6th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Dogonbadan is city in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad 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 32°C in the first days to 38°C by the end.

A typical May day in Dogonbadan reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Dogonbadan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 29 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
29
heat index over the day's high
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.

Dogonbadan 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
Jan16° / 120910.35.4
Feb18° / 757.710.96.4
Mar22° / 10°736.711.87.6
Apr28° / 15°284.112.77.0
May35° / 20°5113.53.0
Jun40° / 24°00.213.90.1
Jul42° / 26°00.113.80.0
Aug41° / 26°20.913.10.0
Sep38° / 22°10.412.21.3
Oct32° / 17°41.211.35.1
Nov24° / 11°635.110.57.8
Dec18° / 115710.16.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17426
27525
37525
47624
57723
67822
77921
88020
98119
108119
118218
128218
138416
148416
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228911
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30937
31955

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Dogonbadan gets around 5 mm of rain over 1 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 3% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
19
28
38
48
57
67
76
86
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105
114
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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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1973
2973
3982
4982
5982
6982
7991
8991
9991
10991
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Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 min at the start of May to 13 h 48 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 5:29 AM to 5:10 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 6:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.25:296:39
213.25:286:40
313.25:276:40
413.25:266:41
513.35:266:42
613.35:256:42
713.35:246:43
813.35:236:44
913.45:226:44
1013.45:216:45
1113.45:216:46
1213.45:206:46
1313.55:196:47
1413.55:196:48
1513.55:186:48
1613.55:176:49
1713.55:176:50
1813.65:166:50
1913.65:156:51
2013.65:156:51
2113.65:146:52
2213.65:146:53
2313.75:136:53
2413.75:136:54
2513.75:126:55
2613.75:126:55
2713.75:126:56
2813.85:116:56
2913.85:116:57
3013.85:116:58
3113.85:106:58

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.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.31 kWh/m² to a high of 7.93 kWh/m² in June 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
17.0Intense
27.1Intense
37.1Intense
47.2Intense
57.2Intense
67.2Intense
77.3Intense
87.3Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Dogonbadan

In seasonPeak

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

Dogonbadan 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 Dogonbadan?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dogonbadan. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Dogonbadan in May

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

In May, Dogonbadan sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Dogonbadan 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 70 km away) is warmest in August at about 33°C and coldest in February near 16°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Apr 1 to Dec 14 — about 8.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan17Cool
Feb16Cool
Mar18Cool
Apr22Refreshing
May26Warm
Jun29Tropical
Jul31Tropical
Aug33Tropical
Sep32Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov24Warm
Dec20Cool

UV index in Dogonbadan 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 Dogonbadan peaks around July 20 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 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 highHighModerateJul 20UV 10Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb6High
Mar7High
Apr7Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep7Very high
Oct7High
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Dogonbadan 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 Dogonbadan is worst in April — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 24 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateModerateApr 2140 µg/m³Nov 2324 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan30Moderate
Feb34Moderate
Mar39Poor
Apr40Poor
May40Poor
Jun31Moderate
Jul37Poor
Aug31Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec24Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Dogonbadan?

Dogonbadan sits at 30.4°N, 50.8°E, 723 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Charām, 44 km away.

Topography around Dogonbadan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dogonbadan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 202 m around an average of 747 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,090 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,480 m.

The land around Dogonbadan is covered by grassland (41%) and artificial surfaces (39%) within 3 km, grassland (69%) within 16 km, and grassland (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
202 m
16 km
2,090 m
80 km
3,480 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Charām 44 km · Dehdasht 53 km · Behbahān 59 km · Bandar-e Deylam 70 km · Nūrābād 75 km · Shahrak-e Ţāleqānī 78 km · Mādavān 81 km · Yasuj 83 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 Dogonbadan (30.3586°, 50.7981°, elevation 723 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).