Băileşti weather in May

In May, Băileşti sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 67 mm of rain across 10.7 wet days and about 14.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 26°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 13 h 54 min at the start of May to 15 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Băileşti's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Băileşti's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
5th warmest
Overnight low
14°
8th coldest
Rainfall
67 mm
10.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
5:06 AM – 7:39 PM
Cloud cover
56%
6th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Băileşti is locality in Dolj County, Romania.

Founded
1536

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 23°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical May day in Băileşti reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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42312
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How May really feels in Băileşti

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.

Băileşti weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°386.74.19.10.0
Feb / -1°346.73.410.20.9
Mar13° / 458.41.811.63.8
Apr19° / 539.10.113.26.2
May25° / 14°6710.7014.56.8
Jun29° / 18°6411.2015.25.4
Jul32° / 19°658.60154.6
Aug32° / 19°406.6013.84.8
Sep26° / 15°496.1012.37.3
Oct19° / 426.8010.86.4
Nov11° / 427.11.29.42.8
Dec / -1°417.33.18.80.1

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 22% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
35446
45446
55347
65446
75446
85446
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105446
115446
125446
135446
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Băileşti gets around 67 mm of rain over 10.7 wet days in May, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 35% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
130
230
330
431
531
632
733
833
934
1034
1135
1235
1335
1435
1536
1636
1736
1836
1936
2036
2136
2236
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2436
2536
2637
2737
2837
2937
3037
3138

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 68% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1891010
2891010
3881110
4871210
5851320
6841420
7841420
8831520
9821620
10801730
11781930
12772030
13742240
14732340
15702550
16692650
17662860
18642970
19633070
20613180
21593290
225733100
235633110
245434120
255334130
265234140
275134150
285034161
294834171
304734191
314534202

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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 13 h 54 min at the start of May to 15 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:26 AM to 4:54 AM, and sunset from 7:22 PM to 7:54 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.95:267:22
214.05:247:23
314.05:237:24
414.15:227:25
514.15:207:27
614.15:197:28
714.25:177:29
814.25:167:30
914.35:157:31
1014.35:137:32
1114.45:127:34
1214.45:117:35
1314.45:107:36
1414.55:097:37
1514.55:077:38
1614.55:067:39
1714.65:057:40
1814.65:047:42
1914.75:037:43
2014.75:027:44
2114.75:017:45
2214.85:007:46
2314.84:597:47
2414.84:597:48
2514.94:587:49
2614.94:577:50
2714.94:567:51
2814.94:557:52
2915.04:557:53
3015.04:547:54
3115.04:547:54

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.32 kWh/m² to a high of 6.44 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.92 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
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115.8Bright
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135.8Bright
145.8Bright
155.9Bright
165.9Bright
175.9Bright
185.9Bright
195.9Bright
206.0Bright
216.0Bright
226.0Intense
236.0Intense
246.0Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Băileşti?

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
5.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Băileşti for sightseeing.

What to pack for Băileşti in May

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

In May, Băileşti sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Băileşti 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 Băileşti peaks around June 23 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 23UV 8Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Băileşti 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 Băileşti is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodMar 2115 µg/m³Dec 1510 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Băileşti?

Băileşti sits at 44.0°N, 23.4°E, 55 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Lom, 22 km away.

CraiovaFiliaşiMontanaNegotinBalş

Topography around Băileşti

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Băileşti has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m around an average of 56 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 136 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,541 m.

The land around Băileşti is covered by cropland (50%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (88%) within 16 km, and cropland (57%) and trees (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
23 m
16 km
136 m
80 km
1,541 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Lom 22 km · Calafat 33 km · Vidin 38 km · Craiova 49 km · Filiaşi 61 km · Montana 68 km · Negotin 69 km · Balş 70 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 Băileşti (44.0167°, 23.35°, elevation 55 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).