Oţelu Roşu Weather in May
Oţelu Roşu in May
The short of it: Oţelu Roşu in May averages a high of 21 °C (70 °F) and a low of 9 °C (49 °F), with 77 mm (3.0 in) of rain and about 14 h 53 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 21° · low 9° · rain 77 mm · daylight 14 h 53 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & August
Thirty years of records give Oţelu Roşu an average May high of 21°, a low of 9° and some 77 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 5° from April to about 21°, with nights near 9°. Wet spells are common — about 77 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 53 min in mid-May, 85 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 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and August.
Against its neighbours, Oţelu Roşu runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Zăvoi, 4 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
May in Oţelu Roşu, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 13 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 53 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZăvoiCaraș-Severin County | 4 km ESE | 21° | 9° | 76 mm |
| Muntele MicCaraș-Severin County | 17 km S | 21° | 9° | 77 mm |
| CaransebeşCaraș-Severin County | 17 km SW | 22° | 10° | 76 mm |
| FăgetTimiș County | 38 km NNW | 23° | 9° | 64 mm |
| Râu de MoriHunedoara County | 38 km E | 18° | 7° | 76 mm |
| LugojTimiș County | 40 km WNW | 23° | 10° | 65 mm |
| TeregovaCaraș-Severin County | 43 km S | 19° | 8° | 80 mm |
| ReşiţaCaraș-Severin County | 45 km SW | 22° | 9° | 72 mm |