Szeged climate
Szeged is warmest in August, with average highs of 28 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average -2.4 °C. June is the wettest month (62 mm) and January the driest (35 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Szeged averages 569 mm of rain, 86 days above 25 °C and 76 days below freezing.
Hungary · population 160,766 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month August 28 °C
- Coldest month January -2.4 °C
- Driest month January 35 mm
- Wettest month June 62 mm
- Least cloud August 38 % cloud
- Hottest on record July 39 °C
- Coldest on record December -24 °C
What to expectSzeged through the year
Szeged has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 3.9 °C in January to 28 °C in August, a swing of 23 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 86 days a year reach 25 °C, 27 of them reach 30 °C, 76 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 39 °C, in July.
Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, from 35 mm in January to 62 mm in June. There is no dry season to aim for.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.9 °C | 35 mm | 69 % |
| February | 6.4 °C | 40 mm | 65 % |
| March | 11.4 °C | 40 mm | 60 % |
| April | 17.4 °C | 45 mm | 54 % |
| May | 22.3 °C | 58 mm | 55 % |
| June | 26.1 °C | 62 mm | 50 % |
| July | 28.1 °C | 51 mm | 42 % |
| August | 28.2 °C | 45 mm | 38 % |
| September | 22.7 °C | 52 mm | 49 % |
| October | 16.9 °C | 48 mm | 54 % |
| November | 10.4 °C | 45 mm | 66 % |
| December | 4.4 °C | 48 mm | 71 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.9 °C | -2.4 °C | 0.5 °C | 15.0 °C | -20.4 °C | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| February | 6.4 °C | -1.9 °C | 2.1 °C | 18.9 °C | -19.0 °C | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| March | 11.4 °C | 1.8 °C | 6.6 °C | 23.2 °C | -14.1 °C | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| April | 17.4 °C | 6.9 °C | 12.3 °C | 29.7 °C | -3.5 °C | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| May | 22.3 °C | 11.9 °C | 17.3 °C | 32.7 °C | 3.6 °C | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| June | 26.1 °C | 15.8 °C | 21.2 °C | 36.3 °C | 6.9 °C | 18 | 5 | 0 |
| July | 28.1 °C | 17.7 °C | 23.2 °C | 38.8 °C | 10.3 °C | 24 | 10 | 0 |
| August | 28.2 °C | 17.6 °C | 23.1 °C | 38.2 °C | 9.7 °C | 24 | 10 | 0 |
| September | 22.7 °C | 13.0 °C | 17.8 °C | 36.1 °C | 3.4 °C | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| October | 16.9 °C | 8.1 °C | 12.3 °C | 28.2 °C | -4.5 °C | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| November | 10.4 °C | 3.5 °C | 6.7 °C | 23.0 °C | -9.5 °C | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| December | 4.4 °C | -1.3 °C | 1.5 °C | 16.7 °C | -23.7 °C | 0 | 0 | 19 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35 mm | 7 | 9.0 h/day | 69 % | 82 % | 14 km/h |
| February | 40 mm | 8 | 10 h/day | 65 % | 78 % | 15 km/h |
| March | 40 mm | 8 | 12 h/day | 60 % | 70 % | 16 km/h |
| April | 45 mm | 8 | 14 h/day | 54 % | 65 % | 16 km/h |
| May | 58 mm | 10 | 15 h/day | 55 % | 65 % | 15 km/h |
| June | 62 mm | 10 | 16 h/day | 50 % | 65 % | 14 km/h |
| July | 51 mm | 8 | 15 h/day | 42 % | 61 % | 14 km/h |
| August | 45 mm | 7 | 14 h/day | 38 % | 61 % | 13 km/h |
| September | 52 mm | 8 | 13 h/day | 49 % | 67 % | 14 km/h |
| October | 48 mm | 8 | 11 h/day | 54 % | 75 % | 14 km/h |
| November | 45 mm | 8 | 9.4 h/day | 66 % | 81 % | 15 km/h |
| December | 48 mm | 9 | 8.6 h/day | 71 % | 84 % | 14 km/h |
How Szeged compares
The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.
| Destination | Summer high | Winter low | Rain per year | Days above 25 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Szeged | 28 °C | -2.4 °C | 569 mm | 86 |
| Timişoara · Romania | 28 °C | -2.6 °C | 681 mm | 86 |
| Oradea · Romania | 27 °C | -2.9 °C | 734 mm | 72 |
| Budapest · Hungary | 27 °C | -3.1 °C | 633 mm | 69 |
Where Szeged ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Places with the best weather in Europe in September | 27thof 50 | 94/100 |
| The warmest places in Europe in May | 37thof 50 | 22 °C |
| Places with the best weather in Europe in April | 38thof 50 | 79/100 |
| Places with the best weather in Europe in May | 47thof 50 | 91/100 |
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QuestionsCommon questions about Szeged’s climate
When is the best time to visit Szeged?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. May, June, September sit closest to 20 °C on average, August is the warmest month and January the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Szeged get?
In August, the warmest month, daily highs average 28 °C. About 27 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 39 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average -2.4 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 76 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Szeged?
June, averaging 62 mm over 10 days with rain. The driest month is January with 35 mm. The year as a whole averages 569 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Szeged rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.