Bistriţa weather in May

In May, Bistriţa sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 89 mm of rain across 14.9 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 18°C in the first days to 20°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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Bistriţa's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bistriţa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
89 mm
14.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 54 min
4:53 AM – 7:44 PM
Cloud cover
62%
6th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Bistriţa is locality in Bistrița-Năsăud County, Romania.

Air quality
Excellent
PM10 11.1 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded
1264

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 18°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Bistriţa reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 25°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)
1186
2186
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4187
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How May really feels in Bistriţa

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.

Bistriţa 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-0° / -7°5310.69.48.70.0
Feb / -6°5210.37.9100.0
Mar / -2°6611.75.611.61.1
Apr14° / 70121.513.33.9
May19° / 8914.9014.85.5
Jun22° / 12°9514.6015.66.0
Jul24° / 13°9414.3015.36.4
Aug24° / 12°7311.20146.9
Sep19° / 7610012.46.1
Oct14° / 699.60.910.64.0
Nov / -0°5510.34.59.11.0
Dec / -5°64117.78.40.0

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 56%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
34951
44852
54852
64753
74753
84654
94555
104555
114555
124456
134357
144357
154357
164357
174456
184357
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314555

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Bistriţa gets around 89 mm of rain over 14.9 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 47% and peaks near 53% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
138
239
339
439
540
640
741
842
943
1044
1144
1245
1346
1446
1547
1648
1749
1850
1951
2052
2152
2253
2353
2453
2553
2653
2753
2853
2952
3052
3151

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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12982
13982
14982
15973
16973
17964
18955
19955
20946
21937
22928
23919
249010
258911
268812
278713
288614
298515
308416
318218

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 12 min at the start of May to 15 h 24 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 5:14 AM to 4:38 AM, and sunset from 7:24 PM to 8:01 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.25:147:24
214.25:137:25
314.35:117:27
414.35:107:28
514.45:087:29
614.45:077:31
714.55:057:32
814.55:037:33
914.55:027:35
1014.65:017:36
1114.64:597:37
1214.74:587:39
1314.74:567:40
1414.84:557:41
1514.84:547:43
1614.94:537:44
1714.94:517:45
1814.94:507:46
1915.04:497:48
2015.04:487:49
2115.14:477:50
2215.14:467:51
2315.14:457:52
2415.24:447:54
2515.24:437:55
2615.24:427:56
2715.34:417:57
2815.34:407:58
2915.34:397:59
3015.44:398:00
3115.44:388:01

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.01 kWh/m² to a high of 5.76 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.47 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
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.4Bright
175.4Bright
185.4Bright
195.4Bright
205.5Bright
215.5Bright
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255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Bistriţa?

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
2.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Bistriţa for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bistriţa in May

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

In May, Bistriţa sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 8°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Bistriţa 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 Bistriţa peaks around July 15 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bistriţa?

Bistriţa sits at 47.1°N, 24.5°E, 362 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Reghin-Sat, 42 km away.

Reghin-SatGherlaDejBorşaVişeu de SusTârgu MureşVatra DorneiLuduş

Topography around Bistriţa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bistriţa has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 270 m around an average of 413 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 687 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,034 m.

The land around Bistriţa is covered by trees (41%), artificial surfaces (30%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, grassland (46%) and trees (36%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
270 m
16 km
687 m
80 km
2,034 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Reghin-Sat 42 km · Gherla 46 km · Dej 48 km · Borşa 59 km · Vişeu de Sus 64 km · Târgu Mureş 66 km · Vatra Dornei 70 km · Luduş 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 Bistriţa (47.1332°, 24.5001°, elevation 362 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).