Deva weather in May

In May, Deva sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 79 mm of rain across 14.9 wet days and about 14.7 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 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 06 min at the start of May to 15 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Deva's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Deva's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
5th warmest
Overnight low
10°
8th coldest
Rainfall
79 mm
14.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 42 min
5:03 AM – 7:46 PM
Cloud cover
62%
7th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Deva is locality in Hunedoara County, Romania.

Air quality
Good
PM10 21.1 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded
1269

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 22°C by the end.

A typical May day in Deva reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 11°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 4°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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2198
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How May really feels in Deva

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.

Deva 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°399.26.38.90.0
Feb / -2°389.15.3100.3
Mar10° / 5010.23.111.62.3
Apr16° / 6512.30.713.34.7
May20° / 10°7914.9014.75.6
Jun24° / 13°9016.2015.56.0
Jul26° / 14°8114.6015.26.1
Aug26° / 14°6311.8013.96.6
Sep22° / 10°629.8012.36.7
Oct16° / 507.90.310.75.2
Nov / 428.429.32.0
Dec / -2°469.358.50.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24753
34753
44654
54555
64456
74357
84357
94357
104258
114357
124258
134258
144258
154357
164456
174357
184258
194258
204357
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224456
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254357
264456
274456
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304456
314456

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Deva gets around 79 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 49% and peaks near 53% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
142
243
343
443
544
645
746
847
947
1048
1149
1249
1349
1449
1549
1650
1750
1850
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2450
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3153

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 83% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19820
29820
39820
49730
59730
69640
79640
89550
99550
109460
119370
129280
139190
1489110
1588120
1686140
1785150
1883170
1980191
2079201
2177221
2275241
2374251
2472262
2570282
2669292
2767303
2866313
2963334
3061345
3160355

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 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
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266calm
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306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 06 min at the start of May to 15 h 12 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 5:24 AM to 4:49 AM, and sunset from 7:27 PM to 8:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.15:247:27
214.15:227:29
314.25:217:30
414.25:197:31
514.35:187:33
614.35:167:34
714.35:157:35
814.45:137:37
914.45:127:38
1014.55:107:39
1114.55:097:40
1214.65:087:42
1314.65:067:43
1414.65:057:44
1514.75:047:45
1614.75:037:46
1714.85:027:48
1814.85:017:49
1914.84:597:50
2014.94:587:51
2114.94:577:52
2215.04:567:53
2315.04:557:55
2415.04:547:56
2515.14:537:57
2615.14:537:58
2715.14:527:59
2815.14:518:00
2915.24:508:01
3015.24:508:02
3115.24:498:03

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.11 kWh/m² to a high of 5.89 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.51 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
175.5Bright
185.5Bright
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205.5Bright
215.5Bright
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235.5Bright
245.6Bright
255.6Bright
265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Deva?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Deva for sightseeing.

What to pack for Deva in May

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

In May, Deva sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Deva 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 Deva peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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
Apr7Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Deva?

Deva sits at 45.9°N, 22.9°E, 196 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Hunedoara, 15 km away.

SebeşAlba IuliaVulcanPetrila

Topography around Deva

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Deva has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 508 m around an average of 260 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 889 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,375 m.

The land around Deva is covered by trees (39%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (57%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (70%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
508 m
16 km
889 m
80 km
2,375 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Hunedoara 15 km · Orăştie 24 km · Brad 29 km · Cugir 37 km · Sebeş 53 km · Alba Iulia 57 km · Vulcan 62 km · Petrila 63 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 Deva (45.8833°, 22.9°, elevation 196 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).