Germī weather in May

In May, Germī sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 49 mm of precipitation across 11.7 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 36 min at the start of May to 14 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Germī's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Germī's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
5th warmest
Overnight low
11°
8th coldest
Precipitation
49 mm
11.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
5:10 AM – 7:18 PM
Cloud cover
59%
10th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Germī is city in Ardabil 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 18°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical May day in Germī reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1189
2189
3189
4189
5189
61910
71910
81910
91910
101910
112011
122011
132011
142011
152011
162111
172111
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202112
212212
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232212
242213
252213
262313
272313
282313
292313
302313
312314

How May really feels in Germī

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.

Germī weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°3576.19.60.2
Feb / -2°458.56.810.50.8
Mar11° / 5410.55.711.72.6
Apr16° / 5410.71.4134.6
May21° / 11°4911.70.114.16.2
Jun25° / 15°255.9014.77.8
Jul28° / 18°102.6014.57.6
Aug28° / 17°143.2013.57.6
Sep23° / 14°366.7012.37.6
Oct18° / 598.80.5116.0
Nov11° / 517.82.79.93.1
Dec / -2°376.64.89.31.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24159
34159
44159
54258
64258
74357
84357
94456
104456
114654
124654
134753
144852
154852
165050
175050
185149
195248
205446
215545
225644
235743
245842
255842
265941
276040
286139
296139
306139
316337

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Germī gets around 49 mm of rain and snow over 11.7 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 37% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1422
2422
3421
4421
5421
6421
7421
8421
9420
10410
11410
12400
13390
14380
15380
16370
17360
18360
19350
20350
21340
22340
23330
24330
25330
26320
27320
28310
29310
30300
31290

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 79% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
197300
296400
396400
495500
594600
693700
792800
891900
9901000
10891100
11881200
12871300
13861400
14851500
15831610
16821710
17801910
18792010
19772120
20752320
21742420
22712630
23702730
24672940
25653050
26633250
27613360
28593470
29583570
30553681
31533791

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
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276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min at the start of May to 14 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:26 AM to 5:00 AM, and sunset from 7:03 PM to 7:30 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.65:267:03
213.75:257:04
313.75:247:05
413.75:237:06
513.85:227:07
613.85:207:08
713.85:197:09
813.95:187:10
913.95:177:11
1013.95:167:12
1114.05:157:13
1214.05:147:14
1314.05:137:15
1414.15:127:16
1514.15:117:17
1614.15:107:18
1714.25:097:19
1814.25:087:20
1914.25:087:20
2014.25:077:21
2114.35:067:22
2214.35:057:23
2314.35:057:24
2414.35:047:25
2514.45:037:26
2614.45:037:26
2714.45:027:27
2814.45:017:28
2914.55:017:29
3014.55:007:30
3114.55:007:30

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.06 kWh/m² to a high of 6.39 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.49 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
45.1Bright
55.1Bright
65.1Bright
75.2Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.5Bright
175.5Bright
185.5Bright
195.6Bright
205.6Bright
215.6Bright
225.7Bright
235.7Bright
245.8Bright
255.8Bright
265.8Bright
275.9Bright
285.9Bright
295.9Bright
306.0Bright
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Germī?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Germī for sightseeing.

What to pack for Germī in May

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

In May, Germī sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Germī in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Germī peaks around July 17 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 10Dec 17UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Germī 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 Germī is worst in March — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2322 µg/m³Dec 1214 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Germī?

Germī sits at 39.0°N, 48.1°E, 854 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Lerik, 40 km away.

Topography around Germī

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Germī has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 559 m around an average of 989 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,829 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,626 m.

The land around Germī is covered by grassland (75%) within 3 km, grassland (69%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (49%) and cropland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
559 m
16 km
1,829 m
80 km
3,626 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Lerik 40 km · Jalilabad 41 km · Pushkino 63 km · Pārsābād 71 km · Lankaran 73 km · Meshgīn Shahr 77 km · Ardabīl 88 km · Beylagan 93 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 Germī (39.0215°, 48.0801°, elevation 854 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).