Iranshahr weather in May

In May, Iranshahr sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 40°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 87% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of May to 13 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Iranshahr's 4th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Iranshahr's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
4th warmest
Overnight low
25°
9th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
4:43 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover
14%
4th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
7.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.2
out of 10

Iranshahr is city in Sistan and Baluchestan 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 36°C in the first days to 40°C by the end.

A typical May day in Iranshahr reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 35°C and 41°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Iranshahr

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
11 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.

Iranshahr weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 212.910.58.0
Feb23° / 10°172.6118.5
Mar27° / 15°202.911.87.9
Apr33° / 20°40.612.64.7
May38° / 25°00.113.31.2
Jun41° / 28°10.313.70.0
Jul42° / 29°20.513.50.0
Aug40° / 27°10.4130.0
Sep38° / 23°0012.21.5
Oct33° / 19°30.311.34.6
Nov27° / 13°30.710.78.4
Dec22° / 101.710.38.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 87% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 7%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Iranshahr gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 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 0% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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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 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in May

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Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of May to 13 h 36 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 4:54 AM to 4:37 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 6:12 PM.

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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.86 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.12 kWh/m² to a high of 7.86 kWh/m² in May across the year — May's 7.86 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Iranshahr

In seasonPeak

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

Iranshahr sees seasonal dust haze (May–August), heaviest in July.

Dust
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Is May a good time to visit Iranshahr?

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

1.2
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Iranshahr.

What to pack for Iranshahr in May

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

In May, Iranshahr sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Iranshahr 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 Iranshahr peaks around May 23 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateMay 23UV 11Dec 19UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb8Very high
Mar10Extreme
Apr10Very high
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov5High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Iranshahr 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 Iranshahr is worst in July — around 49 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.0× the cleanest month (November, 12 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJul 1747 µg/m³Nov 2013 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May32Moderate
Jun33Moderate
Jul49Poor
Aug34Moderate
Sep26Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Iranshahr?

Iranshahr sits at 27.2°N, 60.7°E, 566 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Qaşr-e Qand, 106 km away.

Qaşr-e QandNīkshahrKhāshSarāvānPīshīnJālqKonārakChabahar

Topography around Iranshahr

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Iranshahr has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 87 m around an average of 569 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 372 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,243 m.

The land around Iranshahr is covered by artificial surfaces (46%) and bare terrain (44%) within 3 km, bare terrain (85%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (99%) within 80 km.

3 km
87 m
16 km
372 m
80 km
2,243 m
treescroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Qaşr-e Qand 106 km · Nīkshahr 118 km · Khāsh 125 km · Sarāvān 164 km · Pīshīn 164 km · Jālq 205 km · Konārak 207 km · Chabahar 212 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 Iranshahr (27.2024°, 60.6848°, elevation 566 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).