Ceadîr-Lunga weather in May

In May, Ceadîr-Lunga sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 52 mm of rain across 9.9 wet days and about 14.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 06 min at the start of May to 15 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Ceadîr-Lunga's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ceadîr-Lunga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
5th warmest
Overnight low
12°
8th coldest
Rainfall
52 mm
9.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 42 min
4:39 AM – 7:23 PM
Cloud cover
56%
5th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Ceadîr-Lunga is city in Moldova.

Density
216/km²
people per km²
Founded
1812

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 20°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical May day in Ceadîr-Lunga reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Ceadîr-Lunga

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Ceadîr-Lunga weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°346.13.88.90.0
Feb / -3°265.83100.1
Mar / 357.31.911.62.1
Apr16° / 448.90.213.35.0
May22° / 12°529.9014.76.8
Jun26° / 16°6410015.56.7
Jul28° / 18°507.9015.26.4
Aug28° / 17°386.10146.7
Sep23° / 13°425.9012.37.5
Oct16° / 405.6010.75.5
Nov / 355.61.29.21.9
Dec / -2°356.42.88.50.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ceadîr-Lunga gets around 52 mm of rain over 9.9 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 31% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 82% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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29820
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79640
89550
99460
109370
119181
129091
1389101
1487121
1586131
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1880182
1978193
2076213
2174224
2273234
2371245
2470255
2568266
2666277
2766277
2864288
2963289
3062299
31612910

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 06 min at the start of May to 15 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 72 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:00 AM to 4:24 AM, and sunset from 7:04 PM to 7:40 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.15:007:04
214.14:587:05
314.24:567:07
414.24:557:08
514.34:537:09
614.34:527:11
714.44:507:12
814.44:497:13
914.44:487:15
1014.54:467:16
1114.54:457:17
1214.64:447:18
1314.64:427:20
1414.74:417:21
1514.74:407:22
1614.74:397:23
1714.84:377:24
1814.84:367:26
1914.94:357:27
2014.94:347:28
2114.94:337:29
2215.04:327:30
2315.04:317:31
2415.04:307:33
2515.14:297:34
2615.14:287:35
2715.14:277:36
2815.24:277:37
2915.24:267:38
3015.24:257:39
3115.34:247:40

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.08 kWh/m² to a high of 6.15 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.75 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Ceadîr-Lunga?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Ceadîr-Lunga for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ceadîr-Lunga in May

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

In May, Ceadîr-Lunga sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ceadîr-Lunga in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ceadîr-Lunga peaks around July 16 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 16UV 8Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May5High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Ceadîr-Lunga?

Ceadîr-Lunga sits at 46.1°N, 28.8°E, 45 m above sea level, in Moldova. The nearest listed city is Comrat, 29 km away.

ComratBolhradCahulKiliyaCăuşeniIzmayilReniHînceşti

Topography around Ceadîr-Lunga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ceadîr-Lunga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 145 m around an average of 94 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 173 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 358 m.

The land around Ceadîr-Lunga is covered by cropland (42%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, cropland (74%) within 16 km, and cropland (71%) within 80 km.

3 km
145 m
16 km
173 m
80 km
358 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Comrat 29 km · Bolhrad 46 km · Cahul 52 km · Kiliya 76 km · Căuşeni 78 km · Izmayil 79 km · Reni 80 km · Hînceşti 87 km

Moldova travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 43% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$8,622
2025
Happiness
5.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
76%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.5
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
7.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 531
Religion
Orthodox 90%other Christian 3%atheist 0%other 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 Ceadîr-Lunga (46.0617°, 28.8308°, elevation 45 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).