Luduş weather in May

In May, Luduş sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 72 mm of rain across 12.1 wet days and about 14.8 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Luduş's 7th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Luduş's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
5th warmest
Overnight low
10°
8th coldest
Rainfall
72 mm
12.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 48 min
4:56 AM – 7:43 PM
Cloud cover
61%
7th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Luduş is locality in Mureș County, Romania.

Air quality
Good
PM10 26 µg/m³ · 2018
Founded
1333

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 23°C by the end.

A typical May day in Luduş reaches about 22°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 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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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2209
3219
4219
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How May really feels in Luduş

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.

Luduş 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 / -6°246.54.68.80.0
Feb / -4°236.33.7100.2
Mar11° / 348.2211.62.6
Apr17° / 519.70.513.35.3
May22° / 10°7212.1014.86.3
Jun25° / 14°8912.2015.56.4
Jul27° / 15°7911.5015.26.3
Aug27° / 15°618.90146.7
Sep22° / 11°578.4012.47.0
Oct16° / 447.20.110.75.4
Nov / 316.71.59.21.9
Dec / -4°327.33.58.50.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35050
45050
54852
64852
74852
84753
94654
104654
114555
124555
134456
144456
154555
164456
174456
184456
194456
204357
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224357
234456
244555
254555
264654
274753
284753
294753
304951
314951

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Luduş gets around 72 mm of rain over 12.1 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 38% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
131
232
332
432
533
633
733
834
934
1035
1135
1236
1336
1437
1537
1638
1738
1839
1940
2041
2141
2242
2342
2443
2543
2644
2744
2844
2944
3044
3144

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 86% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29820
39820
49820
59820
69730
79730
89730
99640
109640
119550
129460
139370
149280
159190
1690100
1789110
1887130
1985150
2083161
2181181
2279201
2378211
2475232
2574242
2673252
2770273
2869283
2968293
3066304
3164315

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
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318calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 06 min at the start of May to 15 h 18 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 5:18 AM to 4:42 AM, and sunset from 7:24 PM to 8:00 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.15:187:24
214.25:167:25
314.25:147:27
414.35:137:28
514.35:117:29
614.35:107:31
714.45:087:32
814.45:077:33
914.55:057:35
1014.55:047:36
1114.65:037:37
1214.65:017:38
1314.75:007:40
1414.74:597:41
1514.74:577:42
1614.84:567:43
1714.84:557:45
1814.94:547:46
1914.94:537:47
2014.94:527:48
2115.04:517:49
2215.04:507:51
2315.14:497:52
2415.14:487:53
2515.14:477:54
2615.24:467:55
2715.24:457:56
2815.24:447:57
2915.24:437:58
3015.34:437:59
3115.34:428:00

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.11 kWh/m² to a high of 5.99 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.63 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
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315.8Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Luduş?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Luduş for sightseeing.

What to pack for Luduş in May

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

In May, Luduş sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Luduş 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 Luduş peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 highModerateLowJul 15UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr7Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Luduş?

Luduş sits at 46.5°N, 24.1°E, 272 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Câmpia Turzii, 18 km away.

Topography around Luduş

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Luduş has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 176 m around an average of 322 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 282 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,620 m.

The land around Luduş is covered by cropland (56%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, cropland (56%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (37%), trees (36%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
176 m
16 km
282 m
80 km
1,620 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Câmpia Turzii 18 km · Ocna Mureş 22 km · Târnăveni 23 km · Turda 26 km · Aiud 35 km · Târgu Mureş 36 km · Blaj 37 km · Mediaş 40 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 Luduş (46.4833°, 24.1°, elevation 272 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).