Maḩallāt weather in May

In May, Maḩallāt sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 16 mm of rain across 4.8 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% 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 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Maḩallāt's 6th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Maḩallāt's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
5th warmest
Overnight low
14°
8th coldest
Rainfall
16 mm
4.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:12 AM – 6:57 PM
Cloud cover
39%
6th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.7
out of 10

Maḩallāt is city in Markazi 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 23°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical May day in Maḩallāt reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°C warmer than April and about 6°C cooler than June.

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

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.

Maḩallāt 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 / -4°2564.1101.0
Feb10° / -1°256.3310.72.4
Mar15° / 377.31.311.74.8
Apr20° / 3170.212.86.9
May26° / 14°164.8013.77.7
Jun32° / 19°20.7014.25.1
Jul35° / 21°10.20143.3
Aug34° / 19°00.1013.34.0
Sep30° / 15°10.2012.26.9
Oct23° / 10°102.8011.18.4
Nov14° / 234.90.710.25.0
Dec10° / -1°245.82.49.82.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26436
36436
46535
56535
66634
76634
86832
96931
106931
117129
127228
137327
147525
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258614
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278713
288812
298911
309010
319010

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Maḩallāt gets around 16 mm of rain over 4.8 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 15% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
123
223
323
422
522
621
721
820
919
1018
1117
1217
1316
1415
1514
1614
1713
1813
1912
2012
2112
2211
2311
2411
2510
2610
2710
289
299
308
318

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 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
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49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
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109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
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159calm
169calm
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319calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 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 48 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:25 AM to 5:03 AM, and sunset from 6:45 PM to 7:08 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.35:256:45
213.45:246:46
313.45:236:47
413.45:226:48
513.55:216:49
613.55:206:49
713.55:196:50
813.55:186:51
913.65:176:52
1013.65:176:53
1113.65:166:53
1213.75:156:54
1313.75:146:55
1413.75:136:56
1513.75:126:56
1613.85:126:57
1713.85:116:58
1813.85:106:59
1913.85:106:59
2013.95:097:00
2113.95:087:01
2213.95:087:02
2313.95:077:02
2413.95:077:03
2514.05:067:04
2614.05:067:04
2714.05:057:05
2814.05:057:06
2914.05:047:06
3014.15:047:07
3114.15:037:08

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.99 kWh/m² to a high of 7.89 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.31 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
26.9Intense
36.9Intense
46.9Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
77.0Intense
87.1Intense
97.1Intense
107.1Intense
117.2Intense
127.2Intense
137.2Intense
147.3Intense
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287.7Intense
297.7Intense
307.7Intense
317.8Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Maḩallāt?

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

7.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Maḩallāt in May

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

In May, Maḩallāt sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 14°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 5 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Maḩallāt 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 Maḩallāt peaks around July 20 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 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 20UV 11Jan 10UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5High
Mar6High
Apr7Very high
May10Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Maḩallāt 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 Maḩallāt is worst in April — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.6× the cleanest month (August, 25 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateApr 1939 µg/m³Aug 1825 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan26Moderate
Feb30Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr39Poor
May37Poor
Jun29Moderate
Jul31Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov27Moderate
Dec26Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Maḩallāt?

Maḩallāt sits at 33.9°N, 50.5°E, 1,751 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Delījān, 23 km away.

Topography around Maḩallāt

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Maḩallāt has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 559 m around an average of 1,788 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,336 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,637 m.

The land around Maḩallāt is covered by bare terrain (63%) within 3 km, bare terrain (77%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (70%) within 80 km.

3 km
559 m
16 km
1,336 m
80 km
2,637 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Delījān 23 km · Khomeyn 46 km · Golpāyegān 53 km · Arāk 73 km · Karahrūd 76 km · Khānsār 78 km · Shahrak-e Pardīsān 79 km · Qom 90 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 Maḩallāt (33.9111°, 50.4532°, elevation 1,751 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).