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Hungary · Countryside

Western Transdanubia
in May.

Illustration of Water lilies at Lake Hévíz
Water lilies on Lake HévízDestination view, not month-specific.

Is May a good time?

Temperature unit

Warm days.
More overnight stays than April.

May averages 71°F afternoons, with about 11 rain days. Later May is typically warmer.

Afternoons
71°F
Rain days
11
Visitor demand
61%of August peak

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.

Overall match

8.3/10 · scores & priorities

What matters most?

Weather 50% · Crowds 30% · Cost 20%

#2 of 12 months here · Balanced mix

Weather8.6/10Very good
CrowdsBusy seasonvs its own year; overnight stays do not measure queuesFor its size, typical for Europe this month
CostCheapfor Europe

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

Plan your May

What to expect.

What should I pack?

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.

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

About 15 hours of daylight.

Sunrise 05:17Sunset 20:1950°F71°F00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00

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.

Typical afternoon
71°F (22°C)
average daily high, 15 recent Mays
Night low
50°F (10°C)
average daily minimum
Daylight
15h 02m
on the 15th, computed from latitude

Early, middle or late?

Early or late May?

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.

Early May 1 May

69°F

Typical afternoon high

30% historical wet-day frequency

Mid May 15 May

71°F

Typical afternoon high

34% historical wet-day frequency

Late May 31 May

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.

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

May 2027 calendar

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

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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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°
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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.)

Crowds and cost

Visitor season

Will it be busy?

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

Will it be cheaper?

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.

Historical hotel average
€37
2024 annual level, adjusted by the 2024–2025 national hotel index; hotel revenue per guest-night; not a current booking quote. +1% 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 May vary?

Across the recorded years

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

Historical rain days; exact figures in the table below. 2011: 7 rain days720112012: 6 rain days62013: 14 rain days142014: 13 rain days132015: 11 rain days112016: 11 rain days112017: 9 rain days92018: 11 rain days112019: 17 rain days172020: 10 rain days102021: 14 rain days142022: 9 rain days92023: 10 rain days102024: 11 rain days112025: 8 rain days82025
Rain days
11
at least 1 mm, typical year; about 14 in a wet year
Mostly sunny days
6 of 31
cloud cover under 30%
Years with a 95°F+ day
0 of 15
no May in the last 15 years had a day at or above 95°F (35°C)
Good weather days
23 of 31
rated very good or better
See every recorded MayHistorical monthly averages, year by year Show detailsHide details
Historical monthly averages, not daily extremes.
YearAfternoon highRain days
201173°F7
201275°F6
201370°F14
201469°F13
201571°F11
201671°F11
201774°F9
201877°F11
201965°F17
202069°F10
202167°F14
202276°F9
202369°F10
202474°F11
202569°F8

Checked against official climate averages for Gyor and Szombathely. How we check

Compare dates

April, May
or June?

Historical regional averages. Overnight demand vs August peak, measured as average stays per day.
Typical conditionsAprMayJun
Afternoons64°F71°F81°F
Rain days7119
Overnight demand54%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.

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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

May or April?

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 →
May compared with another month
Typical conditionsMayApril
Afternoons71°F64°F
Nights50°F43°F
Rain days117
Visitor seasonBusy seasonModerate season
Overall / 108.38.3
Month rank#2#3
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#1242°F29°F104.8Moderate season
February7.1#846°F30°F65.3Moderate season
March7.7#655°F36°F66.7Moderate season
April8.3#364°F43°F78.2Moderate season
May8.3#271°F50°F118.6Busy season
June8.0#481°F59°F98.5Busy season
July7.0#984°F61°F87.9Peak season
August6.9#1083°F61°F88.1Peak season
September8.4#173°F53°F78.9Busy season
October7.8#563°F45°F87.8Busy season
November7.1#751°F37°F75.6Moderate season
December6.9#1144°F31°F84.9Moderate season

Near here

Nearby places in May

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 May weather than Western Transdanubia

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.

All of Hungary in May · Everywhere in May

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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 checkedOfficial 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 day16
Busiest month hereAugust · 25
Visitors as share of people present1.5%
Rank among Europe's regions this month56th percentile
Domestic share of nights54%
Platform rental nights per 100 counted nights11
Visitor share if every platform night were extra1.7%
Population used975,000
Statistical regionHU22 · 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.