Farrokh Shahr weather in May

In May, Farrokh Shahr sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 10 mm of rain across 2.8 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% 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 13 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Farrokh Shahr's 6th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Farrokh Shahr's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
2.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:13 AM – 6:52 PM
Cloud cover
33%
6th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.3
out of 10

Farrokh Shahr is city in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari 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 20°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical May day in Farrokh Shahr reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 27°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)
1207
2207
3207
4207
5218
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10228
11228
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How May really feels in Farrokh Shahr

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.

Farrokh Shahr 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 / -8°4465.910.10.0
Feb / -6°395.24.410.80.8
Mar11° / -1°416.12.411.83.3
Apr17° / 215.10.212.86.3
May23° / 102.8013.68.3
Jun29° / 14°10.5014.17.3
Jul32° / 18°00.1013.95.4
Aug31° / 16°00.1013.26.2
Sep27° / 12°00.1012.28.6
Oct21° / 51.3011.28.5
Nov13° / 283.81.110.34.3
Dec / -5°345.13.89.91.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% 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 19%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16832
26931
36931
47030
57030
67228
77327
87525
97525
107723
117822
127921
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Farrokh Shahr gets around 10 mm of rain over 2.8 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 9% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
116
215
315
414
514
613
713
812
911
1011
1110
1210
139
149
158
168
178
187
197
207
217
227
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246
256
265
275
285
295
304
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 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
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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 13 h 54 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 5:26 AM to 5:05 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 7:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.35:266:41
213.35:256:42
313.35:246:42
413.35:236:43
513.45:226:44
613.45:216:45
713.45:206:45
813.45:196:46
913.55:186:47
1013.55:176:47
1113.55:176:48
1213.65:166:49
1313.65:156:50
1413.65:146:50
1513.65:146:51
1613.65:136:52
1713.75:126:52
1813.75:126:53
1913.75:116:54
2013.75:106:55
2113.85:106:55
2213.85:096:56
2313.85:096:57
2413.85:086:57
2513.85:086:58
2613.95:076:59
2713.95:076:59
2813.95:067:00
2913.95:067:00
3013.95:067:01
3113.95:057:02

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.32 kWh/m² to a high of 8.05 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.63 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.2Intense
27.2Intense
37.2Intense
47.3Intense
57.3Intense
67.3Intense
77.4Intense
87.4Intense
97.4Intense
107.5Intense
117.5Intense
127.5Intense
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318.0Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Farrokh Shahr?

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

8.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Farrokh Shahr in May

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

In May, Farrokh Shahr sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 9°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Farrokh Shahr 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 Farrokh Shahr peaks around July 21 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateJul 21UV 12Jan 10UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb6High
Mar7Very high
Apr8Very high
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Farrokh Shahr 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 Farrokh Shahr is worst in April — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.9× the cleanest month (August, 20 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateApr 1937 µg/m³Aug 1820 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan25Moderate
Feb29Moderate
Mar32Moderate
Apr37Poor
May35Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Farrokh Shahr?

Farrokh Shahr sits at 32.3°N, 51.0°E, 2,106 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Shahr-e Kord, 13 km away.

Topography around Farrokh Shahr

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Farrokh Shahr has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 370 m around an average of 2,152 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,187 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,000 m.

The land around Farrokh Shahr is covered by bare terrain (43%) and cropland (36%) within 3 km, bare terrain (44%), cropland (27%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (42%), grassland (33%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
370 m
16 km
1,187 m
80 km
3,000 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Shahr-e Kord 13 km · Hafshejān 18 km · Sedeh Lanjān 34 km · Chamgordān 36 km · Varnāmkhvāst 39 km · Fārsān 39 km · Zarrīn Shahr 40 km · Borūjen 45 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 Farrokh Shahr (32.2717°, 50.9801°, elevation 2,106 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).