Filiaşi weather in May

In May, Filiaşi sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 82 mm of rain across 12.5 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 21°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 Filiaşi's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Filiaşi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
5th warmest
Overnight low
12°
8th coldest
Rainfall
82 mm
12.5 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
5:04 AM – 7:40 PM
Cloud cover
58%
7th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Filiaşi is locality in Dolj County, Romania.

Founded
1573

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 21°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical May day in Filiaşi reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 28°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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How May really feels in Filiaşi

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.

Filiaşi 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 / -3°417.64.690.0
Feb / -2°3773.710.10.5
Mar12° / 498.72.311.63.1
Apr18° / 6110.20.113.25.6
May23° / 12°8212.5014.66.4
Jun27° / 16°9513.2015.36.1
Jul29° / 18°7911.10155.5
Aug29° / 17°588.6013.95.9
Sep24° / 13°577.3012.37.4
Oct17° / 507.6010.75.7
Nov10° / 487.91.69.42.2
Dec / -2°477.63.38.70.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35149
45149
55050
65050
74951
84951
94951
104951
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124951
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Filiaşi gets around 82 mm of rain over 12.5 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 41% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
135
235
335
435
536
636
737
838
938
1039
1139
1240
1340
1440
1541
1641
1742
1842
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2143
2244
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3145

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 72% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
195500
294600
393700
493700
591810
690910
7891010
8881110
9871210
10861310
11841510
12811720
13801820
14782020
15752230
16732430
17702640
18682750
19662950
20643060
21623170
22603280
23593380
24573490
255535100
265336110
275236120
285136130
294837141
304637151
314538161

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 10 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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510calm
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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 5:24 AM to 4:51 AM, and sunset from 7:22 PM to 7:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.05:247:22
214.05:237:23
314.15:217:25
414.15:207:26
514.15:187:27
614.25:177:28
714.25:157:30
814.35:147:31
914.35:137:32
1014.45:117:33
1114.45:107:34
1214.45:097:35
1314.55:087:37
1414.55:077:38
1514.65:057:39
1614.65:047:40
1714.65:037:41
1814.75:027:42
1914.75:017:44
2014.75:007:45
2114.84:597:46
2214.84:587:47
2314.84:577:48
2414.94:567:49
2514.94:557:50
2614.94:557:51
2715.04:547:52
2815.04:537:53
2915.04:527:54
3015.14:527:55
3115.14:517:56

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.28 kWh/m² to a high of 6.3 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.82 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
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45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.7Bright
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205.8Bright
215.9Bright
225.9Bright
235.9Bright
245.9Bright
256.0Bright
266.0Bright
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Filiaşi?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Filiaşi for sightseeing.

What to pack for Filiaşi in May

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

In May, Filiaşi sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Filiaşi 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 Filiaşi peaks around July 12 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 12UV 8Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Filiaşi 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 Filiaşi 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 Filiaşi?

Filiaşi sits at 44.5°N, 23.5°E, 106 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Craiova, 34 km away.

BalşMotruTârgu JiuDrăgăşaniBăileştiSlatinaDrobeta-Turnu Severin

Topography around Filiaşi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Filiaşi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 107 m around an average of 122 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 239 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,725 m.

The land around Filiaşi is covered by cropland (57%) within 3 km, trees (36%), cropland (32%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and cropland (41%) and trees (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
107 m
16 km
239 m
80 km
1,725 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Craiova 34 km · Balş 51 km · Motru 51 km · Târgu Jiu 59 km · Drăgăşani 60 km · Băileşti 61 km · Slatina 69 km · Drobeta-Turnu Severin 69 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 Filiaşi (44.55°, 23.5167°, elevation 106 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).