Zahedan weather in May

In May, Zahedan sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.8 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of May to 13 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Zahedan's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zahedan's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 31°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 19°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 3 mm; 0.8 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 30 min; 4:39 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover: 26%; 8th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 7.8 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.7; out of 10

Zahedan is city in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical May day in Zahedan reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	33
Avg low (°C)	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	16
2	29	17
3	30	17
4	30	17
5	30	17
6	30	17
7	30	17
8	30	18
9	30	18
10	31	18
11	31	18
12	31	18
13	31	18
14	31	18
15	31	19
16	31	19
17	31	19
18	32	19
19	32	19
20	32	19
21	32	19
22	32	19
23	32	20
24	32	20
25	32	20
26	33	20
27	33	20
28	33	20
29	33	20
30	33	20
31	33	20

How May really feels in Zahedan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 10 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Zahedan weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	13° / 2°	24	4.1	0.6	10.3	4.7
Feb	16° / 4°	21	3.9	0.3	10.9	6.0
Mar	20° / 9°	19	4.3	0.1	11.8	7.7
Apr	26° / 14°	8	2.4	0	12.7	8.0
May	31° / 19°	3	0.8	0	13.5	5.7
Jun	35° / 22°	1	0.2	0	13.9	3.7
Jul	36° / 23°	0	0.1	0	13.7	3.1
Aug	34° / 21°	0	0.1	0	13.1	4.1
Sep	31° / 17°	0	0	0	12.2	6.2
Oct	26° / 13°	2	0.7	0	11.3	9.0
Nov	20° / 7°	5	1.2	0	10.5	8.3
Dec	16° / 3°	13	1.9	0.2	10.1	6.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	84	84	84	84	84	84	85	85	86	86	86	86	86	86	88	88	88	88	89	90	90	90	91	92	92	92	92	94	94	94	94
Cloudier (%)	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	12	12	12	12	11	10	10	10	9	8	8	8	8	6	6	6	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	84	16
2	84	16
3	84	16
4	84	16
5	84	16
6	84	16
7	85	15
8	85	15
9	86	14
10	86	14
11	86	14
12	86	14
13	86	14
14	86	14
15	88	12
16	88	12
17	88	12
18	88	12
19	89	11
20	90	10
21	90	10
22	90	10
23	91	9
24	92	8
25	92	8
26	92	8
27	92	8
28	94	6
29	94	6
30	94	6
31	94	6

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Zahedan gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.8 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 3% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

	Rain chance (%)
1	5
2	4
3	4
4	4
5	3
6	3
7	3
8	3
9	3
10	3
11	2
12	2
13	2
14	2
15	3
16	3
17	3
18	3
19	3
20	3
21	3
22	3
23	3
24	2
25	2
26	2
27	2
28	2
29	2
30	2
31	2

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm
29	10	calm
30	11	calm
31	11	calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min at the start of May to 13 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:50 AM to 4:32 AM, and sunset from 5:57 PM to 6:16 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	13.1	13.1	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.7	13.7	13.7	13.7	13.7	13.7
Sunrise (AM)	4:50	4:49	4:48	4:47	4:47	4:46	4:45	4:44	4:43	4:43	4:42	4:41	4:41	4:40	4:39	4:39	4:38	4:37	4:37	4:36	4:36	4:35	4:35	4:34	4:34	4:34	4:33	4:33	4:32	4:32	4:32
Sunset (PM)	5:57	5:58	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:16

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.1	4:50	5:57
2	13.1	4:49	5:58
3	13.2	4:48	5:59
4	13.2	4:47	5:59
5	13.2	4:47	6:00
6	13.2	4:46	6:01
7	13.3	4:45	6:01
8	13.3	4:44	6:02
9	13.3	4:43	6:03
10	13.3	4:43	6:03
11	13.4	4:42	6:04
12	13.4	4:41	6:04
13	13.4	4:41	6:05
14	13.4	4:40	6:06
15	13.5	4:39	6:06
16	13.5	4:39	6:07
17	13.5	4:38	6:08
18	13.5	4:37	6:08
19	13.5	4:37	6:09
20	13.6	4:36	6:10
21	13.6	4:36	6:10
22	13.6	4:35	6:11
23	13.6	4:35	6:11
24	13.6	4:34	6:12
25	13.6	4:34	6:13
26	13.7	4:34	6:13
27	13.7	4:33	6:14
28	13.7	4:33	6:14
29	13.7	4:32	6:15
30	13.7	4:32	6:15
31	13.7	4:32	6:16

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.82 kWh/m² to a high of 8.02 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.8 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.9	7.9	7.9	7.9	7.9	7.9	7.9	8.0	8.0	8.0	8.0	8.0	8.0
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	7.6	Intense
2	7.6	Intense
3	7.6	Intense
4	7.6	Intense
5	7.6	Intense
6	7.6	Intense
7	7.7	Intense
8	7.7	Intense
9	7.7	Intense
10	7.7	Intense
11	7.7	Intense
12	7.7	Intense
13	7.8	Intense
14	7.8	Intense
15	7.8	Intense
16	7.8	Intense
17	7.8	Intense
18	7.8	Intense
19	7.9	Intense
20	7.9	Intense
21	7.9	Intense
22	7.9	Intense
23	7.9	Intense
24	7.9	Intense
25	7.9	Intense
26	8.0	Intense
27	8.0	Intense
28	8.0	Intense
29	8.0	Intense
30	8.0	Intense
31	8.0	Intense

Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Zahedan

In seasonPeak

None of Zahedan's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Zahedan sees seasonal dust haze (June–August), heaviest in July.

Dust

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May

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Oct

Nov

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Is May a good time to visit Zahedan?

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

5.7

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

8.5

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Zahedan in May

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

In May, Zahedan sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

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UV index in Zahedan in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Zahedan peaks around July 17 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 4 (moderate).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	5	7	9	8	11	12	12	12	10	8	5	4
Level	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	5	Moderate
Feb	7	High
Mar	9	Very high
Apr	8	Very high
May	11	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	10	Very high
Oct	8	Very high
Nov	5	Moderate
Dec	4	Moderate

Air quality in Zahedan 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 Zahedan is worst in July — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.1× the cleanest month (January, 14 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	14	20	22	28	29	30	43	38	29	23	14	14
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	14	Moderate
Feb	20	Moderate
Mar	22	Moderate
Apr	28	Moderate
May	29	Moderate
Jun	30	Moderate
Jul	43	Poor
Aug	38	Poor
Sep	29	Moderate
Oct	23	Moderate
Nov	14	Moderate
Dec	14	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Zahedan?

Zahedan sits at 29.5°N, 60.9°E, 1,380 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Khāsh, 146 km away.

Topography around Zahedan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zahedan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 173 m around an average of 1,387 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,051 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,093 m.

The land around Zahedan is covered by artificial surfaces (81%) within 3 km, bare terrain (92%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (99%) within 80 km.

3 km

173 m

artificial surfaces 81%

16 km

1,051 m

bare terrain 92%

80 km

2,093 m

bare terrain 99%

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← April Zahedan year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Khāsh 146 km · Zābol 181 km · Zaranj 189 km · Nehbandān 241 km · Baravāt 243 km · Bam 247 km · Iranshahr 256 km · Sarāvān 277 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

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 Zahedan (29.4963°, 60.8629°, elevation 1,380 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	16
2	29	17
3	30	17
4	30	17
5	30	17
6	30	17
7	30	17
8	30	18
9	30	18
10	31	18
11	31	18
12	31	18
13	31	18
14	31	18
15	31	19
16	31	19
17	31	19
18	32	19
19	32	19
20	32	19
21	32	19
22	32	19
23	32	20
24	32	20
25	32	20
26	33	20
27	33	20
28	33	20
29	33	20
30	33	20
31	33	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	84	16
2	84	16
3	84	16
4	84	16
5	84	16
6	84	16
7	85	15
8	85	15
9	86	14
10	86	14
11	86	14
12	86	14
13	86	14
14	86	14
15	88	12
16	88	12
17	88	12
18	88	12
19	89	11
20	90	10
21	90	10
22	90	10
23	91	9
24	92	8
25	92	8
26	92	8
27	92	8
28	94	6
29	94	6
30	94	6
31	94	6

	Rain chance (%)
1	5
2	4
3	4
4	4
5	3
6	3
7	3
8	3
9	3
10	3
11	2
12	2
13	2
14	2
15	3
16	3
17	3
18	3
19	3
20	3
21	3
22	3
23	3
24	2
25	2
26	2
27	2
28	2
29	2
30	2
31	2

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	16
2	29	17
3	30	17
4	30	17
5	30	17
6	30	17
7	30	17
8	30	18
9	30	18
10	31	18
11	31	18
12	31	18
13	31	18
14	31	18
15	31	19
16	31	19
17	31	19
18	32	19
19	32	19
20	32	19
21	32	19
22	32	19
23	32	20
24	32	20
25	32	20
26	33	20
27	33	20
28	33	20
29	33	20
30	33	20
31	33	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	84	16
2	84	16
3	84	16
4	84	16
5	84	16
6	84	16
7	85	15
8	85	15
9	86	14
10	86	14
11	86	14
12	86	14
13	86	14
14	86	14
15	88	12
16	88	12
17	88	12
18	88	12
19	89	11
20	90	10
21	90	10
22	90	10
23	91	9
24	92	8
25	92	8
26	92	8
27	92	8
28	94	6
29	94	6
30	94	6
31	94	6

	Rain chance (%)
1	5
2	4
3	4
4	4
5	3
6	3
7	3
8	3
9	3
10	3
11	2
12	2
13	2
14	2
15	3
16	3
17	3
18	3
19	3
20	3
21	3
22	3
23	3
24	2
25	2
26	2
27	2
28	2
29	2
30	2
31	2

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	16
2	29	17
3	30	17
4	30	17
5	30	17
6	30	17
7	30	17
8	30	18
9	30	18
10	31	18
11	31	18
12	31	18
13	31	18
14	31	18
15	31	19
16	31	19
17	31	19
18	32	19
19	32	19
20	32	19
21	32	19
22	32	19
23	32	20
24	32	20
25	32	20
26	33	20
27	33	20
28	33	20
29	33	20
30	33	20
31	33	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	84	16
2	84	16
3	84	16
4	84	16
5	84	16
6	84	16
7	85	15
8	85	15
9	86	14
10	86	14
11	86	14
12	86	14
13	86	14
14	86	14
15	88	12
16	88	12
17	88	12
18	88	12
19	89	11
20	90	10
21	90	10
22	90	10
23	91	9
24	92	8
25	92	8
26	92	8
27	92	8
28	94	6
29	94	6
30	94	6
31	94	6

	Rain chance (%)
1	5
2	4
3	4
4	4
5	3
6	3
7	3
8	3
9	3
10	3
11	2
12	2
13	2
14	2
15	3
16	3
17	3
18	3
19	3
20	3
21	3
22	3
23	3
24	2
25	2
26	2
27	2
28	2
29	2
30	2
31	2

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100