Pāveh weather in May

In May, Pāveh sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 47 mm of rain across 7.8 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 21°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% 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 Pāveh's 6th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pāveh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
5th warmest
Overnight low
11°
8th coldest
Rainfall
47 mm
7.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:26 AM – 7:16 PM
Cloud cover
34%
6th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Pāveh is city in Kermanshah 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 21°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical May day in Pāveh reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°C warmer than April and about 7°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Pāveh

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.

Pāveh 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°1231210.19.90.2
Feb / -3°12912.59.410.70.8
Mar12° / 13214.14.911.72.9
Apr18° / 11013.30.512.95.3
May24° / 11°477.8013.87.5
Jun31° / 17°20.6014.36.3
Jul35° / 20°10.1014.13.4
Aug35° / 19°00.2013.33.3
Sep31° / 15°10.6012.26.5
Oct23° / 10°436.2011.17.9
Nov14° / 879110.24.5
Dec / -2°10410.55.99.71.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% 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 21%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16832
26832
36832
46931
56931
67030
77129
87129
97228
107426
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Pāveh gets around 47 mm of rain over 7.8 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 24% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
139
239
339
438
537
637
736
835
934
1032
1131
1229
1328
1426
1525
1623
1722
1821
1919
2018
2117
2216
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2514
2614
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2812
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3011
3110

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 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
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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 5:40 AM to 5:17 AM, and sunset from 7:04 PM to 7:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:407:04
213.45:397:04
313.55:387:05
413.55:377:06
513.55:367:07
613.65:357:08
713.65:347:09
813.65:337:09
913.65:327:10
1013.75:317:11
1113.75:307:12
1213.75:297:13
1313.85:287:13
1413.85:277:14
1513.85:277:15
1613.85:267:16
1713.95:257:17
1813.95:247:17
1913.95:247:18
2013.95:237:19
2114.05:227:20
2214.05:227:20
2314.05:217:21
2414.05:207:22
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2614.15:197:23
2714.15:197:24
2814.15:187:25
2914.15:187:25
3014.15:187:26
3114.25:177:27

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 2.64 kWh/m² to a high of 8.06 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
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Pāveh

In seasonPeak

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

Pāveh'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 Pāveh?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Pāveh in May

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

In May, Pāveh sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 11°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 8 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Pāveh 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 Pāveh peaks around June 22 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 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 highModerateJun 22UV 11Jan 10UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Pāveh 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 Pāveh 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 Pāveh?

Pāveh sits at 35.0°N, 46.4°E, 1,525 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Javānrūd, 29 km away.

Topography around Pāveh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pāveh has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,005 m around an average of 1,600 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,735 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,058 m.

The land around Pāveh is covered by grassland (71%) within 3 km, grassland (82%) within 16 km, and grassland (72%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,005 m
16 km
2,735 m
80 km
3,058 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Javānrūd 29 km · Halabja 37 km · Ravānsar 45 km · Marīvān 55 km · Kāmyārān 60 km · Sanandaj 66 km · Baynjiwayn 74 km · Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb 79 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 Pāveh (35.0434°, 46.3565°, elevation 1,525 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).