Kāmyārān weather in May

In May, Kāmyārān sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 27 mm of rain across 5.4 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 24 min at the start of May to 14 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Kāmyārān's 6th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kāmyārān's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
5th warmest
Overnight low
10°
8th coldest
Rainfall
27 mm
5.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:24 AM – 7:13 PM
Cloud cover
34%
6th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.9
out of 10

Kāmyārān is city in Kurdistan 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 21°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical May day in Kāmyārān reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°C warmer than April and about 7°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1218
2218
3218
4218
5218
6229
7229
8229
9229
10229
11239
12239
132310
142310
152410
162410
172410
182410
192510
202510
212511
222611
232611
242611
252611
262711
272712
282712
292712
302812
312812

How May really feels in Kāmyārān

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.

Kāmyārān weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°8210.37.99.90.1
Feb / -3°8510.46.810.71.1
Mar13° / 9011.5311.73.4
Apr18° / 7210.40.212.85.9
May24° / 10°275.4013.87.9
Jun31° / 14°20.4014.36.0
Jul35° / 17°00.1014.13.2
Aug35° / 17°00.1013.33.3
Sep31° / 12°10.2012.26.6
Oct23° / 253.9011.18.2
Nov14° / 607.40.610.24.6
Dec / -2°6994.39.71.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26832
36832
46931
57030
67030
77129
87228
97327
107327
117525
127624
137723
147822
157921
168020
178218
188218
198416
208416
218515
228515
238614
248614
258614
268713
278812
288812
298812
309010
319010

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kāmyārān gets around 27 mm of rain over 5.4 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 17% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
130
229
329
428
527
627
726
825
925
1024
1123
1221
1320
1419
1518
1617
1716
1815
1914
2013
2112
2211
2310
249
259
268
278
287
297
306
316

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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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min at the start of May to 14 h 06 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 5:15 AM, and sunset from 7:01 PM to 7:24 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:387:01
213.45:377:02
313.45:367:03
413.55:357:03
513.55:347:04
613.55:337:05
713.65:327:06
813.65:317:07
913.65:307:07
1013.75:297:08
1113.75:287:09
1213.75:277:10
1313.75:267:11
1413.85:267:11
1513.85:257:12
1613.85:247:13
1713.85:237:14
1813.95:237:15
1913.95:227:15
2013.95:217:16
2113.95:207:17
2214.05:207:18
2314.05:197:18
2414.05:197:19
2514.05:187:20
2614.05:187:20
2714.15:177:21
2814.15:177:22
2914.15:167:23
3014.15:167:23
3114.15:157:24

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.68 kWh/m² to a high of 8.09 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.34 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
26.8Intense
36.8Intense
46.9Intense
56.9Intense
66.9Intense
77.0Intense
87.0Intense
97.1Intense
107.1Intense
117.2Intense
127.2Intense
137.2Intense
147.3Intense
157.3Intense
167.4Intense
177.4Intense
187.5Intense
197.5Intense
207.5Intense
217.6Intense
227.6Intense
237.7Intense
247.7Intense
257.7Intense
267.7Intense
277.8Intense
287.8Intense
297.8Intense
307.8Intense
317.9Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Kāmyārān?

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

7.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Kāmyārān for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Kāmyārān in May

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

In May, Kāmyārān sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 10°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 5 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Kāmyārān 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 Kāmyārān peaks around June 21 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 21UV 11Jan 1UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7Very high
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Kāmyārān 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 Kāmyārān is worst in April — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateApr 2337 µg/m³Jan 126 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan26Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr37Poor
May37Poor
Jun30Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct30Moderate
Nov26Moderate
Dec26Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kāmyārān?

Kāmyārān sits at 34.8°N, 46.9°E, 1,433 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Ravānsar, 27 km away.

Topography around Kāmyārān

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kāmyārān has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 277 m around an average of 1,479 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,120 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,758 m.

The land around Kāmyārān is covered by cropland (63%) within 3 km, grassland (60%) and cropland (37%) within 16 km, and grassland (60%) and cropland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
277 m
16 km
1,120 m
80 km
2,758 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Ravānsar 27 km · Javānrūd 41 km · Kermanshah 55 km · Sanandaj 58 km · Pāveh 60 km · Sonqor 61 km · Şaḩneh 77 km · Harsīn 83 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 Kāmyārān (34.7953°, 46.9368°, elevation 1,433 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).