Early May 1 May
69°F
Typical afternoon high
30% historical wet-day frequency
Hungary · Countryside
Is May a good time?
May averages 71°F afternoons, with about 11 rain days. Later May is typically warmer.
Historical Nyugat-Dunántúl regional averages, not a forecast or a measure of queues. Overnight demand compares average stays per day. Covers Hévíz and Győr; conditions vary within the region.
What matters most?
Weather 50% · Crowds 30% · Cost 20%
#2 of 12 months here · Balanced mix
Overall combines weather, overnight demand and cost. It does not include sea temperature.
Plan your May
Afternoons around 71°F (22°C): T-shirt weather; nights around 50°F (10°C): a sweater and a light jacket. Bring rain gear: about 11 days with at least 1 mm of rain. About 15 hours of daylight.
The sun rises about 05:17 and sets about 20:19 (local time, mid-month). Mornings start around 50°F (10°C); afternoons reach about 71°F (22°C). Expect rain on about 11 days in a typical May.
Early, middle or late?
Late May is typically warmer. The afternoon high averages 69°F on the 1st, versus 76°F on the 31st. Historical wet-day frequency rises from 30% to 34% between those dates.
69°F
Typical afternoon high
30% historical wet-day frequency
71°F
Typical afternoon high
34% historical wet-day frequency
76°F
Typical afternoon high
34% 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: 1 May Labour Day; 17 May Pentecost Monday.
Weather shows historical patterns, not a forecast. Holidays and events use the dates shown for 2027.
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 169° | 269° | |||||
| 370° | 470° | 570° | 670° | 770° | 870° | 969° |
| 1069° | 1169° | 1270° | 1370° | 1470° | 1571° | 1671° |
| 1771° | 1871° | 1971° | 2071° | 2171° | 2272° | 2372° |
| 2473° | 2573° | 2674° | 2774° | 2874° | 2975° | 3075° |
| 3176° |
Afternoon high rain likely (25%+) local school holidays public holiday event
Afternoons warm from about 70°F (21°C) in the first week to 74°F (24°C) in the last. The chance of a wet day runs 28–39%.
School-holiday dates for May 2027 aren't available in our data yet. A day without a school marker doesn't mean schools are open. Public holidays: 1 May Labour Day; 17 May Pentecost Monday. Elsewhere in May 2027, the share of people living where schools are out on a typical day: Germany 13%, Greece 29%. (School holidays: OpenHolidays, ODbL.)
Visitor season
Busy season. May averages 61% of August's overnight stays per day. More overnight stays than April.
Overnight stays across Nyugat-Dunántúl do not measure queues, day visitors or congestion at individual sights. For its size, typical for Europe this month.
Hotel price season
About usual. Historical regional hotel revenue (2024 annual level, adjusted by the 2024–2025 national hotel index): €37 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.
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
In the 15 years from 2011 to 2025, the month's afternoons averaged between 65°F (18°C) and 77°F (25°C); in 10 of them they were within 3°F (1.5°C) of the typical 71°F (22°C). Rain days ranged from 6 to 17; half the years had 9–13.
Rain days in each May
| Year | Afternoon high | Rain days |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 73°F | 7 |
| 2012 | 75°F | 6 |
| 2013 | 70°F | 14 |
| 2014 | 69°F | 13 |
| 2015 | 71°F | 11 |
| 2016 | 71°F | 11 |
| 2017 | 74°F | 9 |
| 2018 | 77°F | 11 |
| 2019 | 65°F | 17 |
| 2020 | 69°F | 10 |
| 2021 | 67°F | 14 |
| 2022 | 76°F | 9 |
| 2023 | 69°F | 10 |
| 2024 | 74°F | 11 |
| 2025 | 69°F | 8 |
Checked against official climate averages for Gyor and Szombathely. How we check
Compare dates
| Typical conditions | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoons | 64°F | 71°F | 81°F |
| Rain days | 7 | 11 | 9 |
| Overnight demand | 54% | 61% | 68% |
April: Cooler afternoons and fewer rain days than May. Less overnight demand. April guide →
June: Warmer afternoons and fewer rain days than May. More overnight demand. June guide →
Overnight demand measures accommodation stays, not queues.
Yellow marks the top three months on the Balanced mix. May stays as your reference.
No other scored month has a Weather score at least 1.0 point higher than May.
Your comparison
Overnight stays are 54% of the busiest month.
Historical regional hotel revenue (2024 annual level, adjusted by the 2024–2025 national hotel index): €35 per guest-night. A seasonal estimate, not a booking quote.
Read the April guide →| Typical conditions | May | April |
|---|---|---|
| Afternoons | 71°F | 64°F |
| Nights | 50°F | 43°F |
| Rain days | 11 | 7 |
| Visitor season | Busy season | Moderate season |
| Overall / 10 | 8.3 | 8.3 |
| Month rank | #2 | #3 |
| Month | Overall | Rank | High | Low | Rain days | Weather | Visitor season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.8 | #12 | 42°F | 29°F | 10 | 4.8 | Moderate season |
| February | 7.1 | #8 | 46°F | 30°F | 6 | 5.3 | Moderate season |
| March | 7.7 | #6 | 55°F | 36°F | 6 | 6.7 | Moderate season |
| April | 8.3 | #3 | 64°F | 43°F | 7 | 8.2 | Moderate season |
| May | 8.3 | #2 | 71°F | 50°F | 11 | 8.6 | Busy season |
| June | 8.0 | #4 | 81°F | 59°F | 9 | 8.5 | Busy season |
| July | 7.0 | #9 | 84°F | 61°F | 8 | 7.9 | Peak season |
| August | 6.9 | #10 | 83°F | 61°F | 8 | 8.1 | Peak season |
| September | 8.4 | #1 | 73°F | 53°F | 7 | 8.9 | Busy season |
| October | 7.8 | #5 | 63°F | 45°F | 8 | 7.8 | Busy season |
| November | 7.1 | #7 | 51°F | 37°F | 7 | 5.6 | Moderate season |
| December | 6.9 | #11 | 44°F | 31°F | 8 | 4.9 | Moderate season |
Near here
Nearby regions, nearest first. Distances are centre to centre, as the crow flies; they are not road distances or journey times.
BurgenlandAustria · about 30 miles
Balanced Overall 7.4 · Very good weather, 70°F (21°C) · Busy season · Cost pricey
Central TransdanubiaHungary · about 50 miles
Balanced Overall 8.6 · Very good weather, 71°F (22°C) · Moderate season · Cost cheap
ViennaAustria · about 80 miles
Balanced Overall 7.4 · Very good weather, 70°F (21°C) · Steady all year · Cost pricey
StyriaGraz · Austria · about 90 miles
Balanced Overall 7.5 · Very good weather, 67°F (20°C) · Moderate season · Cost pricey
SalzburgAustria · about 180 miles
Balanced Overall 7.1 · Good weather, 66°F (19°C) · Low season · Cost pricey
Elsewhere in Europe
Western Transdanubia's weather ranks 31 of 117 countryside regions this month. These countryside regions outside Hungary have clearly better weather on your dates, nearest first, each compared with Western Transdanubia.
It's busy season, 61% of the busiest month and about average for the year. That means about 15,000 overnight visitors on a typical May night across the region, 54% of them from Hungary itself. Rentals booked through Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor add up to 1,700 more: 11 for every 100 counted above. Some are the same properties counted twice.
| Climate suitability (HCI:Urban, 0–100) | 78 |
| How our weather was checked | Official climate averages for Gyor and Szombathely from the national weather service, every month: afternoon highs typically within 1°F (0.5°C), night lows within 2°F (0.8°C). |
| Tourist nights per 1,000 residents per day | 16 |
| Busiest month here | August · 25 |
| Visitors as share of people present | 1.5% |
| Rank among Europe's regions this month | 56th percentile |
| Domestic share of nights | 54% |
| Platform rental nights per 100 counted nights | 11 |
| Visitor share if every platform night were extra | 1.7% |
| Population used | 975,000 |
| Statistical region | HU22 · Nyugat-Dunántúl |
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.