Fewer crowds
January is quietest.
January, at 30% of the busiest month (August). Low season, under 35% of the peak: December to January.
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What matters most?
Weather 50% · Crowds 30% · Cost 20%
Start with May.
#1 of 12 · Balanced · 8.8/10
Overnight stays are 50% of the busiest month.
Based on Észak-Alföld regional averages.
- Afternoon high
- 74°F
- Daylight
- about 15 hours
- Crowds
- Moderate
About 10 rain days in a typical May, with about 15 hours of daylight.
Check what is open. The off-season flag comes from visitor patterns. Confirm accommodation, services and transport for your dates.
Price context. Historical regional hotel revenue (2024 annual level, adjusted by the 2024–2025 national hotel index): €31 per guest-night. A seasonal estimate, not a booking quote.
Historical averages, not forecasts or live prices.
A regional guide. Figures cover Észak-Alföld, including Debrecen and Hortobágy. Conditions vary within the region.
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May at a glance
Balanced match #1 · 8.8/10
Overnight stays are 50% of the busiest month.
About 10 rain days in a typical May, with about 15 hours of daylight.
Check what is open. The off-season flag comes from visitor patterns. Confirm accommodation, services and transport for your dates.
Read the May guide- Afternoon high
- 74°F
- Night low
- 51°F
- Sea temperature
- —
- Rain days
- 10
- Daylight
- 15h 05m
- Crowds
- Moderate
All 12 months, on the same measures. Tap a heading to sort or a month to open its guide.Select a month to open its guide. Scroll the table for more detail.
| Rank | Month | Overall | Weather | Crowds | Cost | High | Low | Rain days | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | May | 8.8 | 9.0/10 Excellent | Moderate | Cheap | 74°F | 51°F | 10 | 15h 05m |
| #2 | September | 8.7 | 9.0/10 Excellent | Moderate | Cheap | 76°F | 54°F | 7 | 12h 39m |
| #3 | April | 8.6 | 8.3/10 Very good | Moderate | Cheap | 66°F | 44°F | 8 | 13h 34m |
| #4 | October | 8.3 | 8.0/10 Very good | Moderate | Cheap | 63°F | 45°F | 6 | 10h 57m |
| #5 | June | 8.1 | 8.2/10 Very good | Moderate | Cheap | 83°F | 60°F | 10 | 15h 57m |
| #6 | March | 7.9 | 6.6/10 Good | Moderate | Cheap | 55°F | 36°F | 6 | 11h 49m |
| #7 | November | 7.4 | 5.7/10 Good | Moderate | Cheap | 51°F | 37°F | 8 | 9h 21m |
| #8 | February | 7.2 | 5.2/10 Good | Moderate | Cheap | 45°F | 29°F | 8 | 10h 14m |
| #9 | August | 7.0 | 8.1/10 Very good | Peak | Cheap | 86°F | 62°F | 6 | 14h 20m |
| #10 | July | 7.0 | 7.6/10 Very good | Peak | Cheap | 86°F | 62°F | 10 | 15h 38m |
| #11 | January | 6.5 | 4.5/10 Fair | Low | Cheap | 40°F | 27°F | 10 | 8h 50m |
| #12 | December | 6.5 | 4.5/10 Fair | Low | Cheap | 42°F | 31°F | 10 | 8h 28m |
Overall follows your priorities. Crowds compare each month with this place's own year. Highs, lows and rain days are historical averages for 2011–2025.
A little perspective
The shape of the year.
Afternoon highNight low
Top balanced match · May
May
- High
- 74°F
- Low
- 51°F
- Rain
- 10 days
- Crowds
- Moderate
Some weather measures are unavailable. Gaps in the chart mean no data.
Off season can mean fewer services. Confirm what is open for your dates.
Észak-Alföld regional averages · Historical patterns, not a forecast. Gaps mean no data. Crowds compare months within this region.
The busiest month records 3.3 times the overnight stays of the quietest.
Very-good-or-better weather scores: April to October. No month has a poor weather score.
Peak-season months: July to August. Low-season months: December to January.
The two busiest months account for 31% of annual overnight stays.
Historical hotel revenue here is estimated at €35 per guest-night in August and €29 in January.
Euro figures use the 2024 annual level, adjusted by the 2024–2025 national hotel index.
Before you go
Pack a little context.
Good weather
May and September share the highest weather score.
Very good or better April to October. May and September share the highest displayed weather score (9.0/10).
Lower prices
January to March.
These are three lower-price months on the historical regional hotel series. The lowest monthly estimate is €29 in hotel revenue per guest-night in February. It uses the 2024 annual level, adjusted by the 2024–2025 national hotel index. These are seasonal estimates, not current booking quotes.
School holidays
School breaks span different visitor seasons.
If your dates follow US school breaks: June falls in moderate season; July and August fall in peak season. Spring break (March–April) falls in moderate season.
Local school holiday dates are unavailable in our calendar; this does not mean schools are open.
About these answers
These are historical seasonal patterns. Crowds compare a month with this place's own busiest month; they do not measure queues at individual sights. Weather answers use the displayed weather scores. These seasonal facts stay the same when you change your priorities; your Overall recommendation updates above. Prices retain the scope stated beside them. Full methodology.
Choose your season
The year, season by season.
Winter
Dec–Feb
A quieter start, a busier finish.
December and January fall in low season; February falls in moderate season.
40–45°FAfternoon highs
Spring
Mar–May
Moderate visitor levels throughout.
55–74°FAfternoon highs
Summer
Jun–Aug
A quieter start, a busier finish.
June falls in moderate season; July and August fall in peak season.
83–86°FAfternoon highs
Autumn
Sep–Nov
Moderate visitor levels throughout.
51–76°FAfternoon highs
Ranges span monthly average afternoon highs, not daily extremes. Conditions and seasonal openings vary within Northern Great Plain.
How we know
The default Balanced Overall weighs weather 50%, crowds 30% and cost 20%. Your priority choice updates the Overall, month ranks and recommendation. While your weather weight is at least 40%, Overall cannot exceed weather by more than 2. Close scores can describe different trip experiences. How the scores work.
| Statistical region | HU32 · Észak-Alföld |
| Region type | Countryside (Eurostat NUTS3 typologies weighted by population: urban 0%, coastal 0%, mountain 0%; median ground height 99 m) |
| Population used | 1.4 million (1 January 2025) |
| Crowd reference years | 2024–2025 average |
| How our weather was checked | Official climate averages for Debrecen from the national weather service, every month: afternoon highs typically within 1°F (0.8°C), night lows within 2°F (0.9°C). |
| Climate index | HCI:Urban, observed climatology over 15 years (2011–2025) |
| Hotel occupancy (annual) | 45% |
| Accommodation mix | 78% hotels, 12% camping |
| Hotel rates | KSH/Hungarian Tourism Agency: accommodation-fee revenue per tourism night, 2024 (yearly, moved by the national hotel price swing) |
| Country price level (restaurants & hotels, EU27 = 100) | 72 |
| Daylight latitude | 47.58° N |
Crowds: Eurostat nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by month and NUTS 2 region, per 1,000 inhabitants, divided by days in the month. "Season here" is the month's figure as a share of this region's busiest month. "Visitors" ranks overnight visitors per resident against all Europe's regions that month. Weather: Holiday Climate Index (Scott et al. 2016; Rutty et al. 2020) computed from ERA5 reanalysis with daily highs, night lows and rain days corrected from open national weather-service station records and population-weighted to the region. Prices are regional where the page says so (KSH/Hungarian Tourism Agency: accommodation-fee revenue per tourism night, 2024 (yearly, moved by the national hotel price swing)), otherwise national. Hand-written notes are marked and nothing depends on them. Full method · this region's data.