Adjud weather in May

In May, Adjud sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 62 mm of rain across 10.5 wet days and about 14.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-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 Adjud's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Adjud's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
5th warmest
Overnight low
11°
8th coldest
Rainfall
62 mm
10.5 wet days
Daylight
14 h 42 min
4:45 AM – 7:30 PM
Cloud cover
58%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Adjud is locality in Vrancea County, Romania.

Founded
1795

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 Adjud reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°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 Adjud

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.

Adjud weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°3364.78.90.0
Feb / -3°305.93.8100.2
Mar10° / 407.72.411.62.3
Apr16° / 488.80.413.35.1
May22° / 11°6210.5014.76.6
Jun26° / 15°7310.4015.56.7
Jul28° / 17°648.5015.26.5
Aug28° / 17°396.60146.8
Sep23° / 12°475.9012.37.4
Oct16° / 475.70.110.75.5
Nov / 3861.79.21.8
Dec / -3°406.34.18.50.0

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 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35149
45149
55149
65050
75050
84951
94951
105050
114951
124951
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Adjud gets around 62 mm of rain over 10.5 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 33% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
129
229
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430
531
631
731
832
932
1033
1133
1233
1333
1433
1533
1634
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2034
2135
2235
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3035
3135

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 (%)
19820
29820
39820
49730
59730
69640
79550
89550
99460
109370
119280
1290100
1389110
1487130
1586140
1684160
1781181
1879201
1978211
2076231
2175241
2273261
2371272
2470282
2568293
2667303
2765314
2864315
2963325
3062326
3161327

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 10 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 5:06 AM to 4:31 AM, and sunset from 7:11 PM to 7:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.15:067:11
214.15:057:12
314.25:037:13
414.25:017:15
514.35:007:16
614.34:587:17
714.44:577:19
814.44:567:20
914.54:547:21
1014.54:537:23
1114.54:517:24
1214.64:507:25
1314.64:497:26
1414.74:477:28
1514.74:467:29
1614.74:457:30
1714.84:447:31
1814.84:437:32
1914.94:427:34
2014.94:417:35
2114.94:397:36
2215.04:387:37
2315.04:377:38
2415.04:377:39
2515.14:367:40
2615.14:357:41
2715.14:347:42
2815.24:337:43
2915.24:327:44
3015.24:327:45
3115.34:317:46

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.15 kWh/m² to a high of 5.95 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.6 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
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55.5Bright
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315.8Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Adjud?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Adjud for sightseeing.

What to pack for Adjud in May

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

In May, Adjud sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Adjud 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 Adjud peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 17UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr7High
May5High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Adjud?

Adjud sits at 46.1°N, 27.2°E, 103 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Tecuci, 34 km away.

FocșaniBacăuComăneştiMoineştiVasluiBuhuşi

Topography around Adjud

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Adjud has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 86 m around an average of 101 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 455 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,767 m.

The land around Adjud is covered by cropland (58%) within 3 km, cropland (45%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and trees (40%) and cropland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
86 m
16 km
455 m
80 km
1,767 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Tecuci 34 km · Bârlad 40 km · Focșani 44 km · Bacău 56 km · Comăneşti 68 km · Moineşti 68 km · Vaslui 73 km · Buhuşi 78 km

Romania travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 44% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$22,538
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
82%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
10.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 605
Religion
Romanian Orthodox 85%other 5%Roman Catholic 5%Reformed 3%

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 Adjud (46.0991°, 27.1814°, elevation 103 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).