Nehbandān weather in May

In May, Nehbandān sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 3 mm of rain across 1 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 31°C in the first days to 35°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% 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 Nehbandān's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nehbandān's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
5th warmest
Overnight low
19°
9th coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
4:38 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
28%
7th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
7.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Nehbandān is city in South 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 31°C in the first days to 35°C by the end.

A typical May day in Nehbandān reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Nehbandān

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 21 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
21
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.

Nehbandān 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
Jan13° / 304.90.810.24.1
Feb15° / 294.60.410.85.6
Mar21° / 335.50.111.87.5
Apr27° / 14°112.3012.77.7
May33° / 19°31013.64.7
Jun36° / 23°10.10142.5
Jul37° / 24°00013.81.9
Aug36° / 22°00013.22.9
Sep33° / 18°00012.24.9
Oct28° / 12°20.4011.28.3
Nov20° / 61.4010.48.3
Dec15° / 1430.1105.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 13%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17921
27921
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58119
68218
78317
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Nehbandān gets around 3 mm of rain over 1 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 3% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 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 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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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 4:51 AM to 4:31 AM, and sunset from 6:04 PM to 6:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.24:516:04
213.24:506:04
313.34:496:05
413.34:486:06
513.34:476:06
613.44:466:07
713.44:456:08
813.44:446:09
913.44:436:09
1013.54:426:10
1113.54:426:11
1213.54:416:11
1313.54:406:12
1413.64:396:13
1513.64:396:13
1613.64:386:14
1713.64:376:15
1813.64:376:15
1913.74:366:16
2013.74:366:17
2113.74:356:18
2213.74:346:18
2313.74:346:19
2413.84:336:19
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2713.84:326:21
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2913.94:316:23
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.52 kWh/m² to a high of 8.06 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.7 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.4Intense
27.4Intense
37.5Intense
47.5Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Nehbandān

In seasonPeak

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

Nehbandān sees seasonal dust haze (May–July), heaviest in July.

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

Is May a good time to visit Nehbandān?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Nehbandān in May

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

In May, Nehbandān sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Nehbandān 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 Nehbandān peaks around July 14 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 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 highModerateJul 14UV 12Dec 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb6High
Mar8Very high
Apr8Very high
May10Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Nehbandān 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 Nehbandān is worst in July — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.4× the cleanest month (December, 14 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJul 1847 µg/m³Dec 1514 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May33Moderate
Jun35Moderate
Jul48Poor
Aug40Poor
Sep32Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Nehbandān?

Nehbandān sits at 31.5°N, 60.0°E, 1,187 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Zābol, 150 km away.

ZābolBīrjandZaranjFarahZahedanQā’enKhāshKushk

Topography around Nehbandān

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nehbandān has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m around an average of 1,196 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 990 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,035 m.

The land around Nehbandān is covered by bare terrain (64%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, bare terrain (96%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (99%) within 80 km.

3 km
97 m
16 km
990 m
80 km
2,035 m
croplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Zābol 150 km · Bīrjand 166 km · Zaranj 185 km · Farah 217 km · Zahedan 241 km · Qā’en 256 km · Khāsh 261 km · Kushk 265 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 Nehbandān (31.5419°, 60.0365°, elevation 1,187 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).