Sarāb weather in May

In May, Sarāb sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 105 mm of precipitation across 19.4 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Sarāb's 10th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sarāb's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
105 mm
19.4 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
5:15 AM – 7:17 PM
Cloud cover
54%
10th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Sarāb is city in East Azerbaijan 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 14°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical May day in Sarāb reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 21°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)
1143
2144
3144
4144
5144
6144
7154
8154
9155
10155
11155
12165
13165
14165
15165
16166
17176
18176
19176
20176
21176
22186
23187
24187
25187
26197
27197
28197
29197
30208
31208

How May really feels in Sarāb

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.

Sarāb weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-1° / -9°408.69.89.70.0
Feb / -7°5310.110.410.50.0
Mar / -3°7814.411.711.70.3
Apr11° / 10617.35.7132.2
May17° / 10519.40.8144.3
Jun22° / 5312.70.114.66.6
Jul25° / 12°379.1014.47.6
Aug26° / 12°246.4013.58.0
Sep22° / 266.70.112.37.7
Oct15° / 529.51.6114.8
Nov / -2°508.56.19.90.8
Dec / -6°398.48.69.40.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34654
44753
54852
64852
74852
85050
95149
105149
115248
125446
135446
145545
155644
165743
175842
185941
196040
206139
216139
226337
236436
246535
256634
266733
276832
286931
297129
307228
317426

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Sarāb gets around 105 mm of rain and snow over 19.4 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 62% and peaks near 66% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1649
2658
3657
4657
5666
6665
7665
8664
9664
10664
11653
12653
13653
14642
15642
16642
17632
18632
19622
20612
21602
22601
23591
24581
25581
26571
27561
28551
29541
30530
31520

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
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min at the start of May to 14 h 24 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 5:31 AM to 5:05 AM, and sunset from 7:04 PM to 7:30 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.65:317:04
213.65:297:05
313.65:287:05
413.75:277:06
513.75:267:07
613.75:257:08
713.85:247:09
813.85:237:10
913.85:217:11
1013.95:207:12
1113.95:197:13
1213.95:187:14
1314.05:187:15
1414.05:177:16
1514.05:167:16
1614.05:157:17
1714.15:147:18
1814.15:137:19
1914.15:127:20
2014.25:127:21
2114.25:117:22
2214.25:107:23
2314.25:097:23
2414.35:097:24
2514.35:087:25
2614.35:087:26
2714.35:077:27
2814.35:067:27
2914.45:067:28
3014.45:057:29
3114.45:057:30

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.54 kWh/m² to a high of 7.34 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 6.8 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
66.5Intense
76.5Intense
86.6Intense
96.6Intense
106.6Intense
116.7Intense
126.7Intense
136.7Intense
146.7Intense
156.8Intense
166.8Intense
176.8Intense
186.8Intense
196.9Intense
206.9Intense
216.9Intense
227.0Intense
237.0Intense
247.0Intense
257.0Intense
267.1Intense
277.1Intense
287.2Intense
297.2Intense
307.2Intense
317.2Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Sarāb

In seasonPeak

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

Sarāb's rainy season runs February–June, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is May a good time to visit Sarāb?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
1.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Sarāb for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sarāb in May

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

In May, Sarāb sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 6°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 19 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Sarāb 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 Sarāb peaks around July 17 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 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 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Sarāb 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 Sarāb is worst in May — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (November, 16 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1029 µg/m³Nov 2316 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May29Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sarāb?

Sarāb sits at 37.9°N, 47.5°E, 1,650 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Meshgīn Shahr, 53 km away.

Tabriz

Topography around Sarāb

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sarāb has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m around an average of 1,683 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 756 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,096 m.

The land around Sarāb is covered by cropland (67%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, cropland (49%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and grassland (58%) and cropland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
67 m
16 km
756 m
80 km
4,096 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Meshgīn Shahr 53 km · Mīāneh 60 km · Bostānābād 62 km · Hashtrūd 67 km · Ahar 72 km · Ardabīl 75 km · Khalkhāl 94 km · Tabriz 110 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 Sarāb (37.9408°, 47.5367°, elevation 1,650 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).