Bucharest in May

Warm and green; good month.

All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.

No other month rates higher than May for Bucharest in this guide.

• BucharestHighs around 23 °C (73 °F), lows around 11 °C (52 °F), rain on about 12 daysHighs around 73 °F (23 °C), lows around 52 °F (11 °C), rain on about 12 days
• Bucharest and the southern plain, Romania · Bucharest, Wallachia, Craiova, the Danube townsbest weather

  Continental: summers regularly reach 35–40 °C (95–104 °F) and winters bring snow and –10 °C (50 °F) cold snaps. May–June and September–October are the comfortable windows.Continental: summers regularly reach 95–104 °F (35–40 °C) and winters bring snow and –50 °F (10 °C) cold snaps. May–June and September–October are the comfortable windows.

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 (Paștele) check

  Date varies yearly; often later than Western Easter · Citywide, especially churches

  A long family weekend; many restaurants and shops close for a day or two, and midnight Saturday services fill churches with candlelit processions.

• Labour Day

  1 May · Citywide

  Public holiday; many locals leave the city for a long weekend.

• București Jazz Festival and other spring festivals check

  Variable, spring · Various venues

  Concerts add evening options; check current listings.

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.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Bucharest, side by side.

• A warm layer for the evenings
• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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