Climate averages 1991–2020
Bandar Abbas weather
in May.
A very hot, very dry month: the 4th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a very hot month in Bandar Abbas: daytime highs average 38.6°C and nights cool to about 26.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical May (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 28 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mīnāb (80 km away). In May its highs average 39.8°C, 1.3°C warmer than Bandar Abbas, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 128 cities listed in Iran, Bandar Abbas ranks 10th of 128 for the warmest May highs and joint 4th of 128 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 128 cities is 27.8°C; Bandar Abbas is 10.7°C warmer than that mean.
From May to June, average highs rise by 1.6°C to 40.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 2.0 mm.
The annual picture
May in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Bandar Abbas climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22.5°C13.0°C | 13.0°C | 48 | 4.0 | 10.611 h |
| February | 24.2°C14.6°C | 14.6°C | 42 | 3.9 | 11.211 h |
| March | 27.7°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 42 | 3.7 | 12.012 h |
| April | 33.6°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 6.6 | 0.9 | 12.813 h |
| May, selected | 38.6°C26.1°C | 26.1°C | 0.9 | 0.3 | 13.513 h |
| June | 40.2°C28.7°C | 28.7°C | 2.0 | 0.1 | 13.814 h |
| July | 39.7°C30.0°C | 30.0°C | 0.8 | 0.2 | 13.714 h |
| August | 39.3°C29.9°C | 29.9°C | 1.2 | 0.4 | 13.113 h |
| September | 37.8°C28.1°C | 28.1°C | 1.6 | 0.4 | 12.312 h |
| October | 35.3°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 3.7 | 1.2 | 11.512 h |
| November | 29.5°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 12 | 2.1 | 10.811 h |
| December | 25.0°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 33 | 3.1 | 10.510 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
May in nearby cities
- Mīnāb in MayIran · 80 kmHigh 39.8°C · Low 25.9°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Ras Al Khaimah in MayUnited Arab Emirates · 159 kmHigh 37.0°C · Low 28.3°C · 0 mm rain
- Ajman in MayUnited Arab Emirates · 214 kmHigh 37.5°C · Low 24.9°C · 0 mm rain
- Jīroft in MayIran · 219 kmHigh 36.3°C · Low 21.7°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Sharjah in MayUnited Arab Emirates · 223 kmHigh 37.6°C · Low 24.7°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Reef Al Fujairah City in MayUnited Arab Emirates · 227 kmHigh 38.8°C · Low 27.1°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Fujairah in MayUnited Arab Emirates · 230 kmHigh 37.2°C · Low 27.7°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Warīsān in MayUnited Arab Emirates · 241 kmHigh 39.2°C · Low 24.2°C · 0.5 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Bandar Abbas) is explained once on the Bandar Abbas year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.