Shūshtar weather in May

In May, Shūshtar sees average daytime highs of 39°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 5 mm of rain across 1.1 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 43°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% 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 Shūshtar's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shūshtar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
39°
5th warmest
Overnight low
23°
8th coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
1.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:22 AM – 7:00 PM
Cloud cover
29%
6th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.9
out of 10

Shūshtar is city in Khuzestan 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 36°C in the first days to 43°C by the end.

A typical May day in Shūshtar reaches about 39°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 35°C and 43°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 8°C warmer than April and about 6°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13521
23521
33621
43621
53621
63721
73722
83722
93722
103822
113822
123823
133923
143923
153923
163923
174024
184024
194024
204124
214124
224124
234125
244225
254225
264225
274225
284325
294326
304326
314326

How May really feels in Shūshtar

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
17 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Shūshtar 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 938.610.16.4
Feb20° / 626.810.87.1
Mar25° / 13°776.411.87.8
Apr31° / 18°464.212.85.0
May39° / 23°51.113.60.9
Jun45° / 27°0014.10.0
Jul47° / 30°0013.90.0
Aug47° / 29°00.213.20.0
Sep43° / 25°10.412.20.0
Oct36° / 20°151.911.22.5
Nov26° / 14°805.210.47.4
Dec20° / 10°1047.89.96.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% 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 20%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
27030
37030
47030
57030
67129
77129
87228
97327
107327
117525
127525
137723
147723
157921
167921
178119
188119
198317
208317
218515
228515
238614
248713
258713
268911
278911
289010
29919
30919
31937

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Shūshtar gets around 5 mm of rain over 1.1 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 4% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
110
210
39
48
58
67
77
86
95
105
114
124
133
143
152
162
172
181
191
201
211
221
231
241
251
261
271
281
291
301
311

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 87% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
168239
269229
370228
471218
574197
675187
776177
878166
980146
1082135
1183125
1285105
138794
148884
158974
169163
179253
189343
199343
209433
219532
229532
239532
249622
259622
269721
279721
289811
299811
309811
319811

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May, the windiest month of the year.

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
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
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 5:35 AM to 5:14 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 7:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.25:356:49
213.35:346:50
313.35:336:51
413.35:326:51
513.45:316:52
613.45:306:53
713.45:296:53
813.45:286:54
913.55:276:55
1013.55:266:56
1113.55:266:56
1213.55:256:57
1313.65:246:58
1413.65:236:58
1513.65:236:59
1613.65:227:00
1713.75:217:01
1813.75:217:01
1913.75:207:02
2013.75:197:03
2113.75:197:03
2213.85:187:04
2313.85:187:05
2413.85:177:05
2513.85:177:06
2613.85:167:07
2713.95:167:07
2813.95:157:08
2913.95:157:09
3013.95:157:09
3113.95:147:10

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.92 kWh/m² to a high of 7.89 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.37 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
26.9Intense
36.9Intense
47.0Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
77.1Intense
87.1Intense
97.1Intense
107.2Intense
117.2Intense
127.3Intense
137.3Intense
147.3Intense
157.4Intense
167.4Intense
177.4Intense
187.5Intense
197.5Intense
207.5Intense
217.6Intense
227.6Intense
237.6Intense
247.6Intense
257.7Intense
267.7Intense
277.7Intense
287.7Intense
297.7Intense
307.8Intense
317.8Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Shūshtar

In seasonPeak

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

Shūshtar sees seasonal dust haze (March–May), heaviest in May.

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

Is May a good time to visit Shūshtar?

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

0.9
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Shūshtar.

What to pack for Shūshtar in May

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

In May, Shūshtar sees daytime highs around 39°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Shūshtar 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 Shūshtar peaks around August 11 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateAug 11UV 9Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Shūshtar 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 Shūshtar is worst in May — around 51 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.6× the cleanest month (November, 31 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateMay 1050 µg/m³Nov 1831 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan35Poor
Feb42Poor
Mar48Poor
Apr49Poor
May51Poor
Jun35Poor
Jul36Poor
Aug33Moderate
Sep32Moderate
Oct32Moderate
Nov31Moderate
Dec32Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Shūshtar?

Shūshtar sits at 32.0°N, 48.8°E, 50 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Gotvand, 22 km away.

Topography around Shūshtar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shūshtar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 86 m around an average of 55 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 337 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,020 m.

The land around Shūshtar is covered by artificial surfaces (35%) within 3 km, cropland (48%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (42%) and cropland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
86 m
16 km
337 m
80 km
3,020 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Gotvand 22 km · Lālī 39 km · Masjed Soleymān 45 km · Dezful 56 km · Shush 59 km · Veys 63 km · Andīmeshk 65 km · Sheybān 72 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 Shūshtar (32.0497°, 48.8484°, elevation 50 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).