Lugoj weather in May

In May, Lugoj sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 75 mm of rain across 13.5 wet days and about 14.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Lugoj's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lugoj's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
5th warmest
Overnight low
11°
8th coldest
Rainfall
75 mm
13.5 wet days
Daylight
14 h 42 min
5:07 AM – 7:50 PM
Cloud cover
60%
7th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Lugoj is locality in Timiș County, Romania.

Founded
1334

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 Lugoj reaches about 21°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 15°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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How May really feels in Lugoj

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.

Lugoj 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 / -2°50105.58.90.0
Feb / -1°499.8510.10.5
Mar11° / 5610.42.411.62.8
Apr17° / 7211.40.313.35.2
May21° / 11°7513.5014.76.1
Jun25° / 14°9213.2015.46.4
Jul27° / 15°7410.7015.16.6
Aug27° / 15°658.6013.97.0
Sep22° / 12°668.9012.37.0
Oct17° / 567.70.110.75.6
Nov11° / 519.11.79.32.5
Dec / -1°5810.44.48.60.1

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 20% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35050
44951
54951
64852
74852
84654
94654
104654
114654
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Lugoj gets around 75 mm of rain over 13.5 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 43% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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541
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2245
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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 76% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19640
29550
39460
49460
59370
69280
79280
89190
990100
1088111
1187121
1285141
1384151
1482171
1580191
1678211
1777221
1874242
1972262
2070282
2167303
2265323
2363343
2461354
2559374
2657385
2755396
2854397
2952408
3050419
31484110

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
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127calm
137calm
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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 5:28 AM to 4:54 AM, and sunset from 7:31 PM to 8:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.05:287:31
214.15:277:32
314.15:257:34
414.25:247:35
514.25:227:36
614.35:217:37
714.35:197:39
814.45:187:40
914.45:167:41
1014.55:157:43
1114.55:147:44
1214.55:127:45
1314.65:117:46
1414.65:107:47
1514.75:097:49
1614.75:077:50
1714.75:067:51
1814.85:057:52
1914.85:047:53
2014.95:037:55
2114.95:027:56
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2315.05:007:58
2415.04:597:59
2515.04:588:00
2615.14:578:01
2715.14:568:02
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2915.24:558:04
3015.24:548:05
3115.24:548:06

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.12 kWh/m² to a high of 5.96 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.57 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
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35.5Bright
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55.5Bright
65.5Bright
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315.8Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Lugoj?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Lugoj for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lugoj in May

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

In May, Lugoj sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Lugoj 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 Lugoj peaks around July 13 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 7 months of the year.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr7Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Lugoj?

Lugoj sits at 45.7°N, 21.9°E, 122 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Bocşa, 38 km away.

ReşiţaTimișoaraAradHunedoaraVršacDeva

Topography around Lugoj

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lugoj has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 86 m around an average of 123 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 364 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,192 m.

The land around Lugoj is covered by grassland (31%), artificial surfaces (24%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (44%), grassland (29%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and trees (49%), cropland (29%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
86 m
16 km
364 m
80 km
2,192 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Bocşa 38 km · Caransebeş 39 km · Reşiţa 43 km · Timișoara 53 km · Arad 71 km · Hunedoara 78 km · Vršac 79 km · Deva 80 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 Lugoj (45.6886°, 21.9031°, elevation 122 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).