Marīvān weather in May

In May, Marīvān sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 30 mm of rain across 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 20°C in the first days to 26°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 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 Marīvān's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Marīvān's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
5th warmest
Overnight low
10°
8th coldest
Rainfall
30 mm
6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:26 AM – 7:18 PM
Cloud cover
34%
6th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

Marīvān is city in Kurdistan Province, Iran.

Founded
1950

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 20°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical May day in Marīvān reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 27°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)
1198
2208
3208
4208
5208
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7218
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10219
11229
12229
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312712

How May really feels in Marīvān

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.

Marīvān 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 / -6°11211.910.49.90.0
Feb / -4°12412.29.210.70.4
Mar11° / 11412.55.211.72.7
Apr17° / 8211.40.512.95.3
May23° / 10°306013.87.8
Jun30° / 15°20.4014.46.7
Jul35° / 18°00.2014.23.6
Aug35° / 17°00.2013.33.6
Sep30° / 13°10.5012.26.9
Oct23° / 263.5011.18.3
Nov14° / 697.81.110.14.3
Dec / -3°899.86.39.61.1

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 (%)
16832
26931
36931
47030
57030
67129
77129
87228
97327
107525
117525
127624
137822
147921
158020
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198416
208515
218515
228713
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289010
29919
30928
31928

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Marīvān gets around 30 mm of rain over 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 19% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
131
230
330
429
529
628
728
827
926
1025
1124
1223
1322
1421
1520
1619
1718
1817
1916
2015
2114
2213
2312
2411
2511
2610
279
289
298
307
317

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
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
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11100
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14100
15100
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21100
22100
23100
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26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 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
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 5:40 AM to 5:17 AM, and sunset from 7:05 PM to 7:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:407:05
213.55:397:06
313.55:387:07
413.55:377:08
513.55:367:08
613.65:357:09
713.65:347:10
813.65:337:11
913.75:327:12
1013.75:317:13
1113.75:307:13
1213.85:297:14
1313.85:287:15
1413.85:277:16
1513.85:267:17
1613.95:267:18
1713.95:257:18
1813.95:247:19
1913.95:237:20
2014.05:237:21
2114.05:227:21
2214.05:217:22
2314.05:217:23
2414.15:207:24
2514.15:197:24
2614.15:197:25
2714.15:187:26
2814.15:187:27
2914.25:177:27
3014.25:177:28
3114.25:177:29

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.59 kWh/m² to a high of 8.04 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.27 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
26.7Intense
36.8Intense
46.8Intense
56.8Intense
66.9Intense
76.9Intense
87.0Intense
97.0Intense
107.0Intense
117.1Intense
127.1Intense
137.2Intense
147.2Intense
157.3Intense
167.3Intense
177.3Intense
187.4Intense
197.4Intense
207.5Intense
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267.7Intense
277.7Intense
287.7Intense
297.8Intense
307.8Intense
317.8Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Marīvān

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is May a good time to visit Marīvān?

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

7.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Marīvān in May

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

In May, Marīvān sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 10°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 6 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Marīvān 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 Marīvān peaks around June 20 at about 10 (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 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highModerateJun 20UV 10Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Marīvān 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 Marīvān is worst in May — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMay 1136 µg/m³Dec 1723 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar33Moderate
Apr35Moderate
May36Poor
Jun29Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Marīvān?

Marīvān sits at 35.5°N, 46.2°E, 1,310 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Baynjiwayn, 24 km away.

Topography around Marīvān

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Marīvān has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 463 m around an average of 1,381 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,024 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,020 m.

The land around Marīvān is covered by grassland (32%), artificial surfaces (28%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, grassland (58%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (81%) within 80 km.

3 km
463 m
16 km
1,024 m
80 km
3,020 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Baynjiwayn 24 km · Halabja 42 km · Pāveh 55 km · Bāneh 60 km · Sulaymaniyah 68 km · Sanandaj 77 km · Saqqez 82 km · Javānrūd 84 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 Marīvān (35.5183°, 46.183°, elevation 1,310 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).