Rāvar weather in May

In May, Rāvar sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 8 mm of rain across 2.7 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% 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 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Rāvar's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rāvar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
5th warmest
Overnight low
18°
8th coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
2.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
4:52 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover
32%
8th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
7.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Rāvar is city in Kerman 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 27°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical May day in Rāvar reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Rāvar

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.

Rāvar 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
Jan11° / -0°235.31.610.23.2
Feb14° / 245110.94.6
Mar18° / 296.40.211.86.7
Apr24° / 12°195.1012.77.8
May29° / 18°82.7013.66.8
Jun33° / 23°00.10144.6
Jul34° / 24°00013.84.1
Aug33° / 22°00.1013.15.2
Sep30° / 18°00012.27.0
Oct25° / 12°30.9011.29.2
Nov18° / 112.60.110.47.0
Dec13° / 163.10.4104.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% 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
67525
77525
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31955

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Rāvar gets around 8 mm of rain over 2.7 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 9% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
116
216
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514
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713
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1210
139
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158
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177
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293
303
313

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 8 km/h in May.

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
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118calm
128calm
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278calm
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318calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 min at the start of May to 13 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:04 AM to 4:44 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 6:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.25:046:16
213.25:036:17
313.35:026:18
413.35:016:18
513.35:006:19
613.34:596:20
713.44:586:20
813.44:586:21
913.44:576:22
1013.44:566:22
1113.54:556:23
1213.54:546:24
1313.54:546:24
1413.54:536:25
1513.64:526:26
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2013.74:496:29
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3113.94:446:36

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.52 kWh/m² to a high of 8.04 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.67 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.3Intense
27.3Intense
37.4Intense
47.4Intense
57.4Intense
67.4Intense
77.5Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Rāvar

In seasonPeak

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

Rāvar sees seasonal dust haze (July), heaviest in July.

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

Is May a good time to visit Rāvar?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
8.4
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Rāvar for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Rāvar in May

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

In May, Rāvar sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Rāvar 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 Rāvar peaks around July 16 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 16UV 11Dec 22UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb6High
Mar8Very high
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Rāvar 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 Rāvar is worst in July — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (December, 12 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJul 1532 µg/m³Dec 1312 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul33Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Rāvar?

Rāvar sits at 31.3°N, 56.8°E, 1,181 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Zarand, 55 km away.

KermanRafsanjānBāfqMāhānBardsīrAnārShahr-e Bābak

Topography around Rāvar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rāvar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 74 m around an average of 1,183 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,580 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,174 m.

The land around Rāvar is covered by cropland (48%), bare terrain (29%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, bare terrain (91%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (94%) within 80 km.

3 km
74 m
16 km
1,580 m
80 km
3,174 m
grasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Zarand 55 km · Kerman 112 km · Rafsanjān 123 km · Bāfq 138 km · Māhān 142 km · Bardsīr 151 km · Anār 153 km · Shahr-e Bābak 206 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 Rāvar (31.2656°, 56.8055°, elevation 1,181 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).