Kerman weather in May

In May, Kerman sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 5 mm of rain across 1.2 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Kerman's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kerman's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
5th warmest
Overnight low
14°
9th coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
1.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
4:52 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover
31%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Kerman is city in Kerman Province, Iran.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 20.5 µg/m³ · 2020
Density
3,196/km²
people per km²

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 26°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical May day in Kerman reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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

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.

Kerman 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
Jan11° / -1°214.91.810.33.3
Feb13° / 265.6110.94.4
Mar18° / 2260.311.86.5
Apr23° / 10°133.3012.78.0
May28° / 14°51.2013.57.4
Jun33° / 19°00.1013.94.9
Jul34° / 20°00.2013.84.3
Aug32° / 18°00.1013.15.4
Sep30° / 14°00.1012.27.4
Oct24° / 20.5011.39.2
Nov18° / 81.70.110.57.2
Dec13° / 142.90.710.14.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17525
27525
37723
47723
57723
67822
77921
88020
98020
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118218
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30946
31946

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kerman gets around 5 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 6% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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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Dry (%)
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Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
168calm
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228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
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308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 min at the start of May to 13 h 48 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 4:45 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 6:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.25:046:14
213.25:036:14
313.25:026:15
413.25:016:16
513.35:016:16
613.35:006:17
713.34:596:18
813.34:586:18
913.44:576:19
1013.44:566:20
1113.44:566:20
1213.44:556:21
1313.54:546:22
1413.54:546:22
1513.54:536:23
1613.54:526:24
1713.54:526:24
1813.64:516:25
1913.64:506:26
2013.64:506:26
2113.64:496:27
2213.64:496:27
2313.74:486:28
2413.74:486:29
2513.74:476:29
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2713.74:476:31
2813.74:466:31
2913.84:466:32
3013.84:466:32
3113.84:456:33

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.76 kWh/m² to a high of 7.93 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.74 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.5Intense
27.5Intense
37.5Intense
47.5Intense
57.5Intense
67.5Intense
77.6Intense
87.6Intense
97.6Intense
107.6Intense
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298.0Intense
308.0Intense
318.0Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Kerman?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kerman in May

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

In May, Kerman sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 14°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kerman 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 Kerman peaks around August 14 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 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 highModerateAug 14UV 11Dec 19UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb7High
Mar9Very high
Apr8Very high
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Kerman 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 Kerman is worst in May — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (December, 12 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Kerman's WHO annual average of 20.5 µg/m³.

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 931 µg/m³Dec 1412 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kerman?

Kerman sits at 30.3°N, 57.1°E, 1,760 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Māhān, 32 km away.

RafsanjānRāvarBāftSirjanNajafshahr

Topography around Kerman

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kerman has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 119 m around an average of 1,763 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 653 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,912 m.

The land around Kerman is covered by artificial surfaces (90%) within 3 km, bare terrain (67%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (90%) within 80 km.

3 km
119 m
16 km
653 m
80 km
3,912 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Māhān 32 km · Bardsīr 63 km · Zarand 77 km · Rafsanjān 105 km · Rāvar 112 km · Bāft 126 km · Sirjan 163 km · Najafshahr 165 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 Kerman (30.2832°, 57.0788°, elevation 1,760 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).