Pasargad weather in May

In May, Pasargad sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.6 wet days and about 13.5 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 64% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Pasargad's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pasargad's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
5th warmest
Overnight low
12°
8th coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:08 AM – 6:39 PM
Cloud cover
32%
7th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.2
out of 10

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 Pasargad reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°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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22310
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42310
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How May really feels in Pasargad

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.

Pasargad 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°455.93.410.31.3
Feb10° / -1°375.51.810.92.7
Mar14° / 4560.411.84.9
Apr20° / 214.1012.77.3
May26° / 12°61.6013.58.2
Jun32° / 17°10.2013.95.7
Jul34° / 19°10.1013.74.4
Aug32° / 17°00013.15.2
Sep29° / 13°00012.27.7
Oct23° / 30.7011.39.0
Nov15° / 1830.210.55.8
Dec10° / -1°333.61.310.13.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% 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 17%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27327
37327
47426
57525
67624
77723
87723
97822
108020
118020
128119
138119
148317
158317
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228614
238713
248812
258812
268812
279010
289010
299010
30928
31928

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Pasargad gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.6 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 5% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
110
210
39
49
59
68
78
88
97
107
116
126
135
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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 (%)
1100
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21100
22100
23100
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25100
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27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

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 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
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159calm
169calm
179calm
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269calm
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319calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 min at the start of May to 13 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:20 AM to 5:01 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 6:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.25:206:29
213.25:196:30
313.25:186:30
413.25:176:31
513.35:166:32
613.35:156:32
713.35:156:33
813.35:146:34
913.45:136:34
1013.45:126:35
1113.45:116:36
1213.45:116:36
1313.55:106:37
1413.55:096:38
1513.55:096:38
1613.55:086:39
1713.55:076:40
1813.65:076:40
1913.65:066:41
2013.65:066:42
2113.65:056:42
2213.65:056:43
2313.75:046:44
2413.75:046:44
2513.75:036:45
2613.75:036:45
2713.75:026:46
2813.75:026:47
2913.85:026:47
3013.85:016:48
3113.85:016:48

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.66 kWh/m² to a high of 8.01 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.76 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.4Intense
27.4Intense
37.4Intense
47.5Intense
57.5Intense
67.5Intense
77.5Intense
87.6Intense
97.6Intense
107.6Intense
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258.0Intense
268.0Intense
278.0Intense
288.0Intense
298.0Intense
308.0Intense
318.0Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Pasargad?

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

8.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Pasargad in May

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

In May, Pasargad sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Pasargad in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Pasargad peaks around July 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 18UV 13Dec 23UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb7High
Mar8Very high
Apr9Very high
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Pasargad 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 Pasargad is worst in April — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.0× the cleanest month (August, 18 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 1635 µg/m³Aug 2118 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar31Moderate
Apr35Poor
May31Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec21Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Pasargad?

Pasargad sits at 30.2°N, 53.2°E, 1,851 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Sa‘ādat Shahr, 14 km away.

Topography around Pasargad

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pasargad has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 126 m around an average of 1,854 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 751 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,443 m.

The land around Pasargad is covered by cropland (54%) and bare terrain (32%) within 3 km, bare terrain (45%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (51%), grassland (21%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
126 m
16 km
751 m
80 km
2,443 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Sa‘ādat Shahr 14 km · Arsanjān 34 km · Şafāshahr 46 km · Marvdasht 51 km · Surian 53 km · Zarqān 65 km · Shahr-e Ṣadrā 79 km · Eqlīd 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 Pasargad (30.2019°, 53.18°, elevation 1,851 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).