Baia Mare weather in May

In May, Baia Mare sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 111 mm of rain across 15.9 wet days and about 14.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 12 min at the start of May to 15 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Baia Mare's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Baia Mare's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
111 mm
15.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 54 min
4:55 AM – 7:49 PM
Cloud cover
62%
7th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Baia Mare is locality in Maramureș County, Romania.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 16.9 µg/m³ · 2017
Founded
1327

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 19°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical May day in Baia Mare reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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2198
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How May really feels in Baia Mare

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.

Baia Mare 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°7111.68.58.70.0
Feb / -4°6911.17.29.90.0
Mar / -0°8012.13.911.61.6
Apr15° / 7912.8113.34.3
May20° / 11115.9014.95.5
Jun23° / 13°12015.2015.76.0
Jul25° / 14°11915.4015.46.2
Aug25° / 14°8712014.16.7
Sep20° / 10°9111012.46.2
Oct14° / 90110.410.64.2
Nov / 7510.93.59.11.3
Dec / -3°8411.97.38.30.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 54%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25050
34951
44951
54852
64852
74852
84654
94555
104555
114555
124456
134456
144555
154456
164456
174555
184456
194555
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214555
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234456
244456
254456
264456
274456
284654
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304555
314654

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Baia Mare gets around 111 mm of rain over 15.9 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 51% and peaks near 54% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
144
244
345
445
546
646
747
847
948
1049
1150
1250
1351
1451
1552
1652
1753
1853
1954
2054
2154
2254
2354
2454
2554
2654
2754
2853
2953
3052
3152

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.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19820
29820
39820
49820
59730
69730
79640
89640
99550
109460
119370
129280
139190
1490100
1589110
1687130
1786140
1884160
1982180
2080191
2178211
2277221
2375241
2474251
2573261
2670282
2769292
2868302
2966313
3064324
3162335

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 12 min at the start of May to 15 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 78 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:17 AM to 4:40 AM, and sunset from 7:29 PM to 8:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.25:177:29
214.25:157:30
314.35:147:32
414.45:127:33
514.45:107:34
614.55:097:36
714.55:077:37
814.55:067:39
914.65:047:40
1014.65:037:41
1114.75:017:43
1214.75:007:44
1314.84:597:45
1414.84:577:47
1514.94:567:48
1614.94:557:49
1715.04:537:51
1815.04:527:52
1915.04:517:53
2015.14:507:54
2115.14:497:56
2215.24:487:57
2315.24:477:58
2415.24:467:59
2515.34:458:00
2615.34:448:01
2715.34:438:03
2815.44:428:04
2915.44:418:05
3015.44:408:06
3115.54:408:07

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 0.89 kWh/m² to a high of 5.89 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
15.4Bright
25.5Bright
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45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
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275.7Bright
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305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Baia Mare?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Baia Mare for sightseeing.

What to pack for Baia Mare in May

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

In May, Baia Mare sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 9°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Baia Mare 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 Baia Mare peaks around July 14 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Baia Mare 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 Baia Mare is worst in April — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Baia Mare's WHO annual average of 16.9 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 1321 µg/m³Dec 1312 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Baia Mare?

Baia Mare sits at 47.7°N, 23.6°E, 220 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Baia Sprie, 9.0 km away.

Satu MareKhustDejZalăuVişeu de SusRakhiv

Topography around Baia Mare

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Baia Mare has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 430 m around an average of 268 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,167 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,151 m.

The land around Baia Mare is covered by trees (43%) and artificial surfaces (39%) within 3 km, trees (61%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
430 m
16 km
1,167 m
80 km
2,151 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Baia Sprie 9.0 km · Sighetu Marmaţiei 39 km · Satu Mare 55 km · Khust 61 km · Dej 61 km · Zalău 64 km · Vişeu de Sus 65 km · Rakhiv 65 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 Baia Mare (47.6573°, 23.5681°, elevation 220 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).