Hoveyzeh weather in May

In May, Hoveyzeh sees average daytime highs of 40°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 7 mm of rain across 1.2 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 43°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% 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 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Hoveyzeh's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hoveyzeh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
40°
5th warmest
Overnight low
26°
8th coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
1.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:26 AM – 7:02 PM
Cloud cover
27%
6th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.6
out of 10

Hoveyzeh is city in Khuzestan 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 37°C in the first days to 43°C by the end.

A typical May day in Hoveyzeh reaches about 40°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 36°C and 44°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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23723
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53724
63824
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184126
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224227
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264228
274328
284328
294328
304328
314428

How May really feels in Hoveyzeh

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 31 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
31
20 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Hoveyzeh weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 47610.26.9
Feb21° / 10°314.110.97.8
Mar27° / 14°374.111.87.8
Apr33° / 20°223.512.74.3
May40° / 26°71.213.60.6
Jun45° / 30°00.1140.0
Jul47° / 32°0013.80.0
Aug47° / 31°00.113.10.0
Sep43° / 27°10.312.20.0
Oct36° / 22°101.511.22.5
Nov26° / 15°444.310.47.5
Dec20° / 10°526107.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17426
27426
37327
47327
57327
67327
77525
87525
97624
107624
117723
127822
137822
148020
158020
168218
178218
188416
198515
208515
218713
228713
238911
248911
258911
26919
27919
28919
29937
30937
31946

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Hoveyzeh gets around 7 mm of rain over 1.2 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 4% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
110
29
39
49
58
68
77
87
96
106
115
124
134
143
153
162
172
182
191
201
211
221
231
241
251
261
271
281
291
301
311

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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1851131
2851131
3851032
487922
587922
688822
788822
889722
990712
1091612
1191612
1293511
1393511
1494411
1594411
1694411
1795311
1896310
1996310
2096310
2198200
2298200
2398200
2498200
2598200
2698200
2798200
2899100
2999100
3099100
3199100

Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
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912light breeze
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1112light breeze
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2815light breeze
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3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 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 42 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:38 AM to 5:19 AM, and sunset from 6:51 PM to 7:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.25:386:51
213.25:386:52
313.35:376:53
413.35:366:53
513.35:356:54
613.45:346:55
713.45:336:56
813.45:326:56
913.45:316:57
1013.55:306:58
1113.55:306:58
1213.55:296:59
1313.55:287:00
1413.55:277:00
1513.65:277:01
1613.65:267:02
1713.65:257:03
1813.65:257:03
1913.75:247:04
2013.75:247:05
2113.75:237:05
2213.75:227:06
2313.75:227:07
2413.85:217:07
2513.85:217:08
2613.85:217:08
2713.85:207:09
2813.85:207:10
2913.85:197:10
3013.95:197:11
3113.95:197:11

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.04 kWh/m² to a high of 7.88 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.41 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
27.0Intense
37.0Intense
47.0Intense
57.1Intense
67.1Intense
77.1Intense
87.2Intense
97.2Intense
107.2Intense
117.3Intense
127.3Intense
137.3Intense
147.4Intense
157.4Intense
167.4Intense
177.5Intense
187.5Intense
197.5Intense
207.6Intense
217.6Intense
227.6Intense
237.6Intense
247.7Intense
257.7Intense
267.7Intense
277.7Intense
287.7Intense
297.7Intense
307.8Intense
317.8Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Hoveyzeh

In seasonPeak

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

Hoveyzeh sees seasonal dust haze (March–July), heaviest in May.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Hoveyzeh?

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

0.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
3.1
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Hoveyzeh.

What to pack for Hoveyzeh in May

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

In May, Hoveyzeh sees daytime highs around 40°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Hoveyzeh in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Hoveyzeh peaks around June 22 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 22UV 10Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Hoveyzeh 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 Hoveyzeh is worst in March — around 68 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyMar 1967 µg/m³Jul 1152 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan61Unhealthy
Feb61Unhealthy
Mar68Unhealthy
Apr64Unhealthy
May63Unhealthy
Jun52Poor
Jul52Poor
Aug55Poor
Sep59Unhealthy
Oct59Unhealthy
Nov55Unhealthy
Dec58Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Hoveyzeh?

Hoveyzeh sits at 31.5°N, 48.1°E, 15 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Sūsangerd, 16 km away.

Topography around Hoveyzeh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hoveyzeh has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 8 m around an average of 11 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 256 m.

The land around Hoveyzeh is covered by cropland (63%) and bare terrain (23%) within 3 km, cropland (66%) and bare terrain (29%) within 16 km, and cropland (41%) and bare terrain (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
8 m
16 km
16 m
80 km
256 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Sūsangerd 16 km · Ḥamīdiyeh 34 km · ‘Eyn-e Do 52 km · Ahvaz 60 km · Kūt-e ‘Abdollāh 61 km · Sheybān 69 km · Qal‘at Şāliḩ 74 km · Veys 76 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 Hoveyzeh (31.4619°, 48.074°, elevation 15 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).