Qīr weather in May

In May, Qīr sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.5 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 37°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 79% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of May to 13 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Qīr's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Qīr's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
5th warmest
Overnight low
19°
8th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:12 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover
21%
6th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Qīr is city in Fars 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 32°C in the first days to 37°C by the end.

A typical May day in Qīr reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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33217
43217
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How May really feels in Qīr

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 27 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
27
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.

Qīr weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan16° / 896.810.45.5
Feb18° / 665.7116.6
Mar22° / 645.811.87.7
Apr28° / 14°162.812.77.4
May34° / 19°20.513.43.7
Jun39° / 23°00.113.80.9
Jul40° / 26°10.413.60.1
Aug39° / 25°31.1130.7
Sep36° / 21°20.712.22.9
Oct31° / 15°10.311.36.5
Nov23° / 10°212.510.68.5
Dec18° / 634.410.27.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 79% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17822
27822
37921
48020
58119
68119
78317
88416
98515
108515
118713
128713
138812
148812
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25946
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27946
28946
29946
30964
31964

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Qīr gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.5 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 2% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
14
24
33
43
53
63
72
82
92
102
112
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132
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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 (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
91000
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Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May, the windiest month of the year.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
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188calm
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218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min at the start of May to 13 h 42 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 5:23 AM to 5:05 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 6:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.15:236:27
213.15:226:28
313.15:216:29
413.15:206:29
513.25:196:30
613.25:196:30
713.25:186:31
813.25:176:32
913.35:166:32
1013.35:166:33
1113.35:156:33
1213.35:146:34
1313.45:146:35
1413.45:136:35
1513.45:126:36
1613.45:126:36
1713.45:116:37
1813.55:116:38
1913.55:106:38
2013.55:106:39
2113.55:096:39
2213.55:096:40
2313.55:086:41
2413.65:086:41
2513.65:076:42
2613.65:076:42
2713.65:076:43
2813.65:066:44
2913.65:066:44
3013.65:066:45
3113.75:056:45

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.74 kWh/m² to a high of 7.95 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.85 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.5Intense
27.5Intense
37.5Intense
47.6Intense
57.6Intense
67.6Intense
77.7Intense
87.7Intense
97.7Intense
107.7Intense
117.8Intense
127.8Intense
137.8Intense
147.8Intense
157.9Intense
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177.9Intense
187.9Intense
197.9Intense
208.0Intense
218.0Intense
228.0Intense
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248.0Intense
258.0Intense
268.0Intense
278.0Intense
288.0Intense
298.0Intense
308.0Intense
318.0Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Qīr

In seasonPeak

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

Qīr sees seasonal dust haze (April–May), heaviest in April.

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

Is May a good time to visit Qīr?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Qīr. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Qīr in May

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

In May, Qīr sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Qīr 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 Qīr peaks around June 18 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 18UV 12Dec 20UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb7Very high
Mar8Very high
Apr8Very high
May10Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Qīr 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 Qīr is worst in April — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 22 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateModerateApr 2037 µg/m³Nov 1522 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan26Moderate
Feb29Moderate
Mar33Moderate
Apr37Poor
May36Poor
Jun29Moderate
Jul37Poor
Aug27Moderate
Sep26Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec24Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Qīr?

Qīr sits at 28.5°N, 53.0°E, 774 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Ābādeh, 41 km away.

Topography around Qīr

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Qīr has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 564 m around an average of 828 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,307 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,974 m.

The land around Qīr is covered by bare terrain (48%) and cropland (23%) within 3 km, bare terrain (51%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (67%) within 80 km.

3 km
564 m
16 km
1,307 m
80 km
2,974 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Ābādeh 41 km · Jahrom 51 km · Fīrūzābād 61 km · Khonj 77 km · Fasā 78 km · Kavār 87 km · Sarvestān 90 km · Makū 93 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 Qīr (28.4825°, 53.0346°, elevation 774 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).