Kahnūj weather in May

In May, Kahnūj sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.8 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 12th-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 82% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Kahnūj's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kahnūj's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
4th warmest
Overnight low
25°
8th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
4:54 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover
20%
6th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.1
out of 10

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 Kahnūj 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 6°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Kahnūj

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
12 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.

Kahnūj weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 54510.47.3
Feb21° / 11°424.6117.9
Mar26° / 15°403.911.87.9
Apr33° / 20°101.412.64.7
May38° / 25°20.813.41.1
Jun42° / 28°20.413.70.0
Jul42° / 30°41.413.60.0
Aug41° / 29°51.8130.0
Sep38° / 26°20.912.21.1
Oct34° / 21°4111.34.4
Nov27° / 15°112.110.68.2
Dec22° / 11°303.310.38.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 82% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 8%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18614
28713
38713
48812
58812
68812
78911
89010
99010
109010
11919
12919
13919
14919
15928
16937
17937
18937
19937
20937
21946
22946
23946
24946
25964
26964
27964
28964
29964
30973
31973

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kahnūj gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.8 wet days in May, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 3% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
12
22
32
42
52
62
72
82
92
102
112
123
133
143
153
163
173
183
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203
213
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263
273
282
292
302
312

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 90% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
193610
293610
394510
494510
594510
694510
794510
894510
994510
1094510
1193610
1293610
1393610
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1791810
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21891010
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23881110
24861220
25851320
26851320
27841420
28831430
29811531
30811531
31791641

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 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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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
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410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min 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 30 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:05 AM to 4:48 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 6:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.15:056:08
213.15:046:09
313.15:036:09
413.15:026:10
513.15:026:10
613.25:016:11
713.25:006:11
813.24:596:12
913.24:596:13
1013.34:586:13
1113.34:576:14
1213.34:566:14
1313.34:566:15
1413.34:556:16
1513.44:556:16
1613.44:546:17
1713.44:536:17
1813.44:536:18
1913.44:526:19
2013.54:526:19
2113.54:516:20
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2613.64:496:23
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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 7.72 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.78 kWh/m² to a high of 7.72 kWh/m² in May across the year — May's 7.72 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.5Intense
27.5Intense
37.5Intense
47.6Intense
57.6Intense
67.6Intense
77.6Intense
87.6Intense
97.7Intense
107.7Intense
117.7Intense
127.7Intense
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317.8Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Kahnūj

In seasonPeak

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

Kahnūj sees seasonal dust haze (April–August), heaviest in July.

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

Is May a good time to visit Kahnūj?

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

1.1
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kahnūj.

What to pack for Kahnūj in May

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kahnūj 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 Kahnūj peaks around June 15 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeExtremeVery highModerateJun 15UV 11Dec 18UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb7Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr9Very high
May10Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Kahnūj 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 Kahnūj is worst in July — around 47 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.6× the cleanest month (November, 18 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJul 1745 µg/m³Nov 2318 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar29Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May35Poor
Jun33Moderate
Jul47Poor
Aug33Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kahnūj?

Kahnūj sits at 27.9°N, 57.7°E, 501 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is ‘Anbarābād, 61 km away.

MīnābBaravātBamBandar Abbas

Topography around Kahnūj

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kahnūj has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m around an average of 514 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,161 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,291 m.

The land around Kahnūj is covered by bare terrain (53%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 3 km, bare terrain (85%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (89%) within 80 km.

3 km
90 m
16 km
1,161 m
80 km
2,291 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: ‘Anbarābād 61 km · Manūjān 63 km · Rūdān 75 km · Jīroft 82 km · Mīnāb 108 km · Baravāt 143 km · Bam 145 km · Bandar Abbas 163 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 Kahnūj (27.9403°, 57.6998°, elevation 501 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).