Sibiu Weather in May
Sibiu in May
The short of it: Sibiu in May averages a high of 21 °C (71 °F) and a low of 9 °C (47 °F), with 71 mm (2.8 in) of rain and about 14 h 55 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 21° · low 9° · rain 71 mm · daylight 14 h 55 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: October & September
May in Sibiu brings afternoons near 21° and nights around 9°, with about 71 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 5° from April to about 21°, with nights near 9°. Wet spells are common — about 71 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 55 min in mid-May, 86 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 October and September.
Against its neighbours, Sibiu runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Şelimbăr, 5 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
May in Sibiu, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 25 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 55 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ŞelimbărSibiu County | 5 km SE | 21° | 9° | 71 mm |
| CisnădieSibiu County | 9 km S | 20° | 8° | 72 mm |
| RăşinariSibiu County | 13 km SSW | 18° | 7° | 77 mm |
| TălmaciuSibiu County | 17 km SSE | 21° | 9° | 72 mm |
| AvrigSibiu County | 20 km ESE | 21° | 9° | 72 mm |
| SălişteSibiu County | 20 km W | 20° | 8° | 71 mm |
| Copşa MicăSibiu County | 36 km NNE | 22° | 9° | 70 mm |
| AgnitaSibiu County | 41 km ENE | 21° | 8° | 70 mm |