Sabzevar weather in May

In May, Sabzevar sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 17 mm of rain across 4 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 31°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 30 min at the start of May to 14 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Sabzevar's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sabzevar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
5th warmest
Overnight low
16°
8th coldest
Rainfall
17 mm
4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
4:38 AM – 6:33 PM
Cloud cover
40%
7th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Sabzevar is city in Razavi Khorasan 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 26°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical May day in Sabzevar reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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293118
303219
313219

How May really feels in Sabzevar

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.

Sabzevar weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°215.12.19.81.5
Feb10° / 305.71.710.62.8
Mar16° / 437.81.111.75.3
Apr23° / 11°316.40.112.97.4
May29° / 16°174013.96.6
Jun34° / 21°51.2014.44.0
Jul36° / 23°10.4014.22.9
Aug35° / 21°10.2013.43.7
Sep31° / 17°10.4012.26.3
Oct24° / 11°61.6011.18.8
Nov16° / 122.80.210.15.9
Dec10° / 153.70.79.62.6

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 20% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26337
36436
46436
56436
66535
76535
86634
96733
106733
116931
126931
137129
147327
157426
167525
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218020
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308812
318812

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Sabzevar gets around 17 mm of rain over 4 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 13% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
119
219
318
418
518
618
717
817
916
1016
1115
1215
1314
1414
1513
1613
1712
1812
1911
2011
2111
2210
2310
2410
2510
2610
279
289
299
309
319

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 (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
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171000
181000
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20991
21991
22991
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25991
26991
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28991
29991
30991
31991

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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 30 min at the start of May to 14 h 18 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 4:53 AM to 4:29 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 6:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.54:536:20
213.54:526:21
313.54:516:22
413.64:496:23
513.64:486:24
613.64:476:24
713.74:466:25
813.74:456:26
913.74:446:27
1013.74:436:28
1113.84:426:29
1213.84:416:30
1313.84:416:30
1413.94:406:31
1513.94:396:32
1613.94:386:33
1713.94:376:34
1814.04:366:35
1914.04:366:35
2014.04:356:36
2114.04:346:37
2214.14:346:38
2314.14:336:39
2414.14:326:39
2514.14:326:40
2614.24:316:41
2714.24:316:42
2814.24:306:42
2914.24:306:43
3014.24:296:44
3114.34:296:44

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.63 kWh/m² to a high of 7.79 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.17 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
26.8Intense
36.8Intense
46.8Intense
56.9Intense
66.9Intense
76.9Intense
87.0Intense
97.0Intense
107.0Intense
117.0Intense
127.1Intense
137.1Intense
147.1Intense
157.2Intense
167.2Intense
177.2Intense
187.2Intense
197.3Intense
207.3Intense
217.3Intense
227.3Intense
237.4Intense
247.4Intense
257.4Intense
267.5Intense
277.5Intense
287.5Intense
297.5Intense
307.5Intense
317.6Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Sabzevar?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sabzevar in May

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

In May, Sabzevar sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Sabzevar in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sabzevar peaks around July 18 at about 11 (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 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 18UV 11Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul12Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Sabzevar 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 Sabzevar is worst in May — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (December, 15 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 930 µg/m³Dec 2115 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May30Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sabzevar?

Sabzevar sits at 36.2°N, 57.7°E, 974 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Esfarāyen, 97 km away.

NeyshābūrBardaskanQūchānKāshmarShīrvānChenārānGolbahār

Topography around Sabzevar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sabzevar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 110 m around an average of 981 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,130 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,133 m.

The land around Sabzevar is covered by artificial surfaces (65%) and bare terrain (24%) within 3 km, bare terrain (68%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (78%) within 80 km.

3 km
110 m
16 km
1,130 m
80 km
2,133 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Esfarāyen 97 km · Neyshābūr 100 km · Bardaskan 109 km · Qūchān 124 km · Kāshmar 129 km · Shīrvān 133 km · Chenārān 137 km · Golbahār 141 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 Sabzevar (36.2126°, 57.6819°, elevation 974 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).