Ocna Mureş weather in May

In May, Ocna Mureş sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 88 mm of rain across 14.4 wet days and about 14.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 Ocna Mureş's 8th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ocna Mureş's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
88 mm
14.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 48 min
4:57 AM – 7:44 PM
Cloud cover
62%
8th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Ocna Mureş is locality in Alba County, Romania.

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 19°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical May day in Ocna Mureş reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 26°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)
1198
2198
3198
4198
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8198
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10209
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312211

How May really feels in Ocna Mureş

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.

Ocna Mureş weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -6°307.65.38.80.0
Feb / -4°297.75100.1
Mar / -0°439.52.911.62.0
Apr15° / 6311.20.913.34.5
May20° / 8814.4014.75.7
Jun24° / 13°11015015.56.2
Jul26° / 14°10414.2015.26.2
Aug26° / 14°9011.70146.7
Sep21° / 10°709.8012.46.6
Oct15° / 538.20.310.74.8
Nov / 377.72.39.21.5
Dec / -4°388.14.48.50.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 55%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24852
34852
44753
54654
64555
74456
84456
94456
104456
114456
124357
134357
144456
154357
164357
174357
184357
194258
204258
214258
224357
234357
244357
254456
264555
274555
284654
294654
304753
314852

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ocna Mureş gets around 88 mm of rain over 14.4 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 46% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
139
239
339
440
540
641
742
842
943
1044
1144
1245
1345
1446
1547
1647
1748
1848
1949
2049
2150
2250
2350
2450
2551
2651
2751
2851
2951
3050
3150

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 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29910
39910
49820
59820
69820
79820
89820
99730
109730
119640
129640
139550
149460
159370
169280
179190
1890100
1989110
2088120
2187130
2285150
2383161
2481181
2580191
2679201
2777221
2876231
2974251
3072262
3170282

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
316calm

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 5:19 AM to 4:43 AM, and sunset from 7:25 PM to 8:01 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.15:197:25
214.15:177:26
314.25:167:27
414.25:147:29
514.35:137:30
614.35:117:31
714.45:107:33
814.45:087:34
914.55:077:35
1014.55:057:37
1114.65:047:38
1214.65:037:39
1314.75:017:40
1414.75:007:42
1514.74:597:43
1614.84:577:44
1714.84:567:45
1814.94:557:47
1914.94:547:48
2014.94:537:49
2115.04:527:50
2215.04:517:51
2315.04:507:52
2415.14:497:54
2515.14:487:55
2615.14:477:56
2715.24:467:57
2815.24:457:58
2915.24:457:59
3015.34:448:00
3115.34:438:01

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.15 kWh/m² to a high of 5.91 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.55 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
175.5Bright
185.5Bright
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205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.6Bright
245.6Bright
255.6Bright
265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Ocna Mureş

In seasonPeak

In May, Ocna Mureş sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Ocna Mureş's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Ocna Mureş?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Ocna Mureş for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ocna Mureş in May

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

In May, Ocna Mureş sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 9°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Ocna Mureş 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 Ocna Mureş 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 Ocna Mureş?

Ocna Mureş sits at 46.4°N, 23.9°E, 254 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Aiud, 13 km away.

Mediaş

Topography around Ocna Mureş

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ocna Mureş has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 228 m around an average of 296 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 442 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,633 m.

The land around Ocna Mureş is covered by cropland (35%) and grassland (33%) within 3 km, grassland (39%), cropland (38%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and trees (40%), grassland (35%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
228 m
16 km
442 m
80 km
1,633 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Aiud 13 km · Câmpia Turzii 19 km · Turda 21 km · Luduş 22 km · Blaj 24 km · Târnăveni 35 km · Alba Iulia 41 km · Mediaş 45 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 Ocna Mureş (46.3833°, 23.85°, elevation 254 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).