Kish Island weather in May
May in Kish Island: sweltering, dry, with poor air quality — fine if you can take 39°C afternoons.
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
#5 of 12 months in Kish Island · #125 of 1413 destinations to visit in May · comfort 91/100 (tier S)
- Days
- 36°C
- Nights
- 26°C
- Wet days
- 0
- Sun
- 12.5 h
- Humidity
- 45%
- Daylight
- 14 h

Traveller notes on Kish Island in May
Other months in Kish Island
Forum posters describe Kish Island's summer as genuinely the worst time to visit, with temperatures exceeding 40C and high humidity, some visitors specifically citing 110-115F conditions made worse by having to wear head coverings and coats. A local guide specifically advises against a September visit if it can be avoided, though notes conditions do moderate somewhat by the end of the month for anyone with no other option and reasonable heat tolerance. Posters consistently rate March-May and October-November as the genuinely comfortable windows, implying September sits at the tail end of the punishing summer stretch rather than truly in the shoulder season yet. Posters generally rate September as still hot and demanding for Kish Island, improving only toward the very end of the month, with October offering a clearly better-regarded alternative just weeks away.
Forum posters are direct that summer is the worst possible time to visit Kish Island, with temperatures reported well above 40C and stifling humidity, and consistently steer visitors instead toward the March-through-May and October-November windows as the genuinely pleasant times to go. Posters describe spring conditions warming steadily through the season, with April and May running noticeably hotter than March. Posters consistently recommend the warm, calm waters of the Persian Gulf here for swimming and water sports even outside peak summer heat. Posters generally rate March specifically as a comfortable entry point into that recommended spring window, before the fuller heat of April and May sets in.
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Kish Island climate normals — May
Monthly averages from ERA5 reanalysis. AQI is the mean US Air Quality Index for the month.
Crowds in Kish Island in May
How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.
BusyMuharram and Ashura, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it(estimated)
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet
Best months for Kish Island's weather
Ranked by this destination's own climate comfort score across the year — a different thing from how busy it gets (see Crowds above).
Fair weatherKish Island's weather doesn't swing hard through the year — comfort stays fairly steady in every month.
What's on in Kish Island in May
Recurring seasonal events, natural spectacles, closures and holidays — curated and sourced.
- Season
Gulf heat and humidity
20 May – 30 Sep · usuallyExtreme heatSticky rather than dry, and the sea gives no relief because it is as warm as the air. The island empties of Iranian holidaymakers and the prices follow them down.
- Holiday
Muharram and Ashura
25 May – 10 Jul · usuallyMuharram & AshuraClosuresMourning processions and closed music venues; the shopping centres stay open but the holiday trade stops dead for the first ten days. Hotels are cheap and half empty. Source ↗
- Season
Diving and beach season
15 Oct – 10 May · usuallyDive seasonThe water is clearest and the air bearable in the cool half of the year, which is when the dive operators and the glass-bottom boats actually run properly.
Nearby, and something's on
Within 300 km of Kish Island — a day trip or a short hop — with something on this month. Never part of the comfort score.
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Kish Island in May — FAQ
- Is May a good time to visit Kish Island?
- May in Kish Island: sweltering, dry, with poor air quality — fine if you can take 39°C afternoons. It ranks #5 of 12 months for Kish Island on SeasonMap's comfort score (91/100).
- What is the weather like in Kish Island in May?
- In May, Kish Island averages a daily high of 36°C and a low of 25.8°C, with about 2.6 mm of rain over roughly 0.2 rainy days.
- What is the air quality in Kish Island in May?
- Kish Island has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 101 in May.
Within 300 km: Dubai's Global Village season around 10 Oct – 31 May, and Abu Dhabi's Hawksbill turtle nesting around 15 Mar – 15 Jul.