Focșani weather in May

In May, Focșani sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 62 mm of rain across 10.8 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 20°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Focșani's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Focșani's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
5th warmest
Overnight low
12°
8th coldest
Rainfall
62 mm
10.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 42 min
4:46 AM – 7:29 PM
Cloud cover
57%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Focșani is locality in Vrancea County, Romania.

Air quality
Good
PM10 19.3 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded
1482

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 20°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical May day in Focșani reaches about 22°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 16°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Focșani

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.

Focșani 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°366.14.88.90.0
Feb / -3°325.93.710.10.2
Mar10° / 427.82.611.62.4
Apr16° / 5090.413.35.2
May22° / 12°6210.8014.76.6
Jun26° / 16°7511.3015.46.5
Jul28° / 18°669.6015.16.2
Aug28° / 17°427.2013.96.6
Sep23° / 12°486.1012.37.5
Oct16° / 5160.110.75.6
Nov / 406.31.69.32.0
Dec / -2°426.53.98.60.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35149
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Focșani gets around 62 mm of rain over 10.8 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 34% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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3036
3136

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 82% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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29820
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49730
59730
69640
79640
89550
99460
109370
119280
1290100
1389110
1487130
1585141
1683161
1781181
1880191
1978211
2076231
2175241
2272262
2371272
2470282
2568293
2666304
2765314
2864315
2962326
3062326
3160337

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 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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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 hours 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 72 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:07 AM to 4:32 AM, and sunset from 7:10 PM to 7:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.05:077:10
214.15:057:11
314.15:047:13
414.25:027:14
514.25:017:15
614.34:597:16
714.34:587:18
814.44:577:19
914.44:557:20
1014.54:547:21
1114.54:527:23
1214.54:517:24
1314.64:507:25
1414.64:497:26
1514.74:477:28
1614.74:467:29
1714.74:457:30
1814.84:447:31
1914.84:437:32
2014.94:427:33
2114.94:417:35
2214.94:407:36
2315.04:397:37
2415.04:387:38
2515.04:377:39
2615.14:367:40
2715.14:357:41
2815.14:357:42
2915.24:347:43
3015.24:337:44
3115.24:327:45

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.18 kWh/m² to a high of 6.02 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.66 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
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315.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Focșani?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Focșani for sightseeing.

What to pack for Focșani in May

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

In May, Focșani sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Focșani 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 Focșani 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Focșani?

Focșani sits at 45.7°N, 27.2°E, 54 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Tecuci, 26 km away.

AdjudBuzăuBârladGalaţiBrăilaCahul

Topography around Focșani

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Focșani has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 57 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 670 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,770 m.

The land around Focșani is covered by cropland (36%), artificial surfaces (31%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (58%) within 16 km, and cropland (45%) and trees (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
34 m
16 km
670 m
80 km
1,770 m
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May weather nearby: Tecuci 26 km · Râmnicu Sărat 37 km · Adjud 44 km · Buzău 67 km · Bârlad 70 km · Galaţi 74 km · Brăila 78 km · Cahul 82 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 Focșani (45.7°, 27.1833°, elevation 54 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).