Găeşti weather in May

In May, Găeşti sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 93 mm of rain across 13.2 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 20°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 Găeşti's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Găeşti's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
5th warmest
Overnight low
11°
8th coldest
Rainfall
93 mm
13.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
4:57 AM – 7:33 PM
Cloud cover
59%
6th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Găeşti is locality in Dâmbovița County, Romania.

Founded
1498

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 23°C by the end.

A typical May day in Găeşti reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°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 5°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Găeşti

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.

Găeşti 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°437.34.890.0
Feb / -2°387.14.110.10.4
Mar11° / 539.12.811.62.7
Apr17° / 6910.70.313.25.1
May22° / 11°9313.2014.66.2
Jun26° / 15°11713.1015.36.3
Jul28° / 16°9810.80156.4
Aug28° / 16°738.8013.96.7
Sep23° / 12°727.3012.37.3
Oct16° / 637.50.210.75.4
Nov / 497.71.69.42.0
Dec / -2°507.63.68.70.0

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 23% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25149
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Găeşti gets around 93 mm of rain over 13.2 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 42% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 73% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
196400
295500
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593700
692800
791900
8891100
9881200
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11841510
12831610
13811810
14792010
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21643240
22623350
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24573670
25553780
26533890
275139100
284940110
294741120
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314342151

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
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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 5:17 AM to 4:43 AM, and sunset from 7:15 PM to 7:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.05:177:15
214.05:157:17
314.15:147:18
414.15:127:19
514.25:117:20
614.25:097:21
714.25:087:23
814.35:067:24
914.35:057:25
1014.45:047:26
1114.45:037:28
1214.55:017:29
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1414.54:597:31
1514.64:587:32
1614.64:577:33
1714.74:557:35
1814.74:547:36
1914.74:537:37
2014.84:527:38
2114.84:517:39
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2314.94:497:41
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2514.94:487:43
2615.04:477:44
2715.04:467:45
2815.04:457:46
2915.04:457:47
3015.14:447:48
3115.14:437:49

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.28 kWh/m² to a high of 6.03 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.62 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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315.8Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Găeşti?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Găeşti for sightseeing.

What to pack for Găeşti in May

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

In May, Găeşti sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Găeşti 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 Găeşti 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.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Găeşti?

Găeşti sits at 44.7°N, 25.3°E, 186 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Târgovişte, 26 km away.

BufteaBăicoiCâmpinaBreaza

Topography around Găeşti

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Găeşti has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m around an average of 188 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 212 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,432 m.

The land around Găeşti is covered by cropland (59%) within 3 km, cropland (51%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and cropland (46%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
30 m
16 km
212 m
80 km
2,432 m
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May weather nearby: Târgovişte 26 km · Piteşti 38 km · Moreni 39 km · Mioveni 40 km · Buftea 53 km · Băicoi 55 km · Câmpina 56 km · Breaza 59 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 Găeşti (44.7167°, 25.3167°, elevation 186 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).