Jīroft weather in May

In May, Jīroft sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of May to 13 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Jīroft's 7th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jīroft's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
5th warmest
Overnight low
20°
8th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
4:53 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover
26%
7th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Jīroft is city in Kerman 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 30°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical May day in Jīroft reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Jīroft

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 17 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
17
heat index over the day's high
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.

Jīroft weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 596.210.44.8
Feb16° / 626.3115.7
Mar20° / 10°476.511.87.3
Apr26° / 15°112.112.78.0
May32° / 20°10.213.45.1
Jun36° / 24°10.213.82.6
Jul37° / 26°30.913.61.9
Aug36° / 24°30.8132.7
Sep33° / 21°00.112.24.7
Oct28° / 16°10.411.38.1
Nov21° / 10°71.410.68.6
Dec17° / 253.110.26.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 10%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18317
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Jīroft gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 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 1% and peaks near 2% 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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May, the windiest month of the year.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
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128calm
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318calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min at the start of May to 13 h 42 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 5:04 AM to 4:46 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 6:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.15:046:09
213.15:036:09
313.15:026:10
413.25:016:11
513.25:006:11
613.25:006:12
713.24:596:12
813.34:586:13
913.34:576:14
1013.34:566:14
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1213.34:556:16
1313.44:546:16
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1713.44:526:19
1813.54:516:19
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2213.54:496:22
2313.64:496:22
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2713.64:476:25
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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 7.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.77 kWh/m² to a high of 7.66 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.58 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.4Intense
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47.4Intense
57.4Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Jīroft

In seasonPeak

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

Jīroft sees seasonal dust haze (July), heaviest in July.

Dust
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May
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Is May a good time to visit Jīroft?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
8.3
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Jīroft for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Jīroft in May

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

In May, Jīroft sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Jīroft in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Jīroft peaks around June 16 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highModerateJun 16UV 12Dec 17UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb7Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr9Very high
May10Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Jīroft 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 Jīroft is worst in July — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.6× the cleanest month (November, 14 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateJul 1635 µg/m³Nov 2314 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul36Poor
Aug26Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Jīroft?

Jīroft sits at 28.7°N, 57.7°E, 680 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is ‘Anbarābād, 25 km away.

BāftManūjānRūdānMāhān

Topography around Jīroft

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jīroft has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m around an average of 689 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,254 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,373 m.

The land around Jīroft is covered by artificial surfaces (57%) and bare terrain (34%) within 3 km, bare terrain (78%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (81%) within 80 km.

3 km
80 m
16 km
1,254 m
80 km
3,373 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: ‘Anbarābād 25 km · Bam 77 km · Baravāt 78 km · Kahnūj 82 km · Bāft 127 km · Manūjān 144 km · Rūdān 148 km · Māhān 160 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 Jīroft (28.6781°, 57.7406°, elevation 680 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).