Semīrom weather in May

In May, Semīrom sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 8 mm of rain across 2.3 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 min at the start of May to 13 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Semīrom's 6th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Semīrom's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
2.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:12 AM – 6:48 PM
Cloud cover
31%
6th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.2
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical May day in Semīrom reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 25°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)
1186
2186
3186
4196
5196
6196
7197
8197
9207
10207
11207
12207
13208
14218
15218
16218
17218
18228
19229
20229
21229
22239
23239
24239
252310
262410
272410
282410
292410
302410
312511

How May really feels in Semīrom

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.

Semīrom 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 / -9°636.86.910.20.0
Feb / -8°526.25.710.90.0
Mar / -3°526.83.511.81.9
Apr15° / 285.50.312.75.3
May21° / 82.3013.68.2
Jun27° / 12°10.20148.4
Jul30° / 15°10.2013.86.5
Aug29° / 13°00013.17.2
Sep26° / 10°00.1012.29.2
Oct20° / 31.1011.28.2
Nov12° / -1°324.11.310.43.7
Dec / -6°485.54.7100.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16931
26931
36931
47129
57228
67228
77327
87525
97624
107624
117822
127822
138020
148020
158119
168218
178317
188317
198416
208416
218416
228515
238614
248713
258713
268911
278911
288911
29919
30919
31928

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Semīrom gets around 8 mm of rain over 2.3 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 14% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
114
213
313
413
512
612
711
811
910
1010
119
129
138
148
157
167
176
186
195
205
214
224
234
244
253
263
273
283
293
302
312

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 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
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 12 min at the start of May to 13 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:25 AM to 5:05 AM, and sunset from 6:37 PM to 6:57 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.25:256:37
213.25:246:38
313.35:236:39
413.35:226:39
513.35:216:40
613.35:206:41
713.45:196:42
813.45:186:42
913.45:176:43
1013.55:176:44
1113.55:166:44
1213.55:156:45
1313.55:146:46
1413.55:146:46
1513.65:136:47
1613.65:126:48
1713.65:126:48
1813.65:116:49
1913.75:106:50
2013.75:106:50
2113.75:096:51
2213.75:096:52
2313.75:086:52
2413.85:086:53
2513.85:076:54
2613.85:076:54
2713.85:066:55
2813.85:066:56
2913.85:066:56
3013.95:056:57
3113.95:056:57

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.55 kWh/m² to a high of 8.05 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.72 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.3Intense
27.3Intense
37.3Intense
47.4Intense
57.4Intense
67.4Intense
77.5Intense
87.5Intense
97.5Intense
107.6Intense
117.6Intense
127.6Intense
137.7Intense
147.7Intense
157.7Intense
167.8Intense
177.8Intense
187.8Intense
197.8Intense
207.9Intense
217.9Intense
227.9Intense
237.9Intense
247.9Intense
258.0Intense
268.0Intense
278.0Intense
288.0Intense
298.0Intense
308.0Intense
318.1Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Semīrom?

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

8.2
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Semīrom for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Semīrom in May

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

In May, Semīrom sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 8°C. Pack sun protection.

sun protection

UV index in Semīrom 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 Semīrom peaks around July 19 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateJul 19UV 13Jan 10UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb7High
Mar8Very high
Apr8Very high
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Semīrom 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 Semīrom is worst in April — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (August, 19 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 1834 µg/m³Aug 1819 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar30Moderate
Apr35Moderate
May32Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Semīrom?

Semīrom sits at 31.4°N, 51.6°E, 2,425 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Dehāqān, 59 km away.

MobārakehVarnāmkhvāst

Topography around Semīrom

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Semīrom has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 735 m around an average of 2,512 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,409 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,302 m.

The land around Semīrom is covered by grassland (33%), cropland (29%) and bare terrain (20%) within 3 km, grassland (48%), cropland (29%) and bare terrain (22%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (47%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
735 m
16 km
1,409 m
80 km
3,302 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Dehāqān 59 km · Borūjen 66 km · Lordegān 71 km · Shahreẕā 72 km · Mādavān 78 km · Yasuj 83 km · Mobārakeh 104 km · Varnāmkhvāst 106 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 Semīrom (31.4167°, 51.5667°, elevation 2,425 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).