Sebeş weather in May

In May, Sebeş sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 92 mm of rain across 15.9 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 19°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Sebeş's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sebeş's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
5th warmest
Overnight low
10°
8th coldest
Rainfall
92 mm
15.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 42 min
5:00 AM – 7:44 PM
Cloud cover
63%
7th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Sebeş is locality in Alba County, Romania.

Air quality
Moderate
PM10 32.4 µg/m³ · 2019

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 Sebeş reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 25°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)
1188
2198
3198
4198
5198
6199
7199
8199
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10199
11199
12199
13199
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How May really feels in Sebeş

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.

Sebeş 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°378.96.98.90.0
Feb / -3°389.26.1100.1
Mar / 5310.64.211.61.9
Apr15° / 7413.41.113.34.2
May20° / 10°9215.9014.75.4
Jun23° / 13°11516.8015.55.8
Jul25° / 15°9915.4015.26.1
Aug26° / 14°7912.80146.6
Sep21° / 10°6810.2012.36.4
Oct15° / 558.70.510.74.8
Nov / 428.62.99.31.7
Dec / -2°459.25.78.50.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34654
44654
54555
64555
74555
84456
94456
104456
114456
124357
134456
144357
154357
164555
174555
184456
194456
204456
214456
224456
234357
244456
254456
264456
274357
284357
294357
304357
314357

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Sebeş gets around 92 mm of rain over 15.9 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 51% and peaks near 56% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
146
246
347
447
548
648
749
849
950
1051
1151
1251
1352
1452
1552
1652
1752
1852
1952
2052
2152
2253
2353
2453
2553
2654
2754
2855
2955
3056
3156

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 88% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29910
39820
49820
59820
69820
79730
89730
99730
109640
119550
129460
139460
149280
159190
1690100
1789110
1888120
1986140
2085150
2184160
2282180
2380191
2479201
2578211
2676231
2775241
2874251
2972271
3070282
3168302

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
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 06 min 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 66 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:21 AM to 4:46 AM, and sunset from 7:25 PM to 8:00 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.15:217:25
214.15:197:26
314.25:187:28
414.25:167:29
514.35:157:30
614.35:137:31
714.45:127:33
814.45:107:34
914.45:097:35
1014.55:087:37
1114.55:067:38
1214.65:057:39
1314.65:047:40
1414.75:027:42
1514.75:017:43
1614.75:007:44
1714.84:597:45
1814.84:587:46
1914.94:567:48
2014.94:557:49
2114.94:547:50
2215.04:537:51
2315.04:527:52
2415.04:517:53
2515.14:517:54
2615.14:507:55
2715.14:497:56
2815.24:487:57
2915.24:477:58
3015.24:477:59
3115.24:468:00

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.52 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 5.52 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
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
195.5Bright
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

Is May a good time to visit Sebeş?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Sebeş for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sebeş in May

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

In May, Sebeş sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Sebeş 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 Sebeş peaks around July 15 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sebeş?

Sebeş sits at 46.0°N, 23.6°E, 254 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Alba Iulia, 12 km away.

AiudSibiuOcna MureşCisnădie

Topography around Sebeş

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sebeş has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 175 m around an average of 267 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 776 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,325 m.

The land around Sebeş is covered by cropland (45%), grassland (27%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (34%), cropland (32%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
175 m
16 km
776 m
80 km
2,325 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Alba Iulia 12 km · Cugir 20 km · Orăştie 32 km · Blaj 36 km · Aiud 41 km · Sibiu 48 km · Ocna Mureş 52 km · Cisnădie 52 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 Sebeş (45.9565°, 23.571°, 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).