Shāhīn Dezh weather in May

In May, Shāhīn Dezh sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 32 mm of rain across 8.7 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 20°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% 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 Shāhīn Dezh's 6th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shāhīn Dezh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
5th warmest
Overnight low
10°
8th coldest
Rainfall
32 mm
8.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:21 AM – 7:18 PM
Cloud cover
41%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Shāhīn Dezh is city in West 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 20°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical May day in Shāhīn Dezh reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°C warmer than April and about 7°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1208
2208
3208
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5218
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How May really feels in Shāhīn Dezh

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.

Shāhīn Dezh 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 / -5°428.97.59.80.0
Feb / -4°519.87.510.60.5
Mar11° / 6012.4411.72.9
Apr17° / 6011.40.612.95.4
May23° / 10°328.7013.97.3
Jun30° / 15°61.8014.56.3
Jul34° / 18°20.8014.34.0
Aug34° / 17°10.2013.44.2
Sep29° / 12°20.6012.27.5
Oct21° / 184.2011.17.9
Nov12° / 406.81.1103.8
Dec / -3°397.959.50.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in May.

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

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26634
36634
46634
56733
66733
76832
86832
97030
107129
117129
127228
137327
147426
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Shāhīn Dezh gets around 32 mm of rain over 8.7 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 27% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
135
235
335
435
535
635
735
834
934
1033
1132
1231
1330
1429
1529
1628
1727
1826
1925
2024
2123
2222
2322
2421
2520
2619
2718
2818
2917
3016
3115

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 (%)
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Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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411calm
511calm
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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 5:37 AM to 5:12 AM, and sunset from 7:05 PM to 7:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.55:377:05
213.55:357:06
313.55:347:07
413.65:337:08
513.65:327:09
613.65:317:10
713.75:307:11
813.75:297:12
913.75:287:12
1013.85:277:13
1113.85:267:14
1213.85:257:15
1313.95:247:16
1413.95:237:17
1513.95:227:18
1613.95:217:18
1714.05:217:19
1814.05:207:20
1914.05:197:21
2014.15:187:22
2114.15:187:23
2214.15:177:23
2314.15:167:24
2414.25:167:25
2514.25:157:26
2614.25:157:26
2714.25:147:27
2814.25:147:28
2914.35:137:29
3014.35:137:29
3114.35:127:30

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.55 kWh/m² to a high of 7.92 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.16 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
26.7Intense
36.7Intense
46.7Intense
56.8Intense
66.8Intense
76.8Intense
86.9Intense
96.9Intense
107.0Intense
117.0Intense
127.0Intense
137.1Intense
147.1Intense
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167.2Intense
177.2Intense
187.3Intense
197.3Intense
207.3Intense
217.4Intense
227.4Intense
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247.5Intense
257.5Intense
267.5Intense
277.6Intense
287.6Intense
297.6Intense
307.7Intense
317.7Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Shāhīn Dezh?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Shāhīn Dezh in May

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

In May, Shāhīn Dezh sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 10°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Shāhīn Dezh in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Shāhīn Dezh peaks around July 14 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 13 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 highModerateJul 14UV 11Jan 13UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Shāhīn Dezh 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 Shāhīn Dezh is worst in May — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 19 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1032 µg/m³Dec 1820 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar29Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May32Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Shāhīn Dezh?

Shāhīn Dezh sits at 36.7°N, 46.6°E, 1,370 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Būkān, 36 km away.

Topography around Shāhīn Dezh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shāhīn Dezh has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 211 m around an average of 1,396 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,180 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,023 m.

The land around Shāhīn Dezh is covered by cropland (35%) and grassland (34%) within 3 km, grassland (65%) and cropland (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (62%) and cropland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
211 m
16 km
1,180 m
80 km
2,023 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Būkān 36 km · Mīāndoāb 52 km · Saqqez 54 km · Takāb 58 km · Malekān 66 km · Mahābād 76 km · Marāgheh 84 km · Bonāb 86 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 Shāhīn Dezh (36.6793°, 46.5669°, elevation 1,370 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).