Buzău weather in May

In May, Buzău sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 75 mm of precipitation across 12.7 wet days and about 14.6 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 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 hours at the start of May to 15 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Buzău's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Buzău's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
5th warmest
Overnight low
11°
8th coldest
Precipitation
75 mm
12.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 42 min
4:49 AM – 7:29 PM
Cloud cover
59%
6th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Buzău is constituent locality of Buzău, Romania.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 14.9 µg/m³ · 2010
Founded
1431

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 23°C by the end.

A typical May day in Buzău reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 26°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)
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4209
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How May really feels in Buzău

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.

Buzău 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 / -4°366.44.990.0
Feb / -3°335.83.810.10.2
Mar10° / 457.9311.62.3
Apr16° / 5610.30.613.24.7
May21° / 11°7512.70.114.66.1
Jun25° / 15°8312.7015.46.4
Jul28° / 17°7610.7015.16.4
Aug27° / 16°488.2013.96.8
Sep22° / 12°537012.37.3
Oct16° / 506.40.310.75.3
Nov / 426.61.79.31.9
Dec / -2°446.53.98.60.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 51%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25050
35050
45050
55050
65050
74852
84852
94852
104852
114852
124852
134753
144852
154753
164852
174753
184951
194852
204852
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235050
245149
255149
265149
275149
285149
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305149
315248

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Buzău gets around 75 mm of rain and snow over 12.7 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 41% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
135
236
336
437
537
638
738
839
939
1039
1140
1240
1340
1441
1541
1642
1742
1843
1943
2043
2143
2243
2343
2443
2543
2643
2743
2843
2943
3043
3143

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 85% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29820
39820
49820
59820
69730
79730
89640
99640
109550
119460
129370
139280
149190
1589110
1688120
1786140
1885150
1983170
2082180
2179201
2278211
2376231
2475241
2574251
2671272
2770282
2868293
2967303
3065314
3163325

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
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249calm
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269calm
279calm
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319calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 hours at the start of May to 15 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:10 AM to 4:36 AM, and sunset from 7:10 PM to 7:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.05:107:10
214.15:087:11
314.15:077:13
414.15:057:14
514.25:047:15
614.25:027:16
714.35:017:18
814.34:597:19
914.44:587:20
1014.44:577:21
1114.54:557:23
1214.54:547:24
1314.54:537:25
1414.64:527:26
1514.64:507:27
1614.74:497:29
1714.74:487:30
1814.74:477:31
1914.84:467:32
2014.84:457:33
2114.84:447:34
2214.94:437:35
2314.94:427:36
2414.94:417:38
2515.04:407:39
2615.04:397:40
2715.04:397:41
2815.14:387:42
2915.14:377:43
3015.14:367:43
3115.14:367:44

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.25 kWh/m² to a high of 6.06 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.67 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
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85.5Bright
95.6Bright
105.6Bright
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305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Buzău?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Buzău for sightseeing.

What to pack for Buzău in May

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

In May, Buzău sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Buzău 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 Buzău peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr7Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Buzău 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 Buzău is worst in March — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Buzău's WHO annual average of 14.9 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodMar 2019 µg/m³Dec 1211 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov12Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Buzău?

Buzău sits at 45.1°N, 26.8°E, 93 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Râmnicu Sărat, 31 km away.

UrziceniFocșaniPloieştiSloboziaBăicoiCâmpina

Topography around Buzău

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Buzău has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m around an average of 94 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 384 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,858 m.

The land around Buzău is covered by artificial surfaces (41%), grassland (22%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (65%) within 16 km, and cropland (53%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
45 m
16 km
384 m
80 km
1,858 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Râmnicu Sărat 31 km · Mizil 34 km · Urziceni 51 km · Focșani 67 km · Ploieşti 68 km · Slobozia 77 km · Băicoi 78 km · Câmpina 86 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 Buzău (45.15°, 26.8333°, elevation 93 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).