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Hungary · Countryside

Southern Great Plain
in August.

Illustration of Votive Church in Szeged
Szeged Votive ChurchDestination view, not month-specific.

Is August a good time?

Temperature unit

Hot days.
Similar overnight stays to July.

August averages 86°F afternoons, with about 5 rain days. Later August is typically cooler.

Afternoons
86°F
Rain days
5
Visitor demand
100%of August peak

Historical Dél-Alföld regional averages, not a forecast or a measure of queues. Overnight demand compares average stays per day. Covers Szeged; conditions vary within the region.

Overall match

6.9/10 · scores & priorities

What matters most?

Weather 50% · Crowds 30% · Cost 20%

#9 of 12 months here · Balanced mix

Weather8.0/10Very good
CrowdsPeak seasonvs its own year; overnight stays do not measure queuesFor its size, quieter than most of Europe this month
CostCheapfor Europe

Overall combines weather, overnight demand and cost. It does not include sea temperature.

Plan your August

What to expect.

What should I pack?

Afternoons around 86°F (30°C): summer clothes; nights around 62°F (17°C): light layers. About 14 hours of daylight. About 5 rain days in a typical August.

A typical day: temperatures & daylightAfternoons, nights & daylight Show detailsHide details

About 14 hours of daylight.

Sunrise 05:37Sunset 19:5262°F86°F00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00

The sun rises about 05:37 and sets about 19:52 (local time, mid-month). Mornings start around 62°F (17°C); afternoons reach about 86°F (30°C). Expect rain on about 5 days in a typical August.

Typical afternoon
86°F (30°C)
average daily high, 15 recent Augusts
Night low
62°F (17°C)
average daily minimum
Daylight
14h 15m
on the 15th, computed from latitude

Early, middle or late?

Early or late August?

Early August is typically warmer. The afternoon high averages 87°F on the 1st, versus 83°F on the 31st. Historical wet-day frequency falls from 27% to 17% between those dates.

Early August 1 August

87°F

Typical afternoon high

27% historical wet-day frequency

Mid August 15 August

86°F

Typical afternoon high

18% historical wet-day frequency

Late August 31 August

83°F

Typical afternoon high

17% historical wet-day frequency

Historical daily averages from 2011–2025, smoothed over two weeks. A seasonal pattern, not a forecast. This does not establish which week has the lowest prices or fewest visitors.

Public holidays · 2027: 20 Aug State Foundation Day.

Daily calendar & holiday datesAugust 2027 · historical weather & dated holidays Show calendarHide calendar

August 2027 calendar

Weather shows historical patterns, not a forecast. Holidays and events use the dates shown for 2027.

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Afternoon high rain likely (25%+) local school holidays public holiday event

Afternoons cool from about 87°F (31°C) in the first week to 84°F (29°C) in the last. The chance of a wet day runs 16–27%.

School-holiday dates for August 2027 aren't available in our data yet. A day without a school marker doesn't mean schools are open. Public holidays: 20 Aug State Foundation Day. Elsewhere in August 2027, the share of people living where schools are out on a typical day: Germany 73%, Italy 100%, Spain 100%, Netherlands 90%. (School holidays: OpenHolidays, ODbL.)

Crowds and cost

Visitor season

Will it be busy?

Peak season. August averages 100% of August's overnight stays per day. Similar overnight stays to July.

Overnight stays across Dél-Alföld do not measure queues, day visitors or congestion at individual sights. For its size, quieter than most of Europe this month.

Hotel price season

Will it be cheaper?

Well above usual. Historical regional hotel revenue (2024 annual level, adjusted by the 2024–2025 national hotel index): €34 per guest-night. A seasonal estimate, not a booking quote.

Fewer overnight stays do not automatically mean cheaper rooms. Check actual quotes for your trip.

Historical hotel average
€34
2024 annual level, adjusted by the 2024–2025 national hotel index; hotel revenue per guest-night; not a current booking quote. +11% vs this region's usual month.
Hungary as a whole
Well below EU average
2024 restaurants and hotels price level: 72 where the EU average is 100. A relative index, not a room rate.

The historical regional amount comes from KSH/Hungarian Tourism Agency: accommodation-fee revenue per tourism night, 2024 (yearly, moved by the national hotel price swing); the country price level is national. Hotel averages are not live booking quotes.

Year-to-year variation

How much does August vary?

Across the recorded years

In the 15 years from 2011 to 2025, the month's afternoons averaged between 81°F (27°C) and 92°F (34°C); in 10 of them they were within 3°F (1.5°C) of the typical 86°F (30°C). Rain days ranged from 1 to 12; half the years had 4–8.

Rain days in each August

Historical rain days; exact figures in the table below. 2011: 1 rain days120112012: 1 rain days12013: 4 rain days42014: 12 rain days122015: 8 rain days82016: 7 rain days72017: 5 rain days52018: 5 rain days52019: 5 rain days52020: 8 rain days82021: 8 rain days82022: 6 rain days62023: 9 rain days92024: 2 rain days22025: 5 rain days52025
Rain days
5
at least 1 mm, typical year; about 9 in a wet year
Mostly sunny days
13 of 31
cloud cover under 30%
Years with a 95°F+ day
11 of 15
of the last 15 Augusts had at least one day at or above 95°F (35°C)
Good weather days
22 of 31
rated very good or better
See every recorded AugustHistorical monthly averages, year by year Show detailsHide details
Historical monthly averages, not daily extremes.
YearAfternoon highRain days
201186°F1
201289°F1
201386°F4
201481°F12
201587°F8
201682°F7
201788°F5
201887°F5
201987°F5
202085°F8
202183°F8
202287°F6
202387°F9
202492°F2
202587°F5

Checked against official climate averages for Szeged. How we check

Compare dates

July, August
or September?

Historical regional averages. Overnight demand vs August peak, measured as average stays per day.
Typical conditionsJulAugSep
Afternoons86°F86°F76°F
Rain days656
Overnight demand98%100%54%

July: Similar monthly conditions to August. July guide →

September: Cooler afternoons than August. Less overnight demand. September guide →

Overnight demand measures accommodation stays, not queues.

Compare any of the 12 monthsChoose another month and compare it with August Show comparisonHide comparison

Yellow marks the top three months on the Balanced mix. August stays as your reference.

April to June and September to October have fewer overnight stays than August, with a similar or higher Weather score.

Your comparison

August or July?

Overnight stays are 98% of the busiest month.

Historical regional hotel revenue (2024 annual level, adjusted by the 2024–2025 national hotel index): €33 per guest-night. A seasonal estimate, not a booking quote.

Read the July guide →
August compared with another month
Typical conditionsAugustJuly
Afternoons86°F86°F
Nights62°F62°F
Rain days56
Visitor seasonPeak seasonPeak season
Overall / 106.96.9
Month rank#9#10
Every month, in detail Show detailsHide details
All 12 months. Scores and ranks follow your priorities. Explore the whole year.
MonthOverallRankHighLowRain daysWeatherVisitor season
January6.8#1142°F28°F104.8Low season
February7.3#847°F30°F85.3Moderate season
March8.1#656°F36°F76.7Moderate season
April8.7#366°F43°F78.5Moderate season
May8.7#174°F51°F99.0Moderate season
June8.1#583°F59°F88.3Busy season
July6.9#1086°F62°F67.7Peak season
August6.9#986°F62°F58.0Peak season
September8.7#276°F54°F69.0Moderate season
October8.4#464°F45°F68.3Moderate season
November7.5#752°F37°F75.9Moderate season
December6.8#1244°F31°F114.8Moderate season

Near here

Nearby places in August

Nearby regions, nearest first. Distances are centre to centre, as the crow flies; they are not road distances or journey times.

Elsewhere in Europe

Better August weather than Southern Great Plain

Southern Great Plain's weather ranks 102 of 117 countryside regions this month. These countryside regions outside Hungary have clearly better weather on your dates, nearest first, each compared with Southern Great Plain.

All of Hungary in August · Everywhere in August

How we knowSources, regional scope & scoring method Show detailsHide details

It's peak season, 100% of the busiest month and 85% above its average month. That means about 11,000 overnight visitors on a typical August night across the region, 72% of them from Hungary itself. Rentals booked through Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor add up to 1,800 more: 17 for every 100 counted above. Some are the same properties counted twice.

Climate suitability (HCI:Urban, 0–100)75
How our weather was checkedOfficial climate averages for Szeged from the national weather service, every month: afternoon highs typically within 1°F (0.6°C), night lows within 1°F (0.8°C).
Tourist nights per 1,000 residents per day9
Busiest month hereAugust · 9
Visitors as share of people present0.9%
Rank among Europe's regions this month16th percentile
Domestic share of nights72%
Platform rental nights per 100 counted nights17
Visitor share if every platform night were extra1.0%
Population used1.2 million
Statistical regionHU33 · Dél-Alföld

Crowds: Eurostat nights spent at tourist accommodation, by month and NUTS 2 region, 2024–2025 average. Overnight visitors per night is the month's nights divided by its days; the per-1,000 figure is Eurostat's, against each year's population. Platform rentals: Eurostat nights booked via Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor, 2024–2025 average, shown separately because some properties are in both counts. Weather: Holiday Climate Index computed from ERA5 reanalysis with daily highs, night lows and rain days corrected from open national weather-service station records, 2011–2025, population-weighted to the region; day-by-day figures are the same data averaged by date. Heat and rain odds are counted across those years. Sunrise and sunset: NOAA solar equations, local time. Prices: Eurostat price level index and HICP, national; the first figure is regional (KSH/Hungarian Tourism Agency: accommodation-fee revenue per tourism night, 2024 (yearly, moved by the national hotel price swing)). Full method · this region's data.