Sanandaj climate

Sanandaj Weather in May

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Sanandaj, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 19°C on May 1 to 26°C on May 31, and lows from 4°C to 10°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 22 mm over about 5 wet days.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Sanandaj, in °C, with the record for each date.010203040151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
22°C
Average low
7°C
Precipitation
22 mm
Record high
36°CMay 31, 2024
Record low
1°CMay 1, 1974
Daylight
13 h 37 min to 14 h 22 min
Cloud cover
42%
Humidity
51%
Dew point
2°C
Wind
13.7 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
May 119°C4°C29°C 20251°C 197425%
May 219°C5°C29°C 20152°C 197324%
May 319°C5°C29°C 20153°C 197825%
May 419°C5°C29°C 20152°C 197824%
May 519°C5°C28°C 20143°C 202324%
May 620°C5°C29°C 20214°C 199024%
May 720°C5°C32°C 20142°C 199022%
May 820°C6°C32°C 20144°C 201522%
May 920°C6°C31°C 20144°C 202222%
May 1020°C6°C30°C 20215°C 200021%
May 1121°C6°C31°C 20252°C 200820%
May 1221°C6°C31°C 20175°C 199718%
May 1321°C7°C31°C 20155°C 200016%
May 1422°C7°C30°C 20173°C 197415%
May 1522°C7°C31°C 20225°C 200814%
May 1622°C7°C31°C 20194°C 201114%
May 1722°C7°C33°C 20214°C 197714%
May 1823°C7°C34°C 20253°C 200114%
May 1923°C7°C35°C 20254°C 200113%
May 2023°C7°C35°C 20214°C 199212%
May 2124°C8°C35°C 20216°C 199012%
May 2224°C8°C35°C 20214°C 199212%
May 2324°C8°C35°C 20255°C 201711%
May 2424°C8°C33°C 19905°C 197611%
May 2525°C8°C34°C 20086°C 197311%
May 2625°C9°C34°C 20206°C 201711%
May 2725°C9°C34°C 20207°C 200210%
May 2825°C9°C35°C 20208°C 201710%
May 2926°C9°C35°C 20206°C 197310%
May 3026°C9°C34°C 20116°C 19919%
May 3126°C10°C36°C 20247°C 20098%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Sanandaj, in percent.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+3:30).

May 1
sunrise 5:31 AM, sunset 7:08 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:09 AM, sunset 7:31 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station IRM00040747, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-27. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.