Curtea de Argeş weather in May

In May, Curtea de Argeş sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 118 mm of precipitation across 18.1 wet days and about 14.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 Curtea de Argeş's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Curtea de Argeş's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
118 mm
18.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 42 min
4:58 AM – 7:37 PM
Cloud cover
65%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Curtea de Argeş is locality in Argeș County, Romania.

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 16°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical May day in Curtea de Argeş reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 23°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)
1166
2166
3166
4176
5177
6177
7177
8177
9177
10177
11177
12177
13188
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25199
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28199
29199
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312010

How May really feels in Curtea de Argeş

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.

Curtea de Argeş weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -6°387.56.890.0
Feb / -5°377.76.610.10.0
Mar / -2°5410.86.111.61.0
Apr13° / 80141.913.23.2
May18° / 11818.10.214.64.7
Jun22° / 12°12617.5015.45.5
Jul24° / 13°11016.6015.16.1
Aug24° / 13°9314.1013.96.5
Sep19° / 689.4012.36.2
Oct13° / 567.9110.74.0
Nov / 4983.69.31.0
Dec / -4°497.96.28.60.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in May, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24060
34159
44060
54060
64060
74159
84060
94060
104060
113961
123961
133961
143862
153862
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223862
233862
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253961
264060
274060
284159
294060
304060
314258

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Curtea de Argeş gets around 118 mm of rain and snow over 18.1 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 59% and peaks near 63% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
152
253
353
453
554
654
755
855
956
1057
1157
1258
1358
1459
1559
1660
1760
1861
1961
2061
2161
2262
2362
2462
2562
2662
2762
2863
2963
3063
3163

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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
310000
410000
510000
610000
710000
89910
99910
109910
119910
129910
139910
149820
159820
169730
179730
189640
199550
209460
219370
229280
239190
2490100
2589110
2688120
2787130
2886140
2985150
3083170
3181181

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

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 5:18 AM to 4:44 AM, and sunset from 7:19 PM to 7:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.05:187:19
214.15:177:20
314.15:157:21
414.15:147:23
514.25:127:24
614.25:117:25
714.35:097:26
814.35:087:28
914.45:077:29
1014.45:057:30
1114.55:047:31
1214.55:037:32
1314.55:017:34
1414.65:007:35
1514.64:597:36
1614.74:587:37
1714.74:577:38
1814.74:567:39
1914.84:557:41
2014.84:547:42
2114.84:537:43
2214.94:527:44
2314.94:517:45
2414.94:507:46
2515.04:497:47
2615.04:487:48
2715.04:477:49
2815.14:467:50
2915.14:467:51
3015.14:457:52
3115.14:447:53

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.28 kWh/m² to a high of 5.82 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.4 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.4Bright
185.4Bright
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205.4Bright
215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Curtea de Argeş

In seasonPeak

In May, Curtea de Argeş sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Curtea de Argeş's rainy season runs April–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Curtea de Argeş?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Curtea de Argeş for sightseeing.

What to pack for Curtea de Argeş in May

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

In May, Curtea de Argeş sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 8°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

UV index in Curtea de Argeş 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 Curtea de Argeş peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateLowJul 17UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Curtea de Argeş?

Curtea de Argeş sits at 45.1°N, 24.7°E, 421 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Râmnicu Vâlcea, 24 km away.

DrăgăşaniTârgovişteGăeştiZărneștiSinaia

Topography around Curtea de Argeş

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Curtea de Argeş has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 261 m around an average of 478 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 750 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,378 m.

The land around Curtea de Argeş is covered by trees (60%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, trees (71%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) within 80 km.

3 km
261 m
16 km
750 m
80 km
2,378 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Râmnicu Vâlcea 24 km · Mioveni 29 km · Piteşti 35 km · Drăgăşani 63 km · Târgovişte 66 km · Găeşti 69 km · Zărnești 69 km · Sinaia 73 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 Curtea de Argeş (45.1342°, 24.6741°, elevation 421 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).