Sarāvān weather in May

In May, Sarāvān sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.4 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 37°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 81% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of May to 13 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Sarāvān's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sarāvān's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
4th warmest
Overnight low
22°
9th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
4:36 AM – 5:57 PM
Cloud cover
22%
7th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Sarāvān is city in Sistan and Baluchestan 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 33°C in the first days to 37°C by the end.

A typical May day in Sarāvān reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Sarāvān

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 31 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
31
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.

Sarāvān weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 182.210.57.2
Feb20° / 142.1118.0
Mar25° / 12°18311.88.4
Apr30° / 17°51.312.66.3
May35° / 22°10.413.33.2
Jun38° / 24°50.613.71.1
Jul39° / 25°51.113.60.7
Aug38° / 23°40.7131.6
Sep35° / 20°0012.23.7
Oct30° / 15°20.311.37.2
Nov24° / 10°40.610.69.1
Dec19° / 101.510.38.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 81% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 8%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18812
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Sarāvān gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.4 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 1% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
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319451

Wind in May

Winds average 13 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
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of May to 13 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:47 AM to 4:30 AM, and sunset from 5:49 PM to 6:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.04:475:49
213.04:465:49
313.14:455:50
413.14:455:50
513.14:445:51
613.14:435:52
713.24:425:52
813.24:425:53
913.24:415:53
1013.24:405:54
1113.24:405:54
1213.34:395:55
1313.34:385:56
1413.34:385:56
1513.34:375:57
1613.34:365:57
1713.44:365:58
1813.44:355:58
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2013.44:346:00
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.78 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.18 kWh/m² to a high of 7.78 kWh/m² in May across the year — May's 7.78 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.6Intense
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37.7Intense
47.7Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Sarāvān

In seasonPeak

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

Sarāvān sees seasonal dust haze (May–August), heaviest in July.

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

Is May a good time to visit Sarāvān?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sarāvān. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Sarāvān in May

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

In May, Sarāvān sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Sarāvān in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sarāvān peaks around July 18 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeExtremeVery highHighJul 18UV 12Dec 17UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5High
Feb8Very high
Mar10Extreme
Apr10Very high
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Sarāvān 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 Sarāvān is worst in July — around 53 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.1× the cleanest month (November, 17 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJul 1751 µg/m³Nov 2217 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr30Moderate
May36Poor
Jun38Poor
Jul53Poor
Aug41Poor
Sep32Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sarāvān?

Sarāvān sits at 27.4°N, 62.3°E, 1,177 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Jālq, 45 km away.

KhāshPīshīnIranshahrQaşr-e QandNīkshahrZahedanChabahar

Topography around Sarāvān

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sarāvān has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 63 m around an average of 1,176 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 807 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,017 m.

The land around Sarāvān is covered by bare terrain (55%) and artificial surfaces (32%) within 3 km, bare terrain (96%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (99%) within 80 km.

3 km
63 m
16 km
807 m
80 km
2,017 m
treescroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Jālq 45 km · Khāsh 145 km · Pīshīn 155 km · Iranshahr 164 km · Qaşr-e Qand 200 km · Nīkshahr 246 km · Zahedan 277 km · Chabahar 286 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 Sarāvān (27.3709°, 62.331°, elevation 1,177 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).