Timișoara weather in May

In May, Timișoara sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 69 mm of rain across 12.4 wet days and about 14.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 Timișoara's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Timișoara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
5th warmest
Overnight low
12°
8th coldest
Rainfall
69 mm
12.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 42 min
5:10 AM – 7:53 PM
Cloud cover
59%
7th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Timișoara is locality in Timiș County, Romania.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 16.8 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded
1266

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 21°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical May day in Timișoara reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 28°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)
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How May really feels in Timișoara

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.

Timișoara weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°428.83.68.90.0
Feb / -1°4293.210.10.6
Mar12° / 479.31.411.63.2
Apr18° / 6110.10.313.35.6
May23° / 12°6912.4014.76.4
Jun26° / 15°8211.9015.46.4
Jul28° / 17°6910.1015.16.2
Aug28° / 17°608.1013.96.3
Sep23° / 13°588.2012.37.1
Oct17° / 527.8010.75.8
Nov11° / 498.40.89.32.6
Dec / -1°529.52.98.50.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 51%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35347
45248
55149
65149
75050
85050
94852
104852
114852
124852
134852
144753
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Timișoara gets around 69 mm of rain over 12.4 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 40% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
135
235
336
437
537
638
738
839
939
1039
1140
1240
1340
1440
1540
1640
1740
1840
1940
2040
2141
2241
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2442
2542
2642
2742
2842
2942
3042
3142

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 74% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
193700
292800
392800
491900
5891010
6881110
7871210
8871210
9861310
10851410
11841510
12821620
13811720
14791920
15772030
16762130
17742240
18712450
19692560
20672670
21652780
22642880
23632890
246129100
255930110
265830120
275631130
285431150
295232160
305033171
314833181

Wind in May

Winds average 9 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
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49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
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129calm
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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 5:31 AM to 4:56 AM, and sunset from 7:34 PM to 8:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.15:317:34
214.15:297:35
314.15:287:36
414.25:267:38
514.25:257:39
614.35:237:40
714.35:227:42
814.45:207:43
914.45:197:44
1014.55:177:45
1114.55:167:47
1214.65:157:48
1314.65:147:49
1414.65:127:50
1514.75:117:52
1614.75:107:53
1714.85:097:54
1814.85:087:55
1914.85:077:56
2014.95:057:57
2114.95:047:59
2214.95:038:00
2315.05:028:01
2415.05:028:02
2515.05:018:03
2615.15:008:04
2715.14:598:05
2815.14:588:06
2915.24:578:07
3015.24:578:08
3115.24:568:09

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.09 kWh/m² to a high of 6.1 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.7 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
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55.6Bright
65.6Bright
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305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Timișoara?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Timișoara for sightseeing.

What to pack for Timișoara in May

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

In May, Timișoara sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Timișoara 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 Timișoara peaks around July 12 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 12UV 8Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr7Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Timișoara in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Timișoara is worst in June — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 12 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Timișoara's WHO annual average of 16.8 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1320 µg/m³Dec 1512 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Timișoara?

Timișoara sits at 45.8°N, 21.2°E, 96 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Arad, 48 km away.

AradLugojBocşaKikindaVršacReşiţaMakóZrenjanin

Topography around Timișoara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Timișoara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 26 m around an average of 91 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 87 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 862 m.

The land around Timișoara is covered by artificial surfaces (71%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, cropland (56%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and cropland (62%) within 80 km.

3 km
26 m
16 km
87 m
80 km
862 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Arad 48 km · Lugoj 53 km · Bocşa 57 km · Kikinda 60 km · Vršac 71 km · Reşiţa 72 km · Makó 77 km · Zrenjanin 78 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 Timișoara (45.7537°, 21.2257°, elevation 96 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).