Sharīfābād weather in May

In May, Sharīfābād sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 19 mm of precipitation across 4.9 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% 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 Sharīfābād's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sharīfābād's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
5th warmest
Overnight low
12°
8th coldest
Precipitation
19 mm
4.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:08 AM – 7:03 PM
Cloud cover
40%
6th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical May day in Sharīfābād reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 12°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)
12010
22110
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42110
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72211
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112312
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212513
222513
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242614
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282714
292715
302715
312815

How May really feels in Sharīfābād

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.

Sharīfābād weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°447.86.89.80.0
Feb / -2°529.26.710.60.5
Mar11° / 6210.54.411.72.9
Apr18° / 559.80.812.95.8
May24° / 12°194.90.113.97.8
Jun30° / 17°40.8014.46.4
Jul34° / 20°20.6014.24.3
Aug33° / 19°20.5013.44.7
Sep29° / 16°20.6012.27.7
Oct21° / 10°213.7011.18.0
Nov12° / 447.21.810.13.7
Dec / -1°427.95.29.60.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26337
36436
46535
56535
66634
76733
86832
96931
107030
117228
127327
137426
147525
157723
167822
177921
188020
198119
208218
218317
228515
238515
248515
258713
268713
278812
288911
298911
309010
319010

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Sharīfābād gets around 19 mm of rain and snow over 4.9 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 16% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
128
227
326
425
524
624
723
822
921
1020
1119
1218
1317
1416
1515
1615
1714
1813
1913
2012
2111
2211
2310
2410
259
269
278
288
297
307
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 (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
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19100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 5:23 AM to 4:59 AM, and sunset from 6:50 PM to 7:15 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.55:236:50
213.55:226:51
313.55:216:52
413.65:206:53
513.65:196:54
613.65:176:55
713.75:166:55
813.75:156:56
913.75:146:57
1013.75:136:58
1113.85:136:59
1213.85:127:00
1313.85:117:01
1413.95:107:01
1513.95:097:02
1613.95:087:03
1713.95:077:04
1814.05:077:05
1914.05:067:06
2014.05:057:06
2114.05:047:07
2214.15:047:08
2314.15:037:09
2414.15:037:10
2514.15:027:10
2614.25:017:11
2714.25:017:12
2814.25:007:12
2914.25:007:13
3014.24:597:14
3114.34:597:15

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.61 kWh/m² to a high of 7.47 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 6.93 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.6Intense
66.6Intense
76.6Intense
86.7Intense
96.7Intense
106.7Intense
116.8Intense
126.8Intense
136.8Intense
146.9Intense
156.9Intense
166.9Intense
177.0Intense
187.0Intense
197.0Intense
207.1Intense
217.1Intense
227.1Intense
237.2Intense
247.2Intense
257.2Intense
267.2Intense
277.3Intense
287.3Intense
297.3Intense
307.3Intense
317.3Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Sharīfābād?

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

7.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Sharīfābād for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Sharīfābād in May

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

In May, Sharīfābād sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 5 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Sharīfābād 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 Sharīfābād peaks around July 18 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 18UV 10Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Sharīfābād 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 Sharīfābād is worst in December — around 80 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.1× the cleanest month (July, 37 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyDec 1979 µg/m³Jul 1837 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan73Unhealthy
Feb69Unhealthy
Mar63Unhealthy
Apr63Unhealthy
May54Poor
Jun40Poor
Jul37Poor
Aug39Poor
Sep46Poor
Oct58Unhealthy
Nov68Unhealthy
Dec80Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Sharīfābād?

Sharīfābād sits at 36.2°N, 50.1°E, 1,283 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Bīdestān, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Sharīfābād

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sharīfābād has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 m around an average of 1,283 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 800 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,427 m.

The land around Sharīfābād is covered by cropland (75%) within 3 km, cropland (58%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (52%) and cropland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
79 m
16 km
800 m
80 km
4,427 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Bīdestān 3.0 km · Moḩammadīyeh 3.0 km · Alvand 8.0 km · Qazvin 15 km · Eqbālīyeh 20 km · Maḩmūdābād Nemūneh 24 km · Ābyek 39 km · Ābyek 39 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 Sharīfābād (36.2117°, 50.15°, elevation 1,283 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).