Marāgheh weather in May

In May, Marāgheh sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 34 mm of precipitation across 7 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Marāgheh's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Marāgheh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
5th warmest
Overnight low
12°
8th coldest
Precipitation
34 mm
7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
4:31 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover
40%
7th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
7.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.6
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical May day in Marāgheh reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 29°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)
1219
2219
32110
42110
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62110
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How May really feels in Marāgheh

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.

Marāgheh weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°3064.89.80.0
Feb / -4°478.15.410.60.4
Mar11° / 7011.13.511.72.8
Apr18° / 6311.30.912.95.6
May23° / 12°3470.113.97.6
Jun28° / 16°51.4014.48.0
Jul30° / 18°10.2014.27.3
Aug28° / 16°00013.48.3
Sep25° / 12°10.4012.29.4
Oct20° / 920.111.18.1
Nov12° / 1941.310.14.1
Dec / -3°234.53.19.61.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 27%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25743
35842
45941
56040
66238
76337
86436
96535
106634
116832
126931
137030
147228
157327
167327
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288614
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308713
318812

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Marāgheh gets around 34 mm of rain and snow over 7 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 23% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
135
234
334
433
533
632
731
830
930
1029
1128
1227
1325
1424
1523
1622
1721
1821
1920
2019
2118
2217
2316
2416
2515
2615
2714
2814
2913
3013
3112

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 (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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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89calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min at the start of May to 14 h 12 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 4:46 AM to 4:22 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 6:36 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.44:466:12
213.54:446:13
313.54:436:13
413.54:426:14
513.64:416:15
613.64:406:16
713.64:396:17
813.74:386:18
913.74:376:19
1013.74:366:19
1113.74:356:20
1213.84:346:21
1313.84:346:22
1413.84:336:23
1513.94:326:24
1613.94:316:24
1713.94:306:25
1813.94:306:26
1914.04:296:27
2014.04:286:28
2114.04:276:28
2214.04:276:29
2314.14:266:30
2414.14:266:31
2514.14:256:31
2614.14:246:32
2714.24:246:33
2814.24:236:34
2914.24:236:34
3014.24:226:35
3114.24:226:36

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.06 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.8 kWh/m² to a high of 7.85 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 7.06 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.6Intense
36.6Intense
46.7Intense
56.7Intense
66.7Intense
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86.8Intense
96.8Intense
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137.0Intense
147.0Intense
157.0Intense
167.1Intense
177.1Intense
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207.2Intense
217.2Intense
227.3Intense
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247.3Intense
257.3Intense
267.4Intense
277.4Intense
287.5Intense
297.5Intense
307.5Intense
317.5Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Marāgheh

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is May a good time to visit Marāgheh?

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

7.6
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Marāgheh for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Marāgheh in May

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

In May, Marāgheh sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 7 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Marāgheh 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 Marāgheh peaks around July 17 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 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 17UV 11Jan 12UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul12Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Marāgheh 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 Marāgheh is worst in April — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateApr 1736 µg/m³Jan 1427 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan27Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr37Poor
May35Poor
Jun29Moderate
Jul32Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep35Moderate
Oct34Moderate
Nov29Moderate
Dec27Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Marāgheh?

Marāgheh sits at 35.8°N, 59.6°E, 1,477 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Mashad, 52 km away.

ChenārānTorbat-e Jām

Topography around Marāgheh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Marāgheh has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 246 m around an average of 1,487 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,408 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,607 m.

The land around Marāgheh is covered by bare terrain (62%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, bare terrain (50%) and cropland (36%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (53%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
246 m
16 km
1,408 m
80 km
2,607 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Mashad 52 km · Ţorqabeh 58 km · Gorjī-ye Soflá 62 km · Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh 72 km · Neyshābūr 87 km · Golbahār 91 km · Chenārān 102 km · Torbat-e Jām 111 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 Marāgheh (35.8292°, 59.6332°, elevation 1,477 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).