Khvāf weather in May

In May, Khvāf sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.6 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 28°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% 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 Khvāf's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Khvāf's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
5th warmest
Overnight low
18°
9th coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
4:32 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover
29%
6th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
7.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Khvāf is city in Razavi Khorasan 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 28°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical May day in Khvāf reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 35°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 Khvāf

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 3 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
3
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.

Khvāf 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 / -0°346.22.19.92.0
Feb11° / 4271.610.73.2
Mar17° / 427.50.811.75.9
Apr24° / 12°214.60.112.87.8
May30° / 18°61.6013.86.5
Jun34° / 22°10.2014.34.1
Jul35° / 24°00014.13.2
Aug34° / 22°00013.34.2
Sep30° / 17°00012.26.8
Oct24° / 11°20.6011.19.2
Nov17° / 112.60.210.26.5
Dec11° / 214.119.73.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 16%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27327
37426
47525
57624
67723
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31937

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Khvāf gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.6 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 5% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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58
68
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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 (%)
1991
2991
3991
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Wind in May

Winds average 15 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
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3017light breeze
3117light breeze

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 4:46 AM to 4:23 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 6:31 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.44:466:08
213.44:446:09
313.44:436:09
413.54:426:10
513.54:416:11
613.54:406:12
713.64:396:13
813.64:386:13
913.64:386:14
1013.64:376:15
1113.74:366:16
1213.74:356:17
1313.74:346:17
1413.74:336:18
1513.84:326:19
1613.84:326:20
1713.84:316:20
1813.94:306:21
1913.94:296:22
2013.94:296:23
2113.94:286:24
2213.94:286:24
2314.04:276:25
2414.04:266:26
2514.04:266:26
2614.04:256:27
2714.14:256:28
2814.14:246:29
2914.14:246:29
3014.14:246:30
3114.14:236:31

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.93 kWh/m² to a high of 7.99 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.51 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.1Intense
27.1Intense
37.2Intense
47.2Intense
57.2Intense
67.2Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Khvāf

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is May a good time to visit Khvāf?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Khvāf for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Khvāf in May

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

In May, Khvāf sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Khvāf in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Khvāf peaks around July 15 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 15UV 11Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar7High
Apr7Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Khvāf 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 Khvāf is worst in July — around 41 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.4× the cleanest month (January, 17 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorPoorModerateJul 1840 µg/m³Jan 1217 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar28Moderate
Apr36Poor
May38Poor
Jun34Moderate
Jul41Poor
Aug35Poor
Sep38Poor
Oct31Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Khvāf?

Khvāf sits at 34.6°N, 60.1°E, 975 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Tāybād, 61 km away.

Torbat-e ḨeydarīyehQā’enGonābādMarāghehKāshmar

Topography around Khvāf

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Khvāf has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 262 m around an average of 990 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 623 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,210 m.

The land around Khvāf is covered by bare terrain (69%) within 3 km, bare terrain (90%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
262 m
16 km
623 m
80 km
2,210 m
grasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Tāybād 61 km · Eslam Qaleh 85 km · Torbat-e Jām 86 km · Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh 114 km · Qā’en 129 km · Gonābād 136 km · Marāgheh 147 km · Kāshmar 170 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 Khvāf (34.5763°, 60.1409°, elevation 975 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).