Târgu Mureş weather in May

In May, Târgu Mureş sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 81 mm of rain across 13.6 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 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 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 Târgu Mureş's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Târgu Mureş's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
5th warmest
Overnight low
10°
8th coldest
Rainfall
81 mm
13.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 48 min
4:54 AM – 7:42 PM
Cloud cover
60%
7th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Târgu Mureş is city in Mureș County, Romania.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 10.3 µg/m³ · 2010
Density
3,177/km²
people per km²
Founded
1230

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 Târgu Mureş reaches about 21°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 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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How May really feels in Târgu 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.

Târgu Mureş 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 / -5°328.25.58.80.0
Feb / -4°318.24.8100.2
Mar10° / 459.42.211.62.4
Apr17° / 6111.20.713.35.0
May21° / 10°8113.6014.86.0
Jun25° / 14°9713.7015.66.3
Jul27° / 15°8312.6015.26.3
Aug27° / 15°779.90146.8
Sep22° / 11°709.2012.46.8
Oct16° / 528.30.210.75.2
Nov / 398.32.39.21.9
Dec / -3°418.64.28.40.0

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 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25347
35248
45248
55149
65149
75050
84951
94951
104951
114852
124753
134753
144753
154654
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Târgu Mureş gets around 81 mm of rain over 13.6 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 49% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
135
236
336
437
537
638
739
839
940
1041
1142
1242
1343
1443
1543
1644
1745
1845
1946
2046
2147
2247
2348
2448
2548
2649
2749
2849
2949
3048
3148

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 84% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19820
29820
39820
49820
59730
69730
79640
89640
99550
109460
119370
129280
139190
1490100
1588120
1687130
1785150
1884160
1981181
2080191
2178211
2277221
2375241
2473252
2571272
2670282
2768293
2867303
2965314
3064324
3162335

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 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
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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 5:16 AM to 4:40 AM, and sunset from 7:22 PM to 7:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.15:167:22
214.25:147:24
314.25:127:25
414.35:117:26
514.35:097:28
614.45:087:29
714.45:067:30
814.45:057:32
914.55:037:33
1014.55:027:34
1114.65:017:36
1214.64:597:37
1314.74:587:38
1414.74:577:39
1514.84:557:41
1614.84:547:42
1714.84:537:43
1814.94:527:44
1914.94:517:45
2015.04:507:47
2115.04:497:48
2215.04:477:49
2315.14:467:50
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2515.14:457:52
2615.24:447:53
2715.24:437:54
2815.24:427:56
2915.34:417:57
3015.34:417:58
3115.34:407:59

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 5.97 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
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315.8Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Târgu Mureş?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Târgu Mureş in May

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

In May, Târgu Mureş sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Târgu 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 Târgu Mureş peaks around July 17 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 17UV 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 Târgu Mureş?

Târgu Mureş sits at 46.5°N, 24.6°E, 319 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Reghin-Sat, 29 km away.

MediaşCâmpia TurziiOcna MureşTurda

Topography around Târgu Mureş

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Târgu Mureş has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 192 m around an average of 337 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 274 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,831 m.

The land around Târgu Mureş is covered by artificial surfaces (41%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, cropland (42%), trees (26%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (38%), grassland (37%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
192 m
16 km
274 m
80 km
1,831 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Reghin-Sat 29 km · Târnăveni 31 km · Luduş 36 km · Sighisoara 40 km · Mediaş 45 km · Câmpia Turzii 52 km · Ocna Mureş 57 km · Turda 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 Târgu Mureş (46.5425°, 24.5575°, elevation 319 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).