Târgu Neamţ weather in May

In May, Târgu Neamţ sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 82 mm of precipitation across 13.7 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 17°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 12 min at the start of May to 15 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Târgu Neamţ's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Târgu Neamţ's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
82 mm
13.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 54 min
4:45 AM – 7:37 PM
Cloud cover
63%
6th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Târgu Neamţ is locality in Neamț County, Romania.

Founded
1387

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 17°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Târgu Neamţ reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1176
2176
3177
4187
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How May really feels in Târgu Neamţ

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 Neamţ 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-0° / -7°286.878.70.0
Feb / -6°296.86.1100.0
Mar / -2°48116.611.60.9
Apr13° / 6411.92.213.33.6
May19° / 8213.70.214.85.5
Jun22° / 12°10614.8015.65.9
Jul24° / 14°10614.2015.36.3
Aug24° / 13°7911.40146.8
Sep19° / 609.50.112.46.2
Oct13° / 487.5110.64.0
Nov / -1°356.93.89.11.0
Dec / -5°357.65.88.40.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 57%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34654
44654
54555
64456
74456
84456
94357
104357
114258
124258
134258
144258
154159
164159
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184159
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234258
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264357
274456
284456
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314456

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Târgu Neamţ gets around 82 mm of rain and snow over 13.7 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 44% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1382
2381
3381
4391
5391
6391
7401
8401
9411
10421
11421
12431
13430
14430
15440
16440
17450
18450
19460
20460
21470
22470
23480
24480
25480
26490
27490
28490
29490
30490
31490

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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
310000
410000
59910
69910
79910
89910
99910
109910
119820
129820
139730
149730
159640
169550
179550
189460
199370
209280
219280
229190
2390100
2489110
2588120
2688120
2787130
2886140
2985150
3083161
3182171

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
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319calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 12 min at the start of May to 15 h 24 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 5:07 AM to 4:30 AM, and sunset from 7:17 PM to 7:54 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.25:077:17
214.25:057:18
314.35:047:19
414.35:027:21
514.45:007:22
614.44:597:23
714.54:577:25
814.54:567:26
914.64:547:28
1014.64:537:29
1114.64:527:30
1214.74:507:32
1314.74:497:33
1414.84:477:34
1514.84:467:35
1614.94:457:37
1714.94:447:38
1814.94:427:39
1915.04:417:40
2015.04:407:42
2115.14:397:43
2215.14:387:44
2315.14:377:45
2415.24:367:46
2515.24:357:47
2615.24:347:49
2715.34:337:50
2815.34:327:51
2915.34:327:52
3015.44:317:53
3115.44:307:54

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.09 kWh/m² to a high of 5.52 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.33 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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65.3Bright
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305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Târgu Neamţ

In seasonPeak

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

Târgu Neamţ's rainy season runs March–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 Târgu Neamţ?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Târgu Neamţ in May

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

In May, Târgu Neamţ sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Târgu Neamţ in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 5 — 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 Neamţ 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 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr7High
May5High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Târgu Neamţ?

Târgu Neamţ sits at 47.2°N, 26.4°E, 361 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Paşcani, 27 km away.

SuceavaGura HumoruluiRomanBuhuşiBotoşani

Topography around Târgu Neamţ

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Târgu Neamţ has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 288 m around an average of 393 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 878 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,830 m.

The land around Târgu Neamţ is covered by cropland (39%), grassland (26%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, trees (37%), cropland (33%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and trees (46%), cropland (31%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
288 m
16 km
878 m
80 km
1,830 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Paşcani 27 km · Fălticeni 28 km · Piatra Neamţ 32 km · Suceava 49 km · Gura Humorului 52 km · Roman 53 km · Buhuşi 59 km · Botoşani 65 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 Neamţ (47.2°, 26.3667°, elevation 361 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).