Qarah Ẕīā’ od Dīn weather in May

In May, Qarah Ẕīā’ od Dīn sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 85 mm of rain across 15.6 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 36 min at the start of May to 14 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Qarah Ẕīā’ od Dīn's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Qarah Ẕīā’ od Dīn's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
5th warmest
Overnight low
11°
8th coldest
Rainfall
85 mm
15.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
5:23 AM – 7:30 PM
Cloud cover
51%
10th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Qarah Ẕīā’ od Dīn is city in West Azarbaijan 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 20°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical May day in Qarah Ẕīā’ od Dīn reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 6°C cooler than June.

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312614

How May really feels in Qarah Ẕīā’ od Dīn

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.

Qarah Ẕīā’ od Dīn weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°275.94.49.60.0
Feb / -3°347.64.310.50.7
Mar12° / 5911.22.711.73.2
Apr18° / 8114.40.3135.1
May23° / 11°8515.6014.16.0
Jun28° / 16°378014.76.6
Jul32° / 20°122.8014.45.1
Aug32° / 19°71.5013.55.0
Sep28° / 15°173.2012.37.6
Oct20° / 326.50.1117.3
Nov12° / 315.81.19.93.5
Dec / -3°276.12.89.30.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35149
45248
55248
65347
75347
85347
95446
105545
115644
125842
135941
146040
156139
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176337
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318020

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Qarah Ẕīā’ od Dīn gets around 85 mm of rain over 15.6 wet days in May, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 50% and peaks near 57% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
156
257
357
457
557
657
757
856
956
1055
1155
1254
1353
1452
1551
1650
1750
1849
1948
2047
2147
2246
2345
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2743
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3042
3142

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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18982
19982
20982
21973
22973
23964
24964
25955
26955
27946
28946
29937
30928
31928

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
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126calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min at the start of May to 14 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:39 AM to 5:12 AM, and sunset from 7:15 PM to 7:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.65:397:15
213.65:387:16
313.75:367:17
413.75:357:18
513.85:347:19
613.85:337:20
713.85:327:21
813.95:317:22
913.95:307:23
1013.95:297:24
1114.05:277:25
1214.05:267:26
1314.05:257:27
1414.15:257:28
1514.15:247:29
1614.15:237:30
1714.15:227:31
1814.25:217:31
1914.25:207:32
2014.25:197:33
2114.35:197:34
2214.35:187:35
2314.35:177:36
2414.35:167:37
2514.45:167:37
2614.45:157:38
2714.45:147:39
2814.45:147:40
2914.55:137:41
3014.55:137:41
3114.55:127:42

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.22 kWh/m² to a high of 7.51 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.57 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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246.9Intense
256.9Intense
267.0Intense
277.0Intense
287.0Intense
297.0Intense
307.1Intense
317.1Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Qarah Ẕīā’ od Dīn?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Qarah Ẕīā’ od Dīn for sightseeing.

What to pack for Qarah Ẕīā’ od Dīn in May

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

In May, Qarah Ẕīā’ od Dīn sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 11°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 16 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Qarah Ẕīā’ od Dīn 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 Qarah Ẕīā’ od Dīn peaks around July 12 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateJul 12UV 10Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May9Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Qarah Ẕīā’ od Dīn 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 Qarah Ẕīā’ od Dīn is worst in May — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1030 µg/m³Aug 2020 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr30Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Qarah Ẕīā’ od Dīn?

Qarah Ẕīā’ od Dīn sits at 38.9°N, 45.0°E, 1,090 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Khūy, 38 km away.

Topography around Qarah Ẕīā’ od Dīn

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Qarah Ẕīā’ od Dīn.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Qarah Ẕīā’ od Dīn has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 133 m around an average of 1,107 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,531 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,943 m.

The land around Qarah Ẕīā’ od Dīn is covered by cropland (67%) within 3 km, grassland (59%) and bare terrain (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (65%) within 80 km.

3 km
133 m
16 km
1,531 m
80 km
2,943 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Khūy 38 km · Showţ 43 km · Nehram 45 km · Nakhchivan 49 km · Poldasht 51 km · Hādīshahr 55 km · Seyah Cheshmeh 59 km · Maku 66 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 Qarah Ẕīā’ od Dīn (38.8915°, 45.0255°, elevation 1,090 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).