Khonj weather in May

In May, Khonj sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 22°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 34°C in the first days to 39°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 84% 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 Khonj's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Khonj's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
5th warmest
Overnight low
22°
8th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:11 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover
17%
6th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Khonj is city in Fars 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 34°C in the first days to 39°C by the end.

A typical May day in Khonj reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°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 Khonj

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
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.

Khonj 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
Jan17° / 595.810.46.5
Feb19° / 444.7117.4
Mar24° / 11°424.811.88.2
Apr30° / 17°91.712.66.5
May36° / 22°10.213.42.6
Jun40° / 26°10.113.70.1
Jul41° / 28°10.313.60.0
Aug40° / 27°21.1130.1
Sep37° / 23°10.412.22.0
Oct32° / 18°00.111.35.5
Nov25° / 12°14210.68.6
Dec20° / 443.510.37.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 84% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 9%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18317
28317
38416
48416
58515
68515
78614
88614
98713
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118812
128911
139010
149010
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16919
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21946
22955
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25955
26955
27964
28973
29973
30973
31973

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Khonj 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 3% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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22
32
42
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62
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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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2991
3991
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5991
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91000
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31991

Wind in May

Winds average 9 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 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
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89calm
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109calm
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129calm
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169calm
179calm
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269calm
279calm
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318calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

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 5:22 AM to 5:05 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 6:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.05:226:25
213.15:216:26
313.15:206:26
413.15:196:27
513.15:196:27
613.25:186:28
713.25:176:28
813.25:166:29
913.25:166:30
1013.35:156:30
1113.35:146:31
1213.35:146:31
1313.35:136:32
1413.35:126:33
1513.45:126:33
1613.45:116:34
1713.45:116:34
1813.45:106:35
1913.45:106:36
2013.55:096:36
2113.55:096:37
2213.55:086:37
2313.55:086:38
2413.55:076:38
2513.55:076:39
2613.65:076:40
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3013.65:056:42
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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 7.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.8 kWh/m² to a high of 7.92 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.88 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.5Intense
27.6Intense
37.6Intense
47.6Intense
57.6Intense
67.7Intense
77.7Intense
87.7Intense
97.8Intense
107.8Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Khonj

In seasonPeak

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

Khonj sees seasonal dust haze (March–May), heaviest in April.

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

Is May a good time to visit Khonj?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Khonj. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Khonj in May

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

In May, Khonj sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Khonj 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 Khonj peaks around June 16 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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 highHighModerateJun 16UV 11Dec 21UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb7Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr8Very high
May10Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Khonj 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 Khonj is worst in July — around 51 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.1× the cleanest month (November, 24 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJul 1849 µg/m³Nov 2024 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan27Moderate
Feb30Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr39Poor
May41Poor
Jun37Poor
Jul51Poor
Aug41Poor
Sep34Moderate
Oct29Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec25Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Khonj?

Khonj sits at 27.9°N, 53.4°E, 670 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Evaz, 58 km away.

Topography around Khonj

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Khonj has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 94 m around an average of 674 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 991 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,531 m.

The land around Khonj is covered by bare terrain (51%), cropland (25%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, bare terrain (83%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (85%) within 80 km.

3 km
94 m
16 km
991 m
80 km
2,531 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Evaz 58 km · Lamerd 67 km · Jahrom 69 km · Gerāsh 73 km · Qīr 77 km · Pārsiān 85 km · Lār 92 km · Nakhl-e Taqī 94 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 Khonj (27.8913°, 53.4344°, elevation 670 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).