Târgu Secuiesc weather in May

In May, Târgu Secuiesc sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 98 mm of precipitation across 15 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 16°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 Târgu Secuiesc's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Târgu Secuiesc's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
98 mm
15 wet days
Daylight
14 h 42 min
4:50 AM – 7:34 PM
Cloud cover
65%
7th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Târgu Secuiesc is locality in Covasna County, Romania.

Founded
1407

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 16°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical May day in Târgu Secuiesc reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 22°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)
1155
2165
3165
4165
5166
6166
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10176
11176
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31199

How May really feels in Târgu Secuiesc

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 Secuiesc 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-1° / -8°327.47.78.90.0
Feb / -7°316.87100.0
Mar / -3°5210.57.611.60.5
Apr12° / 72132.713.32.8
May17° / 98150.414.74.8
Jun21° / 11°11416.3015.55.4
Jul23° / 12°10314.3015.26.2
Aug23° / 12°7711.50146.8
Sep18° / 549.20.112.35.8
Oct12° / 477.71.410.73.5
Nov / -1°346.84.49.20.7
Dec-0° / -6°387.678.50.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 60%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24159
34159
44159
54060
63961
73961
83961
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103961
113862
123961
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294060
304159
314159

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Târgu Secuiesc gets around 98 mm of rain and snow over 15 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 49% and peaks near 53% 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 (%)
1422
2432
3432
4442
5442
6452
7452
8461
9461
10471
11471
12481
13481
14481
15481
16491
17491
18491
19501
20501
21501
22511
23511
24521
25521
26531
27531
28531
29531
30531
31531

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
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131000
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151000
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20991
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22982
23973
24973
25964
26964
27955
28946
29937
30928
31919

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
29calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
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88calm
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108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
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228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
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308calm
318calm

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 5:11 AM to 4:35 AM, and sunset from 7:15 PM to 7:50 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.15:117:15
214.15:097:16
314.25:077:17
414.25:067:19
514.35:047:20
614.35:037:21
714.45:017:23
814.45:007:24
914.44:597:25
1014.54:577:26
1114.54:567:28
1214.64:557:29
1314.64:537:30
1414.74:527:31
1514.74:517:33
1614.74:507:34
1714.84:487:35
1814.84:477:36
1914.94:467:37
2014.94:457:39
2114.94:447:40
2215.04:437:41
2315.04:427:42
2415.04:417:43
2515.14:407:44
2615.14:397:45
2715.14:387:46
2815.24:387:47
2915.24:377:48
3015.24:367:49
3115.24:357:50

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.17 kWh/m² to a high of 5.75 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.46 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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55.4Bright
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275.6Bright
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315.6Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Târgu Secuiesc

In seasonPeak

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

Târgu Secuiesc's rainy season runs March–September, 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 Secuiesc?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Târgu Secuiesc in May

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

In May, Târgu Secuiesc sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 7°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

UV index in Târgu Secuiesc 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 Secuiesc peaks around July 17 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighVery highModerateLowJul 17UV 8Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr7Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Târgu Secuiesc?

Târgu Secuiesc sits at 46.0°N, 26.1°E, 571 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Sfântu Gheorghe, 31 km away.

Miercurea-CiucComăneştiSăceleBrasovMoineştiCodleaRâşnov

Topography around Târgu Secuiesc

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Târgu Secuiesc has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 564 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 771 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,382 m.

The land around Târgu Secuiesc is covered by cropland (85%) within 3 km, cropland (46%) and trees (38%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
36 m
16 km
771 m
80 km
2,382 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Sfântu Gheorghe 31 km · Miercurea-Ciuc 47 km · Comăneşti 52 km · Săcele 54 km · Brasov 57 km · Moineşti 60 km · Codlea 63 km · Râşnov 70 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 Secuiesc (46°, 26.1333°, elevation 571 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).