Sāveh weather in May

In May, Sāveh sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 13 mm of rain across 3.2 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 24 min at the start of May to 14 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Sāveh's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sāveh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
5th warmest
Overnight low
16°
8th coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
3.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:10 AM – 7:00 PM
Cloud cover
37%
6th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Sāveh is city in Markazi 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 32°C by the end.

A typical May day in Sāveh 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 24°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°C warmer than April and about 6°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12514
22614
32614
42614
52614
62615
72715
82715
92715
102715
112815
122816
132816
142816
152916
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172916
182917
193017
203017
213017
223017
233117
243118
253118
263118
273218
283218
293219
303219
313219

How May really feels in Sāveh

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 3 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
3
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.

Sāveh 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
Jan / -2°3363.59.91.5
Feb11° / 2961.910.73.0
Mar17° / 427.20.711.75.9
Apr23° / 11°326012.97.5
May29° / 16°133.2013.86.7
Jun35° / 21°30.5014.33.6
Jul37° / 23°10.1014.12.1
Aug36° / 22°10.1013.32.8
Sep32° / 17°00.1012.25.6
Oct25° / 11°102.1011.18.4
Nov16° / 325.70.610.25.5
Dec10° / 326.11.79.72.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26436
36436
46535
56535
66634
76634
86832
96931
106931
117129
127327
137426
147525
157624
167723
177822
188020
198119
208119
218317
228317
238416
248515
258614
268614
278614
288713
298812
308812
318911

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Sāveh gets around 13 mm of rain over 3.2 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 10% 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
417
517
616
715
814
914
1013
1112
1211
1310
149
159
168
178
187
197
207
217
227
237
247
257
267
277
287
296
306
316

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
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991
31991

Wind in May

Winds average 9 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
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min at the start of May to 14 h 12 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 5:24 AM to 5:01 AM, and sunset from 6:48 PM to 7:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:246:48
213.45:236:48
313.55:226:49
413.55:216:50
513.55:206:51
613.55:196:52
713.65:186:52
813.65:176:53
913.65:166:54
1013.75:156:55
1113.75:146:56
1213.75:136:57
1313.85:126:57
1413.85:116:58
1513.85:116:59
1613.85:107:00
1713.95:097:01
1813.95:087:01
1913.95:087:02
2013.95:077:03
2114.05:067:04
2214.05:067:04
2314.05:057:05
2414.05:047:06
2514.05:047:07
2614.15:037:07
2714.15:037:08
2814.15:027:09
2914.15:027:09
3014.15:027:10
3114.25:017:11

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.73 kWh/m² to a high of 7.8 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.1 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.7Intense
36.7Intense
46.7Intense
56.7Intense
66.8Intense
76.8Intense
86.8Intense
96.9Intense
106.9Intense
116.9Intense
127.0Intense
137.0Intense
147.0Intense
157.1Intense
167.1Intense
177.2Intense
187.2Intense
197.2Intense
207.3Intense
217.3Intense
227.3Intense
237.4Intense
247.4Intense
257.4Intense
267.5Intense
277.5Intense
287.5Intense
297.5Intense
307.6Intense
317.6Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Sāveh?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sāveh in May

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

In May, Sāveh sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Sāveh 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 Sāveh peaks around July 19 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 19UV 10Dec 22UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Sāveh 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 Sāveh is worst in December — around 81 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.1× the cleanest month (August, 38 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyDec 1680 µg/m³Aug 1138 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan73Unhealthy
Feb66Unhealthy
Mar60Unhealthy
Apr62Unhealthy
May55Poor
Jun42Poor
Jul39Poor
Aug38Poor
Sep49Poor
Oct61Unhealthy
Nov73Unhealthy
Dec81Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Sāveh?

Sāveh sits at 35.0°N, 50.4°E, 1,008 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Māmūnīyeh, 34 km away.

Topography around Sāveh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sāveh has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 126 m around an average of 1,015 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 785 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,290 m.

The land around Sāveh is covered by artificial surfaces (56%) and bare terrain (20%) within 3 km, bare terrain (60%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (50%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
126 m
16 km
785 m
80 km
2,290 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Māmūnīyeh 34 km · Tafresh 48 km · Qom 64 km · Shahrak-e Pardīsān 66 km · Parand 75 km · Eshtehārd 78 km · Robāţ Karīm 84 km · Ṣafādasht 87 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 Sāveh (35.0213°, 50.3566°, elevation 1,008 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).