Eshtehārd weather in May

In May, Eshtehārd sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 35 mm of precipitation across 6.7 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 24 min at the start of May to 14 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Eshtehārd's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Eshtehārd's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
5th warmest
Overnight low
13°
8th coldest
Precipitation
35 mm
6.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:08 AM – 7:01 PM
Cloud cover
40%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
7.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Eshtehārd is city in Alborz 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 30°C by the end.

A typical May day in Eshtehārd reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 31°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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How May really feels in Eshtehārd

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.

Eshtehārd 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 / -3°478.54.69.90.4
Feb / -2°529.43.710.61.5
Mar14° / 6910.92.111.74.1
Apr20° / 74110.512.96.3
May26° / 13°356.70.113.97.2
Jun33° / 17°71.8014.44.6
Jul36° / 20°41014.22.7
Aug35° / 19°30.4013.43.2
Sep31° / 15°40.9012.26.3
Oct23° / 10°305011.18.0
Nov14° / 568.91.110.14.3
Dec / -1°488.63.19.61.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% 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 (%)
16040
26139
36139
46139
56238
66337
76337
86535
96634
106733
116832
127030
137129
147327
157327
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218119
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Eshtehārd gets around 35 mm of rain and snow over 6.7 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 22% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
137
236
335
434
533
632
731
830
929
1028
1127
1225
1324
1423
1522
1621
1720
1819
1918
2017
2116
2215
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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 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
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71000
81000
91000
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Wind in May

Winds average 10 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
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min at the start of May to 14 h 12 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 5:23 AM to 4:59 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 7:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:236:49
213.55:226:49
313.55:216:50
413.55:206:51
513.65:196:52
613.65:176:53
713.65:166:54
813.75:156:55
913.75:146:55
1013.75:146:56
1113.75:136:57
1213.85:126:58
1313.85:116:59
1413.85:107:00
1513.95:097:00
1613.95:087:01
1713.95:087:02
1813.95:077:03
1914.05:067:04
2014.05:057:04
2114.05:057:05
2214.05:047:06
2314.15:037:07
2414.15:037:07
2514.15:027:08
2614.15:027:09
2714.15:017:10
2814.25:017:10
2914.25:007:11
3014.25:007:12
3114.24:597:12

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.72 kWh/m² to a high of 7.92 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.22 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
26.8Intense
36.8Intense
46.8Intense
56.9Intense
66.9Intense
76.9Intense
87.0Intense
97.0Intense
107.0Intense
117.1Intense
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277.6Intense
287.6Intense
297.7Intense
307.7Intense
317.7Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Eshtehārd?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Eshtehārd in May

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

In May, Eshtehārd sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 13°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 7 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Eshtehārd 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 Eshtehārd peaks around July 18 at about 10 (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 — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateJul 18UV 10Jan 10UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Eshtehārd 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 Eshtehārd is worst in December — around 80 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.1× the cleanest month (July, 37 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyDec 1979 µg/m³Jul 1837 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan73Unhealthy
Feb69Unhealthy
Mar63Unhealthy
Apr63Unhealthy
May54Poor
Jun40Poor
Jul37Poor
Aug39Poor
Sep46Poor
Oct58Unhealthy
Nov68Unhealthy
Dec80Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Eshtehārd?

Eshtehārd sits at 35.7°N, 50.4°E, 1,161 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Naz̧arābād, 33 km away.

Topography around Eshtehārd

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Eshtehārd has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 147 m around an average of 1,174 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 907 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,139 m.

The land around Eshtehārd is covered by bare terrain (46%) and cropland (33%) within 3 km, bare terrain (56%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (35%), cropland (31%) and bare terrain (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
147 m
16 km
907 m
80 km
3,139 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Naz̧arābād 33 km · Ābyek 38 km · Hashtgerd 39 km · Māhdāsht 40 km · Ābyek 41 km · Ṣafādasht 44 km · Mehestan 45 km · Kamālshahr 48 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 Eshtehārd (35.7255°, 50.3662°, elevation 1,161 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).