Urziceni weather in May

In May, Urziceni sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 70 mm of rain across 10.6 wet days and about 14.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-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 hours at the start of May to 15 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Urziceni's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Urziceni's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
5th warmest
Overnight low
12°
8th coldest
Rainfall
70 mm
10.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
4:51 AM – 7:28 PM
Cloud cover
57%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Urziceni is locality in Ialomița County, Romania.

Air quality
Good
PM10 28.4 µg/m³ · 2018
Founded
1596

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 Urziceni 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 18°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Urziceni

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.

Urziceni 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°396.73.990.0
Feb / -2°336.22.910.10.4
Mar11° / 457.81.811.62.9
Apr17° / 539.50.213.25.5
May23° / 12°7010.6014.66.7
Jun27° / 16°8012.1015.36.2
Jul29° / 18°719.20155.8
Aug29° / 18°446.5013.96.2
Sep24° / 13°556.3012.37.5
Oct17° / 516.70.210.75.8
Nov10° / 436.71.29.42.3
Dec / -2°436.938.70.0

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 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35347
45149
55149
65050
75050
84951
94951
104852
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Urziceni gets around 70 mm of rain over 10.6 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 35% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
130
230
330
431
531
632
732
833
933
1034
1134
1234
1334
1435
1535
1635
1735
1836
1936
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2136
2236
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2738
2838
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3039
3139

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 72% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19460
29460
39370
49370
59280
69190
790100
889110
987121
1085141
1184151
1283161
1380182
1478193
1576213
1674224
1771245
1870255
1967276
2065287
2163298
2261309
23593110
24573211
25553312
26543313
27523414
28503515
29483516
30463617
31453619

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 hours at the start of May to 15 h 06 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 4:38 AM, and sunset from 7:10 PM to 7:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.05:117:10
214.05:107:11
314.15:087:13
414.15:077:14
514.25:057:15
614.25:047:16
714.25:037:17
814.35:017:19
914.35:007:20
1014.44:597:21
1114.44:577:22
1214.54:567:23
1314.54:557:25
1414.54:547:26
1514.64:527:27
1614.64:517:28
1714.74:507:29
1814.74:497:30
1914.74:487:32
2014.84:477:33
2114.84:467:34
2214.84:457:35
2314.94:447:36
2414.94:437:37
2514.94:427:38
2615.04:427:39
2715.04:417:40
2815.04:407:41
2915.04:397:42
3015.14:397:43
3115.14:387:44

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.26 kWh/m² to a high of 6.18 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.74 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
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265.9Bright
275.9Bright
285.9Bright
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305.9Bright
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Urziceni?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Urziceni for sightseeing.

What to pack for Urziceni in May

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

In May, Urziceni sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Urziceni 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 Urziceni 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 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 Urziceni?

Urziceni sits at 44.7°N, 26.6°E, 52 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Mizil, 36 km away.

VoluntariPantelimonSector 3Sector 2BuzăuPopeşti-LeordeniBucharest

Topography around Urziceni

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Urziceni has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m around an average of 55 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,115 m.

The land around Urziceni is covered by cropland (52%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (76%) within 16 km, and cropland (65%) within 80 km.

3 km
20 m
16 km
51 m
80 km
1,115 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Mizil 36 km · Voluntari 44 km · Pantelimon 45 km · Sector 3 49 km · Sector 2 49 km · Buzău 51 km · Popeşti-Leordeni 52 km · Bucharest 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 Urziceni (44.7167°, 26.6333°, elevation 52 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).