Vaslui weather in May

In May, Vaslui sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 60 mm of rain across 10.7 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 20°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 Vaslui's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vaslui's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
5th warmest
Overnight low
11°
8th coldest
Rainfall
60 mm
10.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 48 min
4:41 AM – 7:29 PM
Cloud cover
58%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Vaslui is locality in Vaslui County, Romania.

Air quality
Good
PM10 25 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded
1375

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 Vaslui reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°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 27°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 Vaslui

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.

Vaslui 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°316.65.38.80.0
Feb / -4°286.44.2100.0
Mar / 398.52.911.61.8
Apr16° / 479.20.413.34.9
May22° / 11°6010.7014.86.5
Jun25° / 15°7510.5015.66.7
Jul27° / 17°679.6015.36.7
Aug27° / 16°4670147.1
Sep22° / 12°476.6012.47.2
Oct15° / 446010.65.0
Nov / 365.61.89.21.4
Dec / -3°376.74.48.40.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 50%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Vaslui gets around 60 mm of rain over 10.7 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 34% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
127
227
328
428
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729
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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 (%)
19910
29910
39820
49820
59820
69730
79730
89640
99550
109460
119370
129280
139190
1490100
1587121
1686131
1784151
1883161
1981181
2080191
2178202
2276222
2374233
2473243
2572244
2671254
2769265
2868266
2967276
3066277
3165278

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 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 5:03 AM to 4:27 AM, and sunset from 7:10 PM to 7:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.15:037:10
214.25:017:11
314.24:597:13
414.34:587:14
514.34:567:15
614.44:557:17
714.44:537:18
814.54:527:19
914.54:507:20
1014.54:497:22
1114.64:487:23
1214.64:467:24
1314.74:457:26
1414.74:447:27
1514.84:427:28
1614.84:417:29
1714.84:407:31
1814.94:397:32
1914.94:387:33
2015.04:377:34
2115.04:367:35
2215.04:347:37
2315.14:337:38
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2515.14:327:40
2615.24:317:41
2715.24:307:42
2815.24:297:43
2915.34:287:44
3015.34:277:45
3115.34:277:46

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.01 kWh/m² to a high of 6.01 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.65 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
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65.5Bright
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315.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Vaslui?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Vaslui for sightseeing.

What to pack for Vaslui in May

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

In May, Vaslui sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Vaslui 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 Vaslui peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 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 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May5High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Vaslui?

Vaslui sits at 46.6°N, 27.7°E, 96 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Huşi, 25 km away.

BârladIașiBacăuUngheniHînceştiRomanAdjud

Topography around Vaslui

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vaslui has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 158 m around an average of 113 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 394 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 739 m.

The land around Vaslui is covered by cropland (35%), grassland (24%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, cropland (44%), trees (27%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and cropland (47%), trees (28%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
158 m
16 km
394 m
80 km
739 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Huşi 25 km · Bârlad 45 km · Iași 60 km · Bacău 63 km · Ungheni 64 km · Hînceşti 69 km · Roman 69 km · Adjud 73 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 Vaslui (46.6333°, 27.7333°, 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).