When to go · Sfântu Gheorghe
Sfântu Gheorghe in May
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Oct–May (cold, limited ferry).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 24°C (75°F)75°F (24°C) / 13°C (55°F)55°F (13°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 9
- Crowds
- Medium
- Romania overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Romania overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Oct–May (cold, limited ferry).
Is another month better than May?
May is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
- JuneGreatInside Sfântu Gheorghe's best window: Jun–Sep (festival season, warm sea).
- JulyGreatInside Sfântu Gheorghe's best window: Jun–Sep (festival season, warm sea).
- AugustGreatInside Sfântu Gheorghe's best window: Jun–Sep (festival season, warm sea).
- SeptemberGreatInside Sfântu Gheorghe's best window: Jun–Sep (festival season, warm sea).
Weather in May
- Sfântu GheorgheHighs around 24 °C (75 °F), lows around 13 °C (55 °F), rain on about 9 daysHighs around 75 °F (24 °C), lows around 55 °F (13 °C), rain on about 9 days
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Orthodox Easter big impact
Orthodox Good Friday to Easter Monday (30 Apr – 3 May 2027) · Romania
The biggest festival: midnight service with candles, lamb dishes and red eggs; closures from Friday to Monday; trains and buses full.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Romania overall
- Medium
- Prices · Romania overall
- Medium
Romania overall: One of the best months: mild in Transylvania, birds in the Danube Delta, long weekends on 1 May and 1 June fill mountain resorts.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Sfântu Gheorghe, side by side.
Verdict
May: Avoid
Jun: Great (better)
Daytime high
May: 24 °C (75 °F)75 °F (24 °C)
Jun: 28 °C (82 °F)82 °F (28 °C)
Night low
May: 13 °C (55 °F)55 °F (13 °C)
Jun: 17 °C (63 °F)63 °F (17 °C)
Rain days
May: 9
Jun: 8 (better)
Crowds
May: Medium
Jun: Medium
Prices
May: Medium
Jun: Medium
Festivals listed
May: 1
Jun: 0
May: Listed as a month to avoid: Oct–May (cold, limited ferry).
June: Inside Sfântu Gheorghe's best window: Jun–Sep (festival season, warm sea).
Sfântu Gheorghe: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.