Mahrīz weather in May

In May, Mahrīz sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.7 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% 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 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Mahrīz's 10th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mahrīz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
5th warmest
Overnight low
16°
8th coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:00 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover
34%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
7.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Mahrīz is city in Yazd 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 27°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical May day in Mahrīz reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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

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.

Mahrīz 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°2251.810.23.3
Feb14° / 153.50.910.84.9
Mar18° / 2340.211.87.0
Apr24° / 11°143.3012.88.1
May29° / 16°61.7013.66.9
Jun34° / 21°00.10144.0
Jul36° / 23°00.1013.93.1
Aug34° / 21°00.1013.24.2
Sep31° / 17°00012.26.3
Oct25° / 11°30.7011.29.0
Nov18° / 132.80.210.47.0
Dec13° / 183.60.8104.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16832
26931
36931
47030
57030
67129
77327
87426
97426
107624
117723
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137921
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158218
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259010
26919
27919
28928
29937
30937
31937

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Mahrīz gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.7 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 10% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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49
59
69
79
88
98
107
117
126
136
145
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184
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272
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312

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 7 km/h in May.

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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227calm
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307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 min at the start of May to 13 h 54 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 5:13 AM to 4:53 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.25:136:26
213.25:126:27
313.35:116:27
413.35:106:28
513.35:096:29
613.45:086:30
713.45:076:30
813.45:066:31
913.45:066:32
1013.55:056:32
1113.55:046:33
1213.55:036:34
1313.55:026:35
1413.65:026:35
1513.65:016:36
1613.65:006:37
1713.65:006:37
1813.64:596:38
1913.74:586:39
2013.74:586:39
2113.74:576:40
2213.74:576:41
2313.84:566:41
2413.84:566:42
2513.84:556:43
2613.84:556:43
2713.84:546:44
2813.84:546:44
2913.94:546:45
3013.94:536:46
3113.94:536:46

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.5 kWh/m² to a high of 8.07 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.71 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.3Intense
27.4Intense
37.4Intense
47.4Intense
57.4Intense
67.5Intense
77.5Intense
87.5Intense
97.5Intense
107.6Intense
117.6Intense
127.6Intense
137.6Intense
147.7Intense
157.7Intense
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177.8Intense
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227.9Intense
237.9Intense
247.9Intense
257.9Intense
268.0Intense
278.0Intense
288.0Intense
298.0Intense
308.0Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Mahrīz

In seasonPeak

None of Mahrīz's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Mahrīz sees seasonal dust haze (July), heaviest in July.

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

Is May a good time to visit Mahrīz?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
8.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mahrīz in May

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

In May, Mahrīz sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Mahrīz 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 Mahrīz peaks around July 12 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 — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 12UV 11Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb6High
Mar7Very high
Apr8Very high
May10Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

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

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 2131 µg/m³Nov 2213 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May30Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mahrīz?

Mahrīz sits at 31.6°N, 54.4°E, 1,475 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Taft, 29 km away.

AnārAbarkūh

Topography around Mahrīz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mahrīz has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 81 m around an average of 1,479 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,900 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,104 m.

The land around Mahrīz is covered by bare terrain (41%), artificial surfaces (33%) and cropland (23%) within 3 km, bare terrain (95%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (97%) within 80 km.

3 km
81 m
16 km
1,900 m
80 km
3,104 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Taft 29 km · Yazd 36 km · Ashkez̄ar 51 km · Meybod 84 km · Ardakān 90 km · Bāfq 91 km · Anār 112 km · Abarkūh 121 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 Mahrīz (31.5843°, 54.4428°, elevation 1,475 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).