Khorramabad weather in May

In May, Khorramabad sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 22 mm of rain across 4.5 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of May to 14 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Khorramabad's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Khorramabad's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
5th warmest
Overnight low
10°
8th coldest
Rainfall
22 mm
4.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
5:21 AM – 7:05 PM
Cloud cover
33%
6th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.0
out of 10

Khorramabad is city in Lorestan 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 22°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical May day in Khorramabad reaches about 25°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 21°C and 29°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)
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3229
4229
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How May really feels in Khorramabad

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.

Khorramabad weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°9610.46.9100.8
Feb / -2°9010.65.810.81.7
Mar13° / 10711.42.511.73.7
Apr18° / 799.7012.86.1
May25° / 10°224.5013.78.0
Jun32° / 14°10.3014.25.5
Jul36° / 18°00.10143.0
Aug35° / 17°00013.23.3
Sep31° / 13°10.2012.26.4
Oct24° / 243.4011.28.4
Nov15° / 667.90.210.35.0
Dec10° / -1°898.839.82.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26733
36832
46832
56931
67030
77030
87129
97327
107327
117525
127723
137723
147921
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Khorramabad gets around 22 mm of rain over 4.5 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 14% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
127
227
326
426
525
624
724
823
921
1020
1119
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1415
1514
1612
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256
266
276
285
295
305
314

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
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Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May, the windiest month of the year.

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
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min at the start of May to 14 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:34 AM to 5:13 AM, and sunset from 6:53 PM to 7:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.35:346:53
213.35:336:54
313.45:326:55
413.45:316:56
513.45:306:56
613.55:296:57
713.55:286:58
813.55:286:59
913.55:276:59
1013.65:267:00
1113.65:257:01
1213.65:247:02
1313.75:237:02
1413.75:227:03
1513.75:227:04
1613.75:217:05
1713.85:207:05
1813.85:207:06
1913.85:197:07
2013.85:187:08
2113.85:187:08
2213.95:177:09
2313.95:177:10
2413.95:167:10
2513.95:157:11
2613.95:157:12
2714.05:147:12
2814.05:147:13
2914.05:147:14
3014.05:137:14
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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 7.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.82 kWh/m² to a high of 8.07 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.41 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
26.9Intense
36.9Intense
46.9Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
77.0Intense
87.1Intense
97.1Intense
107.2Intense
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127.3Intense
137.3Intense
147.3Intense
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317.9Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Khorramabad

In seasonPeak

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

Khorramabad's rainy season runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Khorramabad sees seasonal dust haze (May), heaviest in May.

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

Is May a good time to visit Khorramabad?

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

8.0
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Khorramabad in May

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

In May, Khorramabad sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 10°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 5 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Khorramabad 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 Khorramabad peaks around July 24 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 13 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 highHighModerateJul 24UV 11Jan 13UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb6High
Mar6High
Apr7Very high
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Khorramabad 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 Khorramabad is worst in April — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 21 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateApr 1837 µg/m³Dec 1121 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb27Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr38Poor
May36Poor
Jun28Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec21Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Khorramabad?

Khorramabad sits at 33.5°N, 48.4°E, 1,182 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Aleshtar, 43 km away.

Topography around Khorramabad

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Khorramabad has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 819 m around an average of 1,296 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,527 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,349 m.

The land around Khorramabad is covered by artificial surfaces (48%) and grassland (35%) within 3 km, grassland (52%) and cropland (35%) within 16 km, and grassland (66%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
819 m
16 km
1,527 m
80 km
3,349 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Aleshtar 43 km · Borūjerd 58 km · Dorūd 65 km · Kūhdasht 69 km · Poldokhtar 71 km · Nūrābād 74 km · Nahāvand 78 km · Darreh Shahr 98 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 Khorramabad (33.4878°, 48.3558°, elevation 1,182 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).