Bacău weather in May

In May, Bacău sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 64 mm of rain across 10.1 wet days and about 14.8 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 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 Bacău's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bacău's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
5th warmest
Overnight low
11°
8th coldest
Rainfall
64 mm
10.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 48 min
4:45 AM – 7:33 PM
Cloud cover
59%
6th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Bacău is locality in Bacău County, Romania.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 12.9 µg/m³ · 2010

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 23°C by the end.

A typical May day in Bacău 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 15°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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1208
2208
3209
4209
5209
6209
7209
8219
92110
102110
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312313

How May really feels in Bacău

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.

Bacău 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°305.85.48.80.0
Feb / -4°286.34.6100.1
Mar / 398.12.711.62.0
Apr16° / 4890.413.35.0
May22° / 11°6410.1014.86.6
Jun25° / 15°8110.3015.66.8
Jul27° / 16°708.7015.26.8
Aug27° / 16°446.30147.2
Sep22° / 11°466.4012.47.3
Oct15° / 4460.110.75.2
Nov / 355.729.21.6
Dec / -4°366.74.48.40.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
24951
34951
44951
55050
64951
74951
84951
94951
104951
114951
124951
134951
144951
154951
164852
175050
184951
195050
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215050
224951
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245050
255149
265149
275149
285149
295149
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315149

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Bacău gets around 64 mm of rain over 10.1 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. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
127
227
327
428
528
629
729
830
930
1031
1131
1232
1332
1433
1533
1634
1734
1835
1935
2035
2136
2236
2336
2436
2536
2636
2736
2836
2936
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 84% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19820
29820
39820
49820
59730
69730
79640
89640
99550
109460
119460
129370
139091
1489101
1587121
1686131
1784151
1882171
1980191
2079201
2177221
2275241
2374251
2471272
2570282
2668293
2767303
2866304
2965314
3064315
3162326

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 4:30 AM, and sunset from 7:13 PM to 7:49 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.15:067:13
214.25:057:14
314.25:037:16
414.35:017:17
514.35:007:18
614.44:587:20
714.44:577:21
814.44:557:22
914.54:547:24
1014.54:537:25
1114.64:517:26
1214.64:507:27
1314.74:487:29
1414.74:477:30
1514.84:467:31
1614.84:457:33
1714.84:437:34
1814.94:427:35
1914.94:417:36
2015.04:407:37
2115.04:397:39
2215.04:387:40
2315.14:377:41
2415.14:367:42
2515.14:357:43
2615.24:347:44
2715.24:337:45
2815.24:337:46
2915.34:327:47
3015.34:317:48
3115.34:307:49

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.09 kWh/m² to a high of 5.86 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.57 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
175.5Bright
185.6Bright
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255.7Bright
265.7Bright
275.7Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.8Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Bacău?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Bacău for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bacău in May

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

In May, Bacău sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Bacău in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bacău peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 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 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Bacău in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Bacău is worst in July — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Bacău's WHO annual average of 12.9 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJul 1516 µg/m³Dec 149 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb12Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct10Good
Nov11Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Bacău?

Bacău sits at 46.6°N, 26.9°E, 165 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Buhuşi, 23 km away.

AdjudPiatra NeamţVasluiBârlad

Topography around Bacău

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bacău has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m around an average of 167 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 591 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,614 m.

The land around Bacău is covered by artificial surfaces (43%) within 3 km, trees (38%), cropland (33%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (45%), cropland (32%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
82 m
16 km
591 m
80 km
1,614 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Buhuşi 23 km · Moineşti 34 km · Roman 39 km · Comăneşti 40 km · Adjud 56 km · Piatra Neamţ 59 km · Vaslui 63 km · Bârlad 69 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 Bacău (46.5672°, 26.9138°, elevation 165 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).