Europe
Hungary
About 9.77M people live in Hungary, on 93,030 km² in 20 regions; the capital is Budapest. The highest summit is Kékes (1,014 m).
Best timeApr · Sep–Oct
Best weather in OctoberSzeged 79
October: highs15° – 18°
Rain this month, on average41mm
Mean of its 13 most visited places. Best: Apr · Sep–Oct.
Hungary at a glance
The atlas follows 10,040 places here month by month, with 51 mountains and 128 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are April, September and October.
Budapest now14°CPartly cloudy · 15:31Sunrise · sunset07:13 · 17:45BudapestNext holiday23 OctoberNational DayEarthquakes0in the last 7 days (M2.5+)Events55 concerts · 0 matches in 14 daysTravel adviceUS 1UK 1Exercise normal precautions
10,040places in 20 regions51summits, highest Kékes128monuments342museums75lakes2beaches7ski areas7festivals1,644huts, viewpoints, campsites…
Hungary's population
Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.
+3%9.34M in 1950 → 9.63M in 2025 → 8.73M in 2050Hungary · In numbers
GDP per person (PPP)$49,8002025 · 46/181 among countries · World: $25,700
Life expectancy76.72024 · 85/212 among countries · World: 73.5
Living in towns and cities71 %2025 · 88/212 among countries · World: 58 %
Using the internet94 %2024 · 36/179 among countries · World: 71 %
Children per woman1.412024 · 169/212 among countries · World: 2.19
Forest cover23 %2024 · 122/206 among countries
The latest year each series has; the line is the whole series since 1960.
When to go to Hungary
The places with the best weather in each month, scored from their climate.
Places and regions of Hungary
The most visited places with their score this month, then every region with what the atlas follows there.
73OctoberBudapest
Apr · Sep–Oct
17° / 8°40 mm
73OctoberPécs
Apr · Sep–Oct
17° / 7°55 mm
72OctoberDebrecen
Apr · Sep–Oct
17° / 6°40 mm
79OctoberSzeged
Apr · Sep–Oct
18° / 7°36 mm
71OctoberGyőr
Apr · Sep–Oct
16° / 7°40 mm
69OctoberNyíregyháza
Apr · Sep–Oct
16° / 7°39 mm
71OctoberSzékesfehérvár
Apr · Sep–Oct
17° / 7°36 mm
69OctoberTatabánya
Apr–May · Sep
16° / 6°35 mm
20 regions
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg1,132 places · Nyíregyháza
Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén955 places · 4 summits · Miskolc
Somogy County673 places · Kaposvár
Pest County661 places · 20 summits · Budakeszi
Baranya649 places · 7 summits · Pécs
Hajdú-Bihar580 places · Debrecen
Veszprém569 places · 4 summits · Veszprém
Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok568 places · Karcag
Zala County553 places · Zalaegerszeg
Bács-Kiskun496 places · Kecskemét
Fejér487 places · Székesfehérvár
Heves County430 places · 7 summits · Eger
Győr-Moson-Sopron402 places · 1 summits · Győr
Tolna County361 places · Szekszárd
Bekes County360 places · Békéscsaba
Vas County356 places · 2 summits · Szombathely
Nógrád350 places · 3 summits · Salgótarján
Komárom-Esztergom239 places · 1 summits · Tatabánya
Csongrád218 places · Szeged
Budapest1 places · 2 summits · Budapest
Hungary from above
Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.
OctoberMonth scores for Hungary
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Nature in Hungary
Summit1,014 m
Kékes
Summit964 m
Galya-tető
Summit958 m
Istállós-kő
Lake
Lake Balaton
Lake
Lake Tisza
Lake
Lake SzelidWildlife in October
The birds and mammals seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
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Outdoors in Hungary
Hiking routes, ski areas and everything to do outdoors, counted.
Viewpoints733Camp sites496Zoos108Climbing92Mountain huts71Hot springs & thermal baths66Theme parks33Golf courses20Water parks20Aquariums4
Kékestető Sícentrum7 km of pistes · 5 lifts
Síaréna Vibe Park5 km of pistes · 8 lifts
Normafa sípálya2 km of pistes · 1 lifts
Nagyvillám Sípálya Visegrád2 km of pistes · 12 lifts
Dobogókő Sípálya1 km of pistes · 1 lifts
Zebegényi sí- és jégpálya1 km of pistes · 2 lifts
Babos Síklub, Fogarasi Nordica Síiskola0 km of pistes · 1 lifts
Culture in Hungary
128 monuments and 342 museums; the best known first.
Buda CastleGothic
Széchenyi Chain BridgeBuilt 1840 · Renaissance Revival
Kecskemét City HallBuilt 1897 · Art Nouveau
Saint Ladislaus Church (Kőbánya)Built 1899 · secessionist architecture in Hungary
Basilica in EgerBuilt 1837 · Neoclassical
Vajdahunyad CastleGothic
Museum
Museum of Fine Arts, BudapestBuilt 1906
Museum
House of Terror MuseumBuilt 2002The festival year
What's on in Hungary
The ground and the sky in Hungary
Earthquakes since 1950 and in the last month; eclipses, meteors and the moon as seen from the capital.
Last 30 days0magnitude 2.5 or moreSince 19502magnitude 5+, of them 0 of 6+StrongestM5.8Ecser 3 km ← · 1956Deadliest83deaths · 1763The moon tonightWaxing gibbous85% · BudapestNext eclipse21 Feb 2027Penumbral lunar eclipseOrionids~17 an hour21 October · BudapestNorthern lightsKp 8.5is enough somewhere in the country
Getting to Hungary
3 large airports, 1,507 railway stations, 112 ferry ports; the ones closest to the most visited places.
Budapest Liszt Ferenc International AirportBUD · Budapest
18 kmPécs-Pogány International AirportPEV · Pécs
9.8 kmDebrecen International AirportDEB · Debrecen
4.7 kmM. R. Štefánik AirportBTS · Győr
63 kmBudapest-DéliBudapest
1.2 kmPécs-KülvárosPécs
1.1 kmDebrecenDebrecen
1.3 kmÚjszegedSzeged
1.5 kmGyőrGyőr
0.1 kmNyíregyházaNyíregyháza
1.3 kmPractical information
Plugs, money, phone numbers and the side of the road: the things to know before you land.
PlugsCF230 V
Emergency112Calling code +36
TrafficOn the rightside of the road
CurrencyHungarian ForintHUF
LanguagesHungarian
Local time15:31Budapest
Tipping
10–15% in restaurants is customary, but check the bill first: a service charge (szervizdíj) is often already added.