Sarakhs weather in May

In May, Sarakhs sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 10 mm of rain across 2.2 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 35°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% 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 Sarakhs's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sarakhs's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
5th warmest
Overnight low
19°
9th coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
2.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
4:23 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover
36%
6th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Sarakhs 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 30°C in the first days to 35°C by the end.

A typical May day in Sarakhs reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12916
22916
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How May really feels in Sarakhs

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 17 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
17
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.

Sarakhs 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° / 285.42.29.83.1
Feb13° / 356.4210.64.1
Mar19° / 447.60.611.76.3
Apr26° / 13°274.7012.97.5
May32° / 19°102.2013.94.8
Jun37° / 23°10.2014.41.9
Jul39° / 25°00.1014.20.8
Aug37° / 23°00013.42.0
Sep32° / 18°00.1012.25.3
Oct26° / 11°61.1011.18.8
Nov17° / 153.50.310.16.6
Dec12° / 193.91.19.53.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% 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 23%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26238
36436
46436
56634
66733
76832
87030
97030
107228
117228
127426
137525
147624
157723
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208119
218218
228218
238416
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298911
309010
319010

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Sarakhs gets around 10 mm of rain over 2.2 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 7% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
112
212
312
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511
611
710
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910
109
119
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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 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
189101
289101
389101
487112
587112
687112
787112
887112
987112
1087112
1187112
1287112
1387112
1487112
1588102
1688102
1789101
189091
199091
209091
219091
229181
239181
249280
259280
269280
279280
289190
299190
309190
319190

Wind in May

Winds average 14 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 15 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
413light breeze
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913light breeze
1013light breeze
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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 4:38 AM to 4:14 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 6:31 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.54:386:07
213.54:376:08
313.54:366:09
413.64:356:09
513.64:346:10
613.64:336:11
713.74:326:12
813.74:316:13
913.74:306:14
1013.84:296:15
1113.84:286:16
1213.84:276:16
1313.94:266:17
1413.94:256:18
1513.94:246:19
1613.94:236:20
1714.04:236:21
1814.04:226:21
1914.04:216:22
2014.04:206:23
2114.14:206:24
2214.14:196:25
2314.14:186:25
2414.14:186:26
2514.24:176:27
2614.24:176:28
2714.24:166:29
2814.24:156:29
2914.24:156:30
3014.34:156:31
3114.34:146:31

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.43 kWh/m² to a high of 7.73 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.03 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.6Intense
56.6Intense
66.7Intense
76.7Intense
86.7Intense
96.8Intense
106.8Intense
116.8Intense
126.9Intense
136.9Intense
147.0Intense
157.0Intense
167.0Intense
177.0Intense
187.1Intense
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207.2Intense
217.2Intense
227.2Intense
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247.3Intense
257.3Intense
267.4Intense
277.4Intense
287.4Intense
297.5Intense
307.5Intense
317.5Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Sarakhs

In seasonPeak

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

Sarakhs sees seasonal dust haze (April–August), heaviest in July.

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

Is May a good time to visit Sarakhs?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sarakhs in May

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

In May, Sarakhs sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Sarakhs in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sarakhs peaks around July 11 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highModerateJul 11UV 10Jan 12UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Sarakhs 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 Sarakhs is worst in July — around 65 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.9× the cleanest month (January, 33 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorJul 1863 µg/m³Jan 2033 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan33Moderate
Feb34Moderate
Mar45Poor
Apr45Poor
May47Poor
Jun46Poor
Jul65Unhealthy
Aug53Poor
Sep45Poor
Oct40Poor
Nov37Poor
Dec36Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Sarakhs?

Sarakhs sits at 36.5°N, 61.2°E, 276 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Sarahs, 6.0 km away.

TejenMaryGorjī-ye SofláYolötenMashadTürkmengalaÇaşgyn

Topography around Sarakhs

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sarakhs has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 17 m around an average of 272 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 176 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,607 m.

The land around Sarakhs is covered by cropland (57%) within 3 km, cropland (49%) and grassland (39%) within 16 km, and grassland (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
17 m
16 km
176 m
80 km
1,607 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Sarahs 6.0 km · Tejen 110 km · Mary 131 km · Gorjī-ye Soflá 134 km · Yolöten 136 km · Mashad 142 km · Türkmengala 143 km · Çaşgyn 144 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 Sarakhs (36.5449°, 61.1577°, elevation 276 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).