Chisinau Weather in May
Chisinau in May
The short of it: Chisinau in May averages a high of 23 °C (73 °F) and a low of 12 °C (53 °F), with 48 mm (1.9 in) of rain and about 15 h 2 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 23° · low 12° · rain 48 mm · daylight 15 h 2 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & August
May in Chisinau brings afternoons near 23° and nights around 12°, with about 48 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 6° from April to about 23°, with nights near 12°. Rain is modest, about 48 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 2 min in mid-May, 90 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and August.
Against its neighbours, Chisinau runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Codru, 5 km to the SW, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Chisinau, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 13 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 2 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CodruChișinău Municipality | 5 km SW | 22° | 12° | 48 mm |
| DurleştiChișinău Municipality | 7 km W | 22° | 11° | 49 mm |
| IaloveniIaloveni | 9 km SW | 23° | 11° | 48 mm |
| StăuceniChișinău Municipality | 10 km N | 23° | 11° | 49 mm |
| VatraChișinău Municipality | 12 km NW | 22° | 11° | 49 mm |
| SîngeraChișinău Municipality | 13 km SE | 23° | 11° | 48 mm |
| CiorescuChișinău Municipality | 14 km N | 23° | 11° | 48 mm |
| CricovaChișinău Municipality | 14 km N | 23° | 11° | 48 mm |