Eqlīd weather in May

In May, Eqlīd sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 11 mm of rain across 3.2 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 22°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% 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 Eqlīd's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Eqlīd's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
5th warmest
Overnight low
12°
8th coldest
Rainfall
11 mm
3.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:09 AM – 6:42 PM
Cloud cover
35%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
7.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.2
out of 10

Eqlīd is city in Fars 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 22°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical May day in Eqlīd reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 29°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)
1229
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How May really feels in Eqlīd

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.

Eqlīd 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 / -5°274.63.610.21.2
Feb10° / -3°183.61.710.92.6
Mar14° / 234.30.811.85.0
Apr19° / 174.30.112.77.2
May25° / 12°113.2013.58.2
Jun31° / 16°10.50146.2
Jul33° / 19°10.1013.85.0
Aug31° / 17°00013.16.0
Sep28° / 13°10.2012.28.2
Oct22° / 41.3011.28.8
Nov15° / 142.80.510.45.5
Dec10° / -3°203.31.8102.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16931
26931
37030
47030
57129
67327
77327
87426
97624
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Eqlīd gets around 11 mm of rain over 3.2 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 10% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
116
216
316
416
516
616
715
815
914
1013
1113
1212
1311
1410
1510
169
178
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197
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294
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314

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 (%)
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Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
111calm
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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 5:21 AM to 5:01 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 6:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.25:216:32
213.25:206:33
313.25:196:33
413.35:186:34
513.35:176:35
613.35:166:35
713.35:156:36
813.45:156:37
913.45:146:38
1013.45:136:38
1113.45:126:39
1213.55:116:40
1313.55:116:40
1413.55:106:41
1513.55:096:42
1613.65:096:42
1713.65:086:43
1813.65:076:44
1913.65:076:44
2013.65:066:45
2113.75:066:46
2213.75:056:46
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2413.75:046:47
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2613.85:036:49
2713.85:036:49
2813.85:026:50
2913.85:026:51
3013.85:026:51
3113.85:016:52

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.62 kWh/m² to a high of 8.02 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.69 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.3Intense
27.3Intense
37.3Intense
47.3Intense
57.4Intense
67.4Intense
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318.0Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Eqlīd?

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

8.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Eqlīd in May

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

In May, Eqlīd sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 3 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Eqlīd in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Eqlīd peaks around July 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 9 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 18UV 13Jan 9UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb7High
Mar8Very high
Apr9Very high
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Eqlīd 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 Eqlīd is worst in April — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (December, 15 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 1831 µg/m³Dec 1015 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May29Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Eqlīd?

Eqlīd sits at 30.9°N, 52.7°E, 2,212 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Şafāshahr, 57 km away.

SurianYasujMādavānMarvdasht

Topography around Eqlīd

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Eqlīd has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 174 m around an average of 2,235 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,983 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,444 m.

The land around Eqlīd is covered by bare terrain (50%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, bare terrain (84%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (71%) within 80 km.

3 km
174 m
16 km
1,983 m
80 km
2,444 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Şafāshahr 57 km · Abarkūh 61 km · Pasargad 90 km · Sa‘ādat Shahr 100 km · Surian 104 km · Yasuj 109 km · Mādavān 112 km · Marvdasht 114 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 Eqlīd (30.8988°, 52.697°, elevation 2,212 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).