Dej Weather in May
Dej in May
The short of it: Dej in May averages a high of 22 °C (71 °F) and a low of 9 °C (48 °F), with 66 mm (2.6 in) of rain and about 15 h 3 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 22° · low 9° · rain 66 mm · daylight 15 h 3 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: April & May
Thirty years of records give Dej an average May high of 22°, a low of 9° and some 66 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 5° from April to about 22°, with nights near 9°. Wet spells are common — about 66 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 3 min in mid-May, 91 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are April and May.
Against its neighbours, Dej runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Gherla, 14 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
May in Dej, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 24 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 3 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GherlaCluj County | 14 km SSE | 22° | 9° | 66 mm |
| Căianu MicBistrița-Năsăud County | 23 km ENE | 21° | 9° | 68 mm |
| BecleanBistrița-Năsăud County | 24 km E | 22° | 9° | 66 mm |
| Suciu de SusMaramureş | 34 km NNE | 20° | 8° | 73 mm |
| Nimigea de SusBistrița-Năsăud County | 37 km ENE | 21° | 9° | 70 mm |
| ApahidaCluj County | 38 km SSW | 22° | 9° | 62 mm |
| LechinţaBistrița-Năsăud County | 39 km ESE | 22° | 9° | 64 mm |
| Copalnic MănăşturMaramureş | 41 km NNW | 21° | 9° | 71 mm |