Qorveh weather in May

In May, Qorveh sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 23 mm of rain across 6.2 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 20°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% 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 Qorveh's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Qorveh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
23 mm
6.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:20 AM – 7:10 PM
Cloud cover
39%
6th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
7.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.6
out of 10

Qorveh is city in Kurdistan 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 27°C by the end.

A typical May day in Qorveh reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°C warmer than April and about 7°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1207
2207
3207
4207
5207
6218
7218
8218
9218
10228
11228
12228
13229
14239
15239
16239
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18249
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302711
312712

How May really feels in Qorveh

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.

Qorveh 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 / -6°367.96.89.90.0
Feb / -5°417.75.610.70.5
Mar11° / -0°539.8411.73.0
Apr17° / 4790.512.95.6
May23° / 236.2013.87.6
Jun31° / 14°30.8014.36.3
Jul35° / 18°10.4014.13.7
Aug34° / 17°10.2013.34.1
Sep29° / 12°10.3012.27.6
Oct21° / 193.7011.18.0
Nov12° / 397.21.410.23.7
Dec / -3°346.54.49.70.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26634
36733
46733
56733
66832
76832
86931
96931
107030
117129
127228
137228
147426
157525
167624
177723
187822
197921
208020
218119
228119
238317
248317
258416
268416
278614
288614
298713
308812
318911

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Qorveh gets around 23 mm of rain over 6.2 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 20% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
127
227
327
426
526
626
725
825
924
1024
1123
1222
1322
1421
1520
1620
1719
1819
1918
2018
2117
2216
2316
2415
2514
2614
2713
2812
2911
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 (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
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11100
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13100
14100
15100
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18100
19100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 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
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
1812light breeze
1912calm
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3112light breeze

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 5:34 AM to 5:11 AM, and sunset from 6:58 PM to 7:21 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:346:58
213.45:336:59
313.55:327:00
413.55:317:00
513.55:307:01
613.65:297:02
713.65:287:03
813.65:277:04
913.65:267:05
1013.75:257:05
1113.75:247:06
1213.75:237:07
1313.85:227:08
1413.85:217:09
1513.85:217:09
1613.85:207:10
1713.95:197:11
1813.95:187:12
1913.95:187:13
2013.95:177:13
2114.05:167:14
2214.05:167:15
2314.05:157:16
2414.05:147:16
2514.15:147:17
2614.15:137:18
2714.15:137:19
2814.15:127:19
2914.15:127:20
3014.25:117:21
3114.25:117:21

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.75 kWh/m² to a high of 8.04 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.37 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
26.9Intense
36.9Intense
47.0Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
77.1Intense
87.1Intense
97.1Intense
107.2Intense
117.2Intense
127.2Intense
137.3Intense
147.3Intense
157.3Intense
167.4Intense
177.4Intense
187.5Intense
197.5Intense
207.5Intense
217.6Intense
227.6Intense
237.6Intense
247.7Intense
257.7Intense
267.7Intense
277.8Intense
287.8Intense
297.8Intense
307.8Intense
317.9Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Qorveh?

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

7.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Qorveh for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Qorveh in May

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

In May, Qorveh sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 9°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 6 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Qorveh 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 Qorveh peaks around July 17 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 — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 11Jan 10UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7Very high
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Qorveh 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 Qorveh is worst in April — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateApr 2135 µg/m³Dec 2023 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar32Moderate
Apr36Poor
May35Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep26Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Qorveh?

Qorveh sits at 35.2°N, 47.8°E, 1,909 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Sonqor, 47 km away.

Topography around Qorveh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Qorveh has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 303 m around an average of 1,918 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,500 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,116 m.

The land around Qorveh is covered by cropland (55%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, cropland (69%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (61%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
303 m
16 km
1,500 m
80 km
2,116 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Sonqor 47 km · Asadābād 51 km · Bahār 65 km · Kangāvar 75 km · Sanandaj 75 km · Hamadan 76 km · Şaḩneh 77 km · Bījār 80 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 Qorveh (35.1664°, 47.8056°, elevation 1,909 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).